Sergio Cruzes received his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from University of São Paulo (USP) with focus on optical communications where he developed a prototype for video transmission over fiber optics using frequency modulation. He received his MBA degree in project management and technological innovation from FIPE Brazil in 2010. He currently works as an optical network engineer at Ciena Brazil. He has personal interests in optical network automation, machine learning, high-spectral-efficiency coherent transmission systems, disaggregated optical networks, quality of transmission in optical networks and failure management in optical networks.
