Support infrastructure for management and orchestration of Open RAN

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Bologna
Posted on: 22/01/2026 Deadline: 08/02/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

09 - Industrial And Information Engineeringi

Description

The project focuses on the transition to 5G-Advanced and 6G networks, exploring innovative solutions based on cloud-native technologies and the latest platforms available to orchestrate and manage networks running in the cloud. Specifically, the research assignment will address several aspects, including: analyzing technologies for creating a cloud-ready orchestration platform; designing a management and orchestration framework based on cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes container orchestration with intent-based automation for intelligent management of Radio Access Network (RAN) resources; developing scalable and automated solutions for orchestrating virtualized network functions within the Open RAN architecture; and lifecycle management, dynamic orchestration, and resource optimization in disaggregated Open RAN networks.

Funding body

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - - DIPARTIMENTO DI INFORMATICA - SCIENZA E INGEGNERIA

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