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2025-02-24: Our revised paper introduces novel ML/AI estimators for wash trading, actionable for and beyond NFT markets.
About Me
I am a first-year PhD student in Operations Management (DOTM) at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Previously, I worked as a research assistant at the University of Pennsylvania's Crypto and Society Lab (CASL), mentored by Brett Hemenway Falk and Gerry Tsoukalas.
I am broadly interested in algorithmic game theory, particularly in addressing challenges arising from new technologies and digital platforms. Recently, I have been working on Decentralized Finance (DeFi). My work in this area, especially concerning Non-Fungible Token (NFT) wash trading and royalties, contributes to better market designs that enhance regulatory practices and empower creators.
Feel free to reach out if you would like to learn more about my research or talk about film photography.
Contents
Articles
Under Review / Working Papers
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Can AI Detect Wash Trading? Evidence from NFTs, Falk, B., Tsoukalas, G., and Zhang, N. (2023).
Research Policy, R&R. -
Economics of NFTs: The Value of Creator Royalties, Falk, B., Gu, B., Tsoukalas, G., and Zhang, N. (2022).
Information Systems Research, Major Revision.
Theses
- "Being An Artist Is Hard: Navigating the Dynamics of Money and Power", Zhang, N. (2021)
- "Category Theory and Universal Property", Zhang, N. (2019)
- "La Nouvelle Vague est-elle un cinéma existentialiste français?", Zhang, N. (2019)
Guides / Projects
- DeFi Research Database data samples: uniswap, usdc, usdt.
- Ethereum log parser
- Monthly utility keeper
- Common problems for Windows and Linux dualboot
- GlobalProtect SSL failure on Linux
- How to write LaTeX with VSCode on Linux?
- SSH Basics
- Beautiful Git guide written by Roger Dudler
Notes
Partial solutions of Probability: Theory and Examples by Rick Durrett
Partial solutions of Stochastic Calculus and Financial Applications by J. Michael Steele
Practice attempts of past Penn AMCS Preliminary exam
Selected notes from my prior math classes.