# 07 academic research layer

*Document code: LES-ROAD-001 v3.8 | Phase 0 | May 2026*

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LES is not only a technical project. It is a documented intellectual journey. The following research streams run in parallel with technical development, producing GitBook entries, LinkedIn articles, and ultimately an academic paper.

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## Research Streams

| Stream               | Description                                                                           |
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| ERP Theory           | History, architecture, and evolution of enterprise resource planning systems          |
| Personal Informatics | Academic field studying self-tracking and personal data systems                       |
| AI Ethics            | Governance, privacy, and ethical frameworks for personal AI systems                   |
| Knowledge Management | How individuals and organisations capture, organise, and leverage knowledge           |
| Cognitive Science    | Decision-making, memory, and the role of externalised systems in human cognition      |
| Finance Systems      | Architecture of enterprise finance systems — GL, reporting, forecasting, analytics    |
| AI in Finance        | AI transformation of the finance function — from automation to augmented intelligence |

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## Primary Research Output

**Intended paper:** *"The Intelligent Personal Finance Function: A Framework for AI-Augmented Individual Financial Management"*

**Target:** Phase 5 — submitted for academic publication

**Scope:** This paper synthesises the practical learning from LES-FIN development with the academic research streams above. It argues that the discipline of enterprise finance architecture applied at personal scale, augmented by AI agents, produces a qualitatively different relationship between an individual and their financial life.

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## Documentation of Research

All research is documented in GitBook under the Research section. Each entry follows the academic standard established in the document taxonomy — referenced, structured, and written for a reader who has not followed the project from the beginning.

GitHub holds the working notes and drafts. GitBook holds the published, reader-facing versions.

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