Jacopo Massa

Research Fellow in Computer Science Dept. of Computer Science, University of Pisa

Hi! 👋🏼 I am a Research Fellow in Computer Science at the University of Pisa, for the NOUS European project. My research primarily focuses on declarative approaches for multi-service applications and network management, emphasising data-awareness and simulation-emulation of the Cloud-Edge continuum.

To this end, I am one of the main authors and maintainers of ECLYPSE, a Python framework for the simulation and emulation of Cloud-Edge environments. I am actively involved in the academic community, serving as a Program Committee member and reviewer for various international conferences and journals.

Feel free to download my resume for a more detailed look at my work and achievements.

Experience

Research grant

University of Pisa • Pisa, Italy

09/2024 - now

Scholarship Holder

University of Pisa • Pisa, Italy

11/2021 - 09/2024

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

University of Pisa / CNR-ISTI

Thesis

11/2021 - 11/2025

This thesis investigates declarative methodologies for managing applications and networks across the Cloud-Edge continuum, focusing on data-aware placement and intent-based networking. The work introduces models and prototypes that enable automated, context-sensitive distributed service deployment, based on data properties and infrastructure dynamics. It also proposes novel approaches for intent modelling, translation, and conflict resolution to support scalable orchestration of application and network configurations. The solutions are validated through simulation, emulation, and real-world case studies.

M.Sc. in Computer Science

University of Pisa

Thesis

10/2019 - 10/2021

This thesis proposes declarative modelling of Cloud-IoT infrastructures and multi-service applications that separately model computing and data services. Through formal logic reasoning, the methodology determines eligible service placements and data traffic routing over Cloud-IoT resources. The proposed methodology is prototyped in Prolog and assessed via simulation over a life-like use case.

B.Sc. in Computer Science

University of Pisa

09/2016 - 10/2019

This thesis presents the design and implementation of a hybrid voice-graphical interface for smart building environments, enabling natural language interaction with IoT devices through Amazon Alexa and a touchscreen display. The system integrates multiple microservices within the GIÒ framework, allowing users to access contextual information, manage smart room goals, and control devices via voice commands or graphical input. The solution is prototyped using Python and the Alexa Skills Kit, and its usability is evaluated through real-user testing in a university setting.

Research interests

My current research interests include, but are not limited to, what follows:

cloud-edge continuumdistributed systemsdeclarative programmingintent-based networkingsoftware-defined networkingsimulationemulation

Publications

Please find below a comprehensive list of my publications, following the DBLP colour scheme.

Indexed publications are also listed on: DBLP , Google Scholar , ResearchGate , Scopus , Web of Science .

Source	Citations	h-index	i10-index
Google Scholar	92	6	3
ResearchGate	79	5	—
Scopus	58	5	—
Web of Science	41	4	—

Research

ECLYPSE

Edge-CLoud pYthon Platform for Simulated runtime Environments

GitHub

11/2024

Python

ECLYPSE (Edge-CLoud pYthon Platform for Simulated runtime Environments) is the first simulation library entirely written in Python for experimenting with deployment strategies under varying infrastructure conditions. It provides an interface to simulate deployments of service-based applications onto realistic infrastructures, both with and without an actual application implementation.

dgLBF

Declarative Guaranteed Latency Based Forwarding

GitHub

06/2024

Prolog

The guaranteed Latency Based Forwarding (gLBF) approach features per-hop bounded delays to meet end-to-end latency requirements of data flows based on application needs. dGLBF introduces a Prolog-based specification of gLBF for path selection and delay configuration. The prototype determines paths and delays to meet latency targets, offering a concise and extensible solution.

EdgeWise

Declarative and Optimization-based Edge-Cloud Service Placer

GitHub

09/2023

Prolog Python

EdgeWise shows a declarative programming approach combined with a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) formulation to identify eligible placements that minimise operational costs and reduce the number of nodes involved, limiting data transfers. After evaluating both approaches, EdgeWise reconciles them through a hybrid methodology that leverages declarative pre-processing to accelerate the MILP solver while computing optimal solutions.

DIPS

Declarative Intent-based Provisioning System

GitHub

07/2023

Prolog

DIPS is a Prolog tool that uses a declarative methodology for modelling and processing VNF-based service provisioning intents. It enables providers to specify high-level requirements such as service type, edge placement constraints, Quality of Service (latency, bandwidth), and non-functional properties like privacy or logging. DIPS leverages Prolog inference to translate intents into provisioning specifications.

DA-Placer

Data-Aware Application Placer for Edge-Cloud Environments

GitHub

12/2022

Prolog

DA-Placer proposes a declarative solution that accounts for both functional and non-functional aspects to determine service placements and SDN data routings that satisfy application requirements. The solution leverages a Prolog reasoner and continuous reasoning to speed up placement and routing decisions at runtime.

NOUS: A catalyst for EuropeaN ClOUd Services

09/2024

Member

Pisa, Italy

OSMWARE: hOlistic Sustainable Management of distributed softWARE systems

11/2022 - 12/2024

Member

Pisa, Italy

High Performance Computing Laboratory

01/2022

Member

The HPC Lab focuses on scalable algorithms and systems for computational and data-intensive problems, including cloud systems, big data analytics, and machine learning. They develop efficient solutions for managing large datasets in near real-time, optimizing for resource constraints and application-specific trade-offs.

Pisa, Italy

Service-Oriented, Cloud and Fog Computing (SOCC) Research Group

05/2021

Member

Pisa, Italy

GIÒ: A Fog Computing Testbed for Research & Education

06/2019

Member

The project studies and experiments with innovative methodologies and techniques for the realisation of ambient intelligence functions on a departmental Fog network. It produced prototypes for plant monitoring and irrigation, natural illumination self-regulation, and a graphic-conversational interface with an updated interactive map of the Department.

Pisa, Italy

Conferences
ACR	International Conference on Advances in Computing Research
CCGRID	International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing
ESOCC	European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing
I3E	IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society
IEEE CLOUD	International Conference On Cloud Computing
IEEE ISCC	Symposium on Computers and Communications
IEEE SOSE	International Conference on Service-Oriented System Engineering
IEEE STI	Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators
MSCC	Mediterranean Smart Cities Conference
PDP	Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing

Journals
Computers
Computing
EMSE	Empirical Software Engineering
FGCS	Future Generation Computer Systems
Heliyon
IEEE TCC	IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing
IEEE TSC	IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
IJNDC	International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing
JNCA	Journal of Network and Computer Applications
JSS	Journal of Systems & Software
SNCS	SN Computer Science
Sensors
TIOT	ACM Transactions on Internet of Things

Program Chair
AHPC³ 2025	2^nd Workshop on Accelerated HPC in the Cloud Edge Continuum @ IC2E 2025
AHPC³ 2024	1^st Workshop on Accelerated HPC in the Cloud Edge Continuum @ PDP 2025

Program Committee Member
ACR 2027	5^th International Conference on Advances in Computing Research
ACR 2026	4^th International Conference on Advances in Computing Research
IEEE CCNC 2026	23^rd IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
CLOUD COMPUTING 2026	17^rd International Conference on Cloud Computing, GRIDs, and Virtualization
HPDC 2026	35^th ACM International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing
CSC 2026	12^th International Conference on Connected Smart Cities
IEEE SOSE 2026	20^th IEEE International Conference on Service-Oriented System Engineering
ESOCC 2026	12^th European Conference On Service-Oriented And Cloud Computing
I3E 2026	25^th IFIP Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society
BigHPC 2026	4th Workshop on Big Data and High-Performance Computing @ Euro-Par 2026
SSDBM 2026	38th International Conference on Scalable Scientific Data Management
MoCS 2026	16^th Workshop on Management of Cloud and Smart City Systems @ IEEE ISCC 2026
ACR 2025	3^rd International Conference on Advances in Computing Research
ESOCC 2025	12^th European Conference On Service-Oriented And Cloud Computing
I3E 2025	24^th IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society
CSC 2025	11^th International Conference on Connected Smart Cities
MoCS 2025	15^th Workshop on Management of Cloud and Smart City Systems @ IEEE ISCC 2025
IEEE SOSE 2025	19^th IEEE International Conference on Service-Oriented System Engineering
Smart-City 2025	23^rd International Conference on Smart City
CSC 2024	10^th International Conference on Connected Smart Cities
IEEE SOSE 2024	18^th IEEE International Conference on Service-Oriented System Engineering
ACSOS 2023	4^th International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems
Microservices 2023	5^th International Conference on Microservices
ESOCC 2023	10^th European Conference On Service-Oriented And Cloud Computing

Web Chair
GECON 2026	21^st International Conference on the Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services
BigHPC 2026	4th Workshop on Big Data and High-Performance Computing @ Euro-Par 2026
HPDC 2024	33^rd International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing

Junior Editor
IJNDC	International Journal on Networked and Distributed Computing

Teaching

Laboratorio 1 (Course B)

Solid understanding of JavaScript / TypeScript, key programming paradigms (imperative, functional, and object-oriented), and core development tools including debugging, version control (Git), and testing.

Teams EVO Learning

2025/26

2 CFU B.Sc.

Teachers: Jacopo Soldani, Jacopo Massa

Room D2 | Tue 9-11 / Thu 11-13

Question time: Tue 14-16

Alessandro Mariani

Traffico di rete a latenza garantita: un approccio dichiarativo e sostenibile

12/2025

B.Sc.

The thesis extends the dgLBF framework with carbon- and cost-awareness to select network paths under strict latency constraints, minimising emissions and energy costs through an energy model of routers and lexicographic optimisation, with experimental results showing 2-3% reductions and optimality guarantees via branch-and-bound.

Supervisors: Antonio Brogi, Patrizio Dazzi, Stefano Forti, Jacopo Massa, Federica Paganelli

Andrea Caggiani

Valutazione sperimentale di un approccio per il leasing di infrastrutture Cloud-Edge

10/2025

B.Sc.

Supervisors: Stefano Forti, Antonio Brogi, Jacopo Massa

Tommaso Di Riccio

Intent-based networking e piazzamento sostenibile di catene VNF

10/2023

B.Sc.

Supervisors: Antonio Brogi, Stefano Forti, Jacopo Massa

Events

DAYstributed

The half-day event on distributed & decentralized systems.

05/2025

Organiser Speaker

DAYstributed is a half-day event on distributed/decentralized systems and related research topics. It is organised at the Dept. of Computer Science of the University of Pisa, Italy. During the day there will be a series of pitch talks, where each speaker has 5 minutes to present and start a discussion on their research topic.

Organisers: Jacopo Massa, Patrizio Dazzi

Dept. of Computer Science, University of Pisa

Ph.D. Spotlight - From Study to Research

A poster session aimed at introducing M.Sc. students to the research carried out by Ph.D. students

11/2024

Organiser Speaker

Organisers: Jacopo Massa, Riccardo Massidda

Dept. of Computer Science, University of Pisa

Contacts

Contact info

(+39) 050 2212731

Microsoft Teams

Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, Pisa, PI 56127

Dept. of Computer Science, Building C - Floor 2, Room 385

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Jacopo Massa

Experience

Research grant

Scholarship Holder

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

M.Sc. in Computer Science

B.Sc. in Computer Science

Research interests

Publications

Research

Teaching

Events

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