Jose Luis Lucas Simarro

Jose Luis Lucas Simarro is a researcher at the Faculty of Informatics, Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in cloud computing and distributed systems. His work focuses on developing innovative solutions for large-scale distributed environments.

His institutional affiliations include:

• Faculty of Informatics, Complutense University of Madrid
• Laboratoire de l'Informatique du Parallélisme, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (Research Stay: 2012-2013)
• Multiple EU-funded research projects including BEACON (2015-2017), PANACEA (2013-2016), and CloudCatalyst (2013-2015)

Dr. Simarro's research interests span across several areas of cloud and distributed computing:

• Cloud Computing and Data-centric Architectures
• Edge Computing and IoT Integration
• Distributed and Federated Cloud Systems
• High Performance Computing in Cloud Environments
• Grid Computing and Resource Management

His work has resulted in significant contributions to open-source technologies, most notably OpenNebula, a cloud management platform with over 100,000 downloads used by organizations like Akamai and the Leibniz Supercomputing Center. He has also contributed to GridWay, a metascheduler for large-scale computing resources.

Dr. Simarro has been actively involved in numerous EU-funded collaborative research projects spanning from BEinGRID (2005-2009) to BEACON (2015-2017), demonstrating a sustained research career in cloud and distributed systems. He participates in important research networks such as NESSI, Open Grid Forum, and the Globus Alliance.

His teaching experience includes serving as a Laboratory Assistant for courses in Networks, Performance Evaluation, and Fundamentals of Computers during 2012-2013.