About
Dr. Duc (David) A. Tran is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where he is Director of the Network Computing Laboratory. His research interest is network computing, particularly using machine learning and decentralized techniques to optimize networked applications. His current projects are about blockchain, decentralized learning, and edge AI. His research on decentralized networks is widely cited (4000+ Google Scholar citations). He has received research funding awards from the National Science Foundation, Best Theory Paper Award at IEEE MASS 2014, Best Paper Award at ICCCN 2008, and Best Paper Recognition at DaWak 1999.
Dr. Tran has served as a frequent Review Panelist for the National Science Foundation (2008-2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024), Journal Editor for Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks Journal (2015-date), Taylor Francis Journal on Parallel, Emergent, and Distributed Systems (2010-date), and Springer Journal on Computational Social Networks (2013-2020), Guest-Editor for the Journal on Pervasive Computing and Communications (2009), TPC Conference Vice-Chair for IEEE AINA 2007, TPC Track Chair for IEEE ICNC (2017, 2027), and IEEE VTC Fall 2015, and Organizing Committee Member for ACM Multimedia 2014 and IEEE DCOSS 2016. He was also on the TPC for 80+ international conferences, and reviewer and session chair for numerous journals/conferences. He was a keynote speaker at WiMAN 2013.
Dr. Tran is a Senior Member of both the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He obtained a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida) in 2003, where he was honored with the Order of Pegasus, the most prestigious student award at the university. He was a recipient of the IEEE Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2002).
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