My Research Research Statement
My
research is focused on resource allocation mechanisms for Grids and it has evolved
from the overlapping of multiple related fields I have worked on during the
past years: overlay networks, network topologies, P2P systems, scheduling
algorithms, grid and cluster computing. I have also developed great interest
for virtualization technologies and how they merge with grid computing
technologies to create a pervasive computing environment.
My Publications
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“Efficient
Co-Allocation Algorithm for Large Scale Distributed Systems”. In progress.
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“On
the Design of Online Scheduling Algorithms for Advance Reservations and QoS in
Grids”. Journal Version co-authored with G. Rouskas and K. Harfoush. Under submission.
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“Efficient
Resource Management using Advance Reservations for Heterogeneous Grids”
co-authored with G. Rouskas and K. Harfoush. In Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Parallel and
Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2008), April 14-18, 2008.
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"Efficient
Implementation of Best-Fit Scheduling for Advance Reservations and QoS in
Grids" co-authored with G. Rouskas and K. Harfoush. In Proceedings of the First IEEE/IFIP
International Workshop on End-to-end Virtualization and Grid Management (EVGM
2007), October 29-30,
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“On
the Design of Online Scheduling Algorithms for Advance Reservations and QoS in
Grids” co-authored with G. Rouskas and K. Harfoush. In Proceedings
of the 21st IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium
(IPDPS 2007), March
26-30, 2007,
Posters
- “QoS Scheduling Algorithms for
Grids”. Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, October
4-7, 2006.
- “Efficient
Resource Management using Advance Reservations for Heterogeneous”.
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women In Computing, October 17-20.
- “Lambda
Scheduling for Grid Applications”.
Center of Advanced Computing and Communication, October 24, 2007,
- “Efficient
Scheduling Algorithm for Grid Computing”, 2nd Annual
Event, Computing
Other research projects
Projects
as R&D Engineer (2000-2002)
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Project: Bluetooth Radiolink Monitoring for
the Status: Proposal accepted and financed by
the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). 1.
Supervised senior student on the design and development
of a radio communication link using Bluetooth. 2.
Co-designed and co-developed a radio communication link
between meteorological stations and user laptops. 3.
Co-designed a wireless point-to-point communication
link between data loggers and user laptops. 4.
Co-authored proposal to adapt the design above to the
needs of STRI. The proposals included technical implementation details and
cost-effectiveness analysis. |
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Project: Automation of the Office of the Law
Prosecutor of the Administration of the Status: Proposal financed by the
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). 1.
Designed and implemented a web search engine using TCL
and HTML. 1.
Designed and implemented an automatic backup system for data
servers distributed across different geographic locations. 1.
Designed and implemented an auditing system for data
servers distributed across different geographic locations. 1.
Assisted in the design of the main database (legacy and
non-legacy data) |
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Project: A Scientific Computing Strategy for
the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Status: Proposal accepted and financed by
STRI. 1.
Assessed the usability of several technologies to the
needs of STRI. Among these: Bluetooth, genetic micro arrays, IEEE80211.b,
supercomputers and Geographical Information System applications. 1.
Wrote a report on the state of the art of technologies,
including technical details needed for their implementation and
cost-effectiveness in a ten-years time span. |
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Project: Automatic Configuration in Smart
Spaces Status: Proposal accepted and prototype
implemented in 3COM, 1.
Designed and implemented a 2-protocol stack to automate
the configuration of a web browser to smart spaces. ·
Modified IEEE802.11b driver to adapt it to Smart Spaces. 1.
Assisted in the writing of final proposal. |
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Project: Workshop in Security for the Bank
Industry in Status: Successful (reviews available upon
request) 1.
Assisted in the instruction of several modules. 1.
Installed network security platforms for didactic
purpose in the workshop. The applications installed and used include:
Kerberos, VPN, file auditing systems, firewalls, certification authorities. |
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Projects
as Researcher at NC Research: Efficient Scheduling Algorithms
for Grid Environments Description: Design and implement efficient
scheduling algorithms for Grid environments 2.
Designed and implemented a suit of scheduling algorithms
for homogeneous Grids 3.
Published results in well recognized conferences in the
Grid community. |
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Research: Modeling the Internet Topology Description: Look at the problem of
determining the Internet topology. Proposed a model based on Game Theory to
reproduce the Internet topology. 1.
Designed and developed the proposed model. 1.
Monitored existing network topologies distributed across
the §
Collected and analyzed data to increase the accuracy of
model proposed. 1.
Wrote a technical report on the implementation and
findings of my work. |
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Research: Making P2P Systems Scalable Description: Look at the problem of making
unstructured P2P systems scalable. 1.
Proposed a scalable hierarchical structure for P2P systems
in which hosts connect depending on their network and computational capacity. 1.
Designed and developed a simulator for this model in C. ·
Wrote a technical report on the implementation and
findings of my work. |