Summary
Sebastian Perilla is a computer science and AI student turned quantitative practitioner with 11 years of professional experience applying machine learning and high-performance computing to finance. He has delivered production-ready ML models at Commercial Bank Qatar, built quantitative idea-generation tools at EDEN Fund, and currently researches scalable dimensionality reduction methods in C++ and Python at IE’s HPC Lab. As co-founder and CTO of a document automation startup, he merged ML and computer vision to streamline enterprise workflows, and as President of the IE Investment Club he grew membership 95% while securing €7,000 in sponsorships. His capstone introduces new evaluation metrics and a novel model design for high-dimensional financial data, accompanied by an open-source, performance-focused package—evidence of his blend of research rigor and product delivery. Based in Madrid, he’s seeking roles in Quantitative Research or ML Engineering where his ability to move research into optimized, deployable tools can drive measurable financial impact.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence - BCSAI, Computer Science, Bachelor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence - BCSAI, Computer Science at IE University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at American School of Doha
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Colegio Menor Quito
Spanish, English