Quantitative researchFactor decomposition · Concept illustration
01 / Quant & data
Equity factor risk model
A 15-factor equity risk model, brought out of the notebook and into an interactive portfolio workbench.
503 · stocks in the saved model
Computer Science × FintechBased in Boston, MA
Ashwin Iyer.
I build software and explore the systems behind financial markets.
A computer science student in Boston, working across Python, Java, and TypeScript.
Selected work
Working tools, mathematical ideas, and the decisions behind them.
Mathematics & signal processingFourier partial sums · Concept illustration
02 / Quant & data
Fourier signal lab
An interactive laboratory for Fourier decomposition: draw a waveform, reconstruct it with harmonics, and inspect amplitude, phase, and approximation error.
DFT · explicit numerical decomposition
Applied machine learningSemantic matching · Concept illustration
03 / Engineering & AI
NUCoop
A browser extension that helps students explore co-op roles with transparent skill matching and optional on-device semantic scoring.
Local · résumé parsing & inference
Systems & developer toolsByte review · Concept illustration
04 / Engineering & AI
Firmware workbench
A local browser workbench for inspecting firmware containers, reviewing byte changes, and exporting an auditable result.
In-browser · file processing
Where I’ve been
BlackRock
Global Capital Markets - Trading
Incoming Summer 2027 Analyst
Morgan Stanley
Incoming Institutional Equity Co-opDerivatives Sales Trading
Spring 2027 Co-op
Wellington Management
Global Risk and Analytics Co-opEquity, Equity Alternatives, and Multi-Asset Portfolios
Spring 2026 Co-op
Zeal IT Consultants
Software Engineering InternTrinity Industries Asset Management System
May 2025 - August 2025
My toolkit
Python
8 years
Java
6 years
Kotlin
2 years
C++
4 years
JavaScript
5 years
ReactJS
4 years
NextJS
2 years
PostgreSQL
3 years
Git
6 years
Heroku
3 years
Research
A few more explorations
Notes & interests
A little of what I’m learning, reading, and thinking about.
Books
What I’ve read and what’s next on my Goodreads shelves.
Read post→My coding journey
How I started coding and my favorite resources.
Read post→School
My experience from high school to the beginning of college.
Read post→Stocks and Investing
My investing strategy and what got me into investing.
Read post→Away from the editor
A look beyond the code: activity from my Oura ring and positions on Kalshi. These widgets show the latest available data from each service.
Oura Stats
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Heart rate shows the last 24 hours. Other charts follow the selected range.
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Let’s connect
Have a project in mind, a question, or an interesting idea? I’d love to hear from you.