Research

Ongoing Research

Previous Projects

  • NSF (US), “Disaster Resiliency for NG Metro Networks”, (2018-2022)
  • Lombardy region, “New Optical Horizon”, (2016-2018), [PoliMi technical leader]
  • COST Action CA15127 (RE-CODIS), (2016-2020), [ WG leader]
  • NSF (US), “Migration towards NG Flexible Optical Networks”, (2017-2020), [Co-PI]
  • EU H2020,“Metro-Haul”, (2017-2020), [Participant@PolMi]
  • Italian Education Ministry, “Towards Green Broadband Access Networks”, (2011-2013)
  • DoD DTRA (US), “Dynamic Provisioning using Hybrid Circuit/Packet Technologies”, (2008-2011), [Participant@UCDavis]
  • DoD DTRA (US), “Multipath, Reprovisioning, and Data Replication to Combat WMD Attacks”, (2009-2012), [Participant@UCDavis]
  • NSF (US), “Design and Provisioning of Low-Carbon Optical DC Networks”, (2012-2015), [Co-PI]
  • EU FP7, “COMBO” , (2014-2016), [Task leader]
  • Alcatel-Lucent Italy, “Long-Reach PON for Ultra-Broadband Access”, (2011-2013), [Technical co-leader@PoliMi]

Services

  • Elected Secretary for Optical Network Technical Committee of the IEEE Communication Society
  • Editorial Board Member for IEEE Communication Surveys and Tutorial, for the Springer
  • Photonic Network Communications and for Elsevier Optical Switching and Networking
  • Guest Editor for IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
  • Management Committee member representing Italy in the EU-funded COST Action CA15127 “RECODIS”
  • TPC co-chair of DRCN 2020, DRCN 2017, ONDM 2016, ENIC 2015/16, NaNa 2016/17
  • Workshop co-chair of ICC 2018
  • TPC Member for OFC (2015-2017), INFOCOM (2012-2019), GlobeCom (2007-now) and ICC (2007-now), ANTS (2009-now), RNDM (2010-now). Among other conferences, OECC (2014-15), CloudNet (2012-17), ICP (2012-14), IBP (2014-15), LatinCom (2012-2016), LatinCloud (2013-14), NMTS (2011), DRCN (2011-now), ICOWCSN (2011), IWT (2015), EuCNC (2014-16)