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Basics

Name João Pedro Fonseca
Label R&D Engineer
Email jpedrofonseca@ua.pt
Phone (+34) 664-721-177
Summary PhD candidate in Computer Science focusing on dynamic orchestration for next-gen networks, with experience in 5G and 6G technologies, open-source contributions, and system architecture development.

Work

  • 2024.03 - Present

    Barcelona, ES

    Senior Researcher
    Iquadrat Informatica S.L
    Design and Development and Integration of telecom solutions for European funded R&D projects: Horizon 2020(5G-ERA) and Horizon Europe(AC3, 6G BRICKS, 6G-INTENSE).
    • Architecture design and integration
    • Open-RAN
    • 6G
    • Next-Generation Networks
    • LLM
  • 2022.03 - 2024.02

    Porto, PT

    R&D Connectivity & NW Engineer
    Capgemini Engineering
    Design and development of telecom architectures for 5G/6G R&D projects. Worked on European-funded(H2020 and Horizon Europe), like 6G BRAINS and IMAGINE-B5G and Portuguese-funded(PT2020 and Next Generation EU,through PRR) projects such as OREOS, FLOYD, Route 25.
    • Architecture design and integration
    • Open-RAN
    • 5G
    • Next-Generation Network Slicing
  • 2019.10 - 2022.02

    Aveiro,PT

    Junior Researcher
    Instituto de Telecomunicações Aveiro
    Researcher working on network slicing and orchestration, contributing to EU-funded H2020 projects(5Growth and others), platform validation, and technical deliverables.
    • Network slice orchestration
    • Multi-domain orchestration

Education

  • 2021.09 - Present

    Portugal

    PhD
    Universities of Minho, Aveiro and Porto
    Computer Science
    • Vertical-aware Orchestration
    • Dynamic System Orchestration
  • 2016.09 - 2021.06

    Aveiro, Portugal

    Master's
    University of Aveiro
    Computer and Telematics Engineering

Awards

Skills

Networking
Network Slicing
5G/6G Technologies
Open RAN
NFV (Network Function Virtualization)
MANO (Management and Orchestration)
Software Development
Python
CI/CD
Linux
Open-source Development

Languages

Portuguese
Native speaker
English
Fluent
French
Beginner
Spanish
Intermediate
Russian
Beginner

Interests

Open Source Contributions
ETSI OSM
Linux Systems
Networking Projects

Projects

  • 2020.01 - Present
    ETSI-OSM (Open Source MANO)
    Contributor to the ETSI OSM open-source MANO project. Focus on bug fixes, CI/CD pipelines, and community support.
    • Patched critical bugs
    • Community Support
  • 2020.01 - Present
    Awesome Hacking Locations
    Maintainer of a curated list of global hacking locations.
    • Maintaining content
    • Global community contribution