Ph.D. in Information Systems and Computer Engineering
Research Engineer and Senior Software Engineer
Security & Privacy, Distributed Systems, Blockchain, Interoperability
🇬🇧 Rafael Belchior is a senior engineer at Blockdaemon, a researcher at INESC-ID, and a Fulbright awardee (MIT Connection Science & MIT Media Lab). He holds a Ph.D. from Técnico Lisboa (awarded "Best INESC-ID Ph.D. student").
Studying the intersection of blockchain interoperability, privacy, and security, he focuses on enabling interoperability across heterogeneous systems and building resilient blockchain infrastructure as the foundation for cross-chain use cases such as next-generation payment systems and digital asset management. At Blockdaemon, he develops solutions for secure blockchain interoperability, focusing on DEFI applications. He participates in different open-source ecosystems, namely at the Internet Engineering Task Force (SATP protocol). He is a maintainer of the Hyperledger Cacti project, the Linux Foundation flagship project for enterprise blockchain interoperability.
🇵🇹 Rafael Belchior é senior engineer na Blockdaemon, investigador no INESC-ID, e Fulbrighter (MIT Connection Science & MIT Media Lab). É doutorado pelo Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (recebeu o prémio "Best INESC-ID Ph.D. student").
Os seus interesses de investigação centram-se no estudo da intersecção entre interoperabilidade blockchain, privacidade e segurança, focando-se em permitir a interoperabilidade entre sistemas heterogéneos. Na Blockdaemon, desenvolve soluções para interoperabilidade de blockchains, com foco em aplicações DEFI. Ele participa em diferentes ecossistemas de código aberto, nomeadamente na Internet Engineering Task Force (protocolo SATP). É maintainer do projeto Hyperledger Cacti, o projeto principal da Linux Foundation para interoperabilidade blockchain empresarial.
Contact: rafael.belchior ((at)) tecnico ((dot)) ulisboa ((dot)) pt
Last update: June 2025