Research

Research Interests

• • Mobile edge/fog computing

  • Distributed computing

  • Internet of Things

  • Serverless computing

  • Service continuity

Journal Publications

• • C. Puliafito, C. Vallati, E. Mingozzi, G. Merlino, F. Longo, "Design and Evaluation of a Fog Platform Supporting Device Mobility Through Container Migration", Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing, volume 74, July 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2021.101415

  • C. Puliafito, C. Vallati, E. Mingozzi, G. Merlino, F. Longo, A. Puliafito, “Container Migration in the Fog: A Performance Evaluation”, MDPI Sensors, volume 19, issue 7, article number 1488, March 2019, doi: 10.3390/s19071488

  • C. Puliafito, E. Mingozzi, F. Longo, A. Puliafito and O. Rana, “Fog Computing for the Internet of Things: A Survey”, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, volume 19, issue 2, April 2019, doi: 10.1145/3301443

  • C. Puliafito, D. M. Gonçalves, M. M. Lopes, L. L. Martins, E. Madeira, E. Mingozzi, O. Rana and L. F. Bittencourt, “MobFogSim: Simulation of Mobility and Migration for Fog Computing”, Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, volume 101, May 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2019.102062.

  • D. Bruneo, S. Distefano, M. Giacobbe, A. Longo Minnolo, F. Longo, G. Merlino, D. Mulfari, A. Panarello, G. Patanè, A. Puliafito, C. Puliafito, N. Tapas, “An IoT service ecosystem for Smart Cities: The #SmartME project”, Elsevier Internet of Things, volume 5, pages 12-33, March 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.iot.2018.11.004

Conference and Workshop Publications

• • C. Puliafito, E. Mingozzi, C. Vallati, F. Longo and G. Merlino, "Virtualization and Migration at the Network Edge: An Overview", 4th IEEE International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities (SSC 2018) co-located with the 4th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2018), June 18, 2018, Taormina, Italy, doi: 10.1109/SMARTCOMP.2018.00031

  • C. Puliafito, E. Mingozzi, C. Vallati, F. Longo and G. Merlino, "Companion Fog Computing: Supporting Things Mobility through Container Migration at the Edge", 4th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2018), June 18-20, 2018, Taormina, Italy, doi: 10.1109/SMARTCOMP.2018.00079

  • D. Bruneo et al., "Building a Smart City Service Platform in Messina with the #SmartME Project", 32nd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA 2018), May 16-18, 2018, Krakow, Poland, doi: 10.1109/WAINA.2018.00109

  • C. Puliafito, E. Mingozzi and G. Anastasi, "Fog Computing for the Internet of Mobile Things: Issues and Challenges", 3rd IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2017), May 29-31, 2017, Hong Kong, China, doi: 10.1109/SMARTCOMP.2017.7947010

  • M. Giacobbe, R. Di Pietro, C. Puliafito and M. Scarpa, "J2CBROKER: A Service Broker Simulation Tool For Cooperative Clouds", 10th EAI International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools (VALUETOOLS 2016), October 26-28, 2016, Taormina, Italy, doi: 10.4108/eai.25-10-2016.2266614

  • N. Kushwaha, O. P. Vyas, C. Puliafito and R. Vyas, "Towards an Ontology development for automated applications in Smart City environment of SmartME Project", 10th EAI International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools (VALUETOOLS 2016), October 26-28, 2016, Taormina, Italy, doi: 10.4108/eai.25-10-2016.2266527

  • M. Giacobbe, C. Puliafito and M. Scarpa, "The Big Bucket: An IoT Cloud Solution For Smart Waste Management in Smart Cities", 4th International Workshop on CLoud for IoT (CLIoT 2016), September 5, 2016, Vienna, Austria, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-72125-5_4

Book Chapters

• • R. Di Pietro, M. Giacobbe, C. Puliafito, M. Scarpa, “J2CBROKER as a Service: A Service Broker Simulation Tool Integrated in OpenStack Environment”, chapter in Systems Modeling: Methodologies and Tools, pages 269-285, October 2018, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-92378-9_17

Others

• • C. Puliafito, C. Vallati, E. Mingozzi, G. Merlino and F. Longo, “Evaluation of a Fog Computing Platform Supporting Device Mobility in Smart Cities”, 5th Italian Conference on ICT for Smart Cities and Communities (I-CiTies 2019), September 18-20, 2019, Pisa, Italy

  • C. Puliafito, E. Mingozzi, C. Vallati, F. Longo and G. Merlino, “Supporting Things Mobility in Fog-enabled Smart Cities”, 4th Italian Conference on ICT for Smart Cities and Communities (I-CiTies 2018), September 19-21, 2018, L’Aquila, Italy

  • C. Puliafito, E. Mingozzi and G. Anastasi, “Companion Fog Computing for Mobile Things in a Smart City”, 3rd Italian Conference on ICT for Smart Cities and Communities (I-CiTies 2017), September 27-29, 2017, Bari, Italy

  • M. Giacobbe, C. Puliafito and M. Scarpa, “Smart Waste and Recycling Systems: The Big Bucket Solution”, 2nd Italian Conference on ICT for Smart Cities and Communities (I-CiTies 2016), September 29-30, 2016, Benevento, Italy

Technical/Organisation Roles

• • Local co-organiser - 5th Italian Conference on ICT for Smart Cities and Communities (I-CiTies 2019), September 18-20, 2019, Pisa, Italy

  • Publicity co-chair - 6th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys 2020) co-located with the 6th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2020), June 22, 2020, Bologna, Italy

  • TPC member - 6th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2020), June 22-25, 2020, Bologna, Italy

  • TPC member - 6th IEEE International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities (SSC 2020) co-located with the 6th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2020), June 22, 2020, Bologna, Italy

  • TPC member - 25th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2020), July 7-10, 2020, Rennes, France

  • TPC member - 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019), June 12-14, 2019, Washington D.C., USA

  • TPC member - 5th IEEE International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities (SSC 2019) co-located with the 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019), June 12, 2019, Washington D.C., USA

  • TPC member - 18th International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless (AdHoc-Now 2019), October 1-3, 2019, Luxembourg

  • TPC member - 4th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2018), June 18-20, 2018, Taormina, Italy

  • TPC member - 4th IEEE International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities (SSC 2018) co-located with the 4th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2018), June 18, 2018, Taormina, Italy

  • TPC member - 17th International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless (AdHoc-Now 2018), September 5-7, 2018, St Malo, France

  • TPC member - IEEE 3rd International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities (SSC 2017), May 31, 2017, Hong Kong, China

  • TPC member - 16th International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless (AdHoc-Now 2017), September 20-22, 2017, Messina, Italy