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Dr. Blesson Varghese is an Associate Professor and Reader in the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews, leading the Edge Computing Hub funded by Rakuten, Japan. He holds an honorary faculty position at Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on distributed systems, edge computing, and federated learning, addressing challenges in scalability, resource efficiency, and real-time applications. He has received prestigious awards, including the 2021 IEEE Rising Star Award and a Royal Society Industry Fellowship.
Teaching includes CS5052: Data-Intensive Systems, emphasizing large-scale distributed systems design. He advises PhD students in edge computing and collaborative machine learning. Notable publications include DNNShifter (2024), EcoFed (2024), and NeuroFlux (2024), advancing edge computing and federated learning techniques.
Awards include the IEEE Rising Star Award, Best Paper Award (IEEE Edge Conference 2022), and Finalist at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019. His work bridges academia and industry, with collaborations across continents and contributions to open-source projects like FedAdapt and DNNShifter.
