Keynote Speakers (Alphabetize by Last Name)
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Assoc. Prof. Maria Fazio University of Messina, Italy |
Maria Fazio is Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Messina. She is a member of the Editorial Review Board of several international journals, coordinator of the e-Health Continuum Research Lab and a senior member of the Future Computing Research Lab at the University of Messina. She is currently the Coordinator of the Master's course in Data Science at the University of Messina. She is co-founder of Alma Digit, which is an SME and academic Spin-Off at the University of Messina aimed at process automation in the Cloud. She is coauthored of more than 300 papers in the field of Distributed Systems. Her current research interests include intelligent microservice orchestration, Agentic AI deployments, security in IoT-Edge ecosystems.
Speech Title: AI-driven strategies for optimized services management in the Compute Contiuum
Abstract:The Compute Continuum has transformed digital infrastructure from isolated data centers into a pervasive, heterogeneous ecosystem of hardware components ranging from IoT sensors to hyperscale clouds. However, critical challenges still need to be investigated for maintaining seamless scalability and deterministic performance across such a fragmented landscape. The transition towards AI-native strategies for distributed computing, including the deployment of autonomous agents and federated learning models operating within the infrastructure itself, creates new opportunities to achieve a zero-touch and self-healing computing ecosystem. These advanced methodologies offer new perspectives for future research aimed at maximizing resource efficiency and sustainability in the Compute Continuum.
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Prof. Tao Zhang Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), China |
Dr. Tao Zhang is a Full Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Seoul and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also holds a B.S. in Automation and an M.Eng in Software Engineering from Northeastern University, China. Dr. Zhang is the Founding Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Macau Chapter and Conference Chair of the IEEE TCSE. He is a Fellow of BCS, a Senior Member of ACM and IEEE, and a Distinguished Member of CCF. He is also a Distinguished Visitor of the IEEE Computer Society. He has over 100 publications in top venues like ICSE, TSE, and TIFS. He has served as General Chair for conferences including ISSRE 2027, APSEC 2025, and SANER 2023, and regularly serves on program committees for ICSE, FSE, ASE, and ISSTA. Dr. Zhang is an Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE TSE, an Associate Editor for IEEE TRel, JSS, and OJCS, and an Editorial Board Member of EMSE and SCP.
