Lukas Ott joined Vident in 2024 after completing both his Master’s degrees in Computational Science and Engineering (MS CSE) and Quantitative and Computational Finance (MS QCF) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He works on developing and maintaining internal software infrastructure to manage daily data flows, construct portfolios, evaluate performance, and generate reports for business needs. He also contributes to building portfolio optimization tools and implementing quantitative models to analyze financial data, optimize investment strategies, and assess risk. During his time at Georgia Tech, he interned at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as a Quantitative Analytics Summer Associate in New York City. Prior to this, he started his career in Switzerland, working for a fintech company while completing his BSc in Banking and Finance.