Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering
Director, Distributed Intelligent Systems (DIS) Lab
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz
Research Interests
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud–Edge–Continuum Computing and SDN networks
- Task and Workflow Scheduling and Resource Management
- Optimization problems
- Reliable, Secure, and Energy-Efficient Computing
- Formal Verification
Contact Information
- Office: Room 344, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz
- Telephone: +98-4133393704
- Telegram: @ataghinezhad
Research Highlights
Task/ Workflow Scheduling
Cost‑efficient, fault‑tolerant, and energy‑aware scheduling for IoT and cloud workflows.
Edge‑Cloud Continuum
Scalable architectures bridging edge and cloud with QoS and security guarantees.
AI for Industry
Developing practical AI‑powered applications with a focus on distributed intelligence.
Optimization & SDN Networks
Mathematical optimization and software‑defined networking for dynamic resource allocation, traffic engineering, and network security.
Publications (12 journal articles · 4 conference papers)
Fault-Tolerant Cost-Efficient Scheduling for Energy and Deadline-Constrained IoT Workflows in Edge-Cloud Continuum
IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 2025
Security, Reliability, Cost, and Energy-aware Scheduling of Real-Time Workflows in Compute-Continuum Environments
IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2024
State-Space Analysis and Complexity Assessment of Puzzle Games Using Colored Petri Nets
International Journal of Web Research, 2024
Reliability, Rental-Cost and Energy-Aware Multi-Workflow Scheduling on Multi-Cloud Systems
IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2023
QoS-aware online scheduling of multiple workflows under task execution time uncertainty in clouds
Cluster Computing (Springer), 2022
Energy-efficient workflow scheduling with budget-deadline constraints for cloud
Computing (Springer), 2022
Workflow scheduling of scientific workflows under simultaneous deadline and budget constraints
Cluster Computing (Springer), 2021
A Fault Tolerant Multi-Controller Framework for SDN DDoS Attacks Detection
International Journal of Web Research, 2022
Conference Papers
A Client-Centric Consistency Model for Distributed Data Stores using Colored Petri Nets
2024 10th International Conference on Web Research (ICWR)
DDoS Attacks Detection in Multi-Controller Based Software Defined Network
8th International Conference on Web Research (ICWR), 2022
Modelling and analysis of the monotonic read consistent distributed system using coloured Petri net
2016 Eighth International Conference on Information and Knowledge Technology (IKT)
Modeling of Resource Monitoring in Federated Cloud using Colored Petri Net
Knowledge-Based Engineering and Innovation (KBEI), 2017
Teaching
CE 401
Distributed Systems
Undergraduate · Spring 2025
CE 520
Cloud Computing & Virtualization
Graduate · Fall 2024
CE 435
Formal Methods in Software Engineering
Undergraduate · Fall 2024
CE 610
Advanced Scheduling Algorithms
Ph.D. · Spring 2025
CE 305
Operating Systems
Undergraduate · Spring 2025
CE 490
Capstone Project in Distributed Computing
Undergraduate · Fall 2024
Projects & Grants
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Comprehensive Evaluation, Comparison, and Feasibility Analysis of Privileged Access Management (PAM) Tools
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Design and Development of a Website Security Requirements Improvement System
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Design and Development of an Intelligent Scientific Research Resource Analysis System
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Development of an Intelligent Service for Downloading Scholarly Resources via University Proxies and Academic Databases
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Application of Natural Language Processing Technology to Scientific Publications and Registered Patent Data
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Energy-Constrained and Cost-Aware Real-Time Workflow Scheduling in Fog–Cloud Computing
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Question Answering System for Science and Technology Using Natural Language Processing and Scientific Publication and Patent Data
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Development of an Intelligent Expert System for Psychological Analysis in Occupational Domains
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Design and Development of an Advanced Persian Intelligent Research Assistant
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Design and Development of an Intelligent Service for Converting Ideas into Diagrams, Flowcharts, or Roadmaps
Awards & Honors
- Recruitment Plan in the Executive Board Award — National Elites Foundation of Iran, 2023
- Sayyad Shirazi Award — National Elites Foundation of Iran, 2022
- Admitted as an Exceptional Talent for Ph.D. programs, 2021
- 1st Place — Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, 2017–2021
- 2nd Place — M.Sc. in Software Engineering, 2015–2017
- Top Student — B.Sc. in Software Engineering
- Honored Person — Iran Periodical Technology Competition (“Fannavard”) as Full Stack Developer, 2016
- Honored Person — ICT-Sharif Competition as Programmer, 2020
- Practical Workshop: Wireless Networks Security and Ethical Hacking — University of Tabriz, 2017
Reviewer for Journals & Conferences
Q1 Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (Elsevier)
Q1 Reliability Engineering & System Safety (Elsevier)
Q1 Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (Elsevier)
Q1 Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Q1 IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
Q1 IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica
Q2 Journal of Supercomputing (Springer)
Q1 Cluster Computing (Springer)
Q2 Computing (Springer)
Q3 Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Conf 8th International Conference on Web Research (ICWR 2022)
Contact Me
a0taghinezhad@gmail.com
a.taghinezhad@tabrizu.ac.ir
Office
Department of Computer Engineering
University of Tabriz
Tabriz, Iran
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