where to seek honest collaborators, regardless of holdings (not an investment opportunity)

I am interested in getting into mining with an expert. What I bring to the table is a lot of fundamental mathematical research on underlying algorithms. I've productized some of this end to end, i.e. there is a proof that it is real research and works. (I can link if people are interested.) This doesn't really require any investment, it is more about expertise. I'd like a referral by you to a good place to work with honest collaborators. Where do you think they hang out, and how could I find a collaborator? Basically, an expert on mining and algorithms. They don't need to have any holdings or a large amount of mining, it is more about expertise.