Stefano Salsano

Stefano Salsano is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata since 2000. He holds a Laurea degree (1994) and PhD (1998) from the University of Rome. His research focuses on advanced networking technologies including Information-Centric Networking, SDN, Segment Routing (SRv6), 5G, and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). He has contributed to numerous EU-funded projects (e.g., INSIGNIA, ELISA, AQUILA) and led research in telecommunications at CoRiTeL until 2000.

His work emphasizes scalable network architectures, performance measurement, and programmable data planes. Key projects include the OFELIA testbed, SRv6 implementation, and contributions to standards like RFC 9779. He has authored over 100 publications with an h-index of 17, addressing topics such as network programmability, cloud-native solutions, and hybrid SDN/IP systems.

Research highlights include developing the DIDA framework for distributed machine learning, optimizing SRv6 for SD-WANs, and exploring 5G Superfluid Networks for dynamic service deployment. Collaborations include CNIT, Netgroup, and initiatives like the GEANT SDX project.