Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world, from its applications in the advance of science to its use in our daily routines. Therefore, the question about the application of AI to the distributed and secure computing fields is no longer a question of "if", but a question of "when". Our research is trying to bring that "when" to the present.

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Distributed algorithms are fundamental in modern computation, allowing multiple nodes to work as a single unit of computation, originating what we usually call a distributed system. However, the generation of such algorithms is a laborious, complex, and time-consuming task, where multiple properties must be taken into account, such as the failures to tolerate or the synchrony model of the system. With the recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), one question arises: can AI help in the generation of such algorithms? We are trying to prove that the answer is yes. This research is conducted by the FAULTAGE team (FAULt Tolerant Algorithm GEneration).

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• Luana Ferraz, MSc Thesis: TBD
• Diogo Vaz, PhD Thesis: Solving Distributed Systems' Problems with Artificial Intelligence

• Henrique Toscanelli, MSc Thesis with grade 18/20: DisTcoverAI: Discovery of new Distributed Algorithms with Artificial Intelligence
• Henrique Cavaco, MSc Thesis with grade 19/20: Learning to Broadcast: Automated Generation of Echo Broadcast Protocols using Reinforcement Learning

Our project has been funded by RNCA through Advanced Computing Projects and Google Research Credits

Interested in any topic or with an idea that merges the fields of Distributed Computing, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence? Send an email to diogo.vaz@tecnico.ulisboa.pt