Computer Laboratory

I am a research associate at Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Before joining the Lab, I was a postdoctoral research associate at Department of Computer Science, at City, University of London. Before that, I worked in ATNoG research group at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT-Aveiro) in Portugal for several years. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Porto (MAPi), Portugal, under supervision of Professor Rui L. Aguilar in January 2017. I did my MSc in Telecommunications and Network Engineering at Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2009. I also obtained my BSc degree in Physics. My research interests are in the broad area of distributed systems. My current research is focused on optimal solutions for resource management in very large scale Data Centers.

Research Interests

• Distributed Optimization Algorithms, ADMM, Convex/Non-Convex Optimization, Mixed Integer and Constraint Programing, Machine Learning
• (Decentralized) Scheduling, Resource Allocation and Management
• Networks, Large scale Systems
• Cloud, Cluster and Parallel Computing
• High Performance Computing
• Simulation and Modelling
• (Distributed) Operating Systems)
• Internet of Things
• Software Defined Networks
• Cyber-Physical Systems

Selected Publications

• Javad Zarrin, Rui L. Aguiar, João Paulo Barraca, HARD: Hybrid Adaptive Resource Discovery for Jungle Computing, In Journal of Network and Computer Applications , Volume 90, 2017, Pages 42-73, ISSN 1084-8045, link


• Javad Zarrin, Rui L. Aguiar, João Paulo Barraca, ElCore: Dynamic elastic resource management and discovery for future large-scale manycore enabled distributed systems, In Microprocessors and Microsystems, Volume 46, Part B, 2016, Pages 221-239, ISSN 0141-9331, link


• Javad Zarrin, Rui L. Aguiar, João Paulo Barraca, Dynamic, scalable and flexible resource discovery for large-dimension many-core systems, In Future Generation Computer Systems, Volume 53, 2015, Pages 119-129, ISSN 0167-739X, link


• Javad Zarrin, Rui L. Aguiar, João Paulo Barraca, Manycore simulation for peta-scale system design: Motivation, tools, challenges and prospects, In Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Volume 72, 2017, Pages 168-201, ISSN 1569-190X, link


• Javad Zarrin, Rui L. Aguiar, João Paulo Barraca, Resource discovery for distributed computing systems: A comprehensive survey, In Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Volume 113, 2018, Pages 127-166, ISSN 0743-7315, link


• Javad Zarrin, Resource Discovery for Arbitrary Scale Systems, PhD Thesis, University of Porto (MAPi), January 2017, link

Research Projects

• Distributed Resource Management for Large Scale Datacenters (2017-2018), UK EPSRC Project, Current Project
• SHG: Bosch Smart Green Home Project, (2017), Portugal-Germany Research Project
• CloudThinking (2014-2017), European FEDER Research Project
• S[o]OS: Service-oriented Operating Systems , (2010-2014), European FP7 Research Project
• WTO, United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), (2010), Portugal FCT Project

TPC and Review

• Conferences: ACM EUROSYS-SHADOW-PC Member, IEEE ICIIP2017, APACE 2016, CICN2017, SAI-2017, CoCoNet'15, ICCVIA2015, IBMSGS2015, ICEDSA2012, PECON2012, ISBEIA2012, BEIAC2013, ISWTA2012, CyberC2010, Conftele2015,..
• Journals including IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Springer High Performance Computing, MDPI Computers and Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing.