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Yuvraj Malik

Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Utah

A quantitative developer specializing in building high-performance models at the intersection of finance, machine learning, and network science. Passionate about leveraging Rust, Python, and GCNs to solve complex analytical problems.

Experience and Awards

Undergraduate Research Assistant (HCI Project)

University of Utah | Sep 2024 - Current

Conducted usability studies for human-computer interaction research and applied statistical methods to analyze behavioral data, improving experiment design and results interpretation.

Nvidia's Choice Award

Breath of Fresh Air AI Hackathon | June 2025

Achieved 0.872 R-squared accuracy in forecasting PM2.5 air quality by developing an award-winning GCN-LSTM deep learning model.

First Place Winner

Lucid Software Programming Competition | Oct 2024

Secured first place out of 500+ participants, including Master's and PhD students from universities like Duke and UNC Chapel Hill.

COMAP 2025 - Successful Participant

International Contest in Modeling | May 2025

Developed a spatiotemporal model for Baltimore’s transportation network using Graph Neural Networks (GCNs), TCNs, and Neural ODEs to validate congestion predictions.

Projects & Case Studies

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Library for Java

A Java-based machine learning library that provides a collection of algorithms for tasks like classification, clustering, and regression.

Integrate powerful ML capabilities into your Java applications.

Java
Maven
JUnit
ML Algorithms
Quantitative Finance

Rust / Python Back-Tester

Developed a modular, event-driven back-testing engine in Rust with Python bindings for seamless interoperability.

Implemented SMA crossover strategies, tick-level execution, and walk-forward evaluation.

Rust
Python
PyO3
Pandas
Matplotlib
Machine Learning

Entropy-Guided Clustering Engine

Built an unsupervised learning pipeline for detecting market regime shifts using entropy features derived from SP500 correlation matrices.

Applied PCA for dimensionality reduction and K-Means clustering.

Python
Scikit-learn
PCA
Entropy
Matplotlib
Financial Analysis

Market Index Analysis Toolkit

Engineered a dynamic SP500 index tracker with historical GICS sector mapping, price normalization, and log-return alignment.

Enabled index replication and custom benchmark construction.

Python
Pandas
Yahoo Finance API
Matplotlib
Network Science

GNN Transportation Model

Developed a spatiotemporal model for Baltimore's transportation network using GCNs, TCNs, and Neural ODEs.

Validated congestion predictions and infrastructure impact simulations.

PyTorch
GCNs
Python
NetworkX
Matplotlib
CI/CD Pipeline

ASP.net/Microsoft SQL server Blog

A versatile full-stack application, built with C# .NET and Angular, empowering users to create, manage, and share blog posts.

Features user authentication and full CRUD operations.

C#
.NET
Angular
SQL Server
CI/CD

Technical Toolkit

Languages

  • Python
  • Rust
  • C++
  • R
  • Julia
  • Bash
  • SQL

Technologies

  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • Scikit-learn
  • Polars
  • Matplotlib
  • Plotly
  • PyO3
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Linux

Quantitative & Theoretical Concepts

  • Linear Algebra
  • Probability Theory
  • Information Theory
  • Random Matrix Theory
  • Graph Theory
  • Optimization
  • Time-Series Analysis
  • Financial Econometrics
  • Backtesting
  • Clustering
  • PCA
  • Risk Modeling