Tessema Mengistu

About

Dr.Tessema Mengistu is a dedicated academic and researcher in the field of computer science, currently serving as a Collegiate Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, focusing on resource management frameworks for volunteer cloud computing. His diverse educational background includes master’s degrees from Université Côte d’Azur in France and Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, where he also completed his undergraduate studies in statistics with a minor in computer science.

Dr. Mengistu’s research interests encompass edge and cloud computing, IoT, machine learning, and big data, and he has authored numerous publications, including a monograph on Amharic language search engines. His work has been presented at international conferences, demonstrating his contributions to the field. In addition to his teaching and research roles, Dr. Mengistu has managed various software development projects and served as a system administrator, showcasing his practical expertise.

Over his tennure, Dr. Mengistu has received several accolades, including a PhD scholarship and awards for his teaching effectiveness. He is actively involved in professional services and has contributed to numerous program committees and journal reviews. He is also a member of several professional organizations, reflecting his commitment to advancing knowledge in computer science.

Selected Publications

 

• Survey and Taxonomy of Volunteer Computing, TM Mengistu, D Che, ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR) 52 (3), 1-35
• A “”No Data Center”” Solution to Cloud Computing, T Mengistu, A Alahmadi, A Albuali, Y Alsenani, D Che, 2017 IEEE 10th International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD), 714 – 717
• cucloud: Volunteer computing as a service (vcaas) system, TM Mengistu, AM Alahmadi, Y Alsenani, A Albuali, D Che, International Conference on Cloud Computing, 251-264
• Semi-Markov Process Based Reliability and Availability Prediction for Volunteer Cloud Systems, TM Mengistu, D Che, A Alahmadi, S Lu, 2018 IEEE 11th International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD), 359-366
• Design and implementation of Amharic search engine, T Mindaye, S Atnafu – 2009 Fifth International Conference on Signal Image Technology and Internet Based Systems, 2009
• ZTIMM: A Zero-Trust-Based Identity Management Model for Volunteer Cloud Computing, DC Abdullah Albuali, Tessema Mengistu, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12403, 287-294
• Volunteer Cloud as an Edge Computing Enabler, TM Mengistu, A Albuali, A Alahmadi, D Che, 2019 International Conference on Edge Computing, 76-84
• Multi-objective resource mapping and allocation for volunteer cloud computing, T Mengistu, D Che, S Lu, 2019 IEEE 12th International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD), 344-348 Mindaye, Tessema, Meron Sahlemariam, and Teshome Kassie.
• “The need for amharic WordNet.” Global WordNet Conference, Mumbai, India. 2010.
• H. Redwan, T. Mindaye and S. Atnafu, “”Search engine for Amharic Web content,”” AFRICON 2009, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/AFRCON.2009.5308133.
• Tessema Mindaye. 2009. Search Engine for Amharic Language Web Documents. VDM Verlag, Saarbrücken, DEU.