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The Thermodynamics of Trading with Daniel Pontecorvo

The Thermodynamics of Trading with Daniel Pontecorvo

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Daniel Pontecorvo runs the “physical engineering” team at Jane
Street. This group blends architecture, mechanical engineering,
electrical engineering, and construction management to build
functional physical spaces. In this episode, Ron and Dan go deep
on the challenge of heat exchange in a datacenter, especially in
the face of increasingly dense power demands—and the analogous
problem of keeping traders cool at their desks. Along the way
they discuss the way ML is changing the physical constraints of
computing; the benefits of having physical engineering expertise
in-house; the importance of monitoring; and whether you really
need Apollo-style CO2 scrubbers to ensure your office gets fresh
air.

You can find the transcript for this episode on our website.

Some links to topics that came up in the discussion:

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers)

Some research on CO2’s effects on human performance, which
motivated us to look into CO2 Scrubbers

The Open Compute Project

Rail-Optimized and Rail-only network topologies.

Immersion cooling, where you submerge a machine in a
dielectric fluid!