Mission

The Distributed Systems Laboratory (LaSiD) is a research laboratory at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). It comprises faculty members, research assistants, and research students (Ph.D., MSc., and BSc.). The mission of LaSiD is to develop methods, techniques, and tools that aid in designing correct and dependable distributed systems. The laboratory also aims to prepare the next generation of researchers and developers in these areas by investigating challenging problems.

Research interests cover different aspects of the theory and practice of distributed system, including:
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Distributed algorithms
  • Fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Real-time systems
  • Cloud and grid computing
  • Autonomic distributed systems
  • Mobile agents
  • Mobile computing
  • Sensor networks
  • Simulation of distributed systems
  • Web semantics
  • Service oriented architectures
  • Formal methods
  • Middleware
  • Security


A bit of history


LaSiD was established on May 9, 1995, at the Data Processing Center of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). It followed earlier initiatives to establish computer science research programs at UFBA, such as the Informatics Week of the Federal University of Bahia (SEMINFO), held bi-annually from 1986 to 2000. SEMINFO was responsible for promoting the field of computer science within UFBA, the state of Bahia, and the surrounding region. Since its inception, LaSiD has played a crucial role in creating graduate programs in computing at our university, including those in distributed systems, computer science, and mechatronics. Additionally, the laboratory has been instrumental in training numerous researchers, some of whom have gone on to become faculty members in our university and other institutions.

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