Research & Studies

Ongoing Research in Economics, Financial Systems & Expert Systems

Current Research Focus

My research spans three interconnected domains: economic systems analysis, quantitative financial modeling, and symbolic reasoning frameworks. Each study combines theoretical rigor with practical implementation, drawing from decades of experience in systems architecture and data analysis.

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Featured Research

Building Expert Systems for Hierarchical Text Interpretation

Comprehensive Survey Advanced Multi-Framework Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of expert systems for legal and regulatory text interpretation combining deterministic reasoning with domain expertise. This research evaluates hierarchical document parsing, formal rule engines, and knowledge representation for precise rule following in legal applications.

Research Impact:

Bridges the gap between academic research and production implementation for legal AI. Provides actionable framework selection criteria and architectural patterns for building reliable, auditable expert systems that handle complex regulatory text with mathematical precision.

Core Challenge: From Foundation to Production

Beyond Basic Rule Writing: While frameworks like New Zealand's Better Rules provide valuable entry-level methodologies for writing new legislation with Q-COE models (Questions, Considerations, Outcomes, Exceptions), the critical challenge lies in interpreting the vast corpus of existing legal and regulatory texts with hierarchical complexity.

Production Reality: Legal documents represent some of the most structurally complex text in human language. A single regulatory framework can span hundreds of pages with nested hierarchies that determine the precise scope and application of each rule. Traditional NLP approaches that flatten this structure lose critical contextual information.

Hierarchical Preservation

Constitutional articles → Statutory chapters → Regulatory sections → Subsection rules. Each level fundamentally changes interpretation scope and legal weight.

Deterministic Reasoning

Legal AI systems must provide mathematically reproducible decisions with complete audit trails, unlike probabilistic machine learning models.

Multi-Jurisdictional Scale

Production systems handle millions of pages across jurisdictions, requiring enterprise-grade parsing with sub-second response times.

Formal Verification

Rule consistency checking using mathematical tools like Alloy and Z3 prevents contradictory requirements in production deployment.

Drools LKIF Ontology DocParser Neo4j Alloy Verification Legal AI
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Featured Research

Designing Resilient Stablecoins for an Inflationary World

Scientific Assessment Expert Mathematical Analysis

Comprehensive scientific analysis revealing fundamental flaws in multi-currency basket stablecoins and proposing evidence-based commodity frameworks for true purchasing power preservation. Mathematical modeling demonstrates how proposed SDR-like baskets create "average inflation coins" rather than stable value storage.

Critical Finding:

The proposed multi-currency basket would create 4.62% annual purchasing power erosion. Scientific analysis of global inflation hedging performance demonstrates that commodities provide 7% real return gains per 1% inflation surprise, while currency baskets converge toward collective debasement during hyperinflationary scenarios.

The "Average Inflation Coin" Problem

Mathematical Proof: Weighted Inflation Rate = Σ(Currency Weight × Inflation Rate) = (43.38% × 6.0%) + (29.31% × 4.0%) + (12.28% × 2.0%) + (7.59% × 3.0%) + (7.44% × 5.0%) = 4.62% annual purchasing power loss

Alternative Framework: Evidence-based analysis demonstrates true stability requires 70% commodity allocation targeting assets with empirically proven inflation hedging capabilities: industrial metals (25%), energy complex (20%), precious metals (15%), agriculture (10%), with limited fiat exposure (20%) and real assets (10%).

Market Analysis

$254B stablecoin market facilitating $32T annually. USDT/USDC duopoly controls 88.5% through network effects, creating barriers for innovation.

Empirical Evidence

Goldman Sachs analysis of five major inflationary episodes shows commodities gained 7% per 1% inflation surprise while stocks/bonds declined.

Technical Implementation

Proven oracle infrastructure through Chainlink and Truflation enables real-time inflation data and commodity pricing with cryptographic verification.

Regulatory Framework

MiCA requirements and US fragmented approach create compliance complexity requiring $29M capital for viable enterprise-grade launch.

Econometric Modeling ARIMA/GARCH Commodity Analysis Oracle Infrastructure Smart Contracts Financial Engineering
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Ontology-Based Expert Systems

Ongoing - Started Jan 2025 Advanced OWL, Prolog, Python

Developing comprehensive frameworks for building ontology-driven expert systems that can encode complex rule sets from games, legal standards, and regulatory compliance. This research focuses on creating deterministic, explainable AI systems that bridge symbolic reasoning with natural language interfaces.

Research Significance:

Expert systems represent the future of trustworthy AI—deterministic, explainable, and auditable. Unlike black box models, these systems provide transparent reasoning chains essential for legal, medical, and regulatory applications.

# Ontology-driven rule engine framework class ExpertSystem: def __init__(self, ontology_path, rules_path): self.ontology = load_owl_ontology(ontology_path) self.rules = parse_rule_set(rules_path) self.inference_engine = build_inference_engine() def query(self, question, context): # Convert natural language to structured query structured_query = self.nl_to_logic(question, context) # Apply rules with full traceability result = self.inference_engine.solve(structured_query) # Return answer with explanation chain return { 'answer': result.conclusion, 'confidence': result.certainty, 'reasoning': result.trace_path, 'sources': result.applied_rules }
Semantic Web OWL Ontologies Rule Engines Legal Tech Symbolic AI Knowledge Graphs
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Global Debt Management Strategy

8 months deep dive Advanced Python, R, Economics

Comprehensive economic analysis examining global sovereign debt patterns, sustainability metrics, and potential restructuring scenarios. This study combines macroeconomic theory with quantitative modeling to assess systemic risks and policy implications across major economies.

Economic Impact:

With global debt reaching unprecedented levels, understanding restructuring mechanisms and systemic risks is critical for policymakers, investors, and economists. This research provides data-driven insights into one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

# Sovereign debt sustainability analysis def analyze_debt_sustainability(country_data): """ Multi-factor analysis of sovereign debt sustainability Based on IMF frameworks and historical crisis patterns """ metrics = { 'debt_to_gdp': calculate_debt_ratio(country_data), 'debt_service_ratio': calculate_service_burden(country_data), 'fiscal_space': assess_fiscal_capacity(country_data), 'external_vulnerability': analyze_external_debt(country_data) } # Apply stress testing scenarios stress_results = stress_test_scenarios(metrics, country_data) # Risk assessment using historical patterns risk_score = calculate_composite_risk(metrics, stress_results) return { 'sustainability_score': risk_score, 'key_vulnerabilities': identify_risks(metrics), 'policy_recommendations': generate_recommendations(risk_score), 'scenario_outcomes': stress_results }
Macroeconomics Econometrics Policy Analysis Risk Assessment Data Modeling Sovereign Debt
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Black Box Trading System Analysis

6 months analysis Expert 65GB+ Financial Data

Large-scale quantitative analysis of financial market data across multiple asset classes, exchanges, and timeframes. This research applies advanced statistical methods and machine learning techniques to identify patterns, inefficiencies, and algorithmic trading opportunities in complex financial systems.

Market Insights:

Processing massive datasets reveals market microstructure patterns invisible to traditional analysis. This research combines decades of trading experience with cutting-edge data science to understand market behavior at scale.

# High-frequency market data analysis pipeline class MarketDataAnalyzer: def __init__(self, data_sources, timeframes): self.data_sources = data_sources # 12+ exchanges self.timeframes = timeframes # microsecond to daily self.pattern_detector = AdvancedPatternEngine() def analyze_market_structure(self, symbol, date_range): """ Comprehensive market microstructure analysis Processes tick-by-tick data for pattern recognition """ # Load and clean massive datasets raw_data = self.load_market_data(symbol, date_range) # Multi-timeframe analysis patterns = {} for timeframe in self.timeframes: aggregated_data = resample_data(raw_data, timeframe) patterns[timeframe] = self.pattern_detector.find_patterns( aggregated_data, min_confidence=0.85 ) # Cross-timeframe correlation analysis correlations = analyze_timeframe_correlations(patterns) # Statistical arbitrage opportunities opportunities = identify_arbitrage_signals( patterns, correlations, risk_threshold=0.02 ) return { 'patterns': patterns, 'correlations': correlations, 'opportunities': opportunities, 'confidence_metrics': calculate_confidence(patterns) }
Quantitative Finance Big Data Statistical Analysis Algorithmic Trading Market Microstructure HFT Analysis
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Research Methodology

Data-Driven Approach

All research is grounded in empirical data analysis, using statistical methods to validate hypotheses and ensure reproducible results.

Open Implementation

Research includes working code implementations, allowing for verification, extension, and practical application of theoretical findings.

Cross-Disciplinary

Combines insights from computer science, economics, mathematics, and domain expertise to address complex real-world problems.

Practical Applications

Each study targets actionable insights that can inform policy decisions, system design, or investment strategies.

Research Collaboration

These research areas represent ongoing investigations with significant practical implications. I'm open to collaboration with academic institutions, policy organizations, and technology companies working on similar challenges.

Each study includes comprehensive documentation, reproducible methodologies, and open-source implementations where applicable. Contact me to discuss findings, methodologies, or potential collaboration opportunities.