Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory

The laboratory of “Computer Engineering and Networks”, “CENs Lab, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, was born as a research group in 2010, subsequently in 2011 it was expanded and was established by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture first and then with Decree of the President of the University N.174 of 2016, with the name “Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory”. It was born from the homologous research group of CENs, Computer Engineering and Networks of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Enna – Kore, already formed in 2010 and currently composed of professors, researchers, research fellows/grant holders

The CENs laboratory provides tools to support research, design, configuration and management of information processing systems in the field of artificial intelligence.
The laboratory also hosts students engaged in thesis activities and internships, as well as researchers interested in promoting experimental research activities in the area of Artificial Intelligence and specifically in the field of expert systems, security, big data management, management, control and optimization of services, networks (both wired and wireless) and new generation computer systems.
Since 2010, the laboratory has ensured that the most promising research activities, promoted by students, are annually presented at the “International Society of Automation (ISA) student research long-distance conference” and published in the journal BULLETIN OF THE UNESCO DEPARTMENT “DISTANCE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING” OF THE USA.
The Laboratory has an internal area specialized in “Expert Systems and Networks”, that is, in the study of applications for the control of systems and innovative strategies and algorithms for flexible management of resources in real-time systems and networks. The objective is to define resource allocation policies (intended in terms of CPU time or bandwidth, depending on the context) that are flexible and achieve a good compromise between respect for time constraints (timeliness) and efficiency, accepting where possible a limited degradation of performance for soft real-time activities. Applications have been investigated and are still being examined in various sectors, including embedded and wireless systems supporting communication in factory automation and home automation.

The CENs research group proposes innovative solutions, approaches and applications for the control of computer systems in the field of networks, IoT and artificial intelligence. The studies carried out by CENs have already aroused strong interest both nationally and internationally, numerous are the scientific contributions in high-ranking journals.

Some of the scientific collaborations

• Soonchunhyang University – Republic of Korea (since 2017 – ongoing)
• Carnegie Mellon University – USA (from 2016 to 2018)
• General Motors – USA (from 2016 to 2018)
• State University of Feira de Santana – Brazil (from 2015 to 2020)
• University of the Bío-Bío – Chile (from 2015 to 2018)
• Polytechnic University of Turin (from 2014 – ongoing)
• University of Catania (from 2010 – ongoing)
• Zhejiang University of Technology College of Computer Science and Technology, China (from 2019 – ongoing)
• Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia (since 2010 – ongoing)

The research group has a large international production of scientific articles in journals, conferences and books in the sector. The group has presented (some still in progress) several Special Issues and Special Sections in international journals and conferences aimed at promoting the research themes addressed in the laboratory.

Scopus links are provided to access the research works