Research Interests:  

• Real-Time Embedded Systems; Parallel and Distributed Systems; Cloud Systems; Resource Management and Scheduling Algorithms; Low-Power Dependable Computing;

Current Projects

• TIMER-Cloud: Time-Sensitive VM Provisioning in Resource-Constrained Clouds
  
• Low Power Reliable Real-time Embedded Systems
  
• Efficient Scheduling Algorithms for Parallel Real-Time Systems

Past Projects

• Energy Management for Parallel Real-Time Systems
  
• Power Management in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) with Mobile Robots

Current Students:

• Bilal Siddiqui, Ph.D. (since 2018), Machine Learning and Systems (tentative) ;
• Hamidreza Moradi, Ph.D. (since 2016), Performance Estimation and Resource Management in Cloud Systems ;

Graduated Students:

• Rehana Begam, Ph.D. (2017), Time-Sensitive Virtual Machines Provisioning and Resource Allocation for Clouds; (First Employment: Intel Inc. CA)
• Hang Su, Ph.D. (2015), An Elastic Mixed-Criticality Scheduling Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems; (First Employment: VMvare Inc. CA)
• Yifeng Guo, Ph.D. (2013), Energy-Efficient Fault Tolerance in Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems; (First Employment: NetApp Inc. Sunnyvale, CA)
• Xuan Qi, Ph.D. (2011), Scheduling for Energy and Reliability Management on Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems; (First employment: Nanometrics Incorporated, Austin, TX)
• Nirali Patel, MS (2007), Thesis title: Fixed-Priority Based Reliability Aware Energy Management for Periodic Real-Time Tasks;
• Joshua Curtis, BS (2007); Project: Programming of Handyboard and Tmote to Build a Mobile Sensor Element;
• Salvador Rodriguez, BS (2007); Project: Design and Programming of LEGO Robots;

Research Grants/Awards:

• NSF, CNS Division (1422709): " CSR: Small: Collaborative Research: Dependable Real-Time Computing on Heterogeneous Chip Multiprocessor Systems"; PI (Dr. Hakan Aydin is the PI at GMU); $230,000;  8/15/2014 -- 7/31/2017 (no cost extension to 7/31/2018)
  
  
• NSF, CNS Division (0953005): "CAREER: An Integrated Scheduling Framework for Multicore Based Real-Time Embedded Systems" PI, $400,000; 7/1/2010 -- 6/30/2015 (no cost extension to 6/30/2016)
• NSF, CNS Division (1016974): "CSR: Small: Collaborative Research: Generalized Reliability-Aware Power Management for Real-Time Embedded Systems"; PI (Dr. Hakan Aydin is the PI at GMU); $185,379;  8/1/2010 -- 7/31/2013;
  
  
• NSF, CNS Division (0855247): "II-NEW: Enhanced Parallelization for High Performance Computing", Co-PI (PI: Kleanthis Psarris; Co-PI: Ali Tosun and Qing Yi); $227,178; 8/1/2009 -- 7/31/2012 (no cost extension to 7/31/2013);
• NSF, CNS Division (0720651): "Collaborative Research: CSR-EHS: Towards an Integrated Framework for Low-Power Reliable Real-Time Embedded Systems"; PI (Dr. Hakan Aydin is the PI at GMU); $179,983;  8/1/2007 -- 7/31/2010 (no cost extension to 7/31/2011); [NSF Award Abstract]
  
  
• Faculty Research Award, University of Texas at San Antonio, Exploiting Chip-Multiprocessors (CMPs) in Real-Time Embedded Systems; total $5,000; 9/1/2007-- 8/31/2008;