Tucker Balch, Ph.D. is a former F-15 pilot, co-founder and CTO of Lucena Research, Inc. and professor at Georgia Tech.
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 top online course offered by Georgia Tech with over 175,000 students enrolled. Balch earned his B.S. and Ph.D. at Georgia Tech. Tucker’s honors include the NSF CAREER Award, the Georgia Tech Outstanding Service Award and a distinguished graduate designation from the USAF in Undergraduate Pilot Training.
His work has been reported in Institutional Investor, the New York Times and the New Scientist. Tucker has authored over 150 technical papers, journal articles and books, including the recent book What Hedge Funds Really Do with Philip Romero.
