Teaching Interests

My teaching interests span applications of machine learning to finance, asset pricing, macroeconomics, investments, and fixed income at any level from introductory undergraduate through advanced masters.

Working at the nexus of computational methods and finance, I particularly enjoy bridging this gap for others: teaching finance fundamentals to technical audiences and technical methods to advanced finance and management students. I focus on integrating economic theory with mathematical modeling and numerical methods, emphasizing a blend of intuition and practicality to provide students with both theoretical foundations and real-world quantitative skills.

Teaching Experience

University of Toronto

Graduate

• Python for Business (asynchronous pre-course), All Masters’ Programs, 2026–
• Analytical Methods in Finance (RSM 8341), Master of Management Analytics, 2026–

Undergraduate

• Applications of Machine Learning in Finance (RSM 338), Commerce, 2026–
• Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (JRE 300), Engineering, 2024–
• Investments (RSM 336), Commerce, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

Graduate

• Advanced Microsoft Excel Workshop, Master of Business Administration, 2021–2023

Undergraduate

• Principles of Macroeconomics (73-103), Undergraduate, 2023
• Math-Finance Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Undergraduate, 2023

Open-Access Teaching Materials

Linear Algebra From Scratch for Quantitative Finance

Students often hit a ceiling when they start to learn more technical skills such as analytics and machine learning: why does linear algebra show up everywhere in data work? As AI reduces the barriers to entry and enables people to start coding earlier, making sure you have the right base of mathematical and quantitative skills is more important than ever.

The notes skip geometric abstractions entirely and instead take a grounded, computational approach: what do these operations actually do to numbers, and how do you write more efficient code by vectorizing? The reference covers vectors, matrices, determinants, rank, and inverses with matched Python implementations throughout, building up to linear regression and a worked example in portfolio selection.

The main idea throughout: matrices are tools that let us efficiently batch linear operations.

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Creating Teaching Content with AI Tools as Writing Assistants

I explain a flexible workflow framework for creating custom course materials using AI assistants as writing tools. The approach implements an iterative content generation pipeline where instructors retain control of pedagogical structure while delegating drafting, formatting, and iteration to AI. This editor-first methodology leverages modern language models to efficiently produce lecture slides, detailed notes, and practice materials tailored to specific student populations.

The flexible framework allows instructors to easily adapt the methodology to their own courses by customizing student level, examples, technical depth, and exposition style through LaTeX templates and AI configuration files.

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