Per-Olov Östberg is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, and a research leader in the Autonomous Distributed Systems Lab (ADSLab). His work focuses on resource management for distributed cloud environments using AI/ML-based techniques, with a particular emphasis on ethical reasoning integration for responsible AI solutions. Research Themes: Cloud-edge continuum optimization, serverless frameworks, 6G computing challenges, data fabric architectures, and energy-aware systems Projects: COGNIT (cognitive serverless framework), WARA Common Information Bridge (data-driven cloud operations), De facto Center of Excellence in Autonomous Distributed Systems His publications (2011-2024) demonstrate consistent contributions to cloud resource management, including fairshare scheduling, decentralized prioritization, and power-performance tradeoffs. He has collaborated on interdisciplinary projects with institutions across Europe. Scientific Awards: None explicitly stated in provided information.




