Riccardo Lancellotti

Riccardo Lancellotti is an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering 'Enzo Ferrari' of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. His primary research focuses on Fog/Edge computing, Cloud IaaS infrastructure management, and scalable resource allocation strategies. He actively contributes to international conferences and journals in computer science and networking.

• Research Interests:
• Current: Fog and Edge computing, Virtual elements management in SDN data centers, Cloud monitoring, IaaS optimization
• Past: Performance evaluation of web clusters, Social network analysis, P2P systems, cooperative caching

His work emphasizes energy-efficient algorithms, load balancing in distributed systems, and genetic approaches for service placement. He has received a Best Paper Award for his 2014 publication on adaptive VM clustering techniques. Lancellotti collaborates closely with industry partners, including those involved in smart city infrastructure projects and multimedia processing optimization.

• Teaching Activity:
  • Reti di calcolatori e lab (Computer Networks)
  • Applicazioni Distribuite e Mobili (Distributed and Mobile Applications)
  • Sistemi e Applicazioni Cloud (Cloud Systems and Applications)

Lancellotti has advised on projects involving VM behavior analysis and cloud monitoring, though no formal student names are listed. He participates in significant initiatives like the SAMMClouds project and has a strong focus on open-source software advocacy, as seen in his contributions to Linux Day events.

He is part of the Department’s research group exploring cloud and edge computing solutions, with a lab focusing on infrastructure optimization and sustainable computing practices.