<t>PCA in its basic form is also a purely linear, uni-modal transform. It can't handle non-linear or multi-modal relationships. I'm pretty sure if you google multi-modal or non-linear PCA there is some work out there.The key point, as with any model, is to understand its limitations. PCA is excellen...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: twofishQuoteOriginally posted by: louist1013My general thought is that it is much, MUCH easier to go from engineering to finance than the other way around, and very near impossible to return to engineering from finance for a PhD level job.I don't think this is true. One...

<t>EEGrad,My general thought is that it is much, MUCH easier to go from engineering to finance than the other way around, and very near impossible to return to engineering from finance for a PhD level job. The reason I think this is because most likely the skills you use in finance do not translate ...

<t>As an engineer who is currently making the move into finance, I'd say that more of it has to do with respect and job environment than money (though that helps!). I'm finishing off my PhD in EE and working part time at a trading firm, and I absolutely love my job. I interned a few years at a major...

<t>where are you located? many prop shops here in chicago have internship programs (i was part of one this past summer). if you google chicago prop shops, there is a website out there that contains many of the prop shops. start on their websites and see if they have anything. if not, email them expr...

oops, yes, bojan is correct. thanks for the correction!

Python rocks! I totally endorse it

Numpy can be build with BLAS or LAPACK. I don't remember which I have it built with, nor have I done any speed comparisons against Matlab or straight up C/C++ stuff.

<r>I like Python because it interfaces very well with C/C++ meaning that for performance critical sections of code, you can directly call C/C++ functions from Python. In the same vein, Python has binding for various GUI toolkits such as Qt (which I use and fully endorse as well). Also, the modules N...

Might this help? http://www.mackichan.com/index.html?tec ... ~mainFrame

Sorry to bump this, but I just met with someone from Cooperfund the other day and am looking for info. Anyone heard of them?Thanks!

Korbabe,I had the interview today and thought it went well. If it gets further along, mind if I PM you if I have any other questions?Thanks!

Thanks korbabe! I am speaking with the guy later today, though at the moment I don't know what the "job opportunites" are yet. May I ask what your role was there?