Ratanlal Mahanta is currently working as a Managing Partner at bittQsrv, a global quantitative research company offering quant models for its investors. He has several years' experience in the modeling and simulation of quantitative trading. Ratanlal holds a master's degree in science in computational finance, and his research areas include quant trading, optimal execution, and high-frequency trading. He has over 9 years' work experience in the finance industry, and is gifted at solving difficult problems that lie at the intersection of the market, technology, research, and design.

Jiri Pik is an artificial intelligence architect and strategist who works with major investment banks, hedge funds, and other players. He has architected and delivered breakthrough trading, portfolio, and risk management systems, as well as decision support systems, across numerous industries.

Jiri's consulting firm, Jiri Pik – RocketEdge, provides its clients with certified expertise, judgment, and execution at the drop of a hat.