Dr. Ramón J. Durán Barroso

Prof. Ramón J. Durán Barroso received his PhD degree from the Universidad of Valladolid (UVa), Spain in 2008. Since the year 2023, he has held the position of Full Professor at that University. Initially, he began working in the design of optical devices and, from 2004 onwards, his focus shifted primarily to optical communication networks. Specifically, he concentrated on the design and optimization of networks with wavelength routing, hybrid networks, cognitive optical networks, and passive optical access networks. AI has been employed to address all the design and optimization challenges in these networks. In recent years, he has integrated the deployment of distributed computing resources at the edge and in the cloud into the design and optimization of communication networks. The dissemination activity has resulted in 55 papers in JCR journals and more than 130 conference papers. He assumes the role of a guest editor for seven special issues in JCR Journals, organizes workshops at four conferences, and is a member of the TPC for various conferences. Prof. Ramón J. Durán Barroso has consistently been involved in competitive projects, encompassing 3 European, 14 national, and 9 regional projects. He has served as the principal investigator in 8 of them, comprising 2 international and 6 national projects. Moreover, his leadership extends beyond the UVa team to the coordination of the European project IoTalentum, involving 14 partners, as well as two national projects.