ROIME PUNIRAN

http://www.roimepuniran.com
Blok C, T-04.U-04,
Presint 17, 17RK1,
Putrajaya, 62150, Malaysia
Mobile: +6013.2082468
roimepuniran@gmail.com

Affiliation
Open Networking Foundation (ONF), ETSI, ITU-T, TMF

Education
MSc. (Hons) Computer Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai Johor D.E, Malaysia,
2011
Thesis: Routing Optimization Using Antella For Peer-To-Peer In An Enterprise Network
BSc. (Hons) Computer Science, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, 2004

Summary
Since 2013, I managed Telekom Malaysia research fund project worth RM 2 million as a
Project Leader. The project that I led is associated with Software Defined Networks and
Network Function Virtualization. I am also involving numerous big projects especially that
associated to OSS/BSS integration where it involved many system owner, numerous
EMS/NMS, APIs and different stakeholders. My job scopes are managing the project financial,
project milestone and manpower management. Also consulting the custodian on project
specification and solution architecture, involve in the preparation for project requirement
along with the stakeholders, responsible in engineering and technical aspects such as
designing the system architecture, decision on tools, software and equipment to be used,
modules, technology selection, pilot tests and evaluation. I am also involved in a discussion
and collaboration with technology partners, vendors and research entities. I am regularly
doing a technical presentation to top-level executives such as partners, CTO, CEO and Senior
Manager. In 2014, I managed to score A+ of CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) for the project
that I led. I love solving complex problem regarding new technology implementation such as
SDN/NFV, Big Data, OSS/BSS and IoT. Actively contributed in such forums and open source
communities like FloodLight, OpenDayLight, TMF and ONF. Never hesitate to engage with
experts and rock stars in such mentioned area. Looking forward to solves the puzzle toward
the unified framework involves these three distinctive topics (SDN, Big Data and IoT/M2M).
Last but not least, I have deep experience in solving networking architecture and design
problem based on open source solution. Things like FreeRadius, NoCAT, NetBSD, MPLS-Linux,
OpenIMS, Quagga, RouteFlow, NProbe, NTOP, Vyatta, Open vSwitches and other network

open solution are things that I always put into account. Love to see any incoming
opportunities and meeting great peoples.

Experience
Project Lead cum Researcher,
TM Research & Development
September 2013 Present | Malaysia
Lead a research project for Software Defined Network (SDN) implementation in IP network
infrastructure (codename: NAPNETS and LIBRA). Gives direct report to a companys CEO.
Responsible for the completion of SDN Open Lab development based on open software
solutions emphasis on SDN infrastructure, software deployment, network architecture and
system integration. Responsible in writing project proposal, providing URS, SRS, SDD and
UAT, managing financial planning, managing and monitoring project milestone, consultation,
evaluating the system architecture, project deliverables and mitigation planning. Involve in
team strategy group that providing SDN/NFV roadmap for the company.
Work closely with TM top executives on SDN implementation specifically on operational IP
networks. Responsible for research distribution works among researchers. Work closely with
Project Manager in procurement process, training management, talent scouting and budget
management. Lead the deployment strategy team for SDN lab implementation.
Lead the research initiatives with global research labs such as Franhaufer FOKUS Germany,
Stanford ONLAB and Deutsche Telekom. Manage internal SDN working groups that comprise
of core, transport and data center team. Work closely with ONF and ETSI WG.
Work closely with Apache CloudStack, FloodLight, OpenDayLight, Juniper SDN team, Brocade
Vyatta for joint research and support. Lead the research works on network slicing, carrier
network orchestration through SDN, carrier network controller based on natural network
method. I was invited as a speaker and guess in SDN World Forum, Barcelona and FUCESO
Forum, Berlin. Responsible in assisting senior management of TM Malaysia (GM, AGM, VP) on
providing global SDN NFV technology updates and implementation planning in the future.

Project Lead cum Researcher,

TM Research & Development
January 2013 December 2013 | Malaysia
Involve in OSS/BSS research project. Study, design and develop the solution to integrate TMs
OSS/BSS system that involves hundreds of distinctive network elements, EMS and NMS,
stakeholders and numerous API. Responsible in designing NBI SBI API among different
hardware manufactures. Establish communication with TMF for the framework solution,
eTOM, SID and TAM. Deliver report on proposing an integrated solution to TM.

Team Lead, Research Engineer,

TM Research & Development

June 2011 August 2012 | Malaysia
Lead the development team for Internet Usage Profiling Project (codename: STARGATE). Lead
the system architecture works, software integration and hardware prototyping. Involve in the
development of systems flow process and database design based on Shell script, PHP and
MySQL. Responsible in providing URS, SRS and SDD.
Involve in Broadband User Profiling Project. The project is about pulling the big data from
IPSC and user database which belong to TM Operation Centre. The data then read and
translated into a meaningful manner where the users pattern was measured based on the
payload of the data itself.

Research Engineer,
TM Research & Development
January 2010 May 2011 | Malaysia
Lead the development team for a designation of IMS IPTV Lab in TM R&D Malaysia, generally
based on Fraunhofer OpenIMSCore. Technical writer for projects ISO 17025 document.
Technical evaluator for projects and labs Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Responsible
for preparing UAT for IPTV STBs testing.
Assist TM Deployment Team on testing for QoS priority for TM High Speed Broadband Project.
These jobs required testing on OLT and ONU over MSAN and BRAS for triple play services,
provided by Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE and Fiberhome. Tests were conducted under Spirent
Test Centre.

DAAD Research Intern,

Fern Universitat in Hagen, Germany
Jan 2008 Feb 2008 | Germany
As a research intern under Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) program. I am
doing research on Ant Colony Optimization deployment in Unstructured Peer-To-Peer
Networks under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Herwig Unger from Faculty of
Mathematics & Informatics, FernUniversitat Germany. Doing simulation using P2PNetSim and
results finding used as dissertation.

Assistant Research Engineer,

TM Research & Development
July 2004 December 2010 | Malaysia
Lead the development of remote controller for IPCON (IP Traffic Controller project). This
project aimed to control users traffic in IP network by executing rules on Layer-2 switches
remotely through an application server developed based on Kermit 95
(http://www.columbiauniversity.org/kermit/).

Lead the development of P2P (Peer-To-Peer) lab infrastructure based on JXTA open protocol.
This infrastructure used as a baseline to run any new invented P2P protocols developed in
research lab. Numbers of P2P protocols like Gnutella, DHT-Based P2P, Agent Based P2P and
Bittorrent were tested in parallel.
Develop packet analysis tools based on Big Data approach through captivated pcap files on
Layer-2 and Layer-3 network. Develop packet translation software that translate raw packet
into flow and XML using Linux Shell script, PERL and PHP.
Involve in Volume-Based IP Billing System (IP Billing) Project. Develop traffic packet
measurement system using NetFlow, NProbe and TFlow. This project inspired by the Big Data
method on analyzing huge live traffic packet.
Lead the development of end-to-end wireless network infra using open-sources software like
NOCAT, Chillispot, Freeradius and MySQL. Lead the design and development of prepaid
payment system for IP Billing project called ORIGIN based on Perl, HTML-Mason and Perl-CGI.
Develop Looking-Glass monitoring application for Juniper network appliances (Juniper
Ethernet router M7i). This prototype enables users to configure, control and monitor the
network elements through web.

Expertise
Experience in project proposal and management, preparing project URS, SRS and SDD,
manage and monitor the project financial, milestone, talent scouting, technology roadmaps
and consultation especially in the area of SDN, NFV and OSS/BSS.
Software & system implementation, IP networks, telecommunication theory and practice,
large network implementation and functionality specifically L2-L4. Proficient in LINUX/UNIX
systems. Proficient in technical writing for journals, publications and reports. Accomplished in
doing presentations for the top level executives.
Knowledge in Metro-E CoS, broadband technology, BGP and OSPF, QoS, IP billing system,
system and network testing and measurement using Spirent solutions.
Knowledge in deploying an open-source end-to-end wireless infra using NoCat, Chillspot,
FreeRadius, MySQL, SNMP and MRTG.
Knowledge in Ant Algorithm & Ant Colony Optimization implementation on P2P system prior
to research work in Master studies.
Having rich skills in LINUX/UNIX OS mostly Fedora and Ubuntu and its scripting application
like Bash and Shell. Knowledge in JAVA programming, Python, Kermit C.
Experience in open source solutions for end-to-end IP networks and mobile services for lab
purposes. Have guts to start research works from scratch.

Be enthusiastic in Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization

(NFV) for the past 2 years. Lead a research team in the development of SDN Open Lab in TM
Research and having exposed to SDN technology application like OpenFlow, Rackspace
OpenStack, Citrix CloudStack, NOX, POX, Mininet, OpenDayLight, FloodLight, Xen, XenServer,
VMWare, Vyatta, OpenvSwitch, OpenWRT and cloud DC Eucalyptus and OpenNebula.
Experiences in engaging with numerous SDN players like LinuxFoundation, Apache T-System
Lab, ON.LAB and Fraunhofer FOKUS. Responsible for ONF and ETSI membership for TM.

Others
Grants
TM Research Grant
Project: Advanced Load Balancing Algorithm in IP Networks (LIBRA)
Approved $480,000
TM Research Grant
Project: Network Advancement Towards Programmable Networks (NAPNETS)
Approved $1,017,000
Forum/Conference
Invited Speaker,
SDN World 2013, 11th-13th June 2013, Fira Palace Hotel Barcelona
Papers & Publications
Solving Path Finding Using Ant Algorithm Approaches by Adopting Modified TSP in Unstructured P2P
Network,
3rd International Conference On Digital Society, ICDS 2009, Cancun, Mexico
Ant Metaphor on Routing in Packet Access and Unstructured P2P Network,
The Third International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications, ICSNC 2008, Sliema,
Malta
The Implementation of Remote Automation Execution Agent over ACL in QoS Policy Based System,
IADIS International Conference, Telecommunication, Networks And Systems (TNS 2008), Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The Integration of P2P File Searching Approaches and Load Query Balancing Within Structured P2P
Network,
Postgraduate Annual Research Seminar, PARS 2007 UTM Malaysia
User Network Access through A Distinguish Open Source AAA Implementation on Sun Solaris Platform,
TM RND Internal Journal 2005.
Internet Community Using Open Source Web Based Authentication Gateway and Low Level AAA,
TM RND Internal Journal 2005, (2005)

References

Dr Shafie Abd Latiff,

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
shafie@utm.my
6-07-5532003

Dr Jalil Md Desa
Telekom Research And Development
drjalil@tmrnd.com.my
6-03-88839470

Hazly Amir bin Abd Hamid

Telekom Research And Development
hazly@tmrnd.com.my
6-03-88839595