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35+ papers documenting Hanzo AI platform evolution covering:
- Crowdstart cloud-native commerce (2014 era)
- Astle.js reactive SDK, Verus analytics (2015 era)
- Earle genetic marketing optimization (2016 era)
- Hanzo AI-first commerce platform (Techstars 2017)
- Checkout, analytics ML (2018 era)
- API gateway, SDK ecosystem, webhooks (2019 era)
- MCP protocol, Platform PaaS (2021 era)
- Agent SDK, ML framework, search, identity NFT (2022 era)
- Jin multimodal AI, DSO protocol (2023 era)
- Candle Rust ML, ACI decentralized compute (2024 era)
- Chat, Flow, Operative, Network whitepaper, ASO, HMM,
  LLM gateway, Zen model family (2025 era)

Papers describe historical work from 2014-2025.
All compiled into this repository October 2025 - March 2026.

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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

Zach Kelling - Founder & CEO, Hanzo Industries Inc

Institutional Authors

Hanzo Papers (AI Infrastructure)

\author{
    Zach Kelling\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \textit{Hanzo Industries Inc (Techstars '17)} \\
    Los Angeles, California \\
    \texttt{https://hanzo.ai}
}

Lux Papers (Blockchain/Crypto)

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

Zoo Papers (Open AI Research)

\author{
    Zach Kelling\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{
    Zach Kelling\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{
    Zach Kelling\textsuperscript{1,2,3}\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]} \\
    \\
    \textsuperscript{1}\textit{Hanzo Industries Inc (Techstars '17), Los Angeles, CA} \\
    \textsuperscript{2}\textit{Lux Partners, \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 Partners [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)