Dennis Alp "AI" Trader 🤖 | Data Scientist 📊 | Astrophysics PhD 🌌

About

Dennis Alp

Hard-working, versatile, goal-oriented high achiever 🎯

I thrive when solving complex problems that challenge me to find innovative solutions. I am a curious person who enjoys pushing beyond my comfort zone and has a keen interest in many different domains, with a focus on data, AI, physics, engineering, and finance.

The ideal environment for me is a small, focused team, executing at a fast pace, preferably refining iteratively while delivering quickly. I am very product-focused, always keeping the bigger picture in mind, and aim to work as efficiently as possible.

Entrepreneurship

Currently exploring a number of initiatives:

Performed a technical verification of a spin-off for a collaboration between KTH and KI
Analyzed, implemented, and deployed systematic trading strategies
Played around with some AI applications, including QR code generation and LLMs for trading
Tested app development
And some astrophysics

More will be shared "soon".

Trading

I am a systematic day trader focusing on the Nordic markets. I primarily trade equities and some indices, including derivatives thereof. My trading strategies all leverage my skills within data, advanced analytics, AI, and statistics, in conjunction with the ability to script, automate, and deploy strategies using simple tools. Most strategies are containerized solutions, which are scheduled using cron.

My intention is to keep this as a side project and spend no more than two hours per day on it. The market is a very intriguing arena and I enjoy the challenges it offers. In my mind, it is very similar to poker, chess, and strategic board games. However, I have many more interests and, therefore, do not want to trade full time.

Technical Skills

Data Science

Learned Java in 2011, and have used Python as my primary language and worked with data daily since 2015. Extensive experience with many common data science tools.

Setup

Over 10 years of CLI experience in UNIX environments. Experimented with Azure, focusing on simple app deployment, AI, and machine learning use cases. Emacs ❤️

Python Packages

Expert in numerous data science Python packages covering data preparation, statistics, visualization, analysis, AI, and ML.

Astrophysics

An X-Ray View of Core-Collapse Supernovae

I have studied exploding stars using X-rays, basically a scaled-up version of your typical dental X-ray. You can read more about this in my PhD thesis: An X-Ray View of Core-Collapse Supernovae.