Publications

Below is a selected list of publications. The full list is available on my Google Scholar profile.

2026

  1. Scale: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Container Scheduling in Serverless Edge Computing
    Chen Chen, Zihan Jia, Andrea Sabbioni, and 2 more authors
    2026
  2. Performance Evaluation of Privacy Models for Data Streams on the Edge
    Ilir Murturi, Boris Sedlak, Reza Farahani, and 1 more author
    Internet Technology Letter, 2026
  3. DQ-Ladder: A Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Bitrate Ladder for Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Zoha Azimi, Vignesh V Menon, and 4 more authors
    IEEE Transaction (Under Review), 2026
  4. Real-Time AI Service Economy: A Framework for Agentic Computing Across the Continuum
    Lauri Lovén, Alaa Saleh, Reza Farahani, and 4 more authors
    IEEE Transaction (Under Review), 2026
  5. Lightweight WebAssembly-Based Intrusion Detection for Zero Trust Edge Networks
    Jonathan Weber, Ilir Murturi, Xhevahir Bajrami, and 3 more authors
    IEEE Access, 2026
  6. ELLMPEG: An Edge-based Agentic LLM Video Processing Tool
    Zoha Azimi, Reza Farahani, Radu Prodan, and 1 more author
    Accepted in 17th ACM Multimedia Systems Confenrece (MMSys 2026, 2026

2025

  1. Agentic Edge Intelligence: A Research Agenda
    Lauri Lovén, Reza Farahani, Ilir Murturi, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 18th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing, 2025
  2. EnergyLess: An Energy-Aware Serverless Workflow Batch Orchestration on the Computing Continuum
    Reza Farahani and Radu Prodan
    In 2025 IEEE 18th International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD), 2025
  3. Osmotic Learning: A Self-Supervised Paradigm for Decentralized Contextual Data Representation
    Mario Colosi, Reza Farahani, Maria Fazio, and 2 more authors
    In 2025 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2025
  4. Toward Sustainability-Aware LLM Inference on Edge Clusters
    Kolichala Rajashekar, Nafiseh Sharghivand, Radu Prodan, and 1 more author
    International Workshop on Intelligent and Scalable Systems across the Computing Continuum (ScaleSys), 2025
  5. Serverless Everywhere: A Comparative Analysis of WebAssembly Workflows Across Browser, Edge, and Cloud
    Mario Colosi, Reza Farahani, Lauri Loven, and 2 more authors
    International Workshop on Intelligent and Scalable Systems across the Computing Continuum (ScaleSys), 2025
  6. Predicting Encoding Energy from Low-Pass Anchors for Green Video Streaming
    Zoha Azimi, Reza Farahani, Vignesh V Menon, and 1 more author
    International Workshop on Intelligent and Scalable Systems across the Computing Continuum (ScaleSys), 2025
  7. Machine Learning-Based Decoding Energy Modeling for VVC Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Vignesh V Menon, and Christian Timmerer
    In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2025
  8. Serverless Orchestration on Edge-Cloud Continuum: From Small Functions to Large Language Models
    Reza Farahani and Radu Prodan
    In 2025 IEEE 45th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops (ICDCSW), 2025
  9. Serverless Orchestration on the Edge-Cloud Continuum: Challenges and Solutions
    Reza Farahani and Radu Prodan
    In Companion of the 16th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 2025
  10. Towards an Energy-Efficient Video Processing Tool with LLMs
    Zoha Azimi, Reza Farahani, Christian Timmerer, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 4th Mile-High Video Conference, 2025
  11. Serverless Large Language Models: Edge vs. Cloud Deployment Trade-offs
    Reza Farahani and Radu Prodan
    In Book of Abstracts, 2025
  12. DEEP: Edge-based Dataflow Processing with Hybrid Docker Hub and Regional Registries
    Narges Mehran, Zahra Najafabadi Samani, Reza Farahani, and 2 more authors
    In 2025 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops (IPDPSW), 2025

2024

  1. HEFTLess: A Bi-objective Serverless Workflow Batch Orchestration on the Computing Continuum
    Reza Farahani, Narges Mehran, Sashko Ristov, and 1 more author
    In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (CLUSTER), 2024
  2. Towards AI-assisted Sustainable Adaptive Video Streaming Systems: Tutorial and Survey
    Reza Farahani, Zoha Azimi, Christian Timmerer, and 1 more author
    ACM Computing Survey (Under Review), 2024
  3. Graph Sampling Quality Prediction for Algorithm Recommendation 🏆 **Distinguished Paper Award**
    S Haleh S Dizaji, Reza Farahani, Jože M Rožanec, and 3 more authors
    In 2024 IEEE 31st International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics (HiPC), 2024
  4. Serverless Workflow Management on the Computing Continuum: A Mini-survey
    Reza Farahani, Frank Loh, Dumitru Roman, and 1 more author
    In Companion of the 15th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 2024
  5. An Extensive Characterization of Graph Sampling Algorithms
    S Haleh S. Dizaji, Joze M Rozanec, Reza Farahani, and 2 more authors
    In Companion of the 15th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 2024
  6. Video Quality Assessment with Texture Information Fusion for Streaming Applications
    Vignesh V Menon, Prajit T Rajendran, Reza Farahani, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 3rd Mile-High Video Conference, 2024
  7. Towards ML-Driven Video Encoding Parameter Selection for Quality and Energy Optimization
    Zoha Azimi, Reza Farahani, Vignesh V Menon, and 2 more authors
    In 2024 16th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), 2024
  8. Decoding Complexity-aware Bitrate-ladder Estimation for Adaptive VVC Streaming
    Zoha Azimi, Amritha Premkumar, Reza Farahani, and 3 more authors
    In 2024 32nd European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2024
  9. High Complexity and Bad Quality? Efficiency Assessment for Video QoE Prediction Approaches
    Frank Loh, Gülnaziye Bingöl, Reza Farahani, and 4 more authors
    In 2024 20th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2024

2023

  1. ALIVE: A Latency- and Cost-aware Hybrid P2P-CDN Framework for Live Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Ekrem Çetinkaya, Christian Timmerer, and 3 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2023
  2. SARENA: SFC-enabled Architecture for Adaptive Video Streaming Applications
    Reza Farahani, Abdelhak Bentaleb, Christian Timmerer, and 3 more authors
    In ICC 2023-IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2023
  3. Energy-efficient Multi-codec Bitrate-ladder Estimation for Adaptive Video Streaming
    Vignesh V Menon, Reza Farahani, Prajit T Rajendran, and 3 more authors
    2023 IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), 2023
  4. Designing a Sustainable Serverless Graph Processing Tool on the Computing Continuum
    Reza Farahani, Sashko Ristov, and Radu Prodan
    In European Conference on Parallel Processing, 2023
  5. Towards Sustainable Serverless Processing of Massive Graphs on the Computing Continuum
    Reza Farahani, Dragi Kimovski, Sashko Ristov, and 2 more authors
    In Companion of the 2023 ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 2023
  6. Large-scale Graph Processing and Simulation with Serverless Workflows in Federated FaaS
    Sashko Ristov, Reza Farahani, and Radu Prodan
    In Companion of the 2023 ACM/SPEC international conference on performance engineering, 2023
  7. Graph Greenifier: Towards Sustainable and Energy-aware Massive Graph Processing in the Computing Continuum
    Alexandru Iosup, Radu Prodan, Ana-Lucia Varbanescu, and 7 more authors
    In Companion of the 2023 ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 2023
  8. Transcoding Quality Prediction for Adaptive Video Streaming
    Vignesh V Menon, Reza Farahani, Prajit T Rajendran, and 3 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 2nd Mile-High Video Conference, 2023
  9. Context-Aware HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming Utilizing QUIC’s Stream Priority
    Sindhu Chellappa, Reza Farahani, Radim Bartos, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 2nd Mile-High Video Conference, 2023
  10. Which CDN to Download from? A Client and Server Strategies
    Abdelhak Bentaleb, Reza Farahani, Farzad Tashtarian, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 2nd Mile-High Video Conference, 2023
  11. CP-Steering: CDN-and Protocol-Aware Content Steering Solution for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Abdelhak Bentaleb, Mohammad Shojafar, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 2nd Mile-High Video Conference, 2023
  12. Towards Low-latency and Energy-efficient Hybrid P2P-CDN Live Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Christian Timmerer, and Hermann Hellwagner
    Special Issue on Sustainable Multimedia Communications and Services, IEEE MMTC Communications 2023, 2023

2022

  1. ARARAT: A Collaborative Edge-assisted Framework for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Mohammad Shojafar, Christian Timmerer, and 3 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2022
  2. Hybrid P2P-CDN Architecture for Live Video Streaming: An Online Learning Approach
    Reza Farahani, Abdelhak Bentaleb, Ekrem Çetinkaya, and 3 more authors
    In GLOBECOM 2022-2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference, 2022
  3. LEADER: A Collaborative Edge- and SDN-assisted Framework for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Farzad Tashtarian, Christian Timmerer, and 2 more authors
    In ICC 2022-IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2022
  4. RICHTER: Hybrid P2P-CDN Architecture for Low Latency Live Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Hadi Amirpour, Farzad Tashtarian, and 4 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 1st Mile-High Video Conference, 2022
  5. Towards Low Latency Live Streaming: Challenges in a Real-world Deployment
    Reza Shokri Kalan, Reza Farahani, Emre Karsli, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 13th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, 2022

2021

  1. CSDN: CDN-aware QoE Optimization in SDN-assisted HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Farzad Tashtarian, Hadi Amirpour, and 3 more authors
    In 2021 IEEE 46th Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2021
  2. ES-HAS: An Edge- and SDN-assisted Framework for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani, Farzad Tashtarian, Alireza Erfanian, and 3 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 31st ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, 2021
  3. CDN and SDN Support and Player Interaction for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
    Reza Farahani
    In Proceedings of the 12th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, 2021
  4. A Distributed Delivery Architecture for User Generated Content Live Streaming over HTTP
    Farzad Tashtarian, Abdelhak Bentaleb, Reza Farahani, and 4 more authors
    In 2021 IEEE 46th Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2021

2020

  1. On Optimizing Resource Utilization in AVC-based Real-time Video Streaming
    Alireza Erfanian, Farzad Tashtarian, Reza Farahani, and 2 more authors
    In 2020 6th IEEE conference on network softwarization (NetSoft), 2020

2018

  1. Public-Key Based Routing In Internet For Anonymous Data Communication
    Reza Mirzaei, Reza Farahani, and Naser Yazdani
    In 2018 9th International Symposium on Telecommunications (IST), 2018