Academics

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia. (2018)

• Master in Engineering (M.E.) in Computer Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia (2011)

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Computer Science, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín, Colombia. (2008)

Research Interests

• Datacenter Networks (DCN)

• Systems and Network Security

• Programmable Switches

• Software Defined Networks (SDN)

• Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

• Internet of Everything (IoE)

• Applications of AI in Computer Networks

Conference and Journal Review Service

• IEEE CNSM (2020, 2021, 2022)

• IEEE Network Magazine

• IEEE Communication Magazine

• IEEE Transactions on Network Service and Management

• Springer Peer-to-Peer Network Applications

• Springer Journal of Network and Systems Management

• Elsevier Computers & Security

• Elsevier Journal of Network and Computers Applications

• Dyna - Journal of Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

• Revista Politécnica - Politécnico Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Medellín, Colombia

• Enlazamundos: Fund to promote higher education, Medellin, Colombia - 2016-2020

Local Organizing Committee

• IEEE COLCOM 2026, Bucaramanga, Colombia, August 2026 (General Co-chair, with Prof. Diana Briceño)

• IEEE COLCOM 2025, Popayán, Colombia, August 2025 (Publications Chair, General Chair Prof. Oscar Caicedo)

• IEEE LATINCOM 2024, Medellin, Colombia, November 2024 (General Chair, jointly with Professor Natalia Gaviria Gómez)

• ACM SIGCOMM 2016, held in Florianópolis/SC, Brazil, August, 2016 (General Chair, Prof. Marinho Pilla Barcellos with Prof. Jon Crowcroft).

Technical Program Committee Member

• IEEE ColCom 2024, Colombian Conference on Communications and Computing, Barranquilla , 2024 (General Chair, Professor César Viloria  - UniNorte)

• AnNet 2022, Seventh International Workshop on Analytics for Network Management, Budapest, Hugngary (Held in conjuction with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022. General Chair, Prof. Juan Felipe Botero, My service was TPC-CoChair joint with Prof. Adrián Lara).

• IEEE COLCOM 2020, Colombian Conference on Communications and Computing, Cali, 2020 (General Chair, Professor Andres Navarro)

• PAISE 2019, 1st Workshop on Parallel AI and Systems for the Edge, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil, 2019 (Held in Conjuction with IEEE IPDPS, Workshop Organizers, Prof. Rajesh Sankaran and Prof. Pete Beckman).

• IEEE CONCAPAN 2019, 34th Center American and Panama Conference, Guatemala City, 2019 (TPC chair, Professor Marco To).