Muhammad Umar Masood

Muhammad Umar Masood is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical, Electronics, and Telecommunications Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He completed his PhD at Politecnico di Torino in October 2024, where he specialized in optical networking, photonic integrated circuits, and machine learning.

Muhammad Umar Masood holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from COMSATS, Pakistan, and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan.

During his PhD, Muhammad Umar Masood focused on advancing multi-band photonic integrated circuits, particularly wavelength-selective switches (WSS) for ultra-wideband applications. His research also included developing autonomous management techniques for photonic switching systems using data-driven machine learning methods, as well as designing algorithms to improve Quality of Transmission (QoT) estimation in optical networks.

In his current postdoctoral role, he continues to build on his expertise in optical communication and networking.