CASS Talks with José Azambuja, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Abstract:

In-Network Computing and Switch Virtualization are two known concepts that are yet to meet in a Programmable Data Plane. One the one side, virtualization has become the powerhouse for several networking concepts, from Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) to software switches, software-defined control planes, etc. On the other hand, In-Network Computing can delegate the performance of a set of operations on data flows (load balancing, aggregation/disaggregation, compression, etc.) from the end servers to programmable network devices. In spite of the progress achieved in combining these two powerful tools, the real potential of in-network virtualization remains untapped. This CASS Talk is the bar

Short Bio: 

José Azambuja holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), a master's degree in Computer Science (UFRGS), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (UFRGS) and in Electrical Engineering (KIT, Germany). He is currently an associate professor at UFRGS, Chair of the IEEE CASS Rio Grande do Sul Chapter, president of Porto Alegre's Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation, and IEEE Senior Member. Jose has authored over 50 published papers in international journals and conference proceedings and the book "Hybrid Fault Tolerance Techniques to Detect Transient Faults in Embedded Processors." He has experience in the area of Computer Science, with emphasis on System Architectures, working mainly on the following topics: network accelerators, embedded systems and fault tolerance.