About Quanta Foundry
An independent applied research and project-based learning community exploring AI, quantitative finance, neuroscience and markets, and emerging deep-tech methods.
Our Mission
“To build an applied research and learning community that connects rigorous reading, project-based collaboration, and shared technical curiosity.”
Quanta Foundry was created for people who want to go beyond passive learning. It brings together motivated students, researchers, professionals, and technical contributors to read, discuss, test, and apply complex ideas in a structured and collaborative environment.
Our Path
Quanta Foundry begins with rigorous reading and technical discussion, then moves toward notebooks, simulations, project briefs, and selected applied collaborations. Our goal is to create a complementary environment where motivated students, researchers, and professionals can connect advanced ideas to practical experimentation.
Research papers, technical articles, and serious source material.
Bi-weekly reading sessions and structured technical conversations.
Notebooks, simulations, datasets, and prototype workflows.
Technical notes, project briefs, research summaries, and shared outputs.
Founder
Shahrouz ZADA
Founder & Director
Shahrouz is a researcher, educator, and quantitative finance practitioner working at the intersection of applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, and financial modeling. He holds advanced degrees in mathematics and a Doctorate in Business Administration focused on quantitative finance, with research interests including market antifragility, regime detection, machine learning, and applied risk modeling. Before founding Quanta Foundry, he gained experience across higher education, financial markets, and applied technology projects, including roles involving quantitative analysis, financial operations, Python-based analytics, and teaching in business and engineering education. His teaching work covers Python, data analysis, machine learning, financial modeling, and quantitative methods. Quanta Foundry was created from the conviction that motivated students, researchers, and technical professionals need a complementary space where rigorous reading, applied experimentation, and project-based collaboration can connect advanced ideas to practical technical work.
Our Vision
Building a research-to-practice ecosystem.
Quanta Foundry is designed to grow gradually. It begins as a reading club, applied research community, and Workspace Q project environment. Over time, it can evolve into a broader collaboration platform connecting technical contributors, research ideas, partner use cases, and AI-assisted learning tools.