David Lariviere

David Lariviere is a Clinical Professor in the Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering (ISE) Department at the Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also the Founder and Director of the FinTech Lab at the university and affiliated with the Master of Science in Financial Engineering (MSFE) Program through both the Grainger College of Engineering and the Gies College of Business Finance Department.

Research Interests include high-frequency trading technologies, algorithmic market microstructure, FPGA applications in financial trading, low-latency networking, and quantitative finance. His work bridges computer science, electrical engineering, and financial markets, focusing on real-world trading system design and optimization.

Teaching Highlights:

• Directed 21 student groups in Spring 2025 with projects spanning agentic AI trading systems, FPGA development, crypto arbitrage, and GPS timing servers
• Received 8 teaching excellence awards (2019-2024) including Outstanding recognition for FIN556
• Designed courses integrating cutting-edge technologies like OneTick databases, Strategy Studio backtesters, and PyTorch-based ML models

Awards & Patents:

• 2007 Andrew P. Kosoresow Memorial Award
• 7 issued/filings including latency determinism enforcement and FPGA-based trading architectures