About the Authors

Sonal Raj is an engineer, mathematician, data scientist, and a Python evangelist from India, who has carved a niche in the Financial Technology domain. He is a Goldman Sachs and D.E.Shaw alumnus who currently serves as a Vice President at a High frequency Trading firm, managing their Data Engineering and Research division.

Sonal holds dual masters in Computer Science and Business Management and is a former research fellow of the Indian Institute of Science. His areas of research range from image processing, and real-time graph computations to electronic trading algorithms and systems. Over the years, he has specialized in low-latency platforms, trading strategies, and market signal models. He is also a community speaker and a Python/Data Science mentor to newcomers in the field. Sonal is the author of the books Neo4j High Performance and The Pythonic Way.

When not engrossed in reading fiction or playing symphonies on the piano, he spends far too much time watching rockets lift off.

He is a loving son, husband, and custodian of his personal library.