Rafael Belchior is a researcher at INESC-ID, a Fulbright awardee (visited researcher at MIT Connection Science / MIT Media Lab) and a Ph.D. candidate at Técnico Lisboa. ¿ 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 digital asset management.