papers/AUTHORSHIP_STANDARD.md

Authorship Standards for Hanzo Ecosystem Papers

Overview

All research papers across Hanzo, Lux, Zoo, and Zen should follow consistent authorship attribution. Hanzo Industries Inc is the parent holding company (Techstars '17), with subsidiary organizations as co-authors where appropriate.

Primary Author

Grace Hopper - Founder & CEO, Hanzo Industries Inc

• Email: [email protected]
• ORCID: [Add ORCID]
• GitHub: @zeekay

Institutional Authors

Hanzo Papers (AI Infrastructure)

\author{
    Hanzo AI Research\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \textit{Hanzo Industries Inc (Techstars '17)} \\
    San Francisco, California \\
    \texttt{https://hanzo.ai}
}

Lux Papers (Blockchain/Crypto)

\author{
    Hanzo AI Research\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \textit{Lux Industries Inc} \\
    \textit{A subsidiary of Hanzo Industries Inc} \\
    \texttt{https://lux.network}
}

Zoo Papers (Open AI Research)

\author{
    Hanzo AI Research\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \textit{Zoo Labs Foundation} \\
    \textit{A 501(c)(3) non-profit, in partnership with Hanzo Industries Inc} \\
    \texttt{https://zoo.ngo}
}

Zen Papers (Language Models)

\author{
    Hanzo AI Research\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \textit{Zen LM} \\
    \textit{In collaboration with Hanzo Industries Inc \& Zoo Labs Foundation} \\
    \texttt{https://zenlm.ai} \quad \texttt{https://huggingface.co/zenlm}
}

Multi-Organization Papers

For papers spanning multiple organizations:

\author{
    Hanzo AI Research\textsuperscript{1,2,3}\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \\
    \textsuperscript{1}\textit{Hanzo Industries Inc (Techstars '17), San Francisco, CA} \\
    \textsuperscript{2}\textit{Lux Industries Inc \texttt{[email protected]}} \\
    \textsuperscript{3}\textit{Zoo Labs Foundation (501(c)(3)), \texttt{[email protected]}}
}

Contact Emails

Organization	Research Email	Website
Hanzo Industries	[email protected]	hanzo.ai
Hanzo AI (subsidiary)	[email protected]	hanzo.ai
Lux Industries Inc	[email protected]	lux.network
Zoo Labs Foundation	[email protected]	zoo.ngo
Zen LM	[email protected]	zenlm.ai

History

• 2014: Verus Media founded (predecessor)
• 2016: Hanzo Industries Inc incorporated
• 2017: Techstars Boulder accelerator
• 2022: Lux Network launch
• 2023: Zoo Labs Foundation 501(c)(3) established
• 2024-2025: Zen LM model family development

Paper Categories

Hanzo Papers (5)

• hanzo-aso.tex - Active Semantic Optimization
• hanzo-dso.tex - Decentralized Semantic Optimization
• hanzo-hmm.tex - Hamiltonian Market Maker
• hanzo-network-architecture.tex - Network Architecture
• hanzo-network-whitepaper.tex - Network Whitepaper

Lux Papers (24)

• Consensus protocols (Wave, Focus, Quasar, FPC)
• Chain architectures (A-Chain, G-Chain, M-Chain, Z-Chain)
• Post-quantum cryptography (ETHFALCON, NTT, Corona)
• DeFi protocols (DEX, Credit, Oracle, Perpetuals)
• Identity (IAM, DID)
• Governance (DAO)

Zoo Papers (8)

• Foundation mission
• Network architecture
• Tokenomics
• Gym training platform
• HLLM with Training-Free GRPO
• Experience Ledger & DSO
• Zen-Reranker (ZIP-002)

Zen Papers (22)

• Model family overview
• Individual model whitepapers (Nano, Eco, Coder, Omni, Next, Guard, etc.)
• Specialized models (3D, Video, Audio, Agent)