Reza Rokui

Senior Director, SDN Application Architect at Ciena

Speaker

As principal SDN architect PLM, Reza is tasked with shaping Ciena’s vision for IP and Optical applications within a multivendor, multi-layer converged networks. Reza is also leading AIOps efforts, utilizing AI/Gen-AI technologies and advanced algorithms to streamline operations and improve delivering impactful solutions powered by artificial intelligence for assurance and optimization of multilayer IP over DWDM networks. Reza brings over two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry in IP/MPLS/SDN/Optical product management, software engineering, and R&D. He is active at IETF and has co-authored several standard documents for IETF and BBF. Reza earned his Ph.D. in Control and Robotics from Concordia University in Canada