Salvatore D'Oro
Associate Research Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact
- s.doro@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 476 ISEC
About
Salvatore D’Oro joined Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in 2017 where now he is a research assistant professor with the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT). He received the B.S. degree in Computer Engineering and the M.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering degree both from the University of Catania (Catania, Italy) in 2011 and 2012, respectively. He received the PhD degree from the University of Catania in 2015, where, in 2016 worked as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2013 and 2015, he was a Visiting Researcher at Université Paris-Sud 11 (Paris, France) and at Ohio State University (Ohio, USA). He serves in the Technical Program Committee (TPC) of several international journals and conferences such as Elsevier Computer Communications and IEEE INFOCOM. His research interests focus on Open RAN, network slicing and virtualization techniques for 5G systems and beyond, physical layer security, artificial intelligence and machine learning for networking applications.
Research Overview
- Open RAN and O-RAN
- Network slicing and virtualization
- 5G/6G/xG
- Security and private connectivity
- Network intelligence via AI and ML
- Optimization for networking applications
Selected Research Projects
- AutoRAN: Automated End-to-End Continuous Testing for Open and Disaggregated Cellular Systems
- – co-Principle Investigator, CHIPS and Science Act
- DigiRAN: High-Fidelity Digital Twins for Interoperability, Security and Performance Testing of Open RAN Systems
- – co-Principle Investigator, CHIPS and Science Act
Research Centers and Institutes
Feb 19, 2025
Patent for AI-Powered Control of Drone Networks
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia and Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro were awarded a patent for “Distributed deep reinforcement learning framework for software-defined unmanned aerial vehicle network control.”
Feb 19, 2025
Patent for Automated Control of Drone Swarm Networks
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia and Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro were awarded a patent for “Software defined drone network control system.”
Jan 31, 2025
2024 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes those who published a paper in 2024 or later.
Jan 09, 2025
Patent for Improved Management of Cellular Networks
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati, and Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro were awarded a patent for “Operating system for software-defined cellular networks.”
Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Improving O-RAN Efficiency and Flexibility
ECE Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Assistant Research Professor Michele Polese, and Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati were awarded a patent for “Intelligence and learning in O-RAN for 5G and 6G cellular networks.”
Oct 23, 2024
Patent for Innovative 5G Network Slicing Technology
ECE Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia, and Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati were awarded a patent for “Methods for multi-access edge computing network slicing in 5G networks.”
Oct 15, 2024
Patent for Protecting Private Data on 5G Networks
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia, Associate Research Scientist Leonardo Bonati, Associate Research Professor Salvatore D’Oro, and Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia were awarded a patent for “Private 5G cellular connectivity as a service through full-stack wireless steganography.”
Apr 09, 2024
Patent for Advanced Methods in Enforcing Network Slicing Policies
ECE Assistant Research Professor Salvatore D’oro, Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia, and Professor Tommaso Melodia were awarded a patent for “Methods for the enforcement of network slicing policies in virtualized cellular networks.”
Feb 26, 2024
Northeastern Among Top 100 Universities for Utility Patents
Northeastern University, recognized for its excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship, has once again been named one of the top 100 universities worldwide for securing utility patents by the National Academy of Inventors.
Jan 23, 2024
$2M Award for AI-Powered Testing for Next-Gen Cellular Networks
ECE Assistant Research Professor Michele Polese is leading a $2 million project awarded by the Wireless Innovation Fund for “AutoRAN: Automated End-to-End Continuous Testing for Open and Disaggregated Cellular Systems.”