Varun Sharma is a diplomatic scholar from India to Japan. He’s a researcher at the University of Tsukuba, majoring in Computer science and Finance. His research domain is portfolio optimization algorithms and bond-swaps hedging. He’s also a recipient of a prestigious ARE ( advancing researcher experience) grant.
Varun has also worked with NASA in tracking asteroids (image analysis) and was one of the youngest researchers to make a near-earth object observation.
Varun has a keen interest in diplomacy. He was India’s representative to G200 for Trade and Finance. He is an active member of the executive committee of TEMUN ( Tsukuba English Model United Nations) and TEDx UTsukuba.
Apart from academics, Varun loves pro-shooting, cooking, and learning about the history of tea.
Varun is the senior-most STEM tutor at TA. His students have been to top universities and got high scores in SAT, AP, A levels & IB. Varun teaches SAT Math, Calc AB & BC, Econ, Statistics, Physics, and Chemistry.