Giuseppe Di Modica

Giuseppe Di Modica is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science - Science and Engineering, University of Bologna. His research focuses on cloud computing, edge/fog systems, IoT, and digital twins for industrial applications. He has contributed to frameworks like IoTwins and H2F, addressing challenges in distributed computing, microservice orchestration, and latency optimization in SDN architectures. His work spans containerized application management, geo-distributed big data processing, and security in serverless environments.

Key research themes include:

• Cloud-edge continuum orchestration
• IoT service placement in fog environments
• SDN microservice architecture design
• Lightweight virtualization for Industry 4.0
• Validation of performance models for microservices

His publications emphasize practical implementations, such as the Torch orchestrator for multi-cloud deployments, and frameworks for fault-aware cloud provisioning. Ongoing work explores digital twin platforms for manufacturing and smart facility management, leveraging edge-cloud synergy and real-time data analytics.

He holds a permanent academic position with no part-time designation noted. Contact: giuseppe.dimodica@unibo.it, +39 051 20 9 3866.