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01
LensKit · Gravitational lensing research

When is more computation actually worth it?

Comparing ways to allocate computation in a gravitational-lensing simulation.

Conditional simulation study

Simulation, Bayesian inference and a comparison of computation-allocation policies.

2025-26 · Computation / Systems
02
AquaSentry · Water monitoring prototype

What happens between a reading and a decision?

A team water-monitoring prototype, from receiving sensor readings to displaying them.

Team project · software prototype

A team water-monitoring prototype; this chapter covers the serial bridge, durable delivery queue and ingestion service.

2026 · Environment / Systems / Computation
03
Insider signals · Quantitative finance research

Can a real signal still be a bad strategy?

Testing whether insider disclosures and financial news could improve returns after costs.

Exploratory research

Event studies, machine-learning comparisons and portfolio optimization using insider disclosures and financial news.

2026 · Economics / Computation
04
Capacity × Information · Supply-chain research

When is information worth more than capacity?

Deciding how much freight capacity to buy before demand is known.

Research manuscript · ongoing validation

Optimization methods for buying freight capacity and information before demand is known.

2026 · Economics / Systems / Computation
05
VERITAS · Financial misinformation research

How does a rumour become a trade?

VERITAS follows information from a social connection to a financial decision.

Exploratory model · under validation

An exploratory model linking social networks, investor beliefs and market decisions.

2026 · Policy / Economics / Computation
06
LaxmanRekha · Behavioural finance concept

Can a calm decision survive a moment of panic?

LaxmanRekha explores commitment, loss limits, and the limits of a voluntary stop button.

Product concept · not deployed

A product concept for choosing a trading-loss limit before decisions become pressured.

2026 · Economics / Systems / Policy
07
Accessible e-rickshaw · Engineering concept

What if the journey cannot even begin?

An accessible e-rickshaw concept starts with the act of boarding.

Engineering concept

An accessible e-rickshaw concept centred on boarding, ramp access and wheelchair accommodation.

2024-26 · Accessibility / Systems
08
Cashless society · Economics essay

Who gets to reverse a decision?

An essay on cashless societies, infrastructure, and the people left holding the risk.

Authored essay

An authored economics essay on payment infrastructure, exclusion and irreversibility.

2026 · Economics / Policy / Accessibility

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