Roberto Gaudino

Roberto Gaudino is a Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino, specializing in optical communications and high-speed fiber optic systems. He leads the PhotoNext Center, focusing on photonic technologies for ultra-high-speed networks and industrial sensors. His research spans optical access networks (FTTH), short-reach data centers, and innovative fiber sensing. He has coordinated major EU projects like FABULOUS, POF-ALL/PLUS, and contributed to ITU-T standards (e.g., NG-PON2). He is an Associate Editor for IEEE/OSA JOCN and serves on conference committees including ECOC and ICTON.

Education: Laurea in Electronic Engineering (summa cum laude, Politecnico di Torino, 1993) and PhD in Optical Communications (Politecnico di Torino, 1998). Professional service includes roles as Telecommunication Program Coordinator and Vice-Dean of the PhD School in EE. He has authored over 280 papers (h-index 31) and holds several awards including OSA's Spotlight on Optics (2016).

Research emphasizes experimental validation and theoretical models. Key projects include CISCO Photonics collaborations for data-center optics, TIM Labs for next-gen PON, and Georgia Tech's MOSAIC network testbed. He pioneered reflective PON architectures and silicon photonics integration, with applications in Fronthauling and vibration monitoring using deployed fibers.

Key achievements: First SI-POF media converter prototype (POF-ALL), record ODN power budgets in reflective PONs (42 dB), and contributions to international standards. Current work focuses on coherent PON convergence, 100G+ transmission, and real-time disaster detection via fiber sensing.

Grants and collaborations span EU projects, industry contracts, and standardization bodies. He actively mentors students in optical communications and advises on network planning tools for large-scale PON deployments.