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Quantitative DeFi (QDF)

We're launching QDF as a new research wing focused on quantitative research collaborations starting Summer Semester 2026.

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Mission

Traditional financial systems are beautifully complex, but their migration on distributed blockchain computers brings with it many difficult problems to solve. Our mission is to harness the power of modern quantitative methods, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge literature, not only to facilitate the migration of these systems seamlessly onchain, but also to improve their performances relative to traditional systems.

Our research wing monitors and studies top-performing, technical DeFi protocols which are establishing new forms of exchanges in fixed-rate, lending/borrowing, RWA, (re)staking, and derivatives markets.

Our Researchers

GD
Gaurav Dev
IM
Indrakshee Mukherjee
SM
Shubham Mandawewala
YK
Yehor Kubakh
IB
Ivan Borisov
HA
Haya Agha
IG
Ivan von Greiff

Focus Areas

Lending protocol efficiency and solutions

What we measure: efficiency, risk, market design

AMM protocol efficiency and solutions

What we measure: efficiency, risk, market design

RWA collateralization solutions

What we measure: efficiency, risk, market design

Derivatives for hedging new volatilities

What we measure: efficiency, risk, market design

Inter-exchange/chain arbitrage strategies

What we measure: efficiency, risk, market design

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Who we're looking for

  • •Quant/math-fin/stat heavy profiles OR research-inclined business students to support our core mathematicians
  • •Market microstructure / mechanism design curiosity
  • •Strong Python / data analysis

How to join

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Existing TBC flow / rolling applications. Contact via External Affairs if partner.

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