Innovations in optical networks created new technological challenges as routing and
spectrum allocation (RSA) problem, fragmented spectrum, the need for rapid and efficient …

With the development of 5G technology, high definition video and internet of things, the
capacity demand for optical networks has been increasing dramatically. To fulfill the capacity …

Today's telecommunication networks have become sources of enormous amounts of widely
heterogeneous data. This information can be retrieved from network traffic traces, network …

Machine learning is called to the rescue to address the challenges of managing the physical
layer of increasingly heterogeneous and complex optical networks. In this tutorial, we …

This Special Issue contains a collection of outstanding papers covering several applications
of machine learning in optical communications and networking, including: resource …

The evolution of Internet and communication systems is exponentially increasing the
complexity in communication networks. This paved the way for the incorporation of artificial …

As the increased demand for high-speed communication creates an interest in the
development of optical networks, intelligent all optical networks have emerged as the next …

Optical communication networks represent a fast-growing field in communication technology
with numerous optimization and advancements to improve communication efficiency …

Presently the demand from users for communication networks with high bandwidth, high
data rate, high security, and reliable connections has suddenly surged due to increased …

In this thesis, data-driven techniques for multi-layer optical networks are described. The fast
growth in global IP traffic and the advancement in the communication technologies, such as …