Serge Fdida is a Professor with Sorbonne Université (formally UPMC) since 1995.

His research interests are related to the future internet technology and architecture. He has been leading many research projects in Future Networking in France and Europe, notably pioneering the European activity on federated Internet testbeds. He is currently leading the Equipex FIT, a large-scale testbed on the Future Internet of Things. Serge Fdida has published numerous scientific papers, in addition to a few patents and one rfc.  He is a Distinguished ACM Member and an IEEE Senior member.

Serge Fdida has also developed a strong experience related to innovation and industry transfer, - he was the co-founder of the Qosmos company, - one of the active contributor to the creation of the Cap Digital cluster in Paris. He has been appointed Vice-President Europe and International affairs at UPMC from 2011 to 2017.