AMS Derive 2026 — An Invitation to Problem Setters
AMS (Algorithms & Mathematics Society) is building the problem set for AMS Derive 2026, a three-round quantitative contest circuit. This is a direct invitation to mathematicians and quant thinkers who set problems at a research level.
What AMS Derive is
No standard DSA template is applicable to any problem in this set. Every solution requires constructing a mathematical framework from scratch. Our opening round had 200+ participants across IITs, IISc, BITS, and UIUC. One problem had 6 correct solutions in the entire field.
What we are looking for
Problems in any of the following domains:
- Stochastic Processes
- Probability Theory and Bayesian Inference
- Market Microstructure
- Options Pricing Theory
- Combinatorics under probabilistic constraints
The bar is high. Problems must be novel, mathematically rigorous, and impossible to solve by pattern recognition alone. If you have solved 2000 Codeforces problems, that background alone will not help you here. If you understand measure theory, martingales, or microstructure, this invitation is for you.
What accepted problem setters receive
Full credit on the AMS Derive problem set. The editorial and complete problem set are published publicly after each round and reviewed by quant firm representatives on the evaluation panel, direct visibility with the people who hire for quantitative research roles in India.
Accepted contributors share a $1000 USD pool distributed across the three rounds, weighted by accepted problems.
Express interest
Questions: admin@amsociety.in
