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# Hi, I'm Hugo Dias 👋🏻

I’m software engineer based in Porto, Portugal. I have a Masters in Computer Science and Networks Engineering from Porto’s Science University.

I have been doing open source since 2010 and i’m passionate about the web, browsers, decentralization, distributed networks, high performance web apps and developer experience. Currently writing code for Web3.

Creator of [nft.storage](https://nft.storage) and [web3.storage](https://web3.storage)

Contributor to [Filecoin](https://filecoin.io) [IPFS](https://ipfs.tech) [libp2p](https://libp2p.io) [UCAN](https://github.com/ucan-wg) [multiformats](https://github.com/multiformats) [IPNS](https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/ipns/) [IPVM](https://github.com/ipvm-wg)

Working on [filsnap](https://github.com/filecoin-project/filsnap) [iso-filecoin](https://github.com/hugomrdias/filecoin)

Maintaining [iso packages](https://github.com/hugomrdias/iso-repo) [metamask-tools](https://github.com/hugomrdias/metamask) [playwright-test](https://github.com/hugomrdias/playwright-test)

### Latest posts

[See all posts](/blog/)

- [**Reviews for GitHub: Comment on the Docs in Your Repos**](/blog/reviews-for-github-comment-on-the-docs-in-your-repos/)

  [Reviews lets your team read a GitHub repository’s markdown as GitHub renders it, select any passage and leave a comment. Comments follow the text through edits, and coding agents can read and address them over MCP.](/blog/reviews-for-github-comment-on-the-docs-in-your-repos/)
- [**Manage Filecoin Directly in Metamask & Get Transaction Insights with Filsnap**](/blog/manage-filecoin-directly-in-metamask--get-transaction-insights-with-filsnap/)

  [Exciting news for Metamask and Filsnap users! Manage your Filecoin accounts without leaving the extension and gain deeper insights into your transactions. We cover the new UI, RPC methods, and more.](/blog/manage-filecoin-directly-in-metamask--get-transaction-insights-with-filsnap/)
- [**New in iso-filecoin: Ledger, Wallet Support & React Integration**](/blog/new-in-iso-filecoin-ledger-wallet-support--react-integration/)

  [Discover the latest updates to the iso-filecoin Javascript package! This release introduces Ledger wallet support, streamlined React integration with the FilecoinProvider component and hooks, unified wallet adapters, and a new documentation website.](/blog/new-in-iso-filecoin-ledger-wallet-support--react-integration/)

### Recent projects

[See all projects](/projects/)

- [**⨎ Filecoin Wallet on Metamask**](/projects/filsnap/)

  [Connect to Filecoin dapps using Metamask.](/projects/filsnap/)
- [**Web3 Storage**](/projects/web3-storage/)

  [Use decentralized protocols like IPFS and UCAN to liberate your data.](/projects/web3-storage/)
- [**UCAN**](/projects/ucan/)

  [User Controlled Authorization Network (UCAN) Specification](/projects/ucan/)

### Latest work

[See all work](/work/)

- Jan 2023 - Apr 2024
  #### [Software Engineer at Fission](https://web.archive.org/web/20241013000427/https://fission.codes/)
  Research and protocol engineering, specification development, and implementation for UCAN, WNFS, IPVM, and more.

  [![](/_astro/fission.BnvsaFSL_Z2fQOJs.webp)](/_astro/fission.BnvsaFSL_Z2wmXfd.webp)[![](/_astro/ucan.D9KrgmfK_v0yLD.webp)](/_astro/ucan.D9KrgmfK_Z21tnIU.webp)[![](/_astro/ipvm.CSeKPTGv_Z1wpojv.webp)](/_astro/ipvm.CSeKPTGv_2kz7Go.webp)
- Mar 2018 - Feb 2023
  #### [Software Engineer at Protocol Labs](https://protocol.ai)
  Built [NFT Storage](https://nft.storage/) and [Web3 Storage](https://web3.storage/) from 0 to 50M uploads.\
  Core Engineer on IPFS, libp2p and multiformats.\
  Created the [Filecoin Specification](https://spec.filecoin.io).\
  Helped bootstrap the [Filecoin Foundation](https://fil.org).

  [![](/_astro/protocol-labs.CWN2YxqY_1qfmmd.webp)](/_astro/protocol-labs.CWN2YxqY_ZF23Ol.webp)[![](/_astro/nft-storage.BodFeMw8_1FhYTc.webp)](/_astro/nft-storage.BodFeMw8_Z3SdHA.webp)[![](/_astro/web3-storage.DfanDe-n_Qsx1f.webp)](/_astro/web3-storage.DfanDe-n_1RRaKi.webp)

### Latest talks

[See all talks](/talks/)

- Jul 09, 2024
  #### [Filecoin for dApps at Filecoin Dev Summit](https://hackmd.io/@hugomrdias/fildev2024)
  Brussels, Belgium

  Upgrading Filecoin support in the world of dApps

  [![](/_astro/ba9f51d1-8b73-4fa8-a14f-0960e3751449_1YvbzS.webp)](/_astro/ba9f51d1-8b73-4fa8-a14f-0960e3751449_16o5Th.webp)
- Jul 13, 2022
  #### [UCAN for IPFS at IPFS þing](https://hackmd.io/@hugomrdias/did-ucan-ipfs)
  Reykjavík, Iceland

  Connecting IPFS users and permissions to DIDs with UCAN

  [![](/_astro/harpa_ZEXNUl.webp)](/_astro/harpa_Z1EtYvv.webp)[![](/_astro/ipfs-thing-logo_cRV1f.webp)](/_astro/ipfs-thing-logo_doA2f.webp)

### Let's Connect

If you want to get in touch with me about something or just to say hi, reach out on social media or send me an email.

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/hugomrdias)
- [github](https://github.com/hugomrdias)
- [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugomrdias)
- [vCard](/vcard/)

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If you enjoy my work consider sponsoring me on [Github](https://github.com/sponsors/hugomrdias) or [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/hugomrdias). Thank you!