Robson De Grande

Robson E. De Grande is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Brock University, Canada. He holds a PhD from the University of Ottawa (2012) and BSc/MSc degrees from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. His research focuses on vehicular networks, intelligent transportation systems, distributed systems, and cloud computing. He serves on program committees for conferences like DS-RT, MobiWac, and MSWiM, and has organized multiple workshops and special sessions.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Canada (2012)
• MSc and BSc in Computer Science, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil (2006, 2004)

Research Interests:

• Vehicular Networks (5G, Handover Management)
• Edge Computing and IoT
• Performance Modeling/Simulation
• High-Performance Distributed Systems
• Intelligent Transportation Systems

Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles across journals like IEEE Transactions on ITS, Elsevier Internet of Things, and conferences like IEEE ICC and ACM MobiWac. Recent work emphasizes ML-driven vehicular network optimization and distributed simulation frameworks.

Teaching: Teaches Advanced Computer Networks (COSC 4P14), Parallel Computing (COSC 3P93), and graduate-level Mobile Cloud Computing courses.

Research Team: Supervises PhD/MSc students and undergraduate researchers in topics like vehicular edge computing, traffic prediction, and simulation systems.