Speaker Lineup

Maryam Niknamfar

Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications

Maryam is a Distinguished Engineer at Charter Communications with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications). She brings over 18 years of experience spanning research, industry, and academia. Her work focuses on advancing optical network evolution and architecture through innovative design, research, and development. Maryam has published more than fifteen journal articles and conference papers.

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