Joris Viaud
Quantitative analyst · AI for quantitative finance · France
I am a quantitative analyst by training who grew curious about machine learning and AI, and became interested in bringing generative AI and reinforcement learning into quantitative finance.
On the side, I replicate AI papers I find interesting and explore AI topics that can carry over to quantitative finance.
Papers
- Catch Alpha: Testing the Evaluator Before Testing the Trading Strategy
Joris Viaud
ICAIF '26 · Poster · Milan, 16–17 November 2026
An evaluation rule calibrated on synthetic nulls and planted edges before it is applied to market data. Applied to offline RL on a planted signal and to twelve liquid crypto perpetuals.
