Esther Robles (Member)
Esther Robles is the head of the Network Area at RedIRIS, the Spanish
national research and education networking organisation. Her role is network planning and engineering. She is also responsible for the operations of the network.
Esther has led the specification and deployment of two national IP
backbones - RedIRIS2 and RedIRIS10 - and, in 2009, of RedIRIS-NOVA, the new optical network infrastructure based on dark fibre and TROADM optical equipment. She is also responsible for the specification and
operation of network services. She works closely with the regional networks in Spain to coordinate and operate the multi-domain services.
Esther has been working for RedIRIS since July 1998. Initially she was
responsible for native multicast network implementation, MPLS, and
technical proof and validation of new equipment. In October 2000 she
was promoted to Head of the Network Area.
Esther received her MSc. degree in Computer Science in 1997 from the
Valladolid University in Spain.