Roo's Observatory · Est. 2026

Roopa Kaustubha Rayudu

soft mind, sharp thinking

Investigative Data Analytics · Network & Anomaly Analysis · Fintech & Regulatory Systems

Independent Work · Analytical Projects

Projects

Each project applies a distinct analytical method — network analysis, bilateral trade discrepancy modelling, on-chain graph analytics — to real public datasets. Domain focus is financial systems: how value moves, how ownership is structured, and where regulatory frameworks attempt to make those flows visible.

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Network Analysis · Ownership Structures R · igraph · ICIJ · OpenSanctions

Art Markets & the PEP Problem

Cross-referencing ICIJ offshore entity data with public auction records to build ownership and intermediary networks around flagged nodes. Applies graph-level structural analysis — betweenness centrality, jurisdictional clustering — to surface patterns consistent with FATF high-value asset typology indicators.

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Quantitative Anomaly Detection · Trade Data Python · UN Comtrade API · pandas

Trade-Based Money Laundering

Bilateral discrepancy analysis across SEA and South Asian trade corridors using UN Comtrade mirror data. Builds a Python pipeline to calculate persistent invoice anomalies by corridor and commodity category, mapped against MAS Notice 626 red flag indicators.

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On-Chain Graph Analytics · Regulatory Mapping Python · networkx · Etherscan · Elliptic

Crypto & Financial Crime

Graph feature analysis on the Elliptic labelled Bitcoin transaction dataset — comparing structural signatures of illicit versus licit node clusters. Paired with a comparative regulatory mapping across FATF R.15, MAS PSN02, and EU MiCA on virtual asset oversight.

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