Tai-Ning Liao

Tai-Ning Liao is a quantitative researcher at Cubist Systematic Strategies, the systematic-trading arm of Point72, where he develops alpha-generating signals for the U.S. equity market and global futures (commodities, FX, bonds, indices). He represented Taiwan at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad, winning a silver medal, and holds a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University in Engineering and Mathematics (2015-2020). He has done research in quantum computing lower bounds at Academia Sinica (2019) and publishes an independent ML research blog.

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• Quant employment verification: UNRESOLVED. The lead that Tai-Ning Liao is a Quantitative Researcher at Cubist Systematic Strategies (start 2020-11) comes only from the LinkedIn/index record (https://linkedin.com/in/tai-ning-liao-055a001aa); no independent primary-source document (company page, filing, press, talk bio) was found that names him in this role, so the role itself is index-only and retained as uncertain. Employer classification is supported: Cubist Systematic Strategies is the systematic computer-driven trading unit of Point72 (point72.com/cubist), i.e. a genuine quantitative/systematic investment firm, so the employer name is not a false positive. Identity is corroborated (Taiwan IMO 2015 silver medalist; NTU; quantum-cryptography papers), but that corroborates the person, not the employment. No actual past/present quant role or internship was independently confirmed, and no student program, insight day, camp or incoming offer was found. Conclusion held at UNRESOLVED pending primary-source confirmation of the role.Sep 2026
• Cubist Systematic Strategies is the systematic computer-driven trading unit of Point72 (Steve Cohen's firm), investing across multiple liquid asset classes - confirming the employer operates in quantitative/systematic trading.2026
• Listed on LinkedIn as Quantitative Researcher at Cubist Systematic Strategies since November 2020 (6+ yrs), developing alpha signals for U.S. equities and global futures (commodities, FX, bonds, indices). This is an index/LinkedIn-derived claim, not independent primary-source confirmation.Nov 2020
• Listed on LinkedIn as Quantitative Researcher at Cubist Systematic Strategies since November 2020 (6+ yrs), developing alpha signals for U.S. equities and global futures (commodities, FX, bonds, indices). This is an index/LinkedIn-derived claim, not independent primary-source confirmation.Nov 2020
• Tai-Ning Liao represented Taiwan at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (56th IMO) and won a silver medal with a score of 23 (rank 58, 90.1%).Jul 2015
• Tai-Ning Liao represented Taiwan at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (56th IMO) and won a silver medal with a score of 23 (rank 58, 90.1%).Jul 2015
• Maintains a personal site (zerotothezeroth.org) describing himself as 'Independent ML researcher @ Taipei' and publishes a blog on reinforcement learning and an in-browser ARC puzzle game (Aug 2026).Aug 2026
• Worked as a research assistant at Academia Sinica (中央研究院) in 2019 on proofs of quantum computational lower bounds, in Kai-Min Chung's theory group.2019
• Co-authored 'On the Compressed-Oracle Technique, and Post-Quantum Security of the Even-Mansour Cipher' (EUROCRYPT 2021) with Kai-Min Chung, Serge Fehr, and Yu-Hsuan Huang.2021
• Co-authored 'Lower Bounds for Function Inversion with Quantum Advice' (ITC 2020) with Kai-Min Chung and Luowen Qian.2020
• In 2020 also listed a short front-end engineering role at 指揮部 (a Taiwanese military command unit, Pingtung), removing external links from intranet pages - likely national service rather than a commercial role.2020