🇬🇧 Rafael Belchior is a researcher at INESC-ID, a Fulbright awardee (MIT Connection Science & MIT Media Lab) and 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. He participates in different open-source ecosystems, namely at the Internet Engineering Task Force (SATP protocol) and Hyperledger Cacti. Currently he is a Senior R&D Engineer at Blockdaemon.

🇵🇹 Rafael Belchior é investigador no INESC-ID, ex-Fulbrighter (MIT) e doutorado pelo Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (recebeu o prémio "Best INESC-ID Ph.D. student 2024").

Os seus interesses de investigação centram-se no estudo da intersecção entre a interoperabilidade, segurança e privacidade, e blockchain. Ele participa em diferentes ecossistemas de código aberto, nomeadamente na Internet Engineering Task Force e no Hyperledger Cacti. Atualmente, é Engenheiro I&D na Blockdaemon.