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Peter Seilern, now inactive, earned his Master's degree in Physics at the EPUL, the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL). He gained experience as a research engineer at Litton Industries' Guidance and Control Systems Division in California before spending three years in New York as an associate at Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.

Upon his return to Switzerland, he pioneered the development of Computer-Assisted Trading (CAT), a system that enables investors to trade securities depending on performance metrics and other criteria.

Autonomous Fund Management (AFM), an extension of CAT, was first introduced in 2007 and provides investors with a data-driven approach to managing their assets. In early 2019, he collaborated with HES-SO Valais to launch the current version of AFM.

Leyun Xia was born in Shanghai, where he studied French at university. At the age of 21 he moved to Switzerland to continue his studies and after a language stay allowing him to perfect his French, he joined the HES-SO Valais where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science and a Master's in Business Administration.

He then worked for 10 years as a research scientist at the same university participating in projects devoted to the fields of data mining and machine learning.

In 2017 he paired with Peter Seilern as part of a research project at HES, playing a key role in the development and testing of AFM, before successfully deploying the system into a live environment in mid-2019.

Leyun founded LX InfoTech Sàrl to continue developing AFM’s program in a fast-changing financial market. The company also provides exclusive service for AFM account holders, taking responsibility for setting up accounts and their ongoing maintenance.

BS in Computer Science, 2006, HES-SO
MS in Business Administration, 2012, HES-SO

English / French / Chinese
l.xia@lxinfo.ch

Experience

  • Chief Technical Officer at Project AFM, Since 2017
  • Senior Research Collaborator at HES-SO Valais, 2009 – 2019
  • Developer at ATKS SA, 2009 – 2011
  • Research assistant at HES-SO Valais, 2006 – 2009