Nikhil Kumar, PhD

AI Researcher

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in quantitative risk management and machine learning.
  • Proficient in derivatives pricing and stress testing.
  • Strong background in natural language processing applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in quantitative analysis and machine learning.

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About

Quantitative Researcher | Data Scientist | Risk Management Specialist As a data scientist who has evolved into a quantitative researcher, I bring a deep understanding of upstream, downstream, and trading environments, coupled with expertise in advanced quantitative methodologies and machine learning . Core Focus Areas: - Quantitative Risk Management - Machine Learning - Commodities Trading Risk Management Specialized Skills: - Value at Risk (VaR) estimation | SPAN models | Stress tests | Derivative pricing - Time Series Analysis: Skilled in modeling and forecasting financial data using structural time series models, and deep learning. - Natural Language Processing (NLP): text summarization, sentiment analysis, incident tracking and forecasting news impact on market volatility. Quantitative Techniques: - Statistical Modeling and Forecasting - Derivatives Pricing and Hedging - Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis Areas of Interest: - Derivative pricing models and Financial engineering - Structural time series analysis - Deep learning for quantitative analysis

Experience

Applied computing

Machine Learning Engineer

Nov 2025Present · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Trafigura

2 roles

Senior Data Scientist

Promoted

Mar 2022Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Data Scientist

Jul 2019Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Shell

Machine Learning Specialist

Oct 2017Jul 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

Education

Eindhoven University of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Mathematics and Computer Science

Jan 2013Jan 2017

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Integrated BS-MS program — Mathematics

Jan 2008Jan 2013

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