Who this book is for
The book is primarily aimed at three main groups: academic researchers and STEM students, finance professionals working in the field of quantitative finance and related areas, and computer scientists and ML/AI experts. At the same time, the book is organized in such a way as to be accessible and useful to a much wider audience.
The book does not require any prior knowledge of quantum mechanics and the complexity of the mathematical apparatus should not feel intimidating: although we do not sacrifice mathematical rigor, the emphasis is very much on the understanding of the fundamental properties of the models and algorithms.