Paolo Costa

Paolo Costa is a Senior Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge and Honorary Lecturer at Imperial College London. His research bridges distributed systems and networking with focus on optical technologies for next-generation data centers.

Key innovations include Sirius nanosecond optical switching architecture, soliton microcomb-based circuit switching, and PANAMA in-network aggregation for machine learning clusters. Research explores programmable switches, hardware acceleration, and AI infrastructure optimization.

Projects include 'CamCube' and 'Predictable Datacenters' enhancing application-network integration. Recent publications examine memory systems for AI, stateful in-network computing, and lite-GPU clusters for scalable AI infrastructure.