Contact Details
| Organization: | Computer Science and Software Engineering |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | www.gridbus.org/~raj |
| Work: | 8344 1344 |
| Fax: | 9348 1184 |
| Room: | 31 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | 111-117 Barry St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Dr. Rajkumar Buyya is an Associate Professor and Reader of Computer Science and Software Engineering; and Director of the Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is also serving as the founding CEO of Manjrasoft Pty Ltd., a spin-off company of the University, commercialising innovations originating from the GRIDS Lab. He received B.E and M.E in Computer Science and Engineering from Mysore and Bangalore Universities in 1992 and 1995 respectively; and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia in 2002. He was awarded Dharma Ratnakara Memorial Trust Gold Medal in 1992 for his academic excellence at the University of Mysore, India. He received Richard Merwin Award from the IEEE Computer Society (USA) for excellence in academic achievement and professional efforts in 1999. He received Leadership and Service Excellence Awards from the IEEE/ACM International Conference on High Performance Computing in 2000 and 2003. He received "Research Excellence Awards" from the University of Melbourne for productive and quality research in computer science and software engineering in 2005 and 2008. The Journal of Information and Software Technology in Jan 2007 issue, based on an analysis of ISI citations, ranked Dr. Buyya's work (published in Software: Practice and Experience Journal in 2002) as one among the "Top 20 cited Software Engineering Articles in 1986-2005". He received the Chris Wallace Award for Outstanding Research Contribution 2008 from the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia, CORE, which is an association of university departments of computer science in Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Buyya recently received the "2009 IEEE Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing" for pioneering the economic paradigm for utility-oriented distributed computing platforms such as Grids and Clouds.
Dr. Buyya is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and ACM. He has co-founded four IEEE/ACM international conferences: CCGrid, Cluster, Grid, and e-Science and served as the Chair of their inaugural meetings. He has presented over 160 invited talks (keynotes, tutorials, and seminars) on his vision on IT Futures and advanced computing technologies at international conferences and institutions in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. For further information on Dr. Buyya, please visit: http://www.buyya.com
Dr. Buyya is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and ACM. He has co-founded four IEEE/ACM international conferences: CCGrid, Cluster, Grid, and e-Science and served as the Chair of their inaugural meetings. He has presented over 160 invited talks (keynotes, tutorials, and seminars) on his vision on IT Futures and advanced computing technologies at international conferences and institutions in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. For further information on Dr. Buyya, please visit: http://www.buyya.com
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| To advance the state-of-the-art in Internet-based Distributed Computing Systems | Grid Computing, Distributed Systems, High Performance Computing, Operating Systems | Australia, India, United States of America, United Kingdom |
International Linkages
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Engineering | University of Mysore | 01-Jul-1992 | |
| Master of Engineering | Bangalore University | 02-Oct-1995 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Monash University | 11-Dec-2002 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Advanced Computing and Communication Society | Life Member | 01-Jun-1999 | |
| Senior Member | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE, USA | 01-Jun-1999 | |
| Senior Member | IEEE Computer Society | IEEE | 01-Jun-1999 | |
| Senior Member | ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) | ACM | 01-Jun-1999 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | The University of Melbourne, Australia | Vice Chancellor's Knowledge Transfer Excellence (Commendation) Award | 21-Nov-2007 |
| Medal | IEEE Computer Society, USA | 2009 IEEE Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing | 20-Apr-2009 |
| Prize | The University of Melbourne, Australia | Excellence in Research Award, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2008. In recognition of outstanding contribution to R&D in computer science | 27-Feb-2009 |
| Other (Award) | Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE), Australia and New Zealand | Chris Wallace Award for Outstanding Research Contribution 2008 | 24-Jan-2008 |
| Other (Award) | IEEE Computer Society, USA | Distinguished Service Award | 19-May-2008 |
| Other (Award) | IEEE International Conference on eScience and Grid Computing | Best Paper Award | 20-Dec-2007 |
| Other (Award) | International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communications | Best Paper Award | 18-Dec-2008 |
| Other (Award) | IEEE Communications Society | Best Paper Award at the 32nd Australasian Computer Science Conference | 12-Jan-2009 |
| Scholarship | IEEE Computer Society, USA | Richard Merwin Scholarship Award | 01-Apr-2000 |
| Medal | Dharma Ratnakara Memorial Trust, India | Gold Medal for Academic Excellence (securing the I Rank in B.E. Computer Science and Engineering), Mysore/Kuvempu University, Karnataka State, India | 01-Aug-1992 |
| Scholarship | University Grant Commission (UGC), India | GATE Fellowship | 01-Dec-2005 |
| Other (Award) | 7th International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC 2000) | Contributions and Leadership Award | 22-Dec-2000 |
| Prize | The University of Melbourne, Australia | Excellence in Research Award, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2005. In recognition of outstanding contribution to R&D in computer science | 01-May-2006 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Optimisation (MATHEMATICS) (230118)
- Nuclear and Particle Physics (ATOMIC & MOLECULAR PHYS; NUCLEAR & PARTICLE PHYS;PLASMA PHYS) (240302)
- Information Storage, Retrieval and Management (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280103)
- Global Information Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280107)
- Decision Support and Group Support Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280109)
- Signal Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280204)
- Text Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280205)
- Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy Logic (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280212)
- Programming Techniques (COMPUTER SOFTWARE) (280301)
- Software Engineering (COMPUTER SOFTWARE) (280302)
- Programming Languages (COMPUTER SOFTWARE) (280303)
- Operating Systems (COMPUTER SOFTWARE) (280304)
- Computer Software not elsewhere classified COMPUTER SOFTWARE (280399)
- Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences (OTHER INFORMATION, COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES) (289999)
- Environmental Engineering Modelling (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291101)
- Computer Communications Networks (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291704)
- Engineering/Technology Instrumentation (OTHER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY) (299904)
- Comparative Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330106)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Combined Operations (DEFENCE) (610104)
- Forestry not elsewhere classified (FORESTRY) (620399)
- Scientific instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671401)
- Application packages (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700101)
- Application tools and system utilities (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700102)
- Information processing services (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700103)
- Computer software and services not elsewhere classified (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700199)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770306)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic scheduling for efficient management of clusters and their cooperative federation | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2004 |
| The development of data grids for high energy physics | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2004 |
| Bioinformatics | Chief Investigator | VIC PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING LTD | APAC Programs (AUST PARTNERSHIPS FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING) | 01/01/2004 |
| ARC Research Network on intelligent sensors, sensor networks and information processing | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | ARC Networks | 01/01/2004 |
| THE UTILITY GRID PROJECT: AUTONOMIC AND UTILITY-ORIENTED GLOBAL GRIDS FOR POWERING EMERGING E-RESEARCH APPLICATIONS | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY SCIENCE & RESEARCH, DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING |
International Science Linkages (DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING) | 31/10/2006 |
| QoS-based Scheduling of e-Research Application Workflows on Global Grids | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2007 |
| A Novel Software System for .NET-based Enterprise Grid Computing | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, MICROSOFT PTY LTD |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/07/2007 |
| InterGrid: Peering Architecture and Policies for Internetworking Disparate Grids | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| BIGNET - A DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK TESTBED | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) | 01/01/2008 |
| GRID PROGAMMING WITH COMPONENTS: AN ADVANCED COMPONENT PLATFORM FOR AN EFFECTIVE INVISIBLE GRID (GRIDCOMP) | Chief Investigator | ERCIM | 6th Framework Progamme (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLABORATION AGREEMENT FOR THE UTILITY GRID PROJECT: AUTONOMIC AND UTILITY-ORIENTED GLOBAL GRIDS FOR POWERING EMERGING E-RESEARCH APPLICATIONS WITH RMIT | Chief Investigator | RMIT |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.