Research & projects
Topics of interest and research projects
Broadly, I work with network and services management. My main topics of interest are listed below. These topics are usually developed in the context of research projects, also listed below.
Topics of interest
- Management of network virtualization
- Intent-based networking (IBN)
- Software-Defined Networks (SDN)
- Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
- Visualization of network management information
- Network programmability
Current research projects
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MEICAN (co-chair)
Management Environment for Inter-domain Circuits in Advanced Networks
Funding: RNP
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NFV-Mentor (chair)
Network Functions Virtualization Management & Orchestration
Funding: CNPq
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Green Cloud (chair)
Energy-aware management of cloud infrastructures.
Funding: FAPERGS
Past research projects
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An Ecosystem for Virtualized Network Functions (Brazilian coordinator)
Joint project with Rui L. Aguiar (Portugal coordinator).
Funding: CAPES/FCT
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HYMAN
Management of hybrid networks.
Funding: RNP
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Malia (co-chair)
IT Project Management — joint with Luciano P. Gaspary.
Funding: HP Labs
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ChangeLedge (co-chair)
Template-based and rollback-enabled IT change management — joint with Luciano P. Gaspary.
Funding: HP Labs
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GeMS
Model-based IT change management — joint with Luciano P. Gaspary.
Funding: HP Labs
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GigaManP2P (chair)
P2P Infrastructure for the Management of Optical Networks.
Funding: FINEP/RNP/UFRGS
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GigaIQoM (member)
Infrastructure for QoS Metering in Optical Networks.
Funding: FINEP/RNP
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GT-Config (chair)
Network Configuration Workgroup.
Funding: RNP
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GT-QoS2 (member)
QoS Metering Workgroup.
Funding: RNP
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MetroPOA (member)
Rede Metropolitana da Grande Porto Alegre.
Funding: CNPq/UFRGS
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IQoM (member)
Infrastructure for QoS Metering.
Funding: CNPq