Roy Gabriel, PhD Candidate
Electrical & Computer Engineering | Machine Learning
Georgia TechAI & MLEntrepreneur
About Me
I’m a second-year PhD candidate at Georgia Tech (Advised by Dr. Ali Adibi), specializing in medical imaging AI and multimodal deep fusion. I founded Makademy LLC to bridge academia and industry through ML education and algorithmic trading. Outside the lab, I mentor students, host workshops, play piano, and enjoy soccer.
Experience Snapshot
Founder & Owner
Makademy LLC (May 2021 – Present)
• Built an ML-in-Finance course for IvyLine (90+ universities, 10 countries)
• Automated derivative trading algorithm (0.5% avg weekly profit)
• Sustained a 95% profit margin
• Automated derivative trading algorithm (0.5% avg weekly profit)
• Sustained a 95% profit margin
Quant Research Intern
Dimensional Fund Advisors (Jun – Aug 2023)
• Automated ETF basket analysis on 1.5 TB data
• Reduced storage by 85%
• Delivered ETF management recommendations
• Reduced storage by 85%
• Delivered ETF management recommendations
FX Trading Intern
BNY Mellon (Jun – Aug 2022)
• Priced FX spot, swaps, & options → $143K PnL
• Backtested volatility strategies (Cho & Frees)
• Built a Bloomberg-API trading book
• Backtested volatility strategies (Cho & Frees)
• Built a Bloomberg-API trading book