Marco Paolieri

Marco Paolieri

Senior Research Associate
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Southern California

Homepage:

Email: paolieri@usc.edu

Telephone: +1 (213) 740-2579

Office: Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL), Room #200

Address: 941 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0781, USA

Connect: LinkedIn

Research

I completed my PhD in Computer Engineering at the University of Florence, Italy (2015). From August 2016 to November 2018, I was a postdoc at USC in the Quantitative Evaluation and Design Group. Since December 2018, I am a Senior Research Associate at USC.

My research focuses on:

  • Stochastic models for performance and reliability evaluation;
  • Solution techniques for non-Markovian processes;
  • Systems modeling (to improve performance and reliability), including
    • AI systems (e.g., mobile and edge AI, distributed training),
    • cloud systems (e.g., hybrid clouds and task offloading),
    • networks (e.g., satellite networks, transportation networks, water/gas/power distribution).

Teaching

I've been teaching the course "Introduction to Computer Systems" (CS356) since 2019 (Spring and Fall semesters). Please check the class website for up-to-date information and office hours.

Software Tools

I am a main developer of the ORIS Tool (featured on Transactions on Software Engineering). The tool allows:

  • State space analysis of time Petri nets using DBM zones;
  • Transient analysis of stochastic time Petri nets (STPNs) with generally-distributed timers (and underlying GSMP process);
  • Regenerative transient analysis of STPNs (symbolic integration over DBM zones and numerical solution of integral equations).

Professional Activities

I served as reviewer, PC member and chair of conferences in the area of performance, reliability, and quantitative system analysis.

  • QEST (International Conference on Quantitative Analysis of Systems): PC chair (2022), PC member (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), publicity and publications chair (2014, 2021), tools chair (2017), external reviewer (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
  • ISSRE (IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering): PC member (2015, 2023, 2024), publicity chair (2020, 2023).
  • EPEW (European Workshop on Performance Engineering): PC chair (2016), PC member (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024).
  • RTAS (IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium): PC member (2025), publicity chair (2025).
  • VALUETOOLS (International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools): PC chair (2023), PC member (2024), publicity chair (2015), external reviewer (2013, 2014, 2015).
  • ICPE (International Conference on Performance Engineering): publicity chair (2024), tools and demonstrations chair (2018).
  • SIGMETRICS: publicity chair (2018, 2024).
  • IFIP Performance: publicity chair (2020, 2021), external reviewer (2016).
  • ASMTA (International Conference on Analytical and Statistical Modelling Techniques and Applications): publicity chair (2024).
  • MASCOTS (Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems): external reviewer (2016, 2017).
  • FORMATS (International conference on Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems): external reviewer (2013, 2015, 2016).

I have been a reviewer for Performance Evaluation, Journal of Systems and Software, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Journal of Internet Services and Applications.

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