Personal academic homepage of Rudolf Stepan. Not affiliated with Intracom Telecom, IC Intracom or Intracom Defense. The domain intracom.at is used exclusively for independent scientific research.

About

Independent research and systems development across mathematics, theoretical physics, computing architectures, cognition, and source-critical genealogy.

Overview

I am an independent researcher and systems developer. My work combines concept-first research with practical implementation, ranging from centered remainder arithmetic and alternatives to gravitational singularities to operating-system experiments, synthesizable computer architectures, models of expert cognition, and reproducible historical family reconstruction. Current projects include REIST Division, REIST-OS, a hardware-verified 6502 computer implemented in FPGA logic, and a source-critical study of the Farcher/Forcher von Ainbach family.

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Research Areas

  • Gravitation theory – black holes without singularities, reinterpretation of infinity
  • Mathematics / computation – REIST Division and arithmetic reduction frameworks
  • Systems and computer architecture – REIST-OS, FPGA design, and synthesizable 6502 hardware
  • Cognitive science – the Petra Principle, expert-level cognitive saturation
  • AI-augmented reasoning – human–AI interaction models in high-complexity settings
  • Genealogy and historical research – source criticism, prosopography, person identification, and indirect genealogical proof
  • Scientific & philosophical fiction – narrative explorations in speculative universes

Genealogical Research

My genealogical work applies source criticism and cumulative evidence to historical person identification. The current case study reconstructs the Farcher/Forcher von Ainbach family between Tyrol and Styria from parish registers, archival records, private family documents, official regesta, and printed genealogies, while keeping unresolved contradictions explicit and reproducible.

Scientific Focus

My work is guided by a few practical principles:

  • Conceptual minimalism – reduce systems to the fewest necessary assumptions
  • Structural clarity – theories should expose mechanisms, not only outcomes
  • Theoretical independence – enable original conceptual development
  • Open dissemination – research should be accessible and reproducible

Research Profiles