Carlos Pignataro
(He/Him)
Principal, Technology and Sustainability
NC State University, ex-Cisco
North Carolina, USA
Speaks: EnglishSpanishItalianJapanese (not for professional presentations)
Biography
Carlos Pignataro (He/Him) has built a 20+ year career driven by a passion and curiosity for technology innovation, strategic thinking, and tech-for-good. He has held various technology and executive roles at Cisco, most recently as Head of Technology and Data for Cisco’s Engineering Sustainability, where he was charged with embedding sustainability into the engineering roadmap and leveraging the portfolio to drive sustainability solutions. He also held roles of Distinguished Engineer, and CTO for the CX and for the Services Global SP businesses. He deeply cares about a diverse and inclusive community, and together drive positive impact. Carlos is a Fellow at the National Academy of Inventors, has received multiple industry awards, including 2021 and 2023 HITEC 100, Fast Company's Innovative Leader of the Year, Stevie's Tech Innovator of the Year, and currently serves as adjunct faculty at NC State University.
Activity History
2024
Apr 4
ICMP Extensions for Environmental Information
draft-pignataro-eimpact-icmp-02
Apr 5
ICMP Extensions for Environmental Impact
This document defines a data structure that can be appended to selected ICMP messages. The ICMP extension defined herein can be used to gain visibility on environmental impact information on the Internet by providing per-hop (i.e., per topological network node) power metrics and other current or future sustainability metrics.
Visit activityMar 16
Characterization and Benchmarking Methodology for Power in Networking Devices
IETF119 Internet-Draft
This document defines a standard mechanism to measure, report, and compare power usage of different networking devices and under different network configurations and conditions.
Visit activityJan 15
IEEE ComSoc Sustainable Network Operations (SNO) SIG
The Special Interest Group (SIG) on Sustainable Network Operations (SNO) aims to encourage and facilitate discussion, exchange of ideas, and development of solutions related to those questions. It aims to provide a cooperative and open forum for researchers, complementing other vendor-focused fora.
Visit activity2023
Nov 4
IETF 118 — "Environmental-Impact Program meeting"
Environmental Impact of Internet Architectures and Technologies.
e-impact/ietf118 at main · cpignata/e-impact
github.com
Nov 15
Sustainability Landscape - Industry Perspectives and AI Intersection
Global Partnership for Sustainability, Waste to Advanced Resources Matter. NC State University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, IBM, the Town of Cary, and Idaho National Laboratory, with strong support from the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), invite all stakeholders to join in a groundbreaking workshop to shape the future of waste management, drive sustainability, and explore opportunities for a net-zero bioeconomy.
Waste to Advanced Resources Matter
gp4sustainability.ncsu.edu
Jul 27
IETF 117 Environmental Impact (e-impact)
e-impact/ietf117/Readme.md at main · cpignata/e-impact
github.com
May 8
Mar 30
IETF116 Environmental Impact of Internet Architectures and Technologies
e-impact/ietf116/Readme.md at main · cpignata/e-impact
github.com
2022
Dec 5
Sustainability Considerations for Networking Equipment
e-impact-workshop-public/papers/Krishnan-Pignataro_Sustainability-considerations-for-networking-equipment.pdf at main · intarchboa...
github.com
Dec 5
On Principles for a Sustainability Stack
e-impact-workshop-public/papers/King-Krishnan-Pignataro-Thubert-Voit_On-Principles-for-a-Sustainability-Stack.pdf at main · intarc...
github.com
