Summary
Takfarinas Saber is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Galway and a funded investigator at Lero, bringing 11 years of experience in optimizing complex software systems including cloud computing, smart cities, distributed systems and wireless networks. He combines theoretical rigor from a PhD on multi-objective optimisation of large-scale data centres with practical AI techniques from operations research, machine learning and evolutionary computation to improve performance and trustworthiness of production systems. His work bridges academia and industry—past collaborations include Bell Labs/Nokia during a post-doc and leading industry-funded research at UCD—translating automated design ideas into real network and cloud optimisations. He also integrates DevOps principles to enable responsible, reproducible deployment of AI tools in software engineering workflows. A high-achieving alumnus of Université de Nantes, he has a track record of teaching and supervising across core CS topics while maintaining active research in optimisation for future networks. An interesting thread in his career is early hands-on experience building virtualised testbeds and extending C++ meta-heuristic libraries, reflecting a blend of systems engineering and algorithmic innovation.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science: Optimization in Operations Research, Rank: 1st /12, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science: Optimization in Operations Research, Rank: 1st /12 at Université de Nantes
Diploma in Professional Qualifications in University Teaching & Learning, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration, Diploma in Professional Qualifications in University Teaching & Learning, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University College Dublin
High School Degree (Leaving Certificate, Baccalauréat), Mathematics, High Honors, High School Degree (Leaving Certificate, Baccalauréat), Mathematics, High Honors at Tizi N'Tlatha High School
English, French, Arabic, berber