Tucker Balch, Ph.D. is a former F-15 pilot, professor at Georgia Tech, and co-founder
and CTO of Lucena Research, an investment software startup. His research focuses
on topics that range from the understanding social animal behavior to the
challenges of applying Machine Learning to Finance. His online course,
Computational Investing Part I, is the most popular online course offered by Georgia
Tech and one of the most popular at coursera.com with over 175,000 students
enrolled. Balch holds B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Honors include the NSF CAREER Award, the Georgia Tech Outstanding Service
Award and a distinguished graduate designation from the USAF in Undergraduate
Pilot Training. Tucker has authored over 150 technical papers, journal articles and
books, including the recent book What Hedge Funds Really Do with Philip Romero.
His work has been reported in the popular press and TV including on CNN, in
Institutional Investor, the New York Times and the New Scientist.