Bellaj Badr is a seasoned blockchain architect and CTO with over a decade of hands-on experience building enterprise-grade, scalable distributed systems from Morocco. He co-founded pioneering ventures including SysIntra and Azakan—the first national blockchain network in Africa—and leads Mchain to deliver production blockchain solutions while bridging research and practice through a PhD focus in blockchain. A longtime contributor and elected admin on the Ethereum Stack Exchange and a Hyperledger technical contributor, he combines community-driven knowledge with practical DevOps chops evidenced by work on IBM's car-lease blockchain demo and containerized deployments. Fluent in both architecture and operations, he excels at translating complex cryptographic and distributed-system concepts into deployable, auditable platforms for enterprises.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science, Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science at Institut National des Postes et Télécommunications
PhD, Blockchain, PhD, Blockchain at Institut Polytechnique de Paris
A demonstration using IBM Blockchain to show how the lifecycle of vehicles can be recorded on a blockchain
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
Contributions:12 commits, 3 PRs, 2 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Bellaj primarily focused on infrastructure and deployment tasks, as evidenced by the modifications to the startup scripts and docker-compose configuration. Their commits demonstrate an understanding of Docker, specifically pulling and tagging Docker images, managing containers, and building the application. The user also adjusted network and protocol settings, indicating familiarity with application configuration and deployment environments.
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Bellaj Badr - CTO & Blockchain Architect at Mchain