Attila Kertesz

Attila Kertesz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at the University of Szeged, Hungary. He leads the IoT Cloud research group and coordinates key projects including the FogBlock4Trust sub-grant (TruBlo EU H2020) and the NKFIH-FK (OTKA) 131793 project. He serves on Management Committees for COST Actions CA19135 and CA17136.

His research spans Cloud Computing (39%), IoT (38%), and Simulation (33%), with additional expertise in Fog Computing, Data Protection, and Blockchain. Kertesz investigates data management challenges in distributed systems, focusing on Edge-Cloud integration, resource optimization, and security architectures for IoT environments.

Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate strong emphasis on converging Fog/Edge computing with Blockchain and Federated Learning for IoT applications. His work addresses resource-aware parallel computing optimization and domain-specific languages for Ambient Assisted Living microservices, appearing in IEEE Access and Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory.

Professor Kertesz secures significant funding from EU H2020 and Hungarian Scientific Research Fund sources, supporting active research through multiple collaborative projects. While specific student counts aren't published, his project leadership indicates ongoing supervision opportunities.

As leader of the IoT Cloud research group, Kertesz fosters innovation in Cloud-to-Things continuum technologies through theoretical and applied research, with strong international project participation and publication output.