Bio: Fabrizio Granelli is a Full Professor at the Dept. of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) of the University of Trento (Italy). From 2012 to 2014, he was Italian Master School Coordinator in the framework of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology ICT Labs Consortium. He was Delegate for Education at DISI in 2015-2016 and he is currently member of the Executive Committee of the Trentino Wireless and Optical Testbed Lab. He was IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer for 2012-15, IEEE ComSoc Director for Online Content in 2016-17 and IEEE ComSoc Director for Educational Services in 2018-19. Prof. Granelli is coordinator of the research and didactical activities on computer networks within the degree in Telecommunications Engineering. He was advisor of more than 80 B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses and 8 Ph.D. theses. He is author or co-author of more than 250 papers published in international journals, books and conferences in networking, with particular reference to performance modeling, cross-layering, wireless networks, cognitive radios and networks, green networking and smart grid communications.

 

Ricard Vilalta, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (Spain)

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Bio: Ricard Vilalta is a Research Director at the Packet Optical Networks and Services Research Unit at the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC). He leads the research line on zero-touch management and secured network service orchestration. As the Chair of ETSI TeraFlowSDN, he plays a pivotal role in advancing software-defined networking and automation for next-generation networks. Ricard is a key contributor to several leading standardization bodies, including ETSI (focusing on NFV, ZSM, and MEC) and IETF (contributing to CCAMP and TEAS), where he is instrumental in shaping the future of telecommunications standards. Ricard also contribute to open-source initiatives, particularly in ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM) and ETSI OpenSlice (OSL), with a specialized focus on the technologies driving future 6G networks. His extensive involvement in international, European, national, and industrial research projects has established him as a leader in the field. Notably, he has coordinated the 5GPPP TeraFlow projects and led significant work packages in the 5GTANGO, INSPIRE-5Gplus and COBALT projects, contributing to their experimental activities and impact. He has negotiated and lead many industrial projects related to standards collaborations, IPR generation and demonstrations at mayor events (including worldwide operators, telecom providers and optical SMEs). He has also authored and co-authored several book chapters, and more than 70 journals, 200 conference papers, +20 invited talks in most significant conferences, and several international patents. His work continues to influence the direction of network automation, security, and the evolution of smart network services in the 5G and 6G eras.