Daniel Barcelona-Pons
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Daniel Barcelona-Pons

Professor, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

  • (2022) Ph.D. Computer Science and Mathematics of Security, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
  • (2018) M.S. Computational Engineering and Mathematics, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya / Universitat Rovira i Virgili
  • (2017) B.S. Computer Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Short Bio

I am assistant professor at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain) in the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics (DEIM).

My research interests span all aspects of distributed systems, software architectures, and middleware. My focus goes deeply into large-scale applications and cloud computing services, including data analytics and machine learning. I’m always looking for new ways to make the cloud easy. I believe the cloud should hide all the pain of managing complex systems and let users play with simple lego blocks, like if they were in their homes tinkling with their laptop. But that laptop has the power of a supercomputer.

I received my Ph.D. in 2022 with an International Distinction at URV in the Computer Science and Mathematics of Security programme. During my Ph.D., I joined IBM Research Europe (Zurich, Switzerland). I also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Barcelona, Spain) in the Department of Computer Sciences and the Data-Centric Computing team. I obtained my B.S. in Computer Engineering at URV in 2017 and a M.S. in Computational Engineering and Mathematics at UOC in 2018. I’ve been involved with research since 2016, when I joined the CloudLab research group at URV.

Experience

  • (Jun 2025 - Present) Assistant Professor @ Universitat Rovira i Virgili (DEIM)
  • (Oct 2024 - May 2025) Researcher @ Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Data-Centric Computing)
  • (Dec 2022 - Sep 2024) Researcher @ Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CloudLab)
  • (Mar 2022 - May 2022) PhD Internship @ IBM Research (Zurich)
  • (Oct 2018 - Dec 2022) PhD Candidate @ Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CloudLab)
  • (Apr 2016 - Sep 2018) Research Assistant @ Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CloudLab)
Contact

Daniel Barcelona-Pons, PhD
Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Address

Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria
Av. Països Catalans, 26
43007 Tarragona (Spain)

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Updated: June 2025
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