AI · DeFi · Blockchain advisory
I help founders and teams turn AI from scattered experiments into governed, working systems — research-driven, operator-tested, never hype. Start with a free readiness check, or just tell me what you're working on.
What I do
Applied AI, data science, and ML strategy — from agentic, AI-driven research to model design, evaluation, and production systems your team can actually trust.
Mechanism design, bonding curves, and tokenomics modeling that turn incentives into durable, defensible on-chain economies.
Protocol architecture, ecosystem strategy, and Web3 go-to-market — shaped by years working inside leading networks.
Who you're working with
progfi is led by Ömer Demirel — an ETH Zürich CS PhD with research roots at the University of Zürich and the Max Planck Institute (MPI-CBG), and a former Director at the Avalanche Foundation. A decade-plus spans token engineering, mechanism design, data science, and applied AI, including agentic AI-driven research. A scientist's rigor brought to frontier protocols and institutional data teams — focused on your problem, not a pitch.
Let's talk
Tell me what you're working on. I'll tell you, honestly, whether and how I can help. The fastest start is the free readiness check — three minutes, no signup.