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Barbara Martini is a leading researcher in next-generation mobile networks, with key contributions in 5G transport, network slicing, and multi-layer orchestration. Her work focuses on designing efficient Mobile Transport and Computing Platforms that integrate transport, mobile edge computing (MEC), and network function virtualization (NFV) to support demanding vertical industry services. In her highly cited 2018 paper (12 citations), she proposed a novel architecture mapped to ETSI NFV, addressing critical use cases like automotive and cloud robotics. Her 2021 study (12 citations) advanced resource orchestration strategies with retrials for latency-sensitive network slicing over distributed telco clouds, tackling stringent end-to-end latency requirements for 5G and beyond. Martini also introduced the 5G Operating Platform (5G-OP) in 2017 (8 citations), a unifying reference architecture designed to reduce fragmentation and complexity in 5G software solutions. Her research has directly enabled more reliable, low-latency services for vertical industries, making her a pivotal figure in the evolution of 5G infrastructure.