Research-Driven Product Intuition
Systematic technical research spanning energy systems, DLT protocols, and AI architecture: directly informing central bank engagements, policy recommendations, and product architecture decisions.
Research → Professional Impact
DLT Research → BIS Innovation Hub Engagement
Deep research into distributed ledger architecture, consensus mechanisms, and enterprise Hyperledger applications directly enabled second-party opinion work for the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Hong Kong on Project Gaia: blockchain infrastructure for climate finance data.
Outcome
Policy recommendations on green finance data infrastructure standards across APAC markets.
Energy Transition Research → GFANZ Framework Design
Technical understanding of offshore floating wind, concentrated solar thermal storage, and grid integration challenges informed emissions disclosure framework design for the energy sector at GFANZ/NZDPU, enabling analysis of 40,718 disclosure records across 102 jurisdictions.
Outcome
G7 Climate Change Mitigation Working Group policy note presented to Italian G7 presidency.
AI Foundations → Liminal Product Architecture
Research into transformer architecture, attention mechanisms, and RAG systems directly underpins current work at Liminal: building AI-native intelligence platforms with physics-based modeling (the Liminal Taxonomy) and multi-agent orchestration that create proprietary competitive moats.
Outcome
Self-improving platforms revealing non-obvious insights competitors can't replicate.
Four Horizons Framework
Systematic technical research creates competitive advantages; this is achieved through anticipating technology trajectories before they're mainstream, connecting cross-domain insights, and grounding product decisions in technical fundamentals.
I maintain a research framework that systematically tracks emerging technologies across four temporal tiers:
Research Areas & Depth
Energy Transition
→ GFANZ/NZDPU emissions disclosure framework • G7 policy recommendations
- — Offshore Floating Wind: Economic viability, mooring systems, floating platforms
- — Wireless Power Transmission: ESA SOLARIS initiative, Caltech MAPLE project, space-based solar
- — Vertical Agriculture: Hydroponics, aeroponics, deep farms, economic challenges
- — Concentrated Solar Power: Thermal storage, grid integration
DLT & Web3
→ BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong blockchain for climate finance • Policy recommendations across APAC
- — Distributed Ledger Technology: Consensus mechanisms, enterprise applications, Hyperledger
- — Cryptocurrency Regulation: EU MiCA, ECB digital euro, global landscape
- — CBDCs: Central bank digital currencies, policy implications
- — Carbon Credit Tokenization: Blockchain in voluntary carbon markets
AI Foundations
→ Liminal's LLM product architecture • Multi-agent orchestration • Proprietary competitive moats
- — Transformer Architecture: Attention mechanisms, RAG systems
- — Intention Decoding Algorithms: Human-machine interaction
- — Robotics & Automation: Care companions, autonomous systems
Sustainable Systems
→ Climate disclosure assessment context • Agriculture technology evaluation
- — Precision Agriculture: IoT sensors, data-driven farming
- — Cultured Meat: Lab-grown protein, sustainability implications
- — Smart Controls: Building automation, energy efficiency