Mohammed Alaa Ala'anzy received the PhD degree in Computer Science from University Putra Malaysia (UPM), awarded in 2023. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at SDU University. In 2022 he was working as a lecturer at Al-Turath university, Iraq.
Dr. Ala'anzy specialises in cutting-edge fields such as algorithms, cloud computing, green computing, load balancing, task scheduling, and fog computing. He is widely recognised for his substantial contributions to the academic community through high-impact journal and conference publications. Additionally, he plays a pivotal role as a respected reviewer for esteemed journals such as IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, etc.

PhD in computer science (specialist in distributed systems) (2023)
Master in computer science (2017) at the same year got best paper award in an international conference on cloud computing and parallel systems in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Introduction to Algorithms (CSS-215)
Advanced algorithms (CSS-228)
Cloud computing (CSS-350)

"Load balancing and server consolidation in cloud computing environments: a meta-study", (2019), IEEE Access, 7, 141868-141887. "Dynamic energy efficient resource allocation strategy for load balancing in fog environment", (2020), IEEE Access, 8, 199829-199839. "Scientific workflows management and scheduling in cloud computing: taxonomy, prospects, and challenges", (2021), IEEE Access, 9, 53491-53508. "Mapping and Consolidation of VMs Using Locust-Inspired Algorithms for Green Cloud Computing", (2022), Neural Processing Letters, 54, (1), 405-421. "Fault-tolerant and data-intensive resource scheduling and management for scientific applications in cloud computing", (2021), Sensors, 21, (21), 7238. "Locust inspired algorithm for cloudlet scheduling in cloud computing environments", (2021), Sensors, 21, (21), 7308. "An exploration to graphics processing unit spot price prediction", (2022), Cluster Computing, 25, (5), 3499-3515. "Replication-Based Dynamic Energy-Aware Resource Provisioning for Scientific Workflows", (2023), Applied Sciences, 13, (4), 2644. "Performance and Scalability Analysis of SDN-Based Large-Scale Wi-Fi Networks", (2023), Applied Sciences, 13, (7), 4170. "Quality of interaction-based predictive model for support of online learning in pandemic situations", (2024), Knowledge and Information Systems, 66, (3), 1777-1805. "Design and Evaluation of Arabic Handwritten Digit Recognition System Using Biologically Plausible Methods", (2024), Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 45306. "Planning Algorithm for Scientific Workflows: A Cost-Aware and Makespan Approach Based on Locust-Inspired Algorithm", Available at SSRN 4639602.
Books:
"Range wise busy checking 2-way imbalanced algorithm for cloudlet allocation in cloud environment", (2018), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1018, (1), 12018. "Optimising Cloud Servers Utilisation Based on Locust-Inspired Algorithm", (2020), 2020 7th International Conference on Soft Computing & Machine Intelligence (ISCMI), 23-27.

Algorithms, distributed systems, Cloud computing, Fog computing, parallel systems

SDU Internal scholarship 2024