Dr Md Faruk attends OFC2024

Last month, Senior Lecturer Md. Saifuddin Faruk attended OFC2024 to review high-quality technical papers submitted to the N-Track technical program. OFC conference technical papers undergo a blinded peer-review conducted by the members of Technical Program Committees. Dr Md Faruk is an expert member of the N1 Track subcommittee which focuses on Advances in Development of Systems, Networks and Services. He has also been invited to serve this same expert role next year, at OFC 2025.

In addition, Dr Md Faruk co-organized a symposium entitled ‘Green Transformation: Where Do We Stand?’ Other Co-organizers were Naveena Genay, Orange Labs, France; Luca Valcarenghi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy; and Ting Wang, NEC Labs, USA.

Session 1 - Green ICT: Are next-generation telecommunication systems "green" enough?
◾ IOWN GF Energy Efficiency Program: Powering a Sustainable Future - Lieven Levrau; Nokia, France
◾ Energy Efficient in Open Optical Transport - Asahi Koji; NEC, Japan
◾ Assessment of Fixed Network Energy Efficiency Paolo Gemma; ITU-T, Italy
◾ Rethinking Telcos Central Offices for Green Transformation - Andreas Gladisch; Deutsche Telekom AG Laboratories, Germany

Session 2 - ICT for Green Transformation
◾ How ICT can Postively Impact the Environment - Alessandro Percelsi, PMP; TIM, Italy
◾ Can Photonics Help in Reducing the Power Consumption in Radio Access Networks? - Fabio Cavaliere; Ericsson, Italy
◾ Solutions to Increase Energy Efficiency of Optical Networks - Nicola Sambo; Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy
◾ Effective Use of Renewable Energy in Data Centers - Masaki Kozasa; NTT, Japan