VKR Research is an independent research institute investigating markets, advanced AI, and computational infrastructure.
VKR studies the measurement, economics, and infrastructure behind systems that allocate capital, compute, and risk. The work is organized around public research artifacts: technical memos, datasets, benchmarks, market maps, and reproducible technical tools.
The institute operates across research branches. VKR AI Research investigates evaluation, inference economics, automation infrastructure, compute markets, and deployment risk. VKR Quant Research investigates market evidence, validation, and risk discipline. VKR Systems focuses on the infrastructure required to make measurement repeatable.
The VKR Research Fellowship is the selective research track for self-directed builders and analysts who can turn important questions into serious public work. Applications begin as an interest list; selection signal is taste, rigor, technical execution, and explicit limitations.
Current Papers
Research Tracks
AI Economics & Evaluation
Quantitative Markets
Systems & Measurement Infrastructure