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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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43
Citations
9296
World Ranking
3844
National Ranking
121

Computer Science

D-Index
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Citations
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World Ranking
7890
National Ranking
203

Piero Castoldi publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Piero Castoldi sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 670 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Piero Castoldi D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Piero Castoldi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Piero Castoldi is affiliated with the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy. The research work mainly focuses on the intersection of engineering and computer science, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering as well as computer networks and communications.

The scientist's subfields of study cover electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, information systems, and hardware and architecture. Their research topics include advanced optical network technologies, software-defined networks and 5G, optical network technologies, advanced photonic communication systems, IoT and edge/fog computing, interconnection networks and systems, and software system performance and reliability.

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's body of work include Andrea Sgambelluri, Filippo Cugini, Nicola Sambo, Francesco Paolucci, and A. Giorgetti.

Regular publication venues reflect a focus on optical communications and networking as well as broader communications and computer networking areas. These venues are:

  • Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Computer Networks
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Communications Magazine

Selected recent papers show active research in optical networks, software-defined networking, and photonic technologies. Notable examples include:

  • Provisioning in Multi-Band Optical Networks, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Enhancing 5G SDN/NFV Edge with P4 Data Plane Programmability, 2021, IEEE Network
  • Optical networks management and control: A review and recent challenges, 2021, Optical Switching and Networking
  • Reliable and scalable Kafka-based framework for optical network telemetry, 2021, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
  • Photonic Integrated Reconfigurable Linear Processors as Neural Network Accelerators, 2021, Applied Sciences

Best Publications

  • Next generation sliceable bandwidth variable transponders

    Nicola Sambo;Piero Castoldi;Antonio D'Errico;Emilio Riccardi

  • Push-Pull Defragmentation Without Traffic Disruption in Flexible Grid Optical Networks

    F. Cugini;F. Paolucci;G. Meloni;G. Berrettini

  • OpenFlow-based segment protection in Ethernet networks

    Andrea Sgambelluri;Alessio Giorgetti;Filippo Cugini;Francesco Paolucci

  • Challenges and requirements for introducing impairment-awareness into the management and control planes of ASON/GMPLS WDM networks

    R. Martinez;C. Pinart;F. Cugini;N. Andriolli

  • A Survey on the Path Computation Element (PCE) Architecture

    Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini;Alessio Giorgetti;Nicola Sambo

  • BER Degradation Detection and Failure Identification in Elastic Optical Networks

    Alba P. Vela;Marc Ruiz;Francesco Fresi;Nicola Sambo

  • Photonic Neural Networks: A Survey

    Lorenzo De Marinis;Marco Cococcioni;Piero Castoldi;Nicola Andriolli

  • Provisioning in Multi-Band Optical Networks

    Nicola Sambo;Alessio Ferrari;Antonio Napoli;Nelson Costa

  • Soft failure localization during commissioning testing and lightpath operation

    A. P. Vela;B. Shariati;M. Ruiz;F. Cugini

  • Network Telemetry Streaming Services in SDN-Based Disaggregated Optical Networks

    Francesco Paolucci;Andrea Sgambelluri;Filippo Cugini;Piero Castoldi

  • Modeling and Distributed Provisioning in 10–40–100-Gb/s Multirate Wavelength Switched Optical Networks

    N Sambo;M Secondini;F Cugini;G Bottari

  • Energy-Efficient WDM Network Planning with Dedicated Protection Resources in Sleep Mode

    Ajmal Muhammad;Paolo Monti;Isabella Cerutti;Lena Wosinska

  • TelcoFog: A Unified Flexible Fog and Cloud Computing Architecture for 5G Networks

    Ricard Vilalta;Victor Lopez;Alessio Giorgetti;Shuping Peng

  • Latency-aware composition of Virtual Functions in 5G

    Barbara Martini;Federica Paganelli;Paola Cappanera;Stefano Turchi

  • Demonstration of Flexible Optical Network Based on Path Computation Element

    F. Cugini;G. Meloni;F. Paolucci;N. Sambo

  • Challenges for 5G transport networks

    Matteo Fiorarli;Paolo Monti;Bjorn Skubic;Jonas Martensson

  • Energy efficiency in passive optical networks: where, when, and how?

    L. Valcarenghi;Dung Pham Van;Pier Giorgio Raponi;P. Castoldi

  • Energy-Efficient Design of a Scalable Optical Multiplane Interconnection Architecture

    Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur;Isabella Cerutti;Pier Giorgio Raponi;Nicola Andriolli

  • Toward high-rate and flexible optical networks

    N. Sambo;P. Castoldi;F. Cugini;G. Bottari

  • Enhancing 5G SDN/NFV Edge with P4 Data Plane Programmability

    Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini;Piero Castoldi;Tomasz Osinski

  • Programmable Transponder, Code and Differentiated Filter Configuration in Elastic Optical Networks

    Nicola Sambo;Gianluca Meloni;Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini

Frequent Co-Authors

F. Cugini
F. Cugini Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Telecomunicazioni
Francesco Paolucci
Francesco Paolucci Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Antonella Bogoni
Antonella Bogoni Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Luis Velasco
Luis Velasco Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Lena Wosinska
Lena Wosinska Chalmers University of Technology
Ramon Casellas
Ramon Casellas Centre Tecnològic Telecomunicacions Catalunya
Raúl Muñoz
Raúl Muñoz University of Valladolid
Ricardo Martinez
Ricardo Martinez Huawei Technologies (China)
Paolo Monti
Paolo Monti Chalmers University of Technology
Dimitra Simeonidou
Dimitra Simeonidou University of Bristol

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