Portrait of Roy Gabriel

Roy Gabriel, PhD Candidate

Medical Imaging AI • Multimodal Fusion • Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

Georgia TechAI & MLEntrepreneur

About Me

I'm a third-year PhD candidate at Georgia Tech (Advised by Dr. Ali Adibi), specializing in medical imaging AI and multimodal deep fusion using dimensionality reduction techniques. I founded Makademy LLC to bridge academia and industry through ML education and algorithmic trading. Outside the lab, I mentor students, host workshops, play piano, and enjoy soccer.

Experience Snapshot

Founder & Owner

Makademy LLC (May 2021 – Present)

  • Built an ML-in-Finance course for IvyLine (90+ universities, 10 countries)
  • Automated derivative trading algorithm (0.5% avg weekly profit)
  • Sustained a 95% profit margin

Quant Research Intern

Dimensional Fund Advisors (Jun – Aug 2023)

  • Automated ETF basket analysis on 1.5 TB data
  • Reduced storage by 85%
  • Delivered ETF management recommendations

FX Trading Intern

BNY Mellon (Jun – Aug 2022)

  • Priced FX spot, swaps, & options → $143K PnL
  • Backtested volatility strategies (Cho & Frees)
  • Built a Bloomberg-API trading book