Research

Software development and cyber security
Engineering highly scalable automated solutions to real-world applications in areas such as software security and adaptive software systems.

Dr. Tahvildari and her team focus their research on software architecture, autonomic computing, security, and software analysis/testing. They devise techniques and tools that aid with construction, analysis, and maintenance of large-scale software systems.

Together, the team works on decision-making approaches for self-adaptive software systems including adaptive security, on analyzing architectures to manage cloud applications, and on scalable similarity search over big data. Their research interests span from engineering highly scalable automated solutions to real-world applications in software security and adaptive software systems.

Projects

Project Title: An Adaptive Heuristic-Based Framework to Enhance JITServer Technology
Source: IBM CAS Project
Duration: 2018-2024


Project Title: Developing a Graduate Course Using Eclipse OMR, OpenJ9 and IBM Cloud Private​​​​​​​
Source: IBM CAS Project
Duration: 2018-2024


Project Title: A Markov Decision-Making Framework for Flaky Tests​​​​​​​
Source: Facebook Research Grant
Duration: 2018-2022


Project Title: Self-Adaptive Platform for Social Impacts​​​​​​​
Source: NSERC Engage Grant
Duration: 2016-2017


Project Title: Full-duplex Communications: A New Frontier​​​​​​​
Source: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence (ORF-RE)
Duration: 2015-2020


Project Title: Software Defined Cloud Random Access (CRAN) Wireless Network
Source: NSERC Research Tools and Instruments – Category I
Duration: 2015


Project Title: Enabling Techniques for 5G Networks​​​​​​​
Source: NSERC Strategic Project Grant
Duration: 2014-2017


Project Title: A Context-Aware Software Adaptation Framework​​​​​​​
Source: NSERC Discovery Grant
Duration: 2012-2017


Project Title: A Context-Aware Topic Analysis Framework​​​​​​​
Source: MITACS Accelerated Cluster Project
Duration: 2012-2014


Project Title: A Novel Design for Digital Context​​​​​​​
Source: NSERC Engage Grant
Duration: 2012-2014


Project Title: Security and Privacy in Self-Adaptive Software​​​​​​​
Source: Communications Security Establishment (CSE) Canada
Duration: 2012-2014


Project Title: Delivering Ultra-large-scale Services​​​​​​​
Source: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence (ORF-RE)
Duration: 2010-2016


Project Title: A Systematic Approach to Prioritize and Select Software Test Cases​​​​​​​
Source: MITACS Accelerated Cluster Project
Duration: 2010-2011


Project Title: Statistical Decision Model for System Test (SDMS)
Source: Research in Motion (RIM)
Duration: 2009-2015


Project Title: Mobile Health: A New Frontier in Wireless Technology​​​​​​​
Source: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence (ORF-RE)
Duration: 2009-2014


Project Title: Reducing Signal Processing Energy Consumption: Joint Optimization of Communication Algorithms/Circuits, and Software Design/Testing
Source: NSERC Strategic Project Grant (SPG) - Supplement
Duration: 2008-2010


Project Title: A Self-Healing Framework to Enable Adaptive Software Systems
Source: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI), Early Researcher Award (ERA)
Duration: 2006-2011


Project Title: A Model-Based Framework for Self-Adaptive Software Source
Source: NSERC Discovery Grant (DG)
Duration: May 2007-April 2012


Project Title: A Quality-Driven Framework to Support Software-Release Decisions
Source: Research in Motion (RIM)
Duration: February 2007- January 2008


Project Title: Adaptive Multiple Access and Relaying Techniques in Wireless Networks
Source: NSERC Strategic Project Grants (SPG)
Duration: December 2005-December 2008


Project Title: Adaptive Air-Interface Optimization for High Performance Wireless Access
Source: NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD)
Duration: November 2005-November 2008


Project Title: A Systematic Approach for Evolving Object Oriented Legacy Systems
Source: NSERC Discovery Grant (DG)
Duration: May 2004-May 2007