Summary
Raphael Mu is a researcher and builder focused on advancing human agency and informedness through institutions that promote scholarship, cooperation, and trust. With 11 years of experience spanning software engineering, experimental and theoretical economics, and cultural evolution research, he blends hands-on product experience (from Stripe and startups) with rigorous academic inquiry at institutions including Harvard, LSE, Oxford, and UNSW. As cofounder and scientist at Atoms.org he designs incentive-aligned peer review systems funded by crypto research grants, and his current PhD work studies cultural evolution under Joseph Henrich. Comfortable moving between code, theory, and institutional design, he brings a rare combination of technical craftsmanship, economic modelling, and interest in high-leverage incentive structures. An artist by temperament, he often frames technical problems through creative, systems-level perspectives.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
UNSW Sydney
Diploma Computer Science, Diploma Computer Science at Bradfield School of Computer Science
PhD Theoretical Anthropology, PhD Theoretical Anthropology at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Diploma Mathematics Science and Computer Science, Diploma Mathematics Science and Computer Science at Montgomery Blair High School
London School of Economics and Political Science