TEWI Colloquium
Dr. Sandi Gec | Laboratory for Data Technologies | University of Ljubljana | Guest Researcher @ ITEC
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 09:00 a.m. @ S.2.42 | University of Klagenfurt
Abstract: Public Smart Contracts enabling ledgers such as Ethereum may be used to automate the operation of Cloud computing applications in various contexts. This may contribute to fine-grained Cloud and Fog computing operations addressing important high-level functional requirements. However, integrating blockchain and Smart Contracts with Cloud and Fog computing architectures is still manual and often challenging. Software engineers must manually map their use cases‘ requirements with or without using available Smart Contract templates. This presentation comprehensively introduces a new Blockchain recommender system that helps facilitate the integration of Ethereum Virtual Machine-based Smart Contracts in Cloud and Fog computing architectures where the data flow includes off-chain mechanisms such as Smart Oracles that can further contribute to the seamless integration of applications and their deployment in Cloud and Fog computing architectures. The presentation first focuses on the primary motivation and the selected domains. Further, the recommender system main building blocks are presented. Finally, the evaluation of the system is not limited to experimental studies but also outlines further possibilities for tailoring the recommender system to specific target groups (e.g. students, DeFi developers, Cloud and Fog system developers, and others).
Bio: Dr Sandi Gec is a teaching assistant and senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana, where his main research domains are Cloud-to-Edge computing and software engineering focused on blockchain-related technologies. Between the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, he gained experience in the industry. He was one of the developers involved in the production phase of introducing the new „paperless“ Information System in 2011 for the biggest Slovenian Pediatric Clinic. Because of the industrial aspect, his research is often tailored with novel software engineering approaches focused on smart contracts and other related technologies. During his work in academia, he had the opportunity to work on many international research projects, primarily European, such as SWITCH, ENTICE, OntoChain, TrustChain, BuildChain (ongoing) and intercontinental, such as DECENTER which included European and Asian (e.g. South Korea) project partners.
