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Publications (14)

eess.SY2026

Optical Network Digital Twin -- Practical Use Cases and Architecture

Hideki Nishizawa, Toru Mano, Kazuya Anazawa +17

With the widespread adoption of AI, machine-to-machine communications are rapidly increasing, reshaping the requirements for optical networks. Recent advances in Gaussian noise mod…

cs.NI2026

Radio-Optical Confluence in Intelligent Edge Networks

Akshita Gupta, Devika Dass, Agastya Raj +4

Challenges associated with densification of radio access networks are motivating exploration of more efficient and scalable architectures. We examine recent progress in one directi…

cs.NI2025

Experimental Evaluation of an SDN Controller for Open Optical-circuit-switched Networks

Kazuya Anazawa, Takeru Inoue, Toru Mano +12

Open optical networks have been considered to be important for cost-effectively building and operating the networks. Recently, the optical-circuit-switches (OCSes) have attracted i…

cs.NI2026

Energy Consumption in Next Generation Radio Access Networks

Urooj Tariq, Rishu Raj, Merim Dzaferagic +1

The radio access network (RAN) accounts for the largest share of energy consumption in mobile networks, making it essential to understand how and where this energy is used, particu…

cs.NI2025

Modular and Integrated AI Control Framework across Fiber and Wireless Networks for 6G

Merim Dzaferagic, Marco Ruffini, Daniel Kilper

The rapid evolution of communication networks towards 6G increasingly incorporates advanced AI-driven controls across various network segments to achieve intelligent, zero-touch op…

cs.LG2026

ML-based Predictive Models for Power Consumption in Virtualised O-RANs

Rishu Raj, Genevieve Akude, Urooj Tariq +1

As communication networks adopt virtualized and disaggregated architectures, achieving energy efficiency has become increasingly important for both economic and environmental reaso…