People / doctoral student

Arash Rezaee

Ph.D. Candidate, joined 2022. Advised by Vinod M. Vokkarane.

AI-driven resource allocation in optical networks; impairment-aware provisioning in multi-band, space-division multiplexed networks; spectral versus spatial capacity scaling; reproducible optical network benchmarking with FUSION.

Student spotlight, September 2026: Building the networks behind AI

Google Scholar (100 citations, h-index 5, i10-index 2)

17publications in the lab record

9as first author

4journal articles

Working mostly on Elastic and SDM optical networks, Tools and reproducibility, Physical layer modeling.

AI services over a software-defined, multi-layer network

Publications

H. Rabbani, A. Rezaee, H. Rabbani, V. M. Vokkarane, M. Brandt-Pearce. Experimental Determination of Filter Bandwidth Requirements for Coherent Pluggable Transceivers in Optical Data Center NetworksConference, 2026, Data center and cloud networking

A. Rezaee, R. McCann, V. M. Vokkarane. FUSION: A Unified Benchmarking Framework for Reproducible Optical Network ResearchJournal, 2026, Tools and reproducibility

A. Rezaee, F. Arpanaei, R. McCann, H. Rabbani, J. Hernández, M. Brandt-Pearce, V. M. Vokkarane. QoT-Aware Dynamic Resource Allocation and Grooming in Multi-Band Space-Division Multiplexing NetworksJournal, 2026, Elastic and SDM optical networks

A. Rezaee, F. Arpanaei, R. McCann, L. Nadal, J. A. Hernández, V. M. Vokkarane. QoT-Aware Spectral and Spatial Scaling Trade-offs in Multi-Band Space Division Multiplexing over EONs [Invited]Journal, 2026, Elastic and SDM optical networks

H. Rabbani, A. Rezaee, F. Arpanaei, V. M. Vokkarane, M. Brandt-Pearce. On the Impact of Pulse Shaping for Optical Fiber NetworksJournal, 2026, Physical layer modeling

F. Arpanaei, A. Rezaee, M. Ranjbar Zefreh, R. McCann, L. Nadal, J. M. Rivas-Moscoso, Ó. González de Dios, A. Sánchez-Macián, D. Larrabeiti, V. M. Vokkarane, J. A. Hernández. Best Planning Practices for Ultra-High-Capacity Networks Based on Multi- Band over Space Division MultiplexingConference, 2025, Elastic and SDM optical networks

Arash Rezaee, Farhad Arpanaei, Ryan McCann, Hami Rabbani, José Alberto Hernandez, Maite Brandt-Pearce, Vinod M. Vokkarane. Channel-Based ICXT- and NLI-Aware Service Provisioning for Multi-Band Over SDM SystemsConference, 2025, Elastic and SDM optical networks

A. Rezaee, R. McCann, H. Rabbani, M. Brandt-Pearce, V. M. Vokkarane. ISRS-Enhanced PLI-Aware Routing for Multi-Band Elastic Optical NetworksConference, 2025, Elastic and SDM optical networks

A. Rezaee, R. McCann, V. M. Vokkarane. Learning to Slice: ML-Assisted Segmentation for Dynamic Resource Allocation in SDM-EONsConference, 2025, Machine learning for networks

H. Rabbani, A. Rezaee, F. Arpanaei, V. M. Vokkarane, M. Brandt-Pearce. Modeling Nonlinear Noise for Arbitrary Pulse Shapes in Optical Fiber Communication SystemsConference, 2025, Physical layer modeling

S. Soltani, A. Rezaee, O. Arias, V. M. Vokkarane. QoS-Based Recovery in 6G Optical Transport Networks: A Fast Service Prioritization ApproachConference, 2025, Survivability and protection

A. Rezaee, F. Arpanaei, R. McCann, J. A. Hernández, V. M. Vokkarane. Rethinking Flexibility: When Fixed-Grid with Grooming Outperforms Flex-Grid in EONsConference, 2025, Elastic and SDM optical networks

Z. Sharifi Soltani, A. Rezaee, O. Arias, V. M. Vokkarane. QoS-Aware Service Restoration in 5G Optical Transport NetworksConference, 2025, Survivability and protection

A. Rezaee, R. McCann, V. M. Vokkarane. Dynamic Crosstalk-Aware Routing, Modulation, Core, and Spectrum Allocation for Sliceable Demands in SDM-EONsConference, 2024, Elastic and SDM optical networks

R. McCann, A. Rezaee, V. M. Vokkarane. Enhancing Routing in SD-EONs through Reinforcement Learning: A Comparative AnalysisConference, 2024, Machine learning for networks

Ryan McCann, Arash Rezaee, Vinod M. Vokkarane. FUSION: A Flexible Unified Simulator for Intelligent Optical NetworkingConference, 2024, Tools and reproducibility

A Rezaee, R McCann, VM Vokkarane. PLI-Aware Dynamic Routing in Software Defined Elastic Optical Networks (SD- EONs)Conference, 2023, Elastic and SDM optical networks