Rishi Siddharth
Data Scientist · Researcher
I am a senior at American University studying data science, originally from the Bay Area. I also studied at the London School of Economics. I care about telling stories through data — and about what those stories mean for policy.
My work sits at the intersection of technical execution and policy understanding. I research climate finance, tech policy, and financial markets, with the goal of bridging Silicon Valley and Washington, DC.
Featured Projects
TPI Climate Assessment API
Co-developed a FastAPI application providing programmatic access to TPI Centre's climate assessments covering 2,000+ publicly listed companies and 85 sovereign entities. Built RESTful endpoints for Management Quality and Carbon Performance data with Pydantic validation and carbon-intensity projections against 1.5°C benchmarks. Integrated ASCOR sovereign assessment with MCP and RAG features for intelligent data querying.
Economic Classification Research
Published 72-page research paper analyzing economic classification methodologies using 7 thematic dimensions beyond GNI per capita. Revealed policy-relevant distinctions obscured by traditional classification — identifying middle-income countries with robust human capital but weak infrastructure.
Global AI Adoption Analysis
Analyzed AI usage patterns across 200+ countries using Anthropic's Economic Index. Found emerging markets show 4–6 percentage point higher automation rates than developed markets, challenging assumptions about AI adoption concentration.
Stablecoin Policy Research
Developing policy analysis of stablecoin regulation focusing on the GENIUS Act and Treasury Department frameworks. Examining AML/KYC requirements, reserve transparency, systemic risk, and international regulatory coordination.
Other Work
E-Commerce Classifier
Random Forest classifier for product quality assessment. 98% accuracy across 9K product titles with data leakage analysis.
War Monitor (Ukraine)
Multi-agent AI system combining OSINT data streams using Chain-of-Debate framework.
Inflation Prediction
ML models predicting inflation patterns and BoE interest rate changes using time series analysis.
Luxembourg Stock Exchange API
Python API integration for extracting and analyzing financial data.
Writing
I write about AI governance, tech policy, climate finance, and data science.
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