Welcome to the Performant and Available Computing Systems (PACS) Lab at York University. In the PACS lab, we analyze, model, design, and build large-scale computing systems focused on performance and availability. The PACS lab is part of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department within the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University, located in the vibrant, multicultural city of Toronto. We are excited to welcome new members to the PACS lab. To join, please visit our Prospective Page, which contains all the details you need to get started on this rewarding research journey.

PACS News

  • Apr 2025: PACS Lab Partners with Farpoint to develop Scalable AI-as-a-Service Platform.
  • Mar 2025: Dr. Khazaei will serve as the Financial Chair of the CASCON25, to be held at York University, Toronto, Ontario
  • Feb 2025: Dr. Khazaei will serve as the Financial Chair of ICPE25, which will be held at York University in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Dec 2024: Our paper, PreNeT: Leveraging Computational Features to Predict Deep Neural Network Training Time, was accepted in ICPE25. Congrats to Alireza Pourali and Arian Boukani!
  • Nov 2024: Mohammad Hosseini and Ariyan Sahebghalam join the lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome!
  • Sep 2024: Prabjot Dhaliwal and Niki Mahmoudi joined the lab as MSc students. Welcome!
  • Sep 2024: Sina Mazaheri and Mahnsi Ruparelia joined the lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome!
  • Aug 2024: Stephen’s paper, BPET: A Unified Blockchain-Based Framework for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading, accepted in the Future Internet Journal. Congrats Stephen!
  • July 2024: Nazanin’s paper, Employing Software Diversity in Cloud Microservices to Engineer Reliable and Performant Systems, accepted in ACSOS24. Congrats Nazanin!
  • May 2024: Hoda’s paper, A Learning-Based Caching Mechanism for Edge Content Delivery, was accepted in ICPE24. Congrats Hoda!
  • Mar 2024: The first member of the PACS, Stephen Fan (MSc & PhD), will join King’s University as an assistant professor in computer science. Congratulations Stephen!!! 🙂
  • Feb 2024: Dr. Khazaei co-organizes ICST24 and ICPE25 conferences as Financial Chair.
  • Jan 2024: Hoda Torabi has graduated; we wish her luck in the new chapter of her life.