معرفی
Amr El Abbadi is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), affiliated with the College of Engineering. His research focuses on addressing scalability challenges in data management, privacy preservation, and distributed systems. He holds fellowships from IEEE, ACM, and AAAS, and received the 2020-21 Outstanding Faculty Award.
Education:
- PhD in Computer Science, Cornell University
- BEng in Computer Science, Alexandria University
Research Interests: El Abbadi's work bridges theoretical foundations and practical applications in distributed systems, databases, and blockchain technology. He explores methods for secure data management in untrusted environments, including privacy-preserving techniques, scalable transaction processing, and fault-tolerant protocols. Key themes include:
- Efficient data storage and retrieval (e.g., LSM-tree optimizations)
- Blockchain sharding and cross-chain interoperability
- Homomorphic encryption for private queries
- Byzantine fault tolerance frameworks
Grants & Labs: His research is supported by grants from NSF and industry partnerships. He leads projects in UCSB's Database and Distributed Systems Lab, emphasizing real-world impact through systems like Ziziphus (edge server data management) and Bedrock (BFT protocol analysis platform).
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the UCSB Computer Science Department’s Distributed Systems Group, focusing on advancing cloud and blockchain infrastructures.
