Where does Kishori Konwar work?

Kishori Konwar is Co-founder of Optimum.

What companies did Kishori Konwar found?

Kishori Konwar founded Optimum.

Where did Kishori Konwar go to school?

Kishori Konwar studied at University of Connecticut (PhD, MS); Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (MTech, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (MSc (Physics), Physics).

Kishori Konwar

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Co-founder at Optimum

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedOptimum

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About

Kishori Konwar is Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Optimum. Konwar works as a data scientist focused on machine learning and AI methods, with a background in mathematics, statistics, algorithms, computer science, and software development.

Co-founder at Optimum

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Optimum's investors · 9

1k(x)Austin 1kxRoad Town, Tortola · $50K – $1M checks AlphaLab Capital Caladan GSRNew York LongHash VenturesSingapore Robot VenturesBeaverton · $100K – $1M checks Triton CapitalAustin Varys CapitalBangkok

Co-founders at Optimum

Muriel MédardCo-founder

Experience

OptimumCo-Founder/Chief Scientific Officercurrent2026 — presentGreater Boston
OptimumCo-Founder/CTO2024 — 2026Cambridge, MA
MetaResearch Data Scientist2022 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardData Scientist2018 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MIT Research Laboratory of ElectronicsVisiting Scientist2019 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Researcher in Distributed Computing2015 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
The University of British ColumbiaPostdoctoral Researcher2010 — 2015Vancouver, Canada
KPMG LLPDerivatives Valuation Specialist, Financial Risk Management,2008 — 2010New York City, NY
Goldman SachsCore Market Risk Strategist/ Quant Developer2006 — 2008New York City, NY

Skills & more

R14Python8C++7Perl2VBA2SQL1C1Derivatives13Data Mining10Computer Science9Valuation7Statistics6

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BioinformaticsData AnalysisMarket RiskStatistical ModelingEquitiesManagement ConsultingMachine LearningDistributed SystemsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Quantitative AnalyticsFinancial Risk ManagementQuantitative Finance

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Who is Kishori Konwar?: Kishori Konwar is Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Optimum. Konwar works as a data scientist focused on machine learning and AI methods, with a background in mathematics, statistics, algorithms, computer science, and software development.
Where does Kishori Konwar work?: Kishori Konwar is Co-founder of Optimum.
What companies did Kishori Konwar found?: Kishori Konwar founded Optimum.
Where did Kishori Konwar go to school?: Kishori Konwar studied at University of Connecticut (PhD, MS); Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (MTech, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (MSc (Physics), Physics).

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