Florina M. Ciorba

Florina M. Ciorba is a Professor in the field of High-Performance Computing (HPC), affiliated with the University of Basel. Her research focuses on parallel algorithms, fault-tolerant systems, dynamic load balancing, and energy-efficient computing. She has contributed extensively to HPC workflows, scheduling techniques, and resilient numerical methods for extreme-scale simulations.

Key research areas include:

• Parallel and distributed systems
• Load balancing and scheduling algorithms
• Fault tolerance mechanisms
• GPU and heterogeneous computing
• Energy-aware HPC applications

Recent work emphasizes scalable particle simulations, application classification using ML, and optimizing astrophysics workflows. She collaborates with international teams on standards like SPEChpc 2021 benchmarks and HPC operational autonomy loops.

Publications span top venues including IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Euro-Par, and Cluster conferences. Her work addresses both algorithmic innovations and software implementations for next-generation HPC platforms.