Vlad Usatii

I believe intelligence is compression.

This drives my core work towards studying patterns in program behavior and program analysis within popular systems (e.g. LLMs, cryptocurrencies). One day, I want to help us reach AGI and I believe that it starts with maximally compressing multiple humanities worth of information through intelligent algorithms.

I'm an undergraduate student of Computer Science B.S. at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), graduating in 2027 with the intent of pursuing Princeton's CS Master's program.

I work on computer security with a research focus on program analysis and the security of distributed systems. In the future, I'd like to pivot towards applying program analysis and security to traditional economic systems.

Currently, I do research on vulnerability classes and have discovered several zero-day vulnerabilities in high-stakes DeFi protocols with millions in LTV. I identified a gap in security systems for Ethereum smart contracts and am currently raising money for thrum.sh, a research lab that is building a pipeline to detect every class of hidden bugs in protocol code. The goal is to abstract towards traditional financial tooling and collaborate on payment rails and government payment systems.

Outside of research, I run usatii.com (Usatii Media), North America's largest marketing agency by views and upload volume. We serve 40+ clients in 10+ countries and generate 100M+ views every month for clients.

My past clients include the CEO of Gamma (Series B), Airbo, SciSpace, TheCPADude, UNWD, Bishop3DO, Rich & Pour Teas, Spectres, Kerja.io, MotionElements, Rebuildit Inc., and over 150 other companies. I've worked with multiple celebrities as well (email for details).