Stefan Tai

Prof. Stefan Tai is a full professor and Chair of Information Systems Engineering at Technische Universität Berlin (Germany) since 2014. Previously, he held a full professorship at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and worked as a Research Staff Member at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. His research focuses on distributed systems, decentralized architectures, cloud service engineering, and privacy-preserving blockchain systems, emphasizing off-chain solutions and scalable technologies. Tai's work bridges academic research with industry applications, particularly in serverless computing, energy-efficient cloud-native systems, and blockchain-based solutions for supply chains and energy grids. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in top-tier conferences and journals, including IEEE ICSA, Future Generation Computer Systems, and IEEE Blockchain. His contributions address challenges in software systems engineering, federated learning, and sustainable computing.

Research Interests:

• Next-generation distributed software systems
• Decentralized architectures and blockchain systems
• Cloud and serverless computing
• Energy-efficient design
• Data management and privacy-preserving technologies
• Smart energy grids and IoT integration

Key Publications Trends: Tai's recent work explores the intersection of blockchain and federated learning, serverless architectures for big data, and energy-efficient cloud-native applications. His 2025 paper introduced a framework for optimizing cloud-native energy efficiency, while 2024 contributions advanced verifiable decentralized systems and serverless data processing. Earlier research (2020–2021) focused on privacy in local energy grids and serverless computing scalability.

Grants & Labs: While specific grants are not detailed, his leadership in TU Berlin's Information Systems Engineering group indicates involvement in EU-funded or industrial projects. Collaborations with institutions like TU Wien and KIT suggest multi-institutional efforts in distributed systems and blockchain.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Information Systems Engineering research group at TU Berlin, focusing on software systems engineering, cloud architectures, and blockchain applications.