He has worked as a researcher on a research project by Aalto University (leading technical university in Finland), Ministry of Finance and a few companies that

He has worked as a researcher on a research project by Aalto University (leading technical university in Finland), Ministry of Finance and a few companies that is researching blockchains and their potential effects on society (see e.g. https://medium.com/blockchain-reconnaissance/what-is-project-recon-fa637fc2268f https://medium.com/blockchain-reconnaissance/what-is-project...) So yes - he is a professional blockchain researcher.