Marco Ruffini

I am an associate professor in Optical Network architectures at the department of Computer Science and Statistics of the University of Dublin, Trinity College. I am Principal Investigator with the CONNECT Telecommunications research centre and the IPIC centre for photonics. My main research areas are: - Converged optical, wireless and cloud networks - Next generation of Passive Optical Networks (PONs) - Virtualisation of optical access networks for multi-tenant 5G applications - Application of Machine Learning to Optical Quality of Transmission (QoT) estimation - Application of Blockchain and Hyper-ledger technology to dynamic auctions for capacity sharing

-This project is taken and no longer available Machine-learning based, data analysis of energy consumption of 5G Networks.

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Project Description:  We are witnessing a new green transformation of communication networks, which is driven by the European green agenda. In terms of cellular networks, one of the driving forces enabling intelligent control is the O-RAN architecture (Open Radio Access Networks), which allows to dynamically optimize the network performance. O-RAN makes it possible to use … Read more

– This project is taken and no longer available – Development of digital twins of optical networks using machine learning

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Project Description:  Over the past few years, telecommunications networks have migrated towards concepts of virtualisation and programmability, which has recently also affected the optical layer [1]. This has provided the opportunity to build more intelligent control of optical networks, for example to predict quality of transmission and thus improve overall network utilisation, as transmission channels … Read more

-This project is taken and no longer available Quantum communications protocols for entanglement distribution

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Project Description: The exploration of quantum communication protocols for entanglement distribution is critical to advancing secure and efficient quantum networks. Entanglement, a unique quantum phenomenon, enables instantaneous correlations across vast distances, which is essential for applications like quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum teleportation. In particular, quantum teleportation is an essential feature of quantum networks as … Read more