What Drives Us
ZFC Research is a lean, founder-funded lab headquartered in Paris. We chase frontier-scale learning and the zero-trust infrastructure it demands—starting small, scaling fast via direct access to ZFC Systems’ megawatt campuses whenever hardware ceilings appear.
Our ethos is simple: prove an idea in a private sandbox, validate it under industrial load on ZFC Systems metal, share results only when disclosure does not compromise safety or strategic edge.
How We Think
- Math Before Code : proofs precede prototypes.
- Selective Disclosure : publish when safety & edge align.
- Secure-by-Design : zero-trust across data, hardware, people.
- Resource Honesty : joules, water & carbon counted alongside FLOPs.
- Tiny Teams : fewer people, deeper focus, higher velocity.
Initial Lines of Inquiry
Model Scaling
Sparse & multimodal nets that bend the compute/quality curve.
Autonomous Ops
RL agents tuning utilisation, cooling and uptime on the fly.
Roll-Up Security
Bitcoin-anchored validity proofs for trust-minimised execution.
Zero-Trust Fabric
TEE attestations & verifiable policy graphs for data custody.
High-Speed I/O
Coherent photonics and queueing for accelerator clusters.
Sustainability Metrics
Energy–carbon accounting embedded into training loops.
Open to Collaboration
Working on similar maths, curating unique datasets, or operating infrastructure that could accelerate our roadmap? Send a concise overview—clear, well-scoped introductions get priority.
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