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One of the World’s Leading Authorities on Cloud Computing

Ignacio M. Llorente is Full Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid and has been involved in the coordination of leading innovative projects such us OpenNebula, most advanced open-source solution for cloud computing, and RESERVOIR, flagship of EU-funded initiatives in cloud computing. He has held several appointments as independent IT expert for the European Commission and several national governments; and consultant positions at ICASE NASA Langley and Sun Microsystems.

World’s Leading Expert in Cloud Computing, and Strategic Management of Research, Development and Innovation”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Llorente attained a Ph.D in Computer Science (UCM) and Executive MBA (IE Business School), is a Full Professor (Catedrático) in Computer Architecture and the Head of the Distributed Systems Architecture Group at UCM, and Chief Executive Advisor and co-founder of C12G Labs, a technology start-up. He founded and co-chaired the OGF Working Group on Open Cloud Computing Interface; and participates in the European Commission Group of Experts in Cloud Computing and in the main European projects in Cloud Computing. He has given many keynotes and invited talks in the main international events in cloud computing, and has contributed to several cloud computing panels and roadmaps. He has been involved in the coordination of working groups in the main European technology platforms, such as NESSI, and international standards bodies, such as OGF.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Prof. Llorente has almost 20 years of experience in IT research and management of large international projects on advanced distributed computing and resource provisioning models, such as cloud computing, to address real-life business and science use cases. In the context of these projects and his participation in standards bodies, technology platforms and advisory boards, he collaborates with the leading IT companies and has participated in the definition of strategic research programs. As leading expert and active researcher in innovative and emerging IT technologies with extensive expertise in project management and consultancy, he offers a unique perspective into how companies can innovate and compete with next generation Internet and cloud computing. As cloud computing pioneer and guru, he communicates his vision about the data centre as the computer of the future and the IT resources as the next utility. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An accomplished teacher, Ignacio is an energetic and motivating speaker who captivates audiences with his wide expertise in the field and clear structured presentations.[/expand]

Topics

Cloud Computing

Future Internet

Future of Information Technology

Research Management

Research and Development Strategy

Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

Publications

130 research papers and articles
Prof. Llorente has published more than 130 research papers and articles in the main international journals and proceedings books. He has published articles about cloud computing in leading journals such as IEEE Computer, IEEE Internet Computing, and the IBM Systems Journal.

Prof. Llorente participates in the program committee of the main international conferences and workshops on distributed and cloud computing.

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