Anusha Nerella - Episode 77

Anusha Nerella - Episode 77

From ACM ByteCast by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

November 10, 2025 · 44 min · Episode 77

About this episode

Anusha Nerella discusses her journey in AI and FinTech, emphasizing the importance of security and compliance in high-frequency trading systems.

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Rashmi Mohan hosts Anusha Nerella, a Senior Software Engineer at State Street. She has more than 13 years of experience working on building scalable systems using AI/ML in the domain of high-frequency trading systems and is passionate about driving adoption of automation in the FinTech industry. Anusha is a member of the ACM Practitioner Board, the Forbes Technology Council, and is an IEEE Senior Member and Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering Philadelphia chapter. She has served as a judge in hackathons and devotes significant time mentoring students and professionals on the use of AI technologies, building enterprise-grade software, and all things FinTech.Anusha traces her journey from growing up with limited access to technology to teaching herself programming to working at global firms including Barclays and Citibank and leading enterprise-scale AI initiatives. Anusha and Rashmi discuss the challenges of applying AI to a field where money and personal data are at stake, and workflows that prioritize trust, security, and compliance. They touch on the importance of clear data lineage, model interpretability, and auditability. The discussion also…

People in this episode

Host: Rashmi Mohan

Guest: Anusha Nerella

Topics covered

  • AI in finance
  • high-frequency trading
  • automation in FinTech
  • data security
  • model interpretability
  • mentorship in technology

Keywords

  • AI
  • FinTech
  • high-frequency trading
  • automation
  • data lineage
  • model interpretability
  • mentoring
  • enterprise software

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State Street, ACM Practitioner Board, Forbes Technology Council, IEEE, IEEE Women in Engineering Philadelphia chapter, Barclays, Citibank

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