Ivona Brandic

Ivona Brandic serves as a Professor at Vienna University of Technology within the E-Commerce Research Area of the Faculty of Informatics. Her work bridges theoretical computer science with practical sustainable computing solutions.

Her research focuses on:

• Energy-efficient edge and cloud computing architectures
• Symbolic data representation for resource-constrained devices
• Quantum-inspired approaches for scientific applications
• Federated learning in distributed environments
• Failure tolerance mechanisms for critical systems

Recent publication trends reveal intensifying focus on sustainable computing paradigms, particularly examining edge systems' role in post-Moore technological evolution. Her work integrates machine learning with hardware-aware optimizations to address carbon footprint reduction in distributed systems, with practical implementations in environmental monitoring and drug discovery pipelines.

Professor Brandic actively mentors graduate researchers through the Network Lab, supervising over 15 theses on edge computing and sustainable systems. Her advisees explore topics including energy-efficient IoT, neural network splitting, and federated learning for industrial applications.

She maintains strong engagement with the research community through presentations on sustainable edge systems and digitalization's societal impacts, including invited seminars at institutions like the University of Glasgow.