 School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews Jack Cole Building, North Haugh St Andrews KY16 9SX I am a Lecturer in Software Engineering in the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews. My main research interest is the development, operation and use of distributed systems, especially the ways in which such systems are integrated in and supported by socio-technical arrangements. At the moment, I am is looking specifically at how researchers are using distributed systems, from humble wikis to other Web 2.0 tools and mashups all the way to the most sophisticated e-Infrastructures using grid- or cloud technologies. In the context of the ELVIRA project, I am working on mechanisms for running scientific codes in the cloud. Over the past few months I have been busy developing a research infrastructure to support the analysis of Twitter messages sent during the Riots in England in August 2011. For more information on this project, see the Analysing Social Media website. Read more about my research activities... TeachingIn Michelmas Semester 2011/12, I teach: In Candlemas Semester 2011/12, I teach: Research I am currentlty involved in these projects:
At St Andrews, I work mainly with colleagues involved in the St Andrews Cloud Collaboratory (StACC). Past projects that I have worked on:
PhD SupervisionIf you are interested to conduct research for a PhD under my supervision in an area that matches my research interests (see above) then please contact me with a short abstract describing the work you have in mind. Please also send an up-to-date CV and information about possible funding sources you may have identified already. |