Dapeng Dong PhD in Computer Science

Assistant Professor

Dr. Dapeng Dong holds a PhD from National University of Ireland, Cork, where he also completed his MSc in Software and Systems for Mobile Networks and MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Currently, Dr. Dong serves as an Assistant Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, where he is a part of the Department of Communications & Networking. Prior to his current position, Dr. Dong was an Assistant Professor at National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Dr. Dong has worked at Boole Centre for Research in Informatics conducting research on self-organizing and self-managing clouds. As a work-package leader, he led the project implementation team and contributed to the development of next-generation cloud architectures. He has also worked at State Street Advanced Technology Centre as a senior postdoctoral researcher, focusing on integrating cloud computing, big data analytics systems, and FinTech technologies. He was later affiliated with the Science Foundation Ireland CONNECT Centre, where he conducted research on resource optimization and task scheduling frameworks for Edge Computing.


  • PhD in Computer Science, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC), 2015
  • MSc in Software and Systems for Mobile Networks, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC), 2011
  • MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC), 2021
  • PGDip in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC), 2019
  • PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC), 2018
  • BSc (Hons) in Computer Service Management, Munster Technological University (MTU - ITT) Ireland, 2010
  • BSc in Computing in Information Technology Support, Munster Technological University (MTU - ITT) Ireland, 2009


  • Assistant Professor, Department of Communications & Networking - XJTLU - 2022 to Present
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science - Maynooth University - 2019 to 2022
  • Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, SSATC & CONNECT Centre - UCC - 2019
  • Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Boole Centre for Research in Informatics - UCC - 2016-2018
  • Research Assistant, Boole Centre for Research in Informatics - UCC - 2015 to 2016
  • Lecturer (part-time), Griffith College, Ireland 2013 to 2017


  • Efficient big data analytics systems
  • Self-organising and self-managing clouds
  • Multi-agent modelling and simulation


  • Dong, D. (2023). Agent-based cloud simulation model for resource management. Journal of Cloud Computing, 12(1), 156.
  • Dong, Dapeng (2023). An Agent-based Simulation Modeling for Studying Resource Management in the Clouds. TechRxiv. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.21805029.v1
  • Dong, D., Xiong, H., Castañé, G.G., Stack, P. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. A Decentralized Cloud Management Architecture Based on Application Autonomous Systems. In Communications and Computer and Information Science, on Cloud Computing and Services Science, pp. 102-114, Springer, Cham.
  • Dong, D., Xiong, H., Castañé, G.G., Stack, P. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. Heterogeneous Resource Management and Orchestration in Cloud Environments. In Communications and Computer and Information Science, on Cloud Computing and Services Science, pp. 61-80, Springer, Cham.
  • Dapeng Dong, Robert Butler & John Herbert (2022) Evaluation of the effectiveness of developing real-world software projects as a motivational device for bridging theory and practice, Journal of Further and Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2022.2070727
  • Dong, D., and Herbert, J., 2018. Content-aware Partial Compression for Textual Big Data Analysis in Hadoop. IEEE Transactions on Big Data, 4(4), pp.459-472.
  • Dong, D., & Li, Z. (2021). Smartphone sensing of road surface condition and defect detection. Sensors, 21(16), 5433.
  • Castañé, G.G., Xiong, H., Dong, D. and Morrison, J.P., 2018. An ontology for heterogeneous resources management interoperability and HPC in the cloud. Future Generation Computer Systems, 88, pp.373-384.
  • Dong, D., and Herbert, J, 2013. Efficient Private Cloud Operation using Proactive Management Service, International Journal of Cloud Computing (IJCC), 1(2), pp. 60-71.


  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2017. Compressed domain-specific data processing and analysis. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), pp. 325-330, IEEE.
  • Dong, D., Xiong, H. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. Separation of Concerns in Heterogeneous Cloud Environments. In CLOSER, pp. 747-752.
  • Dong, D., Stack, P., Xiong, H. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. Managing and Unifying Heterogeneous Resources in Cloud Environments. In CLOSER, pp. 115-122.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2015. Record-aware two-level compression for big textual data analysis acceleration. In 2015 IEEE 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), pp. 9-16, IEEE.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2014. Content-aware partial compression for big textual data analysis acceleration. In 2014 IEEE 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (pp. 320-325). IEEE.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2015. Record-aware compression for big textual data analysis acceleration. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), pp. 1183-1190, IEEE.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2014. FSaaS: File system as a service. In 2014 IEEE 38th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference, pp. 149-154, IEEE.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2013. A proactive cloud management architecture for private clouds. In 2013 IEEE Sixth International Conference on Cloud Computing, pp. 701-708, IEEE.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2013. Energy efficient vm placement supported by data analytic service. In 2013 13th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Grid Computing, pp. 648-655, IEEE.
  • Dong, D. and Herbert, J., 2013. Precise VM Placement Algorithm Supported by Data Analytic Service. In CLOSER, pp. 463-468.
  • Schultz, C., S, Li, Z.L., Wang, C. and Dong, D., 2020. Road Surface Condition Monitoring and Defect Detection with Smartphones. In Conference Proceedings on Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERAI2020). (Best student paper in CERI 2020 Geotechnical Stream)
  • Stack, P., Xiong, H., Mersel, D., Makhloufi, M., Terpend, G. and Dong, D., 2017. Self-Healing in a Decentralised Cloud Management System. In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Next generation of Cloud Architectures, p. 3, ACM.
  • Xiong, H., Dong, D., Filelis-Papadopoulos, C., Castañé, G.G., Lynn, T., Marinescu, D.C. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. CloudLightning: A self-organized self-managed heterogeneous cloud. In 2017 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS), pp. 749-758, IEEE.
  • Lynn, T., Xiong, H., Dong, D., Momani, B., Gravvanis, G.A., Filelis-Papadopoulos, C.K., Elster, A.C., Khan, M.M.Z.M., Tzovaras, D., Giannoutakis, K.M. and Petcu, D., 2016. CLOUDLIGHTNING: A Framework for a Self-organising and Self-managing Heterogeneous Cloud. In CLOSER (1), pp. 333-338.
  • Xiong, H., Filelis-Papadopoulos, C., Dong, D., Castañé, G.G. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. Towards a Scalable and Adaptable Resource Allocation Framework in Cloud Environments. In 2017 46th International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops (ICPPW), pp. 137-144, IEEE.
  • Filelis-Papadopoulos, C., Xiong, H., Spătaru, A., Castañé, G.G., Dong, D., Gravvanis, G.A. and Morrison, J.P., 2017. A generic framework supporting self-organisation and self-management in hierarchical systems. In 2017 16th International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing (ISPDC), pp. 149-156, IEEE.


  • Dong, D., Xiong, H., Castañe, G.G. and Morrison, J.P., 2018. Cloud Architectures and Management Approaches. In Heterogeneity, High Performance Computing, Self-Organization and the Cloud, pp. 31-61, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  • Dong D., Xiong H., Gabriel C. and Morrison J., 2017. Self-organization and Self-management in Heterogeneous Clouds. In European Space Projects: Developments, Implementations and Impacts in a Changing World - Volume 1: EPS Porto 2017, ISBN 978-989-758-311-7, pages 87-108.
  • Xiong, H., Filelis-Papadopoulos, C., Castañe, G.G., Dong, D. and Morrison, J.P., 2018. Self-Organising, Self-Managing Frameworks and Strategies. In Heterogeneity, High Performance Computing, Self-Organization and the Cloud, pp. 63-88, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  • Xiong, H., Filelis-Papadopoulos, C., Dong, D., Castañé, G. G., Meyer, S., & Morrison, J. P., 2019. Energy-Efficient Servers and Cloud. In Hardware Accelerators in Data Centers, pp. 163-180, Springer, Cham.


  • Morrison, J.P., Xiong, H., Dong, D. and Momani B., 2016. Architecture, in Work Package 3: Architecture, Integration and Evaluation, EU Horizon 2020 CloudLightning Project, pp. 1-104, University College Cork.
  • Morrison, J.P., Filelis-Papadopoulos, C., Xiong, H., Spătaru, A., Dong, D. and Castañé, G.G., 2016. Coalition Formation, in Work Package 4: Self-organisation and self-management, EU Horizon 2020 CloudLightning Project, pp. 1-85, University College Cork.


  • 2023, TDF XJTLU, PI, 24.958K CYN
  • 2022, RDF, XJTLU, PI, 96.5K CYN
  • 2015, CloudLightning, EU Horizon 2020, Work-package Leader, 4M EUR
  • 2018, FINTECHNEXT, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) & Fexco, Associate Researcher, 4M EUR
  • 2019, ECRM – Resource Allocation in Cloud and Edge Platforms, SFI CONNECT, Principal Researcher, 200K EUR
  • 2020, Road Surface Condition Monitoring using Smartphones, Maynooth University SPUR Program, PI, 1.5K EUR
  • 2021, Commercial Project Software Development, Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) Innovation and Transformation fund and Maynooth University Project Live, PI, 2.3K EUR
  • 2021, Road Pavement Condition Monitoring and Defect Detection with Smartphones, Irish Research Council (IRC) GoIPG, Secondary Supervisor, 110K EUR
  • 2022, Commercial Project Software Development, Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) Innovation and Transformation fund and Maynooth University Project Live, PI, 1.5K EUR


  • International Program Committee, International Conference on Smart City and Green Energy, Workshop on Big Data Engineering (WBDE 2021)
  • Review Editor, Journal of Big Data and Cognitive Computing
  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
  • Reviewer, Journal of Supercomputing, Springer
  • Reviewer, Journal of Big Data, Springer
  • Reviewer, Journal of Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier
  • Reviewer, Journal of Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier
  • Reviewer, IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), IEEE
  • Reviewer, IEEE Access, Practical Innovations, Open Solutions, IEEE Access
  • Guest Lecturer, Transylvania University of Brasov (2021)
  • Proctor at Fuzhou University for the IEEEXtreme 13.0 Programming Competition (2019)


  • CAN404 Social Network Analysis, XJTLU
  • Master Joint Cultivation, XJTLU-JITRI Academy of Industrial Technology
  • SAT406 MSc Dissertation Project, XJTLU
  • SAT405 MRes Dissertation Project, XJTLU
  • SAT301 Final Year Project, XJTLU
  • SAT001 Explore Advanced Technology (co-teaching), XJTLU, 2022-23 S1


  • CS648 Dissertation Project in Data Analytics, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS640 Dissertation Project for MSc in Computer Science, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS431 Advanced Concepts and Issues in Computer Science, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS335 Software Engineering & Software Process, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS353FZ Team Project, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS256FZ Software Testing, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS211FZ Data Structures & Algorithm 2, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS161FZ Introduction to Computer Science, National University of Ireland Maynooth
  • CS6321 Model-based Software Development (co-teaching), National University of Ireland Cork (UCC)
  • CS4508 Software System Engineering, National University of Ireland Cork (UCC)
  • Unit503 LAN Technology, Griffith College, Ireland
  • Unit502 Virtualisation, Griffith College, Ireland
  • Unit423 Procedural Programming, Griffith College, Ireland
  • Unit8 Cloud Services & Platforms, Griffith College, Ireland
  • Unit5 Data Communications & Networks, Griffith College, Ireland
  • Unit12 Data Structures & Algorithms, Griffith College, Ireland
  • HDC-PDS Programming & Data Structures, Griffith College, Ireland


  • 2008 Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
  • 2007 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • 2005 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • 2005 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  • 2004 Sun Microsystems Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD)
  • 2004 Sun Microsystems Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
  • 2003 Sun Microsystems Certified Programmer for the JAVA 2 Platform (SCJP)


  • 2021, Epigeum Certificate of Research Integrity, Oxford University
  • 2021, VIRT2UE Certified Blended Learning Program on Research Integrity, CIRIT European Union
  • 2019, Distinguished Referee on Journal of Software Practice and Experience, Wiley
  • 2017, Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing to the Journal of Computers & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier
  • 2013, Winner of the IEEE Computer Society Special Prize in IEEE Mobile AppDev Contest, IEEE
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