Expert in libp2p-based networks and the Ethereum stack in particular.
Mikel joined the ProbeLab team in 2024 as a Research Engineer, continuing his research focus on P2P networks, P2P protocols, and blockchain applications such as libp2p, IPFS, and Ethereum. He holds a Master's degree in Embedded Systems from the University of the Basque Country, Spain, and is currently in his last year of the PhD with the Polytechnic University of Catalunya.
He previously worked as a Research Engineer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and MigaLabs, while he was awarded a PhD research fellowship from Protocol Labs. During the fellowship he had the opportunity to collaborate on various research projects with entities like Protocol Labs, the Filecoin Foundation, the Ethereum Foundation, the University of Cambridge, and the Codex Storage team at Status.