Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi , 39th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)
Adjunct lecturer/Adjunct instructor
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)
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PhD
Research topic
Next Generation Software for Datacenter Networking
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Biography
During my PhD, I'm focusing my research efforts around the field of next generation software architectures and technologies to unlock high-performance networking in datacenter environments. High-speed and low-latency large scale interconnects are in fact becoming increasingly valuable for a number of modern applications, ranging from scientific HPC to AI, where GPU accelerators are being held back by the slower "scale-out" connections and subpar congestion control of Ethernet and InfiniBand networks; research in this area is crucial to lift these limitations and enable the next generation of datacenter applications.
Notable examples of highly relevant topics are low level software architectures of the Linux kernel's network stack (along with related technologies such as eBPF), data plane SmartNIC/RDMA offload solutions, high-throughput kernel bypass with AF_XDP or DPDK, as well as datacenter-specific paradigms like cloud-native software development.
Outside of my main academic interests, I've always been attracted by the world of rendering and computer graphics, which made me approach the field of IT in the first place. Apart from computer-related matters, I'm very passionate about music, which I like experiencing both as a listener and as a player thanks to my years of experience on guitar.
Teaching
Teachings
Master of Science
- Software Networking. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Software Networking. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Internet Architecture and Technologies. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Software Networking. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
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Publications
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Miola, Davide; Cheinasso, Francesco; Risso, Fulvio (In stampa)
Designing a Transparent Network Fabric for Cloud-Native Federated Services. In: International Conference on Embedded & Distributed Systems (EDiS), Oran (Algeria), November 2-5, 2026
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Tomas, Pedro R.; Fernandes, João; Miola, Davide; Chrysos, Grigorios; Kandoi, Rajat; ... (2027)
Towards AI-Driven Security in the Edge—Cloud Continuum: A Unified Architectural Perspective. In: 22nd IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2026, Chania (GR), July 16-19, 2026, pp. 301-315. ISSN 1868-422X. ISBN: 9783032305060
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Miola, Davide; Galantino, Stefano; Cerrato, Ivano; Lucrezia, Francesco; Risso, Fulvio; ... (2025)
Offloading Resources to the Cloud or to the Edge? A Liqo-Powered Testbed. In: IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), Bologna (IT), 15–17 September 2025. ISSN 2644-3252. ISBN: 979-8-3315-5495-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Barone, M.; Miola, D.; Parola, F.; Risso, F. (2025)
Revisiting WireGuard for Line-rate, Scalable Tunneling. In: 26th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing, HPSR 2025, Suita, Osaka (JPN), 20-22 May 2025, pp. 1-6. ISBN: 9798331529918
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Miola, Davide; Risso, Fulvio; Parola, Federico (2023)
Assessing the impact of Linux networking on CPU consumption. In: Netdev 0x17, THE Technical Conference on Linux Networking, Vancouver, Canada, October 30th - November 3rd 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)