About me

I'm an Associate Professor in Information and Communication Technologies at the School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences (CDMS), Western Sydney University, Australia, where I co-direct the Smart and Distributed Computing (SDC) Lab.

My research focuses on systems aspects and resource management in the context of edge computing, Internet of Things, and cloud computing. Other topics I worked on in the past include scientific workflows and simulation, and emulation of distributed systems. The quality and impact of my research have been recognised with the IEEE TCSC 2017 Award for Excellence (Middle Career Researcher). I've also been recognized an IEEE Computer Society 2021 Distinguished Contributor.

I also supervise and co-supervise research students. I can accept students for research Master (Master of Research or Master of ICT(Research)) and PhD.

I am passionate about innovative methods for learning and teaching. I advocate for authentic assessments (those that assess knowledge in the context where it is exercised in the workplace) and for peer review of teaching as a method to improve the quality of teaching. I have been recognised as a Fellow of the United Kingdom's Advance HE (former Higher Education Academy).

Publications

• Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour, Bahman Javadi, Philip H.W. Leong, Rodrigo N. Calheiros, David Boland. FedOrbit: Energy Efficient Federated Learning for Orbital Edge Computing Using Block Minifloat Arithmetic. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/TSC.2024.3478768
• Romtham Sripotchanart, Weisheng Si, Rodrigo N. Calheiros, Qing Cao, Tie Qiu. A two-step linear programming approach for repeater placement in large-scale quantum networks. Computer Networks 254 Article 110795, Elsevier, December 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110795
• Dionatra F. Kirchoff, Vinicius Meyer, Rodrigo N. Calheiros, Cesar A. F. De Rose. Evaluating machine learning prediction techniques and their impact on proactive resource provisioning for cloud environments. The Journal of Supercomputing 80(15):21920-21951, Springer, October 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s11227-024-06303-6
• Paulo S. Souza, Tiago C. Ferreto, Rodrigo N. Calheiros. Maintenance Operations on Cloud, Edge, and IoT Environments: Taxonomy, Survey, and Research Challenges. ACM Computing Surveys 56(10) Article no 256, ACM, October 2024. DOI: 10.1145/3659097
• Everton C. de Lima, Fabio D. Rossi, Marcelo C. Luizelli, Rodrigo N. Calheiros, Arthur F. Lorenzon. A neural network framework for optimizing parallel computing in cloud servers. Journal of Systems Architecture 150:103131, Elsevier, May 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.sysarc.2024.103131

Activities

Here is a selection of recent teaching, academic, and community activities I've been involved with.

• Service: Associate Editor, ACM Transactions on Internet of Things (TIOT).
• Service: Associate Editor, ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR).

Professional membership

• Senior Member, ACM
• Senior Member, IEEE

Contact

I'm located in the university's Parramatta South Campus, Building ER, Room 1.09.

Postal Address: Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia

Email: r.calheiros@westernsydney.edu.au

Phone: +61 2 9685 9135