Renato J. Figueiredo
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Florida


I am a faculty member with with the Advanced Computing and Information Systems (ACIS) Laboratory, and with the NSF I/UCRC Center for Autonomic Computing (CAC). My current research focuses on the following topics:
  • Virtualization in distributed systems (virtual machines, virtual networks, virtual file systems)
  • Autonomic computing
  • Peer-to-peer systems
  • Social networks and their applications in systems design
  • Computer architecture
Some of the projects I am involved with are:
  • The Grid Appliance project is an example of an application combining virtual machines and autonomic virtual networks that is used in high-throughput distributed computing.
  • The Social VPN project is an example of an application combining social and autonomic virtual networks that allow users to easily create authenticated, private point-to-point networks with their social peers.
  • The Archer project is an application of the Grid Appliance to create a global infrastructure for simulation-based computer architecture research and education.
My research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Intel, IBM, NASA, NOAA, ONR. I have served on several technical program committees, including HPDC, SC, ICAC, Cluster, CCGrid, and SBAC-PAD. Please click on "Publications" for an up to date list of papers highlighting research outcomes. Here is my curriculum vitae, in PDF format.