Vittorio Curri

Vittorio Curri is a Full Professor in Optical Communications and Networking at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is a founding member of the OptCom Group and PhotonLab and leads the PLANET research team. His work spans optical network modeling, AI-assisted control, open-source software (GNPy), and environmental sensing via optical fiber. He has led numerous EU and industry-funded projects and is a key figure in open optical networking.

Research Interests:

• Multi-band optical transmission in single-mode fibers
• Physical layer aware networking
• Machine learning and AI for optical network optimization
• Environmental sensing using optical network telemetry
• Open and disaggregated optical networks
• Digital twin development (GNPy project)
• WDM and coherent transmission modeling

The recent publications reflect a strong trend toward integrating AI and machine learning with digital twin technologies for real-time network control, anomaly detection, and performance optimization. There is a clear focus on wideband, multi-band, and converged metro-access networks, with modeling efforts extending to filtering effects, polarization, and nonlinear impairments. The research is highly applied, with strong industry collaboration and open-source contributions.

Scientific Awards:

• Concorso "Galileo Feraris" (2002)
• JLT Best Paper Award (2014, 2015)
• FFABR 2017 Research Grant

Advising and Grants:
Prof. Curri has supervised 25 PhD students and numerous postdocs. He has served as Principal Investigator on major projects including WON (EU H2020), ALLEGRO, NESTOR, RESTART, SENSEI, and SCIPIO. He leads the GNPy open-source project under TIP and has extensive collaborations with Synopsys, Open Fiber, INFINERA, and CESNET. His research is funded by EU programs (Horizon Europe, H2020), PNRR, and multiple industrial contracts.

Labs and Teams:
He leads the PLANET (Physical Layer Aware NETworking) team, a subgroup of the OptCom Group at PoliTo. The team focuses on simulation, modeling, and AI-driven control of next-generation optical networks. They collaborate closely with the LINKS Foundation and international partners including Soochow University and CESNET.