معرفی
Paolo Romano is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Distributed Systems Group (INESC-ID). His research focuses on distributed systems, AI/ML systems, transactional memory, autonomic computing, and high-performance computing. He holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome (2007) and a Master's Degree (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Rome Tor Vergata (2002).
- PhD Thesis: 'Protocols for End-to-End Reliability in Multi-Tier Systems'
- Supervised over 10 PhD and MSc students
Research Interests:
- Dependable Distributed Systems
- Transactional Memory (Hardware/Software)
- Autonomic and Self-Optimizing Systems
- Performance Modelling & Evaluation
Key achievements include leading the Cloud-TM EU-funded project (€1.7M), coordinating the Euro-TM COST Action, and winning multiple best-paper awards at ICAC, NETYS, and NCA conferences. He actively participates in technical committees for conferences like EuroPar, ICDCS, and Middleware.
Grants & Projects:
- Coordinator of 'Euro-TM' (€400K)
- Coordinator of 'Cloud-TM' (€1.7M EC funding)
- Principal Investigator in national projects like 'specSTM' (€127K)
He advises students in areas such as self-tuning distributed systems, transactional data stores, and hardware-software co-design for concurrency control. His work bridges theory and practice, with contributions to frameworks like D2STM and Cloud-TM.
