Recommendations

Juan Fernandez-Palacios

Head of Unit on "Core Network Evolution" at Telefonica i+d GCTO unit

"In my opinion Ori is one the main experts on IP and Optical convergence in the world. I had the opportunity to work with him in different collaborations between Cisco and Telefonica and my experience was always extremely good."

Mazen Khaddam

Principal lead Architect Strategic Architecture group Network Architecture Domain Team leader at Cox

"I have had the pleasure of meeting Ori during the OFC 2011. Ori is the among the few individuals who poses deep understanding of both packet and optical layer but also a gifted to share and educate us on complex topics like multilayer network optimization, shared mesh path protection/restoration, software defined network, and MPLS traffic engineering.I frequently consulate with Ori on emerging technologies because he is a trusted leader with deep knowledge on broad range of topics like SDN, shared mesh protection and multilayer network optimization while displaying a great deal of humility."

Andrew Lord

Head of Core Optics Research at BT

"I have known Ori for many years, working on a range of projects and jointly organising workshops at major conferences. He brings a deep understanding of both optical and IP layers, putting him in a strong position to judge how to make the best use of both. In the new multilayer networking era, these skills will be highly valued in the community."

Robert Doverspike

Executive Director - Research at AT&T Labs, Inc.

"I have worked extensively with Dr. Gerstel for many years on carrier network architectures, new transport and switching technologies, and approaches for optimal network routing, restoration, and design. We have also collaborated via our executive positions on the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) conference and as editors of the Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (JOCN). He is an IEEE Fellow and very highly respected in his field. We continue to often discuss new network ideas and architectures and I expect to continue to work with him extensively in his new position. I highly recommend Dr. Gerstel to any business or group looking for expertise in this highly complex field."

Matthias Gunkel

Senior Transport Network Architect at Deutsche Telekom

"Ori is a one of the greatest talents in multi-layer network modeling and optimization and understands deeply both IP and optical.We have worked together on defining how IP-optical collaboration can help the DT network to get more cost-efficient. Like me, Ori believes in the big advantages coming from ML interworking: significant savings that can be achieved are specifically enabled in the context of multi-layer restoration. Together with people from Telefonica, we recently issued a nice paper on this in the IEEE Communications Magazine.Furthermore, we collaborated in defining elastic optical networks (EON) and jointly contributed significantly to European project IDEALIST.Ori combines out-of-the-box thinking and good understanding with how networks are operated and this enables him to come up with novel solutions. And he has great skills to teach people about those complex topics. Last but not least, he is very easy to work with and very professional."