About me
[2006 - today] PhD student in the University of Cambridge. Supervisors: Professor Jon Crowcroft (Computer Laboratory), and Professor Ian White (Department of Engineering).
[2002 - 2003] MSc in Telecommunications, Queen Mary University of London. Supervisors: Professor Laurie Cuthbert and Professor Manuel Duarte.
[1996 - 2001] Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal

[Other courses]
[2008-2009] Teaching Associate Programme (course for training in supervising and lecturing in Higher Education). Outcomes: Higher Education Academy Associate; Teaching Portfolio.
[2008-2009] Management of Technology and Innovation course, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Attendance only.

Research
[PhD] The recipe for my PhD is a mix of these ingredients: IPTV, optical networks, multicast, traffic engineering. I am trying to mix them in the precise quantities to try to get something, let's say, relevant.

[Other interests] I am broadly interested in everything that has to do with networking systems. Both from the EE (Electrical Eng.) and CS (Computer Science) point of view. If you check the call for papers SIGCOMM and INFOCOM (my CS-side), or OFC and ECOC (my EE-side, nowadays very directed towards optical networks), you'll see the many topics of interest to me. I can name a few I am particularly interested in: network architectures, protocols and algorithms; traffic measurement and traffic engineering; multimedia networking; routing and switching; optical networking; sensor networks; green networking. Et cetera.

[OPNET] Some time ago I used OPNET in my research. More information on my use of this simulator can be found in my OPNET webpage.

Professional Activities
[2011 - ...] Professor in the University of Lisbon. Courses: Computer Networks; Protocols for Data Networks.
[2006 - 2010] Supervisor and Lecturer at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Courses: Algorithms I (Part IA); Digital Communications I (Part IB); Digital Communications II (Part II); Computer Systems Modelling (Part II); Research Lectures (MPhil).
[2003 - 2011] Lecturer in the Higher Institute of Engineering of Lisbon (ISEL). Courses: Optical Communication Systems, Telecommunications Systems, Fundamentals of Telecommunications, Electromagnetism, Electronics II, Physics Applied to Electronics
[2007] Intern at Telefonica Research, Barcelona (January to July), in the Internet Research Group, working with Pablo Rodriguez.
[2002-2003] Researcher and Lecturer in the University of Aveiro. Courses Introduction to Science and Engineering (Matlab programming), Fortran Programming, and Introduction to Computer Science.
[2001-2002] Researcher at Portugal Telecom Inovação.

Publications

Journal papers
[2011] Fernando M.V. Ramos, Jon Crowcroft, Richard J. Gibbens,Pablo Rodriguez, Ian H. White, "Reducing Channel Change Delay in IPTV by Predictive Pre-Joining of TV Channels", Elsevier Journal Signal Processing: Image Communication, to appear in 2011

Conference and workshop papers
[2010] Fei Song, Hongke Zhang, Sidong Zhang, Fernando M.V. Ramos, Jon Crowcroft, "Relative Delay Estimator for SCTP-based Concurrent Multipath Transfer", GLOBECOM 2010
[2010] Fernando M.V. Ramos, Richard J. Gibbens, Fei Song, Pablo Rodriguez, Jon Crowcroft, Ian H. White, "Reducing energy consumption in IPTV networks by selective pre-joining of channels", ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Green Networking 2010
[2010] Fernando M.V. Ramos, Jon Crowcroft, Richard J. Gibbens,Pablo Rodriguez, Ian H. White, "Channel Smurfing: Minimising Channel Switching Delay in IPTV Distribution Networks", IWITMA 2010. *Best paper award*. Video here.
[2009] Fei Song, Hongke Zhangy, Sidong Zhangy, Fernando M.V. Ramos, Jon Crowcroft, "Relative Delay Estimator for Multipath Transport", CoNext Student Workshop 2009
[2009] Fernando M.V. Ramos, Fei Song, Pablo Rodriguez, Richard Gibbens, Jon Crowcroft, Ian H. White, "Constructing an IPTV Workload Model", SIGCOMM 2009 Poster Session
[2009] F.M.V. Ramos, A. Giorgetti, F. Cugini, P. Castoldi, J. Crowcroft, I.H. White, "Power Excursion Aware Routing in GMPLS-Based WSONs", Proc. of Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC), 2009
[2008] F. Ramos, "Design of a GMPLS system for provisioning optical core and access networks for Multicast TV", 2nd Eurosys Doctoral Workshop, 2008

Publications prior to PhD

[Other articles]
[2010] F. Ramos, "Computing in the Cloud", in BlueSci, issue 17, Lent 2010
[2009] F. Ramos, "Sensing our Surroundings", in BlueSci, issue 15, Easter 2009
[2009] F. Ramos, "Paper Revolution", in BlueSci, issue 14, Lent 2009

[Random talks]
[2009] "Modelling IPTV Services", Multi-Service Networks, The Cosener's House, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, 9 July 2009
[2009] "Juggling with IPTV... or a GMPLS infrastructure for a better multicast IPTV network", Systems Research Group Seminar, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 12 April 2009

[Technical reports]
[2009] F. Song, H. Zhang, S. Zhang, F. Ramos, J. Crowcroft, "An estimator of forward and backward delay for multipath transport", Computer Laboratory Technical Report UCAM-CL-TR-747, March 2009

Technical reports prior to PhD (coming soon)

Community service
[Conferences and workshops]

[Journals]
[2009] IEEE Journal on Selected Areas In Communications, reviewer
[2008] IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, reviewer

Business
[2009 - today] Cambridge Mobile Sensing (still dormant, so the website is under construction...).
[2009] Member of the iTeams programme in the Lent term, 2009. Our team assessed the commercial prospects of a project that involves a portable device containing environmental sensors.
[2009] Ignite Programme

Miscellaneous
[2007 - today] Collaborator of BlueSci (Cambridge Science Magazine).
[2008 - today] Member of the University of Cambridge Court of Discipline.
[2008-2009] Clare Hall Graduate Students Body Treasurer. Member of Clare Hall Finance Committee.
[2006-2008] Member of the Clare Hall Graduate Students Body Social Committee.

[Life memberships]
The Cambridge Union Society
Cambridge University Astronomical Society
The Cambridge Philosophical Society
Cambridge Portuguese Speakers Society
The Wine Society