Rodrigo Bruno

Rodrigo Bruno is an Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon) and Senior Researcher at INESC-ID Lisbon. His research bridges Systems and Programming Languages with a focus on optimizing language runtimes for cloud environments (Microservices, Serverless). He previously worked at Oracle Labs Zurich and ETH Zurich.

• Research Areas
  • Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Cloud Computing
  • Serverless Computing
  • Operating Systems

Key projects include Shell (FCT-funded serverless platform), Graalvisor (polyglot runtime virtualization), and Naos (RDMA networking in Java). His work appears in top venues like NSDI, EuroSys, ATC, and SoCC.

Scientific awards include the EdgeEmu Best Paper Award, Best Young Researcher 2022 (INESC-ID), and multiple teaching excellence recognitions. He has served on program committees for EuroSys, NSDI, ATC, and more.

Rodrigo Bruno leads a dynamic team including PhD candidates Vasyl Lanko, Bernardo Ribeiro (co-advised), and MSc students like André Páscoa. His research integrates with production systems such as the V8 JS Engine and OpenJDK HotSpot JVM.

Current teaching includes Cloud Computing and Virtualization, Computer Systems Engineering, and IT Infrastructure Management. His service spans organizing committees for SESAME, MoreVMs, and artifact evaluation for SOSP.