Robson E. De Grande

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science

Brock University

Email

rdegrande@brocku.ca

Phone

+1 (905) 688-5550 ext. 3090

Address

1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1

About

Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Canada
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil

Publication Highlights

Ensemble SARSA and LSTM for User-centric Handover Decisions in 5G Vehicular Networks. Mubashir Murshed, Glaucio H. S. Carvalho, and R. E. De Grande Robson E. De Grande. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. In Press, 2024
Adaptive priority-based edge-centric resource management for the internet of vehicles. Mohaimin Ehsan, Douglas D. Lieira, Rodolfo I. Meneguette, and Robson E. De Grande. Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems, 175: 108094, 2026
Book Cover Book
Intelligent Transport System in Smart Cities: Aspects and Challenges of Vehicular Networks and Cloud.
Rodolfo I. Meneguette, Robson E. De Grande, Antonio A. F. Loureiro. in Series: Urban Computing. Publisher: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-93332-0. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319- 93332-0. Pages 390. 2018

Research

Research Interests

  • Vehicular Networks - Multi-RAT, High Mobility, Ultra Density, 5G NG
    • Mobility Management
    • Handover Management
    • Traffic Steering
    • Connectivity stability / intermittency
  • Intelligence on the Edge
    • Distributed / Decentralized / Federated learning
  • IoT / IoV
    • Dissemination and applications
    • Performance
  • Mobile Cloud Computing / Vehicular Clouds
    • HPC and allocation
    • Offloading heuristics
    • Classification and ML
    • Applications (ITS)
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
    • Path Recommendation, Traffic management, and Traffic analysis


Research Lab



Prospective Students

Please contact me if you are a student interested in pursuing an MSc. degree or conducting an undergraduate research project, mainly if you share some of my above-listed, research interests. I am happy to discuss and encourage any potential interest or application.

Before you suggest any potential project, I strongly recommend you to take a close look at my past works and publications to identify relevant topics that fall in my field of expertise.

If you have any inquiries or concerns, contact me. Advice to students seeking graduate supervision:

  • There is no need to know exactly what project you want to do.
  • Students are expected to be motivated and independent, to evaluate problems critically, and to learn new things.
  • I am continually looking for motivated students. However, please refer to the deadlines and academic rules of Brock University.
  • There might be funding available:
    • Graduate students receive funding from a combination of sources: research funding, fellowships, and teaching assistantships.
    • Undergraduate students may receive funding from awards or research assistantships.
  • Advice and rules to applicants to the graduate program here.

Research Seminars

  • Smarter Roads Ahead: Data-Driven Communication and Mobility Modelling for Vehicular Intelligence.
    Robson E. De Grande and Mubashir Murshed.
    University of São Paulo, Brazil - July, 2025
  • Tutorial on Simulation-based Design and Evaluation of Multi-Radio Access Technologies for Highly Mobile Vehicular Networks.
    Robson E. De Grande and Mubashir Murshed.
    International Conference on Wireless Intelligent, and Distributed Environment for Communication - October, 2024
  • Vehicular Edge Computing: Leveraging ITS and Urban Computing.
    Lakehead University, Canada Fall, 2020

Projects

Research initiatives involve the following target areas:

  • Intelligent Vehicular Connectivity: Adaptive handover decision frameworks for dynamic multi-radio environments.
  • Federated Edge Intelligence: Distributed learning models for scalable and privacy-aware analytics.
  • Resilient Distributed Protocols: Networked systems design for robust distributed decision-making.
  • Cyber-Physical Networked Infrastructure: Integrated models for intelligent and secure smart infrastructure services.
Dwell Time in VFC

Handover Management in Vehicular Networks

Handover Management in Highly Dynamic Ultra Dense 5G Vehicular Networks.
VRU composition

Offloading Resource Allocation in Vehicular Edge Networks

Composition of vehicular resource units as a relaxed, dynamic method for assigning VEC services.


For more projects, check WiDI Lab

Teaching

Teaching Topics


  • Principles of Mobile Cloud Computing (Graduate)
  • Advanced Computer Networks (4th Year Undegraduate)
  • Advanced Object Oriented Programming (3rd/4th Year Undegraduate)
  • Parallel Computing (3rd/4th Year Undegraduate)
  • Computer Systems (2nd Year Undegraduate)

Current Offerings

Fall 2025

COSC 5P06

Principles of Mobile Cloud Computing

COSC 3P93

Parallel Computing

Winter 2025

COSC 3P91

Advanced Object Oriented Programming


Publications