Ruben Santiago Montero

Rubén Santiago Montero is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Architecture and Systems Engineering, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). He leads research in distributed systems, focusing on resource provisioning in Grid, Cloud, and edge computing environments. His work emphasizes virtual machine management, cloud federation, and utility computing models. Montero co-leads the OpenNebula project, a widely adopted cloud management platform, and contributed to the GridWay metascheduler.

Research interests include distributed resource management, virtualization, and interoperability between cloud infrastructures. He participates in major EU projects such as RESERVOIR, BEACON, and PANACEA, advancing cloud and grid technologies. His contributions span over 200 peer-reviewed publications in top journals and conferences, addressing topics like workflow scheduling, elastic resource allocation, and edge-cloud architectures.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science (UCM).
• Grants & Projects: Principal investigator in EU-funded initiatives (e.g., RESERVOIR, BEACON) totaling €20M+.
• Labs/Teams: Distributed Systems Architecture Group at UCM, collaborating with NASA, IBM, and European research networks.