Andrea Canidio is a senior research economist at CoW Protocol, where he studies the PBS supply chain, MEV, optimal AMM design, and OFA auction design. Some of his most recent contributions are the design of the first LVR-resistant AMM (FM-AMM, currently in production under the name CoW AMM), MEV blocker fee mechanism, and a new auction design for intents. Before joining CoW Protocol, he held academic positions at IMT School for Advanced Studies (Lucca, Italy), Central European University (Budapest. Hungary) and INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). He holds a PhD in Economics from Boston University.