Résumé
Ananya Panayappan
Bengaluru, India · Applied mathematics, financial research, and accessible education.
Education
Candor International School
IBDP Higher Level: Mathematics AA, Economics, Computer Science. Mathematics Extended Essay on the limits of GBM and alternative stochastic models.
IGCSE: eight A* grades; first in a cohort of 60. Additional university study: 25 credits across financial mathematics, calculus, statistics, college algebra, and microeconomics.
Research
Indian market volatility & risk transmission
Mentored by Prof. Vineet Virmani at IIM Ahmedabad. Developing a framework for India VIX using market and macroeconomic variables at different frequencies, with publication lags accounted for.
Portfolio resilience in Indian markets
Mentored by Dr. Hesam Oveys. Developed a Resilience Index combining volatility, Value at Risk, and correlations; applied it to demonetization and COVID-19 disruption periods. Accepted for publication in IJHSR; evaluated in the program’s top 5%.
Projects & experience
Mystera Skin · strategic & financial co-founder
Strategy, growth opportunities, financial forecasting, and investment pitches for a handmade skincare venture.
Mitra Jyothi · volunteer
Mathematics transcription and proofreading workflows, Kannada OCR collaboration, and development of an English-to-Braille validator. Mathematics validation is not yet supported.
Project Flow · founder & lead coordinator
Led menstrual-health education sessions across 22 schools, alongside resource drives and fundraising.
PocketSmart & OptimalHire
Personal finance software and a project investigating semantic matching between candidates and quantitative-finance roles.
Selected recognition
Epsilon runner-up (2024); SNIS & Candor Tech Fest winner (2024); Binary Brawl winner (2023); SOF Mathematics Olympiad gold medalist (2018–2023).
SAT 1570 · PSAT 1450 · AP Calculus BC 5 · AP Microeconomics 5.