Who We Are

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

Booth Schedule - Booth #101

Thursday, April 23

9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Coffee

1:30 p.m.

Ali Nazari
Head of Deep Learning Research

Financial Markets: The Ultimate Testbed for Intelligence

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Gelato

5:15 p.m. 

Kelly Henry + Mike Pachella
Recruiting

Susquehanna's Culture + Education

Friday, April 24

9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Coffee

1:30 p.m.

Illan Halpern
Quantitative Researcher

Modeling at Different Scales: From Physics to Finance

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Gelato

5:15 p.m. 

Shirin Najafabadi + Linge Lass
Machine Learning Researchers

The Transition from Tech to Finance

Saturday, April 25

9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Coffee

1:30 p.m.

Michael Heinz
Quantitative Systematic Trader

Effective Sample Size in Financial Markets: Equities vs Power

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Gelato

"Finance is one of the most challenging environments for artificial intelligence, where every decision is tested in real time, outcomes are immediate, and mistakes carry real cost. Success demands not just prediction, but robustness to noise, changing regimes, and tight latency constraints, along with the ability to operate reliably at scale under constant uncertainty. It is, in many ways, the ultimate proving ground for intelligent systems, where ideas only matter if they hold up under real-world pressure. That's exactly why environments like Susquehanna exist, bringing together cutting-edge research, world-class engineering, and disciplined execution to turn strong ideas into systems that actually perform when it counts." – Ali Nazari,
Head of Deep Learning Research

The Signal + The Noise

The Quest For Intelligence

The Power of Perspective

Beyond the Manual

The Model + The Moment

The Freedom to Explore