Sergio Giménez Antón
R&D Software Engineer · Network Systems · PhD Candidate
Profile
R&D software engineer and PhD candidate with 5+ years building software, automation, and testbeds for programmable networks and telecom platforms. Strongest where backend engineering, Linux/network systems, research prototypes, and operations meet.
Core Skills
- Software
- Python, C, Ansible, P4, REST APIs, automation
- Infrastructure
- Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, QEMU/KVM, CI/CD, deployment automation, monitoring
- Networking
- 5G/6G, TCP/IP, RINA, SDN, OpenWrt, netmap, network virtualization
- Research
- network architecture, simulation, benchmarking, technical writing, publications
Experience
R&D Software Engineer, Network Systems
i2CAT Foundation · Barcelona, Spain
Sep 2020 - Present
- Build software, automation, and experimental infrastructure for programmable networks, telecom platforms, and 5G/6G testbeds.
- Lead the Federation Manager module group within ETSI Open Operator Platform (OpenOP), a 7-repository open-source platform with 30 listed contributor organizations; top module contributor by public GitStats (53/85 develop-branch commits).
- Develop GÉANT network automation for virtual topology deployment and Containerlab-as-a-service workflows.
- Research and implement 6G-RUPA for PhD work, translating recursive networking ideas into architecture, simulation, and publications on scalable, energy-efficient mobile user planes.
Lecturer, Network Architecture
Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Barcelona, Spain
Apr 2026 - Present
- Teach the second-year "Network Architecture" course in the Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
Community Network Technical Lead
Hahatay Network · Gandiol, Senegal / Remote
Sep 2020 - Present
- Lead technical operations for a rural community network serving approximately 50 users per day.
- Run maintenance and expansion visits to Senegal, mentoring UPC students and volunteer contributors.
- Deploy and troubleshoot OpenWrt routers, mesh connectivity, firmware, provisioning workflows, OpenWISP, and NetJSON templates.
Research Engineer
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · Greece
Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
- Designed and implemented a low-cost prototype to evaluate transdermal optical link performance.
Research Engineer Intern
i2CAT Foundation · Barcelona, Spain
Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
- Built a P4 prototype of RINA data transfer and data transfer control elements.
Selected Projects and Leadership
LEOPath
Maintain and lead LEOPath, a Python simulator for LEO satellite routing with 300+ commits, public docs/demo, releases, and a PyPI package.
AUCOOP
President of a UPC student association focused on IT cooperation projects; supervised 5+ student-led cooperation projects.
eReuse.org
Contribute to open-source lifecycle management software for refurbished equipment, diagnostics, reuse, and digital sustainability workflows.
OpenWrt Guides
Write practical technical guides for router flashing, firmware installation, and low-cost network deployments.