Manuel Palacin
PhD STUDENT
Office: 
55.210 (Tànger)
Phone: 
93 542 29 06
Contact email: 
manuel.palacin@upf.edu

Manuel Palacin received his B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineer in 2009 from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC-Barcelona Tech). He has also received a Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering & Management from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in 2009 and a Master in Networks and Telecommunication Services from the Universitat La Salle (associated with the Universitat Ramón Llull) in 2007. In 2009 he made an internship in the Telecommunications department of the Politecnico di Torino (http://www.tlc-networks.polito.it/ Turin, Italy) at Mario Boella Institute (http://www.ismb.it/). Since 2010, he has been preparing his Ph.D Thesis and he has been working at the UPF as a researcher and teaching assistant. He is a member of the NeTS research group at the Information and Communication Technologies Department of the UPF.

His research interests are in the areas of next generation networks (NGN), future internet services,  SIP protocol, ICT deployments, network interconnection (peering), network neutrality, ICT economical aspects and EU/Worldwide regulation and telecom policies. He has participated in several national and international projects.  His current research activities are focused in Network Interconnection.

Publications: 
Analyzing the interconnection models of content providers, Palacin, M., Oliver M., and Bikfalvi A. , 04/2015, Barcelona, (2015)
Mercury: Revealing Hidden Interconnections Between Access ISPs and Content Providers, Palacin, M., Bikfalvi Alex, and Oliver Miquel , Advances in Communication Networking, Volume 8846, p.147-159, (2014)
The Impact of Content Delivery Networks on the Internet Ecosystem, Palacin, M., Oliver Miquel, Infante Jorge, Oechsner Simon, and Bikfalvi Alex , Journal of Information Policy, 07/2013, Volume 3, (2013) Abstract
Public Open Sensor Data: Revolutionizing Smart Cities, Domingo, A., Bellalta B., Palacin M., Oliver M., and Almirall E. , IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 12/2013, Volume 32, Issue 4, (2013) Abstract
Rethinking PlanetLab for Internet Measurements, Palacin, M., Oliver M., and Bikfalvi A. , Barcelona, (2013)
The Mercury Platform, Palacin, M., Bikfalvi A., and Oliver M. , Barcelona, (2013)
Sensor Information Fueling Open Data, Oliver, M., Palacin M., Domingo A., and Valls V. , 36th Annual IEEE Computer Software and Applications Conference Workshops, COMPSAC International Workshops - METHOD 2012, 07/2012, Izmir, Turkey, p.116-121, (2012) Abstract
OpenFlow Switching: Data Plane Performance, Bianco, A., Birke R., Giraudo L., and Palacin M. , Communications (ICC), 2010 IEEE International Conference on, 05/2010, p.1-5, (2010)