Team
Who is running the consultation
The consultation is run by researchers at University College Dublin working on satellite networks, network economics and space-sector policy.
Project lead
Nima Afraz
Tenured Assistant Professor, UCD School of Computer Science · Principal Investigator, Network Intelligence and Automation Lab
Dr. Nima Afraz is a Tenured Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin and leads the Network Intelligence and Automation Lab. His research focuses on Open Radio Access Networks, autonomous network management, satellite and non-terrestrial networks, blockchain applications in telecommunications, network economics, and infrastructure virtualisation.
Research interests
- Satellite and non-terrestrial networks
- Network economics and resource sharing
- Open RAN and xApp conflict management
- Autonomous network management
- Blockchain for telecommunications
- Infrastructure virtualisation
Researcher
Anupa De Silva
Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Dublin · National Space Subsystems and Payloads Initiative
Anupa De Silva is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University College Dublin contributing to the National Space Subsystems and Payloads Initiative. His research focuses on the integration of blockchain technologies into satellite communication systems and the development of secure, scalable, and economically sustainable resource-sharing mechanisms for space networks. He received his PhD in Engineering from the University of Galway, where his doctoral research investigated Payment Channel Networks. He previously worked as a Research Engineer at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Research interests
- Satellite communications
- Inter-satellite resource sharing
- Network economics
- Game theory and auctions
- Blockchain
- Distributed systems
Full profiles are on the NIA Lab team page ↗.
