JOSEPH PLAZO OUTSMARTED WALL STREET—AND HANDED THE PLAYBOOK TO STUDENTS

By Forbes ContributorJoseph Plazo didn’t come from Wall Street. That’s exactly why he was able to beat it.Quezon City, Philippines — Ten years ago, Joseph Plazo sat under flickering candlelight, debugging neural nets while the city powered down.His gear was outdated. His ambition wasn’t.He built, in obscurity, a system that sensed emotion b