Decentralized Research Infrastructure
Nicholas Van-Orton
NVO987 is a complex, modular research infrastructure built on open web standards, integrating decentralized identity, semantic knowledge representation, and machine-readable research environments.
The aim of the project is to create a unified digital architecture in which identity, data, publications, and research processes operate as an interconnected system.
The system is not a traditional website, but a distributed network, where different subdomains perform specific functions. This architecture enables research to exist not only as final publications, but as part of a continuously expanding, machine-readable knowledge graph.
The project is accessible in the traditional web environment through the following domains:
These endpoints provide the stable publication layer of the Web2 environment, while the system simultaneously connects to the Web3 ecosystem.
The infrastructure is anchored by a decentralized identifier:
did:web:identity.nvo987.us
This identifier ensures cryptographically verifiable identity, including public keys, authentication mechanisms, and machine-readable metadata.
The identity document is available at:
identity.nvo987.us/.well-known/did.json
This structure allows systems and services to connect to a unified, verifiable identity.