Department of  Computing

Applications of Computing in Industry : Lecture

29 November
Noon, LT308 Huxley
 
company: Formicary

Title: Clearing the Way; Coding our way out of the Credit Crunch / Agile in Action; Coding our way out of chaos
Abstract:

Clearing the Way; Coding our way out of the Credit Crunch . Ben Ramadan

The recent financial crisis was deepened by the opaque nature of OTC derivative trading prevalent across world markets for much of the last 30 years. Recent legislation changes in the US, Europe and Asia aim to formalise a mandatory risk-mitigating approach to trading called Clearing. Presenting a short introduction to market clearing, its role in stabilising and future-proofing the global economy, and the vital role Information Technology is playing in avoiding the next credit crunch.

Agile in Action; Coding our way out of chaos - Ben Osborne

A legacy codebase, strategy shift from consultancy to vendor, and demanding roadmap meant there was only one option for our development team: become Agile! Hear how Scrum changed our lives at Formicary Collaboration Group and what the buzzwords actually mean in the real world.

Speaker Details: Ben Ramadan and Ben Osborne
 

Ben Ramadan is a Systems Manager at Formicary, a software and consultancy company operating in the financial services industry. Ben graduated with a Master's degree from Imperial Department of Computing in 2006 and has worked for Formicary for the last five years. Currently based at LCH.Clearnet (London Clearing House), he is joint-managing a project to upgrade LCH's interest rate swap clearing platform.

Ben Osborne is Lead Engineer at Formicary Collaboration Group, a software and consultancy company operating primarily in the financial services industry. Ben graduated with a Master's degree from Imperial Department of Computing in 2008 and has worked for Formicary for the last three years. Working in the core product team, he has helped to deliver enterprise projects for major investment banks including RBS, UBS, Bank of America and Standard Chartered Bank.


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