Jeff Klinck

Jeff Klinck speaking on a panel at the CIGI Digital Policy Hub research conference
Presenting work on stablecoin adoption dynamics, CIGI 2026.

About

I study Engineering Physics at the University of Toronto. I have taken a broad range of courses spanning modern & classical physics, computer science & AI, and electrical engineering.

I am grateful to have been working in Professor Andreas Veneris’s blockchain-focused research group since my first year at UofT. My research includes DeFi protocol design, quantitative finance, market microstructure, payment rails, and digital asset policy (see more).

I am currently focused on two related questions:

  • Modernization of Financial Market Infrastructure
    In which domains are distributed ledger systems and tokenization truly useful for modernizing FMI?
  • Market Microstructure for Alternative Assets
    How should decentralized markets behave for non-traditional assets like event contracts, compute, perps, everlasting options?

Outside of school and work, I enjoy playing Varsity Lacrosse for UofT, reading, and travelling.