Octav Dragoi

Octav Dragoi is a Romanian mathematician and quantitative researcher. He represented Romania at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2011 (gold medal, 28 points) and 2012 (silver medal, 23 points). He studied mathematics and computer science at Harvard University (2012-2016) and pursued a master's in Data Engineering and Analytics at the Technical University of Munich (2018-2020). In 2021 he mentored juniors preparing for the Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad through the Upper Education Foundation. His LinkedIn profile lists quantitative research roles at Citadel (from 2020) and Jump Trading, and earlier internships at The D. E. Shaw Group and Ellington Management Group.

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• Quant employment verification: UNRESOLVED. Identity is supported: the LinkedIn profile /in/octav-dragoi shows Harvard (2012-2016) and Technical University of Munich (2018-2020), matching the IMO 2011/2012 Romanian medalist whose Upper Education interview states he studied at Harvard and pursued a master's at TUM. The listed employers are genuine quantitative-finance firms: Citadel (hedge fund/market maker), Jump Trading (proprietary trading/market making), The D. E. Shaw Group (quantitative hedge fund), and Ellington Management Group (hedge fund). However the role entries (Citadel Quantitative Researcher from 2020-11; Jump Trading Quantitative Researcher 2016-08 to 2018-11; D. E. Shaw Internship 2015-05 to 2015-08; Ellington Internship 2014-05 to 2014-08) come only from LinkedIn-derived index enrichment, not from an independent primary source read in this run, so employment is index-only and not independently confirmed. No competition-only or student-program entry is being counted as employment.Nov 2020
• Represented Romania at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2011, winning a gold medal with 28 points (rank 39 of the field) after solving all of problems 1, 4 and 5.Jul 2011
• Studied mathematics and computer science at Harvard University from 2012 to 2016, enrolling immediately after finishing high school at the International Informatics high school in Bucharest.Dec 29, 2021
• Returned to the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2012 for Romania and won a silver medal with 23 points (rank 85), a lower placement than 2011.Jul 2012
• Enrolled in a master's in Data Engineering and Analytics at the Technical University of Munich (2018-2020), a two-year gap in the LinkedIn role timeline that sits between the Jump Trading role and the Citadel role.Dec 29, 2021
• Co-authored the technical report 'Coupling SUMO with a Motion Planning Framework for Automated Vehicles' with Moritz Klischat, Mostafa Eissa and Matthias Althoff at the Technical University of Munich, connecting his Munich master's period (2018-2020) to the automated-driving research group there.Jan 2019
• Mentored juniors preparing for the Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad through the Upper Education Foundation in 2021, describing Olympiad preparation as a social activity built around a group of like-minded classmates.Dec 29, 2021
• Education history on the LinkedIn index spans Harvard (2012-2016), Technical University of Munich (2018-2020) and Liceul Teoretic International de Informatica Bucuresti (2009-2012), consistent with the Olympiad trajectory; these entries are index-only.Jan 2020
• Names professor Dan Schwarz as the mentor who most shaped his mathematical development, crediting him with cultivating curiosity over information transfer.Dec 29, 2021