Welcome to the Performant and Available Computing Systems (PACS) Lab at York University. In our lab, we analyze, model, design and build performant and available software systems. Currently, our research is focused on Microservices, Serverless Computing and Machine Learning Systems. We also research AI applications in building highly dependable Distributed Systems. If you are interested in joining the PACS lab, please navigate to the Prospective Page.
PACS lab is part of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department in the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University. We are located in Toronto, one of the most multicultural and diverse cities on the planet. Toronto consistently tops global lists as being one of the best places in the world to live.
Resent News
- Mar 2024: The first member of the PACS, Stephen Fan (MSc & PhD), will join Kings University as an assistant professor in computer science. Congratulations Stephen!!! 🙂
- Jan 2024: Hoda Torabi has graduated; wish her luck in the new chapter of her life.
- Dec 2023: Nazanin Akhtarian has graduated; wish her luck in the new chapter of her life.
- Sep 2023: Prabjot’s paper won the best demo/poster paper award in ACSOS23. Congratulations!
- Sep 2023: Patrick Baciu and Diego Santosuosso joined the lab as undergraduate researchers. Welcome!
- Sep 2023: Arian Boukani and Alireza Abedini joined the lab as MSc students. Welcome!
- May 2023: Prabjot Dhaliwal joined the lab as an undergraduate LURA researcher. Welcome!
- Jun 2023: Stephen Fan, PhD, graduated. Congratulations!
- Jan 2023: Alireza Poruali joined the lab as a Ph.D. candidate. Welcome!
- Jan 2023: Mohammadhossein Naderi joint the lab. Welcome!
- Feb 2022: Nima Mahmoudi graduated as the first Ph.D. from the PACS lab. Congratulations!
- Apr 2022: Jaime Dantas graduated as the first MSc student at York University. Congrats!