Xiaobo Zhou

Chairperson
Department of Computer Science
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
CO 80918, USA

Prof. Zhou is the Chairperson of the Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He is the director of Distributed, Sustainable, and Cloud Computing Systems (DISCO) Lab, and a co-founder of PhD in Engineering with a focus in security degree program. He obtained BS, MS, and PhD degrees in computer science from Nanjing University, China, in 1994, 1997, and 2000, respectively. He was a visiting scientist in 1999 and a postdoctorate research associate in 2000 at the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing, University of Paderborn, Germany. He was on the visiting faculty of Wayne State University during 2001-2003. Dr. Zhou's research lies broadly in computer network systems, more specifically, autonomic and sustainable computing in datacenters, Cloud computing, server virtualization, scalable Internet services and architectures, and computer network security. His research was supported in part by National Science Foundation and Air Force Research Lab. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER Award 2009. He received the University Faculty Award for Excellence in Research in 2011.

Dr. Zhou was a General Co-Chair of the IEEE ICCCN 2012, a TPC Co-Chair of the IEEE ICCCN 2011, a TPC Vice Chair of the IEEE/ACM CCGrid 2014, IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, ICCCN 2009, HPCC 2008, and IEEE/IFIP EUC 2008, and the workshop general chair of the IEEE ICCCN 2010, ICCCN 2007, and IFIP EUC 2006. He served ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems and the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing as a guest editor. He is an associate editor of Elsevier's Computer Communications and Journal of Network and Computer Applications. He is a member of the ACM and a senior member of the IEEE.

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News

PhD 2013 Graduate Palden Lama will join the University of Texas at San Antonio as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department.

The DISCO Lab has papers accepted/published in IEEE HPCA 2013, IEEE IPDPS 2013, IEEE ICDCS 2013, USENIX ICAC 2013, and ACM/IEEE IWQoS 2013.

PhD research assistantships are available GRA. PhD-RA will work on Cloud computing and augmented services. Self-motivation and dedication in research is required. Background in OS/networked systems is favorable. GRE could be waived with outstanding GPA; contact Dr. Zhou for details.

Interests

Dr. Zhou's professional goal is to be an outstanding educator and researcher, excellent in scholarship, investigation, and innovation, contributing to the fast-developing computer and information technology. He is committed to high-quality education and research that lead to the discovery, advancement, and application of knowledge. His research interests are primarily in

Autonomic and Sustainable Computing
Datacenters and Cloud Computing
Server Virtualization
Scalable Internet Services and Architectures
Computer Networks and Security

Awards and Honors

The Best Paper Nominee, IEEE HPCA, 2013
Excellent Leadership Program Fellow, UCCS, 2012
The Marshall of the Commencement, UCCS, Winter 2011
The University Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, UCCS, 2011
CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2009
The Outstanding Teacher of the Year, EAS College, 2008
Research and Creative Work Award, UCCS, 2007
The Outstanding Leadership Award, IEEE ICCCN, 2007
The Outstanding Researcher of the Year, EAS College, 2005
Research and Creative Work Award, UCCS, 2005
Outstanding Graduate Student, Nanjing University, 1996

Teaching

Teaching at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

CS 6220, Distributed Networks: Spring'04

CS 5510, Distributed Systems: Spring'11, Spring'08, Spring'05

CS 5220, Computer Communications: Fall'12, Fall'11, Fall'10, Fall'09, Fall'08, Fall'07, Fall'05
CS 4500/5500, Operating Systems: Fall'06
CS 4220, Computer Networks: Summer'11, Summer'09, Fall'08, Fall'08,Spring'06, Summer'05
CS 4200/5200, Computer Architecture: Spring'12, Spring'11, Spring'09, Spring'08, Spring'07, Fall'06, Spring'06, Fall'05, Spring'05, Fall'04, Spring'04, Fall'03
CS 1150, Principles of Computer Science: Fall'09, Fall'07, Summer'07

Previous teaching at Wayne State University

CSC 4100/ECE 4680, Computer Architecture and Design: Win'01
CSC 4100, Computer Architecture and Design: SS'01, Fall'01, Win'02, SS'02, Fall'02, Win'03, SS'03
CSC 3100, Computer Organization and Assembly Language: Fall'01, Win'02, Fall'02
CSC 1050, Introduction to C & Unix: Win'03

Professional Services

Panelist, National Science Foundation

Grant Proposal Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation

Editorial Board: Computer Communiations, Elsevier; Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier; Journal of Communications, Academic Publisher
Guest Editor, a special issue of ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS) on Self-adaptive and Self-Organizing Wireless Networking Systems.
Guest Editor, a special issue of Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC) for Security in Grid and Distributed Systems, Elsevier.
Guest Editor, a special issue of Computer Communications (ComCom) for Wirelss Mesh Networks, Elsevier.
Guest Editor, a special issue of Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA) for Distributed Denial-of-Service and Intrusion Detection, Elsevier.
General Co-Chair, IEEE ICCCN 2012, The 21st IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2012), Munich, Germany, July 30 - August 2, 2012.
Program Co-Chair, IEEE ICCCN 2011, The 20th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2011), Sheraton Hotel and Resort, Maui, Hawaii, August 1 - 4, 2011.
Program Vice Chair, IEEE/ACM CCGrid, May 2014.
Program Vice Chair, IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, Dec 2010.
Program Vice Chair, IEEE ICCCN-09, The 18th IEEE Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, San Francisco, August 2-6, 2009.
Program Vice Chair, IEEE HPCC-08, The 10th IEEE Int'l Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, Sep 25-27, 2008, Dalian, China.
Program Vice Chair, IEEE EUC-08, The 5th IEEE/IFIP Int'l Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, December 17-20, 2008, Shanghai, China.
Program Vice Chair, ATC 2007, the 4th Int'l conference on autonomic and trusted computing (ATC-2007), July 11-13, 2007, Hong Kong.
Program Vice Chair, ICWN 2005 Int'l Conference on Wireless Networks, June 2005, Las Vegas, USA.
Workshops Chair, ICCCN 2007 Workshops, the 16th IEEE Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, Aug 13-16, 2007, Honolulu, USA.
Workshops Chair, EUC'2006 Workshops, Int'l Conference on Embeded and Ubiquitous Computing, Aug 1-4, 2006, Seoul.
Founding Program Co-Chair, SSN'2005, The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Security in Systems and Networks (SSN'05), in conjunction with IEEE/ACM IPDPS, April 2005, Denver, USA.
General Co-Chair, SSN'2006, the 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Security in Systems and Networks (SSN'06), April 2006, Rhode Island, Greece.
General Co-Chair, SecUbiq-05 The 1st International Workshop on Security in Ubiquitous Computing Systems.
Program Committee member, IEEE/IFIP DSN 2013, USENIX ICAC 2013, INFOCOM 2014, 2013, 2012, ACM CAC 2013, INFOCOM 2014, 2013, 2012, CCGrid 2013, ICDCS 2008, Cluster 2012, IPCCC 2008-2013, WoWMoM-2008, 2009, AINA-2008, ICC 2007, ICCCN 2007, SAC 2007, UbiSafe-07, AINA'2007, MDC'06 , UIC'06 , ICPP-HPSEC'06, TACS'06 , ICCCN 2005, EUC 2005, MSN 2005, UISW2005, MASS-WSNS'05, ICPP-HPSEC05, ICPADS-SNDS2005, IPDPS-PDSEC2005, ISPA 2005, ICDCS-MDC2005, PMEO-PDS 2005, ISPA 2004, CIT 2004, BIOT 2004
Guest Scientist, System Computing Research Institute
Guest Member, Cluster and Internet Computing Laboratory, Wayne State University
Textbook Reviewer, Modern Processor Design, McGraw Hills Publisher
Textbook Reviewer, Network Design, Pearson Education
Textbook Reviewer, Computer Networks, Pearson Education
Textbook Reviewer, Introduction to Computer Systems and Networks, Pearson Education
Textbook Reviewer, Network Cryptography, Addison Wesley Publisher
Textbook Reviewer, Computer Architecture and Organization, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, MA
Journal Reviewer, ACM Trans. on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS), IEEE Trans. on Computers (TC), IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), Elsevier/ACM Multimedia Systems, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC), Computer Communications (ComCom), Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), International Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN), Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST)
Member, IEEE Computer Society
Member, IEEE Services Computing Community

Correspondence

	Deprtment of Computer Science 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, PO Box 7150 Colorado Springs, CO 80918		Phone: (719) 255 3493(Office)
	Email: zbo at cs.uccs.edu		Fax: (719) 255 3369