Piyush Sinha
Experience
Research Consultant
WorldQuant
Remote
Achieved Gold Level by developing and backtesting quantitative alpha signals using WorldQuant BRAIN.
Designed and evaluated mean-reversion and momentum-based strategies on cross-sectional equity datasets.
Applied statistical analysis and experimentation to optimize alpha performance.
Subject Matter Expert
Learn As You Go
Remote
Created structured educational content for Computer Science and Mathematics topics.
Education
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Bachelor of Technology
CPI: 7.6
Skills
Projects
CampusExchange
TypeScript, React, TanStack, Supabase, Cloudflare Workers
Built a full-stack gamified trading platform where users earn virtual currency through physical activity and trade
simulated assets.
Designed a real-time pricing engine with momentum dampening and synchronized updates every 5 seconds.
Implemented binary options, step wagers, and P2P duels with automated settlement logic.
Chess Engine
TypeScript, React
Developed a browser-based chess engine implementing Minimax with Alpha-Beta Pruning.
Improved search efficiency using move-ordering heuristics for faster pruning.
Built an interactive UI with legal move generation and game-state management.
Achievements
Grand Finalist, Integral Cup ’25 (Top 20)
among 3000+ participants in a national-level mathematics competition.
Inter IIT Tech Meet 14.0 – Math Bowl
secured 6th Rank among all IITs representing IIT Patna.
AMS Derive
secured AIR 360 among 2200+ participants.
Pupil, Codeforces
competitive programmer; LeetCodewith 250+ DSA problems solved.
Positions of Responsibility
Optimatx – Mathematics Club, IIT Patna
Sub-Coordinator
NSS Teaching Wing, IIT Patna
Volunteer