Ignacio M. Llorente

Dr. Llorente is co-founder and Director of OpenNebula. He is an entrepreneur and researcher in the field of cloud and distributed computing, having managed several international projects and initiatives on Cloud Computing, and authored many articles in the leading journals and proceedings books. Dr. Llorente has held several appointments as independent expert and consultant for the European Commission and several companies and national governments. He has given many keynotes and invited talks in the main international events in cloud computing, and has served on several Groups of Experts on Cloud Computing convened by international organizations, such as the European Commission and the World Economic Forum. Dr. Llorente is an IEEE Senior Member, holds a Ph.D in Computer Science (UCM) and an Executive MBA (IE Business School), and is a Full Professor (Catedratico) and the Head of the Distributed Systems Architecture Group at UCM.