Rojae Mighty

Physics Undergraduate Researcher | Stony Brook University

Physics undergraduate researcher exploring quantitative finance, machine learning, and data-driven modeling alongside nuclear physics, gluon saturation, geometric scaling, and computational methods for high-energy collisions. His work combines Python, numerical analysis, C++/ROOT, and computational modeling.

Portrait of physicist and undergraduate researcher Rojae Mighty

About

Academic Focus

His academic work centers on the future Electron-Ion Collider, which will probe the structure of protons and nuclei through the quarks and gluons that make them up. His work helps build expectations for what the EIC should measure and how those measurements may appear.

Computational Skills

Uses C++, ROOT, Python, Unix/Linux, numerical simulations, Monte Carlo event generators, and data analysis workflows for physics research.

Career Goals

Interested in paths that apply rigorous analytical methods to complex systems, including graduate research in nuclear physics and quantitative finance. Across both fields, his focus is on computational modeling, data analysis, and careful reasoning under uncertainty.

Projects

Projects connecting quantitative finance, machine learning, data analysis, and computational modeling with nuclear physics, gluon saturation, and high-energy collision research.

Electron Ion Collider

An electron collides with a nucleus, revealing the quarks and gluons hidden inside.

Market Microstructure Forecasting

Early-stage project: building a Python ML pipeline on limit order book data to forecast short-horizon mid-price returns and volatility. Current focus is microstructure feature design (order-flow imbalance, spread dynamics), with walk-forward validation and transaction-cost-aware backtesting planned next.

Time Series Machine Learning Python Backtesting View on GitHub →

EIC Kinematic Reconstruction

Before researchers can study electron–nucleus collisions, they must reconstruct key kinematic quantities for diffractive procces. This time-intensive step can slow the analysis of large datasets. This project uses machine learning to make reconstruction faster and more accurate, improving data-analysis efficiency across the international electron-Proton/Ion Collider (ePIC) collaboration.

Machine Learning Kinematics ePIC

Gluon Saturation at the EIC

At high energies, gluons multiply until their growth may begin to saturate, revealing new behavior in nuclear matter. This research analyzes 10 million simulated electron–nucleus collisions using geometric scaling and spatially dependent nuclear structure to study where saturation occurs and how the Electron–Ion Collider could detect it.

EIC QCD Gluon Saturation nPDF
See presentation →

Awards & Honors

Fellowships, presentation awards, travel grants, and academic recognition.

Academic Journey

Photos from research programs, conferences, presentations, leadership, and academic experiences.

Rojae Mighty at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Mini-Semester
Brookhaven National Lab Mini-Semester — first BNL experience
Rojae Mighty during the DOE SULI internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship at BNL
Rojae Mighty at a STAR Collaboration basketball event at Brookhaven National Laboratory
BNL Basketball Tournament, Team STAR
Rojae Mighty on a research group ski trip
Research Group Ski Trip
Rojae Mighty presenting at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics conference
APS DNP CEU — first conference presentation
Rojae Mighty at the DIS 2026 conference in Bologna, Italy
DIS 2026 at Bologna, Italy — first international conference
Rojae Mighty speaking at the Stony Brook Physics Colloquium
Speaking at Stony Brook Physics Colloquium
Rojae Mighty celebrating Undergraduate Research Day with Kong and Abhay Deshpande
Celebrating Undergraduate Research Day with Kong and Abhay Deshpande
Rojae Mighty serving as an Admitted Seawolves Day panelist
Admitted Seawolves Day Panelist
Rojae Mighty on the Dean's Student Leadership and Advisory Council
Dean's Student Leadership & Advisory Council

Contact

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