Independent Research Organization

NEXERCH

We build what the problem demands. Nothing less.

We move at the speed the problem burns.

Our Systems View on GitHub
6+
Research Projects
25
Formal Safety Axioms
99.8%
Simulation Success Rate
4+
Published Preprints
Active Systems

What We Build

Production-grade autonomous systems, verified against real-world data. Every constant traceable. Every decision auditable.

SYS — 001
ARVS
Adaptive Robust Verification System
Research-grade autonomy architecture for spacecraft, rovers, and safety-critical systems. 25 frozen axioms. Non-bypassable authority layer. Validated against NASA REMS, NASA SPICE, ESA Mars Express, and ISS OSDR live telemetry.
Active
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SYS — 002
ATLAS
Autonomous Launch & Termination Architecture System
Complete autonomous flight software for reusable launch vehicles. 1 kHz C++17 real-time control loop. 19-state Extended Kalman Filter. Triple-redundant IMU voting. RTOS-ready. All hardware constants traced to manufacturer datasheets.
Active
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SYS — 003
M17
K-Framework for Autonomous Celestial Discovery
Heuristic pipeline for space domain awareness and deep-space forensic analysis. Repurposes decommissioned satellite data to detect sub-pixel stellar signatures, black hole candidates, and objects discarded as noise by standard orbital filters.
Active
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SYS — 004
Agent Systems
Multi-Agent Intelligence & Decision Architecture
Exploration of multi-agent coordination, distributed autonomous decision-making, and formal verification of agent behavior under adversarial and uncertain environments. Architecture design in progress.
In Development
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Proving independent research
can compete with institutions.

No walls. No committees. Just the problem and the obligation to solve it.

Publications

Research

Under Review — Foundations of Physics · Springer Nature
The Persistence Criterion: Distinguishing Epistemic Obscuration from Ontological Elimination in Physical Theories
Chirag Rathi · Independent Researcher · March 2026
10.5281/zenodo.18525587 →
Preprint · Zenodo
Post-Shell-Crossing Void Re-expansion (PSC-VR): A Research Compendium
Chirag Rathi · Independent Researcher · 2026
10.5281/zenodo.18524965 →
Preprint · Zenodo
A Quantitative Study of Octahedral Orbital Architectures
Chirag Rathi · Independent Researcher · 2026
10.5281/zenodo.18528558 →
Software Release · Zenodo · Apache 2.0
ATLAS: Autonomous Launch and Termination Architecture System (v1.0)
Chirag Rathi · 2026
10.5281/zenodo.19039518 →
Core Principles

How We Think

01
Noise is just undiscovered signal.
02
Unknown does not mean absent.
03
Refusal is always a valid outcome.
04
If the work needs to be done — it gets done.
05
Reliability is not a feature. It is the foundation.
06
Build less. Build deeper. Make it work in reality.
Collaboration

Who We Work With

NEXERCH is not open to mass contributions. We work with a small number of serious independent builders.

  • 01Think in systems, not just in code
  • 02Build independently without waiting for permission
  • 03Care about depth over trends
  • 04Have original work — not contributions to existing frameworks
  • 05Understand that simulation is not the same as reality
Get in touch
chiragrathiresearcher@gmail.com
GitHub → ORCID →