Rafael Ferreira da Silva is a Senior Research Scientist at National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Dr. Ferreira da Silva's research focuses on the efficient and resilient execution of large-scale scientific workflow applications on heterogeneous distributed systems, and the modeling and simulation of parallel and distributed computing systems. He has extensive experience leading/working on large-scale projects related to distributed computing platforms, cyberinfrastructure systems, and applications. He also brings substantial experience on community engagement and workshop organization. For more information, please visit https://rafaelsilva.com.