Alex Yesilyurt

Welcome to my page!

I'm a junior at the University of Michigan studying Computer Science and Economics with a minor in Mathematics. I'm passionate about markets, trading, and AI. In my free time, I like playing Tetris, going on hikes, and traveling.

Experience

Recent work across AI, research, and trading systems.

01

AI Engineering Intern

Octave · May 2026 - Aug 2026

Built ML systems for engineering simulations and production workflows.

02

AI Research Assistant

University of Michigan Department of Statistics · May 2025 - Present

Researching personalized LLM alignment methods for modeling user preferences at scale.

03

Trading Support Intern

Cantor Fitzgerald · Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Worked on monitoring and anomaly detection tools for live trading infrastructure.

04

Quantitative Research Analyst Intern

Wren Asset Management · Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

Built research infrastructure and tested systematic strategies for an actively managed portfolio.

05

Software Engineer Intern

Infio · Sep 2023 - May 2024

Worked on software tooling for financial data in amortization tables.

Projects

Competitions and independent work.

01

IMC Prosperity 4

Placed 26th in the U.S. and 83rd globally out of 18,803 teams in IMC's algorithmic trading competition.

Top 0.5%
02

MIG Quant Trading Competition

Placed 1st of 34 teams in a week-long competition spanning live trading, market making, and execution games.

1st Place
03

Prediction Markets

Coming soon. Stay tuned.

Soon