Aref

Research

Open questions I explore by building and testing — self-directed work, not published academic research.

01

AI Systems

How to put an AI layer inside a real product so it is useful rather than decorative — chat cores, assistance, and the plumbing that makes them dependable.

02

Digital Health

Where software can genuinely help people manage health and everyday wellbeing — carefully, and without overpromising.

Apps on prescription: why the German model works and still feeds nobody

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Apps on prescription: the showcase model that feeds almost no one

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DiGA: Getting Approved Is the Easy Part

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03

AI Trading

A disciplined, backtesting-only question: whether an AI layer actually improves a strategy. Research, not live trading — honest with itself by design.

AI Trading Bots: The Alpha Is Real

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04

Product & Startup Research

How small products find their first users, how a company forms around them, and what actually moves them forward.

Story

Questions I'm still working on.

Alongside the products I keep a set of open questions.

My Story