University of Michigan, Computer Engineering and Economics. I build risk models, data pipelines and tools for crypto markets and finance.
- Systems + software: computer engineering lens on full-stack delivery, performance, and correctness, applied to protocols and markets.
- Domains: DeFi risk & automation, smart contracts, simulation & backtests, data/ETL pipelines, SDKs and operator tooling.
- Proof over pitch: public repos with methodology, runbooks, and runnable code where it matters.
- Work authorization: U.S. citizen, no sponsorship required.
- Protocol monitoring & invariants: Rust / EVM replay-style workflows; early warning on broken assumptions.
- Stress-testing automation: stop-loss and vault behavior under gas spikes and drawdowns.
- Product surfaces: strategy builders, dashboards, and paper / testnet paths before mainnet.
- Reproducible narratives: stress windows, parameters, and outcomes a reviewer can follow.
- Clear boundaries: what the model assumes vs. what on-chain reality can break.
- Docs first for collaborators: quick start, status (active / research / archived), and how to verify.
- Protocol safety & automation: invariant checks, historical replay, and stress paths (gas, liquidity, vol).
- Yield & execution clarity: net APY, break-even framing, and dashboards that match how positions actually behave.
- Identity & agents on-chain: underwriting-style primitives for verifiable agent economies (ERC-6551, 4337-aware flows).
- Ops-grade data: scrape → normalize → ship (supply-chain finance, market consoles, customer API SDKs).
Four independent projects built from public data. Overview: rahilbhavan.com/crypto-finance
| Project | Result | Live |
|---|---|---|
| Spine | Replays Coinbase's on-chain loan book (Morpho on Base) through seven historical crashes; liquidator capital, not the LTV, is what binds. | dashboard |
| MARA credit case | Credit committee case on a $5M secured revolver to MARA Holdings; the collateral waterfall supports a conditional $3.0M. | decision view |
| COIN revenue bridge | Splits Coinbase's $863.8M Q3 to Q4 2024 consumer revenue jump from SEC filings: $852.9M volume, $10.9M yield. | case study |
| x402 exception desk | Synthetic x402 payment exception desk; across 3,600 scenarios no queue policy wins on every objective. | operator report |
| Project | One-liner |
|---|---|
| Summer.fi risk analysis | Simulation + write-up on dynamic stop-loss and automation under extreme vol and gas (e.g. Aug 2024–style stress) for Aave / Morpho-class stacks. |
| Beefy yield–fidelity monitor | Net APY and break-even framing so headline yield matches what users actually earn after fees, routes, and reality. |
| KYA Protocol | Decentralized underwriting for AI agent identities: bonded identities with ERC-6551 TBAs, reputation, insurance-style staking, and 4337 paymaster patterns. |
| gm_mecg | Automotive supply-chain quarterly financials: SEC + Yahoo Finance → Excel pipelines for repeatable reporting. |
| wingbits | Wingbits Customer API: TypeScript SDK, CLI, flights / GPS-jamming workflows, Ink TUI. |
Python · TypeScript · Next.js · Solidity · Foundry / Hardhat · Rust · FastAPI · The Graph · Supabase
- Website: rahilbhavan.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahil-bhavan
- Email: rbhavan@umich.edu
Open to internships and full-time roles in on-chain risk, protocol engineering, and quant-leaning DeFi / data.