Ivan Vidal

Ivan Vidal is an Associate Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, affiliated with the Department of Telematics Engineering at Escuela Politécnica Superior. He holds a Telecommunication Engineering degree from the University of Vigo (2001) and a Ph.D. in Telematics Engineering from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2008). His career includes roles as Teaching Assistant (2002–2008) and Visiting Professor (2008–2022) before his current position.

Research focuses on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), 5G networks, unmanned aerial systems, network security, Information-Centric Networking (ICN), and multimedia networking. He leads projects like H2020 FISHY (cyber resilient supply chains) and H2020 LABYRINTH (drone traffic management), and co-leads the national project TRUE5G (self-managed 5G networks). His work involves collaborations with institutions like Telefónica I+D and the Instituto de Telecomunicações (Portugal).

Teaching includes courses on Audiovisual Services across three undergraduate programs. He contributes to the NETCOM research group, managing projects like the L2S-M open-source Kubernetes networking solution. Ongoing initiatives emphasize multi-site NFV testbeds and 5G vertical services integration.