About us

Created in 2023 by professors od the Division of Computer Science at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), FICO-ITA is a multidisciplinary interest group in Computational Finance operating within the ITA. We teach, research and provide outsourcing services focused on computational methods for the management of systematic and quantitative investments.

Mission, vision and values

• Mission
  • Contribute to the financial and investment industry with outsourcing services, academic research and teaching in the area of computational finance and systematic investments.
• Vision
  • To be a reference of excellence for researchers, institutions, investors, and entities in the financial industry.
• Values
  • Ethics and honesty (ITA Conscious Discipline)
  • Total and unrestricted respect for science

Founders

Elton Sbruzzi

Ph.D. in Computational Finance
University of Essex

Professor at the Computer Science Division
ITA

Vitor Curtis

Ph.D. in Electronic and Computational Engineering
ITA

Professor at the Computer Science Division
ITA

Michel Leles

Post-doc in Computational Finance
ITA

Professor at the Department of Technology
UFSJ

Associate Researcher

Stdents

About ITA

With an acceptance rate inferior to 1%, ITA is considered one of the best STEM schools in Brazil. Founded in 1950, it offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the STEM related areas and Engineering.