Axyon AI appoints Professor Petter Kolm as Scientific Advisor

by | Sep 30, 2024

Axyon AI, which improves asset manager performance by delivering alpha opportunities via AI-powered asset rankings and AI strategies, announces the appointment of Professor Petter Kolm as scientific advisor.

Awarded the prestigious “Quant of the Year” in 2021 by Portfolio Management Research (PMR) and the Journal of Portfolio Management (JPM), Prof. Kolm’s extensive career combines outstanding academic excellence with hands-on industry experience, establishing him as a leading authority in both realms.

Petter Kolm is a Professor and Director of the M.S. in Mathematics in Finance Program, at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of the International Association of Quantitative Finance (IAQF) and the Society of Quantitative Analysts (SQA). An accomplished author, he has written highly regarded books on quantitative finance and numerous influential academic research publications, further enhancing his reputation as a thought leader.

Jacopo Credi, co-founder and CTO, Axyon AI says: “With a research portfolio that spans data science, econometrics, financial mathematics, forecasting models, high-frequency trading, machine learning, portfolio optimisation and more, Prof. Kolm’s expertise aligns perfectly with Axyon AI’s cutting-edge initiatives. His contributions to the field of quantitative portfolio theory are nothing short of remarkable and being able to tap into such academic excellence will intensify our ability to deliver innovative and effective AI-driven financial technologies. We look forward to leveraging the expertise and insight that Prof. Kolm will bring to our mission of revolutionising quantitative finance through advanced artificial intelligence.”

Petter Kolm adds: “I am honoured to join Axyon AI as a Scientific Advisor and excited to contribute to the firm’s innovative advancements in AI and quantitative finance. This collaboration offers a unique opportunity to bridge cutting-edge research with practical financial applications, driving forward the future of the industry.”

Since its founding in 2016, Axyon AI has been at the forefront of providing advanced AI-powered predictive solutions. By integrating a wide range of traditional and alternative data sets, along with cutting-edge proprietary AI-driven technology, Axyon AI enables the asset management industry to navigate complex market dynamics with greater precision and insight.

About Axyon AI

Axyon AI improves asset managers’ performances by delivering alpha opportunities via AI-powered asset rankings and AI strategies on their preferred asset classes. Founded in Modena, one of the European centres of Artificial Intelligence development, Axyon AI works with investment managers to uncover alpha opportunities with AI through its optimised AI-based asset rankings, “out-of-the-box” indices on equities, futures and ETFs and bespoke client implementations.

Axyon AI is proud to be one of the world’s most innovative AI technology providers for financial services, being one of the few to experiment with Quantum computing applications to the investment management sector and included in the WealthTech100 list for 2024.

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