Johan Torås Halseth

Johan Torås Halseth currently serves as the Head of Layer-2 Research and Development at NYDIG, focusing on open source research and development related to Bitcoin and the Lightning protocol. With extensive experience in software engineering, prior roles include Chief Technology Officer at Firi, Board Member at X-Receipts, and Lightning Protocol Engineer at Lightning Labs, where contributions included maintaining open source projects and developing internal software for Lightning Network services. Halseth's career also encompasses positions at Google, Soundio, and internships at Medallia and Nordic Semiconductor ASA, alongside teaching assistant roles at several educational institutions. Johan Torås Halseth holds a Master's Degree in Algorithms from the University of Bergen and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the same university, with additional studies at the University of California, Berkeley.