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Victor Lopez

Victor Lopez

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
32
Citations
4042
World Ranking
13214
National Ranking
121

Victor Lopez publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Victor Lopez sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 251 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Victor Lopez D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Victor Lopez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Victor Lopez is a researcher affiliated with Telefónica in Spain, focusing on engineering and computer science disciplines. Their work prominently involves electrical and electronic engineering alongside computer networks and communications. Their research also touches on control and systems engineering.

The scientist's research contributes primarily to the areas of advanced optical network technologies and optical network technologies. Further topics of interest include advanced photonic communication systems, software-defined networks and 5G, network security and intrusion detection, software system performance and reliability, and semiconductor lasers and optical devices.

Victor Lopez has published research in several venues, most frequently in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and the Journal of Lightwave Technology. Additional publications appear in SSRN Electronic Journal, Quantum Reports, and IEEE Communications Magazine.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Victor Lopez are:

  • Optimized Design and Challenges for C&L Band Optical Line Systems, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Reliable Optical Networks With ODTN: Resiliency and Fail-Over in Data and Control Planes, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Demonstration of Software Defined Network Services Utilizing Quantum Key Distribution Fully Integrated with Standard Telecommunication Network, 2020, Quantum Reports
  • A Techno-Economic Study of Optical Network Disaggregation Employing Open Source Software Business Models for Metropolitan Area Networks, 2020, IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Field Trial of Programmable L3 VPN Service Deployment Using SDN-Based Multi-domain Service Provisioning over IP/Optical Networks, 2021, IEEE Network

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Ricard Vilalta, Ramon Casellas, Ricardo Martínez, Raül Muñoz, and Óscar González de Dios. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships within the field of optical networks and telecommunications research.

Best Publications

  • Spectrally and spatially flexible optical network planning and operations

    Dimitrios Klonidis;Filippo Cugini;Ori Gerstel;Masahiko Jinno

  • Elastic Spectrum Allocation for Time-Varying Traffic in FlexGrid Optical Networks

    M. Klinkowski;M. Ruiz;L. Velasco;D. Careglio

  • Elastic Optical Networks

    Víctor López;Luis Velasco

  • An Operator view on the Introduction of White Boxes into Optical Networks

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  • Virtual Network Topology Adaptability Based on Data Analytics for Traffic Prediction

    Fernando Morales;Marc Ruiz;Lluís Gifre;Luis M. Contreras

  • The Engineering of Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks

    Alejandro Aguado;Victor Lopez;Diego Lopez;Momtchil Peev

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

    Ricard Vilalta;Victor Lopez;Alessio Giorgetti;Shuping Peng

  • Towards cloud-ready transport networks

    Luis M. Contreras;V. Lopez;O. G. De Dios;A. Tovar

  • Integrated SDN/NFV management and orchestration architecture for dynamic deployment of virtual SDN control instances for virtual tenant networks [invited]

    Raul Munoz;Ricard Vilalta;Ramon Casellas;Ricardo Martinez

  • Multi-layer capacity planning for IP-optical networks

    Ori Gerstel;Clarence Filsfils;Thomas Telkamp;Matthias Gunkel

  • In-operation network planning

    Luis Velasco;Alberto Castro;Daniel King;Ori Gerstel

  • In-operation network planning

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  • ABNO: A feasible SDN approach for multi-vendor IP and optical networks

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  • Traffic and power-aware protection scheme in Elastic Optical Networks

    Jorge Lopez;Yabin Ye;Victor Lopez;Felipe Jimenez

  • Transport Network Orchestration for End-to-End Multilayer Provisioning Across Heterogeneous SDN/OpenFlow and GMPLS/PCE Control Domains

    Raul Munoz;Ricard Vilalta;Ramon Casellas;Ricardo Martinez

  • Finding the target cost for sliceable bandwidth variable transponders

    Victor Lopez;Beatriz de la Cruz;Oscar Gonzalez de Dios;Ori Gerstel

  • Protection in optical transport networks with fixed and flexible grid: Cost and energy efficiency evaluation

    Jorge López Vizcaíno;Yabin Ye;Víctor López;Felipe Jiménez

  • Towards a carrier SDN: an example for elastic inter-datacenter connectivity.

    L. Velasco;A. Asensio;J.L. Berral;A. Castro

  • ABNO: a feasible SDN approach for multivendor IP and optical networks [Invited]

    Alejandro Aguado;Víctor Lopez;Jaume Marhuenda;Oscar Gonzalez de Dios

  • Optimized Design and Challenges for C&L Band Optical Line Systems

    Victor Lopez;Steve Sanders;Benyuan Zhu;Daniela Moniz

  • Hybrid conventional and quantum security for software defined and virtualized networks

    Alejandro Aguado;Victor Lopez;Jesus Martinez-Mateo;Thomas Szyrkowiec

  • Network Management Challenges and Trends in Multi-Layer and Multi-Vendor Settings for Carrier-Grade Networks

    Anny Martinez;Marcelo Yannuzzi;Victor Lopez;Diego Lopez

  • SDN-Based Network Orchestration of Variable-Capacity Optical Packet Switching Network Over Programmable Flexi-Grid Elastic Optical Path Network

    Yuki Yoshida;Akihiro Maruta;Ken-ichi Kitayama;Masato Nishihara

  • Automatic Intent-Based Secure Service Creation Through a Multilayer SDN Network Orchestration

    Thomas Szyrkowiec;Michele Santuari;Mohit Chamania;Domenico Siracusa

  • SDN orchestration of OpenFlow and GMPLS flexi-grid networks with a stateful hierarchical PCE [invited]

    Ramon Casellas;Raul Munoz;Ricardo Martinez;Ricard Vilalta

  • SDN/NFV orchestration for dynamic deployment of virtual SDN controllers as VNF for multi-tenant optical networks

    R. Munoz;R. Vilalta;R. Casellas;R. Martinez

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramon Casellas
Ramon Casellas Centre Tecnològic Telecomunicacions Catalunya
Raul Munoz
Raul Munoz Centre Tecnològic Telecomunicacions Catalunya
Ricardo Martinez
Ricardo Martinez Huawei Technologies (China)
R. Vilalta
R. Vilalta University of Houston
Dimitra Simeonidou
Dimitra Simeonidou University of Bristol
Luis Velasco
Luis Velasco Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Francesco Paolucci
Francesco Paolucci Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
F. Cugini
F. Cugini Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Telecomunicazioni
Takehiro Tsuritani
Takehiro Tsuritani Furukawa Electric (United Kingdom)
Reza Nejabati
Reza Nejabati University of Bristol

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