Research

Method-Driven Advisory

Every framework we apply is grounded in our own published, peer-reviewed research. Valuation, governance, enterprise AI, risk.

Why It Matters

Most AI advisory has no methodological foundation.

The market is full of AI consultants who repackage vendor documentation as strategy. Their frameworks are borrowed, their valuations are guesswork, and their recommendations do not survive scrutiny from management, an auditor, or an investment committee.

Every BlackAI framework is grounded in our own published, peer-reviewed research. From our milestone-based valuation model to our enterprise AI architecture methodology. When we advise, we can show you exactly where the method comes from and why it holds.

Research Areas

Six fields. Each with a published foundation.

01

AI Valuation

Milestone-based real-options frameworks for AI-shaped business models.

02

Enterprise Risk

How AI changes governance, control design and realized risk outcomes.

03

Disclosure & Governance

How AI affects reporting consistency, governance credibility and trust.

04

Enterprise Architecture

Scalable AI deployment from a unified core framework across verticals.

05

Federated AI

Verifiable storage, governed data logic and ESG-integrated infrastructure.

06

Regulated Systems

Compliance-aware AI for regulated financial and energy markets.

Core Research Agenda

Three papers form the commercial backbone of the advisory: how AI changes firm value, how it changes enterprise risk, and how it changes governance and disclosure.

01

Firm Valuation When AI Shapes the Business Model

A milestone-based real-options framework for companies whose business model is materially shaped by AI.

ValuationReal OptionsAI Integration
Advanced Draft
02

AI in Enterprise Risk Management

How AI-enabled risk detection changes governance, control design and realized risk outcomes.

Risk ManagementGovernanceEnterprise AI
In Progress
03

Disclosure and Governance Consequences of AI

How AI affects reporting consistency, governance credibility and external trust.

DisclosureGovernanceAI Assistance
In Progress
Selected Research Base

A selected set of adjacent papers supports the broader BlackAI perspective on enterprise architecture, federated AI environments, regulated systems and AI under real operating constraints.

Generic Agnostic AI and Distributed Ledger Enterprise System for Scalable Domain Adaptation

Architecture and methodology for vertical-specific AI deployment from a unified core framework.

Enterprise AIArchitecture
2025

Federated AI Infrastructure with Verifiable Storage and ESG Integration

Federated AI infrastructure with verifiable storage and governed data logic.

Federated AIInfrastructure
2025

Tiered Compliant AI System for Regulated Financial Institutions

Compliance-aware multi-agent framework for regulated financial operations in DACH.

FinanceCompliance
2025

Functional Architecture of European Electricity Trading Markets

Requirements for AI-supported trading systems under regulatory constraints.

EnergyRegulation
2025

Research that arrives in the advisory.

Every framework we apply has a published foundation. If you want to see how that works in practice, talk to us.

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P3 Energy

Energy

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Swissi LegalAI

Legal

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Data

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Crypto

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Blockchain

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Swissi UniAI AG

EdTech

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InsurTech

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Swissi PharmaAI AG

Pharma

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Swissi Data AG

Data

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Swissi GIT AG

DevOps

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HR

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Infrastructure

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Cooperation

The BlackAI Ecosystem

BlackAI Consulting operates within a group of specialized companies. Each brings focused expertise — from AI research and data infrastructure to software engineering and capital.

01

BlackAI Capital

Zug, Switzerlandblackai.capital

Private AI venture club. 16 portfolio companies across research, fintech, energy, healthcare, and data infrastructure.

02

Swissi Institute for AI

Zug, Switzerlandswissi-ai.institute

Applied AI research and development. AI architecture, model evaluation, and enterprise-grade AI systems.

03

Power 3 Data

Zug, Switzerlandpower3data.com

Data infrastructure, analytics, and AI-driven energy market intelligence.

04

01 Engineering

Zug, Switzerland

Software engineering and AI system development. Full-stack architecture for AI-native applications.

05

BlackAI Compliance

Zug, Switzerlandcompliance.blackai.capital

AI-powered compliance review for financial services providers. Regulatory audits for FINMA, BaFin, and FMA requirements.

06

BlackAI Websites

Zug, Switzerlandwebsites.blackai.capital

AI-readiness services for companies. AI-optimized websites, AI chat integration, enterprise AI systems, and finetuned models.