Adel Nadjaran Toosi

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• Research Interests

  My research interests include Computer Systems, Distributed Systems, Networking and Software-Defind Networking, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Energy Efficiency, Soft Computing and Fuzzy Systems. Currently I am working on traffic engineering and network slicing in SDN-enabled Clouds.

• Prospective PhD Students

  I am always looking for talented, bright, dedicated, and enthusiastic individuals with passion for research, development, and innovation. If you are interested in becoming a PhD student, please visit this page.

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• News

    Publication Chair and Editor of CCGrid 2020  

    June 2020  

  I served as the publication chair and editor of the 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGrid 2020) (CCGrid 2020 Proceedings - Front Cover).

  
  

    Accepted article in IEEE IoT  

    May 2020  

  Our article is accepted for publication in the prestigious IEEE IoT journal (Impact Factor of 9.515). Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources in Fog Computing Environment via Frequency and Modulation Level Scaling.

  
  

    CNET Media  

    April 2020  

  I contributed to a CNET article on Xbox, PS5 and the climate crisis: Next-gen video games could be worse for the planet by Jackson Ryan.

  
  

    Editor of FGCG  

    February 2020  

  Editor-in-Chief Prof. Peter Sloot appointed me as the editor of the top-tier Future Generation Computer Systems(FGCS) journal, the second-best ranked journal in computing systems according to Google Scholar.

  
  

    Co-Chair of AusPDC 2020  

    Agusut 2019  

  I have been appointed as the co-chair of the 18th Australasian Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing (AusPDC 2020).

  
  

    Monash AgTech Priming Grant  

    August 2019  

  My priming grant research project on Solar-powered Edge Computing Platform for Automated Pest Bird Repellent System has been awarded $25,000 by Monash AgTech. The project will develop the prototype that can be deployed on the Bosch launchpad site.

  
  

    Accepted paper in ICSOC 2019  

    July 2019  

  Our paper entitled “Optimized Renewable Energy Use in Green Cloud Data Centers” has been accepted for publication in the 17th International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing as a Full Paper in Research Track. The paper selection process for ICSOC 2019 has been highly competetive, and among 183 initial submissions, only 28 papers were accepted as full papers (15% acceptance rate).

  
  

    SPE Distinguished Referee  

    March 2019  

  Journal of Software Practice and Experience (CORE Rank A) recongnised me as one the distinguished referees for my outstanding contributions to referees. For more details please visit Recognising our distinguished referees

  
  

    Chair of FIT ECA Committee  

    November 2018  

  I have been appointed as the Chair of Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) Early Career Academics (ECA) Committee for the next twoyears. Other commitee members include: Pierre Le Bodic as ECA Rep on central committee, Mahsa Salehi and Julian Garcia as ECA Reps for Faculty Education Committees, Li Li and Leimin Tian as ECA Reps for Faculty Research Committees, Amin Sakzad and Xingliang Yuan as ECA Reps for academic staff development committee.

  
  

    2018 FIT Early Career Seed Grant  

    August 2018  

  My project on the orchestration of containers to optimise renewable energy use in cloud environments has been awarded the competitive FIT Early Career Researcher Seed Grant.
  A. N. Toosi, CO2: Container Orchestration for Optimized Renewable Energy Use in Clouds, 2018 FIT Early Career Researcher Seed Grant, July 2018 - July 2019, Amount, $6500.

  
  
  

    2018 Monash Infrastructure Seed Fund Grant  

    July 2018  

  Our project has been awarded the highly competitive 2018 Monash Infrastructure Interdisciplinary Research Seed Funding Grant. I will lead this project as a the primary CI along with other CIs Behrooz Bahrani and Reza Razzaghi from Electrical and Computer Systems and Martin Singh from Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Engineering.
  A. N. Toosi, R. Razzaghi, B. Bahrani, M. Singh, Algorithms and Software Systems for Green Cyberinfrastructure, 2018 MI Research Seed Fund Grant, July 2018 - July 2019, Amount, A$48,478.

  
  

    Lecturer at Monash University  

    May 2018  

  I joined Monash University as a lecturer in computer systems at Faculty of Information Technology in May 2018.

  
  

    2018 Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme  

    November 2017  

  I have been awarded the University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher (ECR) grant for my project. A. Toosi, RenewMan: Managing Renewable Energy in Sustainable Cloud Data Centres, The University of Melbourne Early Career (ECR) grant, Jan-Dec 2018, Amount, A$32,000.

  
  

    Keynote Speech on Innovations and Trends in Cloud Computing  

    October 2017  

  I am delivering a keynote speech addressing "Innovations and Trends in Cloud Computing" in the 7th International Conference on Computer and Knowledge Engineering (ICCKE 2017). More....

  
  

    Global Research Outreach (GRO) Program, Samsung, South Korea  

    October 2017  

  The grant proposal to Samsung GRO program for US$120k has been awarded. R. Buyya, A. Toosi, and M. Sossa, Cost-Efficient Orchestration of Containers in Clouds, Global Research Outreach (GRO) Program, Samsung, South Korea, Oct. 2017-2018. Amount: US$120,000 (~AU$150,000).




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