Dr. Marius Corici is a senior researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS. He has received his Diploma-Engineer degree at the Politehnica University of Bucharest on Nomadic Satellite-Based VoIP Infrastructure. He joined the Business Unit Software-based Networks (NGNI) of Fraunhofer FOKUS in 2005. His research work includes multiple patent applications submitted in the area of IP network architectures and multiple publications in the area of NGN and Mobile Broadband Networks in collaboration with various industry partners. He has received his Doctoral Degree in 2013 on Self-Adaptable IP Control in Carrier Grade Mobile Operator Networks. Currently, he is the deputy head of NGNI at Fraunhofer FOKUS, the team developing the Open5GCore, Open5GMTC and OpenSDNCore toolkits acting as a research pathfinder for the evolution towards vertical sectors and customization of massive core networks as well as the design and specification of novel 5G features and technology readiness assessments.