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Arnav Jain Arnav is a junior studying CS and Math in the Turing Scholars program, interested in software engineering and game theory. He previously worked at Amazon AWS and a startup, and plans to join HRT this summer. In his free time, he enjoys playing any board or card game, cooking, and watching football.
Martin Krylov Martin is a senior studying Computer Science in the Turing Scholars program interested in quantitative research and machine learning. Last summer, he interned at Roblox, where he worked in the Foundation AI group. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, playing volleyball, and beekeeping.
Nitish Bansal Nitish is a senior studying CS and Math in the Turing Scholars program. He previously interned at Susquehanna as a Quantitative Trading Intern. Outside of academics, he enjoys playing board games and shooting hoops. As a coffee enthusiast and frequent traveler, Nitish loves discovering new places whenever he gets the chance.
Neeka Lin Neeka is a senior majoring in Computer Science and Business Honors (CSB). She interned at Apple as a Machine Learning Engineer intern last summer and has been published for her research in ML. In her free time, she enjoys running, solving sudoku puzzles, and doing karaoke to Disney soundtracks.
Charles Cheung Charles is a junior majoring in ECE Honors and Business Honors. This past winter, he interned at IMC in Australia. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, playing Wii Sports, and losing money on Kalshi.
Surya Sunkari Surya is a Senior studying Computer Science and Mathematics, and minoring in Economics at UT. This past summer, he interned at Google as a SWE Intern, and he will go to Jane Street as a SWE Intern this upcoming summer. His interests include volleyball, reading, and working out.
Anya Goyal Anya is a junior studying Computer Science in the Turing Scholars Program. This past summer, she worked at Two Sigma as a SWE Intern, and before that she interned at Harness as a SWE and AI Intern. In her free time, Anya likes to go hiking and spend time with her dog.
Aakash Gupta Aakash, a senior majoring in ECE, has interned at Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve and Edworldo. His interests include reading, sports, and strategic games like chess.
Siddhartha Rana Siddhartha is a junior studying Finance and Math from Houston, Texas. He enjoys playing golf, pickleball, football, and cooking. He plans on playing a lot of golf this year and trying to enjoy running.
Shreev Goyal Shreev is a junior studying Computer Science and Mathematics in the Turing Scholars program at UT. In his free time, he enjoys playing poker and watching basketball.
Shelby Yang Shelby is a senior studying Computer Science in the Turing Scholars program. The past two summers, she interned at Apple, Google, and Reddit. She is planning on joining Palantir as a Software Engineer. In her free time, she enjoys running, singing, and playing videogames.
Malaika Shah Malaika is a senior studying mathematics and business. She spent this summer conducting epidemiological modeling research at the Oden Institute at UT Austin, and cognitive science research at the Fields Institute in Toronto. In her free time, she enjoys attending sparring practice at Texas Taekwondo, shopping, and spending time with friends and family.
Katie Yan Katie is a Junior studying Computer Science in the Turing Scholars program at UT. Katie is planning on joining Capital One this summer as a SWE intern. In her free time, she enjoys running, solving crosswords, and playing Tetris.
Helen Li Helen is a Junior in the Computer Science and Business Honors program. Her interests include machine learning, math, and quantitative finance. In her free time, she enjoys folding origami, reading, playing tennis, and trying new things.
Siddh Bamb Siddh is a senior studying Computer Science (Turing Scholars) and Mathematics (Dean's Scholars). He previously interned at Jane Street, NVIDIA, and Virtu Financial, working on performance optimization, GPU confidential computing, and ML infrastructure, respectively. In his free time, he enjoys music production, basketball, playing word games, and trying new food.
Aaryan Sagar Aaryan is a senior studying Computer Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy at UT. In the past, Aaryan has worked at Mithril (formerly Foundry), a leading-edge AI infrastructure startup, and Optiver as a Software Engineering intern this past summer. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, photography, and trying not to burn his next recipe in the kitchen.
Amita Satish Amita is a junior studying Electrical & Computer Engineering Honors and double majoring in Economics, minoring in Philosophy. This past summer, Amita interned at Apple as a Software Engineer, and has previously interned at Tesla and Citibank. In her free time, she enjoys learning new languages (currently Russian), playing the piano, and traveling with friends.
Amit Konda Amit is a junior majoring in Quantitative Economics, BHP, and Finance. He's spent the last few summers doing corporate finance at companies like Boeing and Ericsson, and also tutoring kids at summer camps. In his free time, he loves to watch movies and play soccer.
Andy Li Andy is a junior in the Computer Science and Business Honors program at UT. He is interested in machine learning, quantitative finance, and software development, and last summer, was a backend SWE intern at PayPal. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, volleyball, bughouse, and watching movies.
Varun Ragunath Varun is a Junior studying Computer Science and Math in the Turing Scholars program. He is interested in ML Theory, Competitive Programming, and game theory. In his free time, he likes to play table tennis, listen to music, or lowball sellers on Grailed.
Kevin Ding Kevin is a junior majoring in Finance. Last summer he conducted bioinformatics research at UT Southwestern and interned at Melange Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Austin. In his free time, he enjoys watching historical films, playing chess, and stressing over Texas football games.
Andrew Li Andrew is a sophomore studying Computer Science and Business through Texas CSB. Last summer, he interned at MITRE as a software engineer intern. He also enjoys running, playing the guitar, and poker.
Karol Tang Karol is a junior studying Statistics and Data Science at UT. Last summer, she was a trading intern at ExxonMobil. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, playing Minesweeper, and mahjong.
Annie Li Annie is a junior double majoring in Computer Science (Turing) and Government and previously interned at Amazon. She is very interested in software engineering, especially in low latency environments like trading. In her spare time, she likes photography and stargazing.
Andy Qin Andy is a sophomore studying Computer Science and Business through the Texas CSB program. In the past, he has done ML research at GMU and UNT. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and trying different cuisines.
Johnny Liu Johnny is a sophomore studying computer science in the Turing Scholars program at UT. His interests include all sorts of optimization. In his free-time, he likes playing pickleball, volleyball, and Roblox.
Batyr Zhangabylov Batyr is a senior majoring in Computer Science at UT Austin. He has previously interned at Tesla, Balyasny Asset Management, and Jump Trading as a Software Engineering intern. In his free time, he’s a big fan of soccer, MMA, and freestyling badly with friends.
Arnav Baliga Arnav is a junior majoring in Statistics and Data Science interested in Quantitative Trading and Game Theory. He's previously worked for PEAK6 and will be interning at Optiver this coming summer. Outside the classroom, Arnav competes in high-stakes poker tournaments and has secured multiple first-place finishes in both live and online events. He also enjoys cooking, watching HBO series and following crypto markets.
Ari Ayzenberg Ari is a junior studying in the Computer Science Honors and Business Honors program at UT. He previously interned at Instinet in New York City and Dojo in London. In his free time, he enjoys running, playing poker, and watching football.
Rhea Rai Rhea studies Computer Science in the Turing Scholars Program. Her hobbies including photography, music, various sports, and exploring new things.
Jason Xie Jason is a sophomore studying in the Computer Science and Business Honors program. He previously interned at Roblox on the Economy team, working on data pipelines for models and microservices. In his free time, he enjoys playing pickleball, poker, rockclimbing, and watching sports.
Will Hao Will is a sophomore studying Computer Science and Mathematics. He's interested in full-stack dev, hackathons, and CS/math research. In his free time he is either on Chess.com, in the gym, trading on Kalshi, or trying various restaurants.
Miller Vargas Miller is a Sophomore studying Computer Science at UT. In his free time, he enjoys exploring prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, and hanging out with friends!
Joseph Ronchetti Joseph is a Sophomore in the Business Honors Program, studying Math & Finance. He will be interning at Citi as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst. In his free time, Joseph loves watching college football, playing poker, and playing guitar.
Krish Parikh Krish is a sophomore studying Computer Science Honors and Business Honors through the Texas CSB program. In the past, he interned as a SWE at Prudential Financial and other financial firms and is interested in quantitative finance, software development, and AI/ML. In his free time, he loves camping/hiking, cooking up new recipes, and playing card games.
Neelabh Vijayvargia Neelabh is a junior studying Business Honors and Math at UT. He has interned at a few tech startups in the past and is planning to join Capital One this summer. In his free time, he like watching movies, taking a walk, and listening to music.
Shivanshi Das Shivanshi is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. She has recently been published for her research in computational material science at UTRGV. In her free time, she enjoys playing pickleball, cooking, shopping, boxing, and spending time with her cat, Billu.
Aaron Chen Aaron is a Sophomore in the Computer Science and Business Honors program at UT. He has previously interned as a SWE at H-E-B and a mid-sized medtech startup. In his free time, he enjoys poker, playing volleyball, and cooking with cast iron.
Landon Zheng Landon is a Sophomore studying Computer Science and Mathematics in the Turing Scholars program at UT. He interned at Citi as a SWE Intern last summer and is an incoming SWE Intern at Virtu for Summer 2026. He is planning a career within quantitative finance, currently deriving edge for both Kalshi and sports betting markets. Landon is also a defenseman on the Texas Longhorns Ice Hockey team, and likes playing poker and sports in his free time.
Frances Tran Frances is a sophomore studying Computational Engineering at UT. Over the summer, she studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark with a focus on sustainable engineering. Her other interests include running, hiking, playing soccer, and listening to bossa nova music.
Ishan Guthikonda Ishan is a sophomore studying Physics and Mathematics in the Dean’s Scholars Honors Program. He is interested in quantitative trading, quantum computing, and blockchain technology. In his free time, he enjoys chess, soccer, playing the drums, and Overwatch.
Alexander Gu Alex is a student studying Math and CS in the Turing Scholars program. He is passionate about competition math and has written dozens of problems for his high school Varsity Math Team's team selection tests. This past summer he worked at Terac, a Z-Fellows company working on agentic AI for market research. In his free time, he enjoys playing poker and volleyball.
Gabriel Xiong Gabriel is a freshman studying Computer Science and Business in the Texas CSB program. Last summer, he interned as a data analyst at a real-estate firm in Dallas. In his free time, he loves to play spikeball, soccer, or any sport but pickleball.
Adrian Popps Adrian is a sophomore studying Computer Science and Math at UT. This past summer, he interned as an investment analyst at a family office. In his free time, Adrian enjoys playing poker, basketball, fantasy football, and traveling around the world.
Katie Huang Katie is a freshman studying Computer Science and Mathematics in the Turing Scholars program at UT Austin. Her interests include quantitative research, robotics, and machine learning. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer and volleyball, going to the gym, and trying new foods.
Sanjay Senthil Sanjay is a Sophomore studying Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Economics. In his free time, he loves playing poker, thrifting, watching Criminal Minds, and making custom handshakes with his friends.
Kaden Williford Kaden is a sophomore studying Informatics and Math at UT. Previously, Kaden has interned at AI startup companies, working in software engineering. In his free time, he likes playing poker, hooping, and golf.
Audrey Hong Audrey is a freshman studying computer science in UT’s Turing Scholars program. She did a research internship in machine learning at Brigham Young University and is interested in studying artificial intelligence and computer vision. In her free time, she enjoys drawing and reading books.
Sarthak Jain Sarthak is a CS Turing Scholar & Math major at UT. In the past, he published a NeurIPS HS paper, and he's currently working in ML algorithms, reinforcement learning & robotics. His interests include outdoor rock climbing, travelling, Zetamac & Tetris.
Anthony Li Anthony is a Freshman in the Computer Science and Business Honors program. He's interested in solving problems, competitive programming, data analytics, and quantitative finance and plans on joining Jane Street as a CS and Math TA this summer. In his free time, he enjoys playing table tennis, flag football, basketball, and fishing.
Rishab Dey Rishab is a freshman studying Business and Math at Texas. He is from Kingsport, Tennessee and absolutely loves College Football, eating and spending time with his friends & family.
Allison Yao Allison is a freshman studying Computer Science in the Turing Scholars program. She will be joining Cloudflare as a SWE intern this summer. In her free time, she likes baking and spending time with friends.
Shrey Parekh Shrey is a Freshman studying Computer Science and Business in the CSB program at UT. He's interested in trading, problem-solving, and hopes to run his own startup one day. In his free time, he loves to play football and basketball, as well as travel and go camping.
Eric Zhu Eric is a Sophomore studying Economics and Plan II Liberal Arts Honors at UT. He has experience in proprietary trading on Polymarket. In his free time, he enjoys working out, playing video games, watching football, and discussing politics.
Lucas Brown Lucas is a Freshman from New Jersey studying Computer Science and Mathematics at UT. He's interested in theoretical computer science, software engineering, and quantitative finance. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer, running, and playing monopoly.
Varun Bandaru Varun is a sophomore studying Statistics and Data Science at UT Austin, with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is interested in data science, quantitative finance, and machine learning. In his free time, he enjoys chess, tennis, poker, and trying new food.
Vishal Sundaram Vishal is a freshman studying Computer Science and Mathematics in the Turing Scholars Program at UT. He is interested in ML Research, Quantitative Research, and Theoretical CS. In his free time, he enjoys playing the guitar, volleyball, and poker.
Abhinav Gutha Abhinav is a theoretical neuroscience researcher who develops mathematical models of neural systems. When he's not in the lab, you'll likely find him speedcubing, playing chess, or gaming.
Abitpal Gyawali Abitpal is a sophomore studying Computer Science in the Turing Scholars program at the University of Texas at Austin. He is interested in ml, optimizations, and systems. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, making music, playing volleyball, and taking pictures.
Victor Liu Victor is a Freshman studying Computer Science at UT. Victor is planning on joining Roblox this summer as a SWE intern. In his free time, he likes playing poker, Zetamac, and skiing.