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Research & Publications

24 publications across 6 research programmes. Individual paper pages include Google Scholar metadata, abstracts, citation info, and PDF downloads.

Research Programmes

Current Research Programme

ASCRI: Adversarial Systems & Complexity Research Initiative

A formal research programme investigating sufficiently complex dynamic networks of agents where equilibria are impossible to reach due to formalised friction constraints. These systems function merely through a reduction of friction—drawing from game theory—and are thus adversarial against themselves, yet persist through dissensus. systems.ac →

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Consent Mechanics

The formal theory of consent-holding in multi-agent systems. When can delegation be legitimate? What are the structural conditions for valid consent? How do we measure consent deficits?

From Consent to Consideration Stakes Without Voice
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Machine Morality

Substrate-independent criteria for moral status. If an AI system meets functional criteria for consent-giving, what follows? The genre mimicry hypothesis: AI safety as statistical reproduction of professional norms.

Relational Functionalism Identity is Irreducibly Relational

Notation Reference

φ
Friction Total coordination overhead in multi-agent delegation
α
Alignment Convergence/divergence of optimization targets between principal and agent
σ
Stake Magnitude of optimization being delegated (what's at risk)
η
Entropy Efficiency loss in optimization transfer (information degradation)
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Legitimacy Stakes-weighted consent alignment across affected populations
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Consent Function Mapping from agent state to valid delegation authorization

Publications

Governance Dynamics

Consent, legitimacy, and multi-agent coordination

The Axiom of Consent Pre-game-theoretic framework for multi-agent friction dynamics · 82pp monograph The Doctrine of Consensual Sovereignty Stakes-weighted consent alignment as formal legitimacy measure In peer review · AI & Ethics From Consent to Consideration Why existentially vulnerable autonomous agents cannot be ruled legitimately Stakes Without Voice Structural exclusion and the legitimacy deficit problem The Trident A triadic framework for system analysis and claim decomposition

Market Microstructure

Risk asymmetry, volatility, and digital asset markets

In peer review · Digital Finance (Springer) Infrastructure vs Regulatory Shocks: Asymmetric Volatility Response in Cryptocurrency Markets GJR-GARCH-X event study methodology across major crypto assets arXiv: 2602.03874 ASRI: Aggregated Systemic Risk Index Unified framework for DeFi-TradFi interconnection risk (w/ Maksakov) Preprint Do Whitepaper Claims Predict Market Behavior? Zero-shot NLP + tensor decomposition (92.45% variance explained) · arXiv: 2601.20336 Alpha Asymmetry in Foreign Exchange Markets Distributional asymmetries as exploitable market inefficiencies Transferring · Computational Economics Same Returns, Different Risks Differential liquidity response to infrastructure vs regulatory events With editor · Computational Economics The Extremity Premium Sentiment regimes and adverse selection in cryptocurrency markets · Agent-based framework

Process Philosophy

Metaphysics, identity, consciousness, and substrates

arXiv: 2601.06363 The Replicator-Optimization Mechanism Computational unity across physical and abstract substrates Dissolving Qualia via Occam's Razor Eliminative monism and the computational basis of phenomenological illusion · ~33k words Identity is Irreducibly Relational Ontological foundations for relational functionalism Consciousness as Nominalization Error Why the hard problem dissolves under linguistic analysis In peer review · Ethics & IT Relational Functionalism: Friendship as Substrate-Agnostic Process Substrate-independent criteria for genuine AI relationships The Preservation Principle When identity survives scale transition The Temporal Bitmap Interpretation Wave function dynamics as static structure traversal

Political Economy

Inequality, privacy, and regulatory structures

The Hedging Paradox Hedging as fourth-stage money laundering methodology Privacy-Preserving Financial Surveillance CBDC architecture: fraud detection without identity monitoring

Computational Cognition

Machine learning, safety, and phenomenology

Preprint Training Data and the Maladaptive Mind Trauma as adversarial training data in developmental learning systems Genre Mimicry AI safety as statistical reproduction of professional norms arXiv: 2603.04419 Semantic-First Vision Semantic embedding prior to visual processing Autonomous Red Team AI LLM-guided adversarial security testing

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Intellectual Lineage

Builds On

Coase Transaction Cost Economics Friction as coordination overhead
Arrow Impossibility Theorem Structural constraints on aggregation
Dennett Intentional Stance Substrate-independent agency
Dawkins Extended Phenotype Replicator dynamics beyond biology
Hurley Consciousness in Action Input-output isomorphism

Extends Toward

Pre-Game Theory What happens before payoffs are assigned
Algorithmic Governance Consent mechanics for autonomous systems
AI Moral Standing Functional criteria for machine consideration
Quantified Legitimacy Empirical measurement of political friction
Market Microstructure Friction as trading cost decomposition

Research Timeline

2024

Genesis

Initial axiomatization of consent mechanics. First formulation of the friction equation.

Early 2025

Empirical Validation

Market microstructure studies confirm friction dynamics in cryptocurrency markets. TARCH-X methodology developed.

Mid 2025

Theoretical Extension

Replicator-Optimization Mechanism unifies biological and computational substrates. Consciousness monograph published.

Late 2025

Journal Submissions

Multiple papers under peer review at Springer journals. Framework applications to AI governance and political economy.

2026

Current Phase

arXiv presence established. Expanding applied research partnerships. UK incorporation in progress.

Research Roadmap

Current Focus

In Progress Axiom of Consent Monograph Consolidating the full formal framework (~80 pages, modular sections)
arXiv ROM Framework Replicator-Optimization Mechanism unifying biological and computational substrates
In Peer Review Market Reaction Asymmetry Infrastructure vs regulatory event study at Digital Finance (Springer)

Next Priorities

Privacy-Preserving AML Simulation Agent-based comparison: graph-only vs identity-linked monitoring
Consent Mechanics Formalization Category-theoretic treatment of delegation and authorization
Multi-Agent Coordination Empirics Testing friction predictions in decentralized governance systems