Sadjadi S. Masoud

Sadjadi S. Masoud is an Associate Professor at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, where he has served on the faculty since 2004. He directs the NSF-funded Center of Partnership for International Research & Education (PIRE) and the Autonomic Cloud Research Laboratory (ACRL), leading international collaborative projects across 8 countries with over $6 million in research funding.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science from Michigan State University (2004)
• M.S. in Software Engineering from Azad University, Tehran (1999)
• B.S. in Hardware Engineering from University of Tehran (1995)

Dr. Sadjadi's research pioneers adaptive systems across distributed computing domains. His work in Cloud/Grid Computing focuses on scientific application enablement through autonomic frameworks, while his Software Engineering research develops self-managing systems for mobile and pervasive environments. His leadership in High-Performance Computing has established critical infrastructure for Latin American research collaborations.

His scientific recognition includes:

• First TeraGrid Pathway Fellowship (2009)
• FIU Excellence in Mentoring Award (2007)
• IBM Shared University Research Award (2005)
• IWQoS Best Student Paper Award (2004)
• Michigan State Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2004)
• MSU Qualifying Examination Top Score (2001)

As PI/Co-PI of 17 NSF, IBM, and FIU grants totaling $6 million, he has built extensive international research networks while mentoring award-winning students. His service includes General Chair of SEKE 2012 and editorial roles for IEEE journals and NSF panels.

He directs FIU's Autonomic Cloud Research Laboratory and co-founded Global CyberBridges, Latin American Grid initiative, and REU programs to advance global cyberinfrastructure and undergraduate research opportunities.