About

Pranay Ranka is a skilled C++ Developer at AlphaGrep Securities with a passion for advanced mathematics, biometrics, computer vision, quant finance, risk analytics, non-linear optimization, and game theory. He is a highly analytical individual who enjoys solving complex problems and developing innovative solutions. Pranay has experience working as a Computer Vision Researcher at Identy Touchless ID, where he developed touch-less biometric solutions for immigration, including a surface pro-based native Windows biometric recognition module for fingerprint and face verification. He also developed a proprietary OCR and tagging model for any ID card to extract and classify card text data. Additionally, he developed a text detection algorithm using Stroke Width Transformation and Tiny YOLO model. Prior to his work at Identy Touchless ID, Pranay was a Product Developer at Miles Software, where he single-handedly developed the entire Portfolio Optimization & Analytics section of the company's flagship product, Moneyware, on the basis of Markowitz Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory. He used non-linear optimization and quadratic programming to figure out the math. Pranay completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Instrumentation and MSc in Mathematics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. He also completed his high school education from Pace Junior Science College, Andheri, and his Secondary School Certificate from St. John's Universal School. Pranay's technical skills include computer vision, research scientist, and software engineering. He has 2.19 years of relevant experience in the industry. In his free time, he enjoys playing poker, writing code, and solving puzzles.