About

I started this blog while an undergraduate at Case Western Reserve University. The combination of pandemic isolation and taking almost entirely math classes led me to seek out a creative outlet, which is why I started this blog.

I’ve started posting again to the site because I’d like to get back in the practice of doing small side projects and writing them up. I’ve left my old posts from undergrad as they were written; the writing isn’t always perfect, but I didn’t want to mess with them. They’re like a time capsule from those years.

I studied Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Finance as an undergrad. My studies were primarily concerned with mathematical modeling, especially in biological applications. I took most of the core systems biology courses while in school. About midway through, I realized I had no real idea what I wanted to do after undergrad. That led me to the business school, where I developed an interest in finance and picked up the minor. After two summers spent doing research on campus, I interned with KeyBanc Capital Markets and took a full-time position there after graduating.

I’ve grown tremendously as a person from investment banking. It’s forced me to pick up the soft skills that math majors stereotypically lack, for one. My undergrad advisor often told students they should get at least a bit of work experience before going to grad school, to experience the working world before becoming locked away in academia. I didn’t really get what he meant at the time but still took his advice. I’m very grateful for it.

In 2019 and 2020, I conducted research in data science at the Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension Center, where I assisted in writing and packaging several R packages for the analysis of photovoltaic system long-term performance. I learned a lot about the R programming language and software packaging in general there.

Later in undergrad, I did an REU with my advisor in the Math department. The research topic was the effect of asymmetric mitosis on population structures. I also took part in reading groups with grad students studying mathematical biology, and assisted my advisor on one of his research projects on information transmission in biological systems. The math was very difficult and very interesting to me, though by the end of it I figured out that biological applications weren’t for me. I was quickly becoming interested in financial mathematics, especially as I began to recognize some parallels between the two disciplines.

That leads me to today. I’m currently a student at Carnegie-Mellon’s Master in Scientific Computing program on the Pittsburgh campus. I’m excited to study the latest in financial data science, machine learning, and algorithmic trading. The program will allow me to marry together my skills and interests across math, programming, and finance. For the next few months I’ll be seeking a quantitative trading internship for the summer of 2027.

If anything on this blog piques your interest, feel free to reach out via email: tylerburleyson23@gmail.com

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