Eduardo Mateo | Director of Network Architecture and Core Technology Strategy
NEC Corporation

Eduardo Mateo was born in Madrid, Spain. He received his Ph.D. degree in Physics in 2005 in the field
of Integrated Nonlinear Optics. He was a Research Scientist at the CREOL (Orlando, FL) conducting
pioneering research in nonlinear fiber optics, optical fiber communications and digital signal processing.
In 2009, he joined NEC Laboratories America (Princeton NJ, USA), where he conducted research activities
in ultra-long haul fiber transmission and large capacity systems. In 2012, he joined the Submarine Network
Division in NEC headquarters (Tokyo, Japan) where he is currently the Director of Network Architecture
and Core Technology Strategy. He has authored and co-authored more than 80 publications and patents
including a book chapter in submarine networks.