Juan Felipe Botero Universidad de Antioquia

Department of Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering

Juan Felipe Botero

  • Full Professor, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Guest Professor, University of Antwerp
  • Senior Researcher, Minciencias (Colombia) · Group GITA

I study how to manage programmable networks (SDN, NFV and P4) with mathematical optimization and machine learning, to make networks and critical infrastructure more secure.

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Sabbatical

I am on sabbatical leave until March 2027. During this period I am designing the Specialization in Cybersecurity at Universidad de Antioquia, whose first cohort is planned for 2027.

5,751
citations
29
h-index
55
i10-index
7
doctoral theses supervised
30
research projects

Source: Google Scholar, October 12, 2026

Research lines

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Programmable network with the research lines A programmable network and the five lines of work that study it. Hover over a line to highlight it in the network. control plane data plane Controller P4 DDoS IDS INT VNE · SFC IEC 61850 remote lab SDN
A programmable network and the five lines of work that study it. Hover over a line to highlight it in the network.

  • Programmable networks

    Programmable control and data planes (SDN and P4) to manage, monitor and protect the network in software, including traffic engineering with reinforcement learning.

  • Virtualization and resource allocation

    Virtual network embedding, service function chain composition and placement (NFV), and cloud and edge orchestration, formulated as optimization problems.

  • Network cybersecurity

    Detection and mitigation of DDoS attacks and intrusions with machine and self-supervised learning, open datasets and in-network detection in the data plane.

  • Networks for critical infrastructure

    Communication networks for IEC 61850 digital substations, smart grids and microgrids: reliability, quality of service and security.

  • Engineering education

    Remote laboratories for networking education and adaptive learning strategies supported by learning analytics.

Selected publications

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  1. 2026

    Leveraging Reinforcement Learning for Traffic Engineering in Programmable Networks: A Survey

    S. Ríos-Guiral, A. Lahmadi, J. F. Botero, S. A. Gutiérrez

    Journal IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials 28, 1318-1350

    DOI 10.1109/COMST.2025.3632870
  2. 2025

    Cybersecurity Via Programmable Networks: Are We There Yet?

    S. A. Gutiérrez, J. F. Botero, L. Fletscher, L. P. Gaspary, N. Gaviria, E. Jacob, et al.

    Journal Journal of Network and Systems Management 33(4), 95

    DOI 10.1007/S10922-025-09970-9
  3. 2021

    Emerging DDoS attack detection and mitigation strategies in software-defined networks: Taxonomy, challenges and future directions

    I. A. Valdovinos, J. A. Pérez-Díaz, K. K. R. Choo, J. F. Botero

    Journal Journal of Network and Computer Applications 187, 103093

    DOI 10.1016/j.jnca.2021.103093
  4. 2016

    Resource Allocation in NFV: A Comprehensive Survey

    J. Gil Herrera, J. F. Botero

    Journal IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 13(3), 518-532

    DOI 10.1109/TNSM.2016.2598420
  5. 2013

    Virtual Network Embedding: A Survey

    A. Fischer, J. F. Botero, M. T. Beck, H. de Meer, X. Hesselbach

    Journal IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

    DOI 10.1109/SURV.2013.013013.00155

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Contact

Email
juanf.botero@udea.edu.co
Postal address
Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Antioquia · Calle 67 # 53-108, Medellín, Colombia
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