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Gordon Blair is a Professor of Distributed Systems at the Lancaster University School of Computing and Communications, with an Adjunct Professor role at the University of Tromsø, Norway. He co-founded the ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware Conference and serves on its steering committee, alongside roles as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Springer's Journal of Internet Services and Applications.
- Ph.D. in Computer Science (Strathclyde, 1983)
- B.Sc. in Computer Science (Strathclyde, 1980, 1st Class Hons)
His research spans distributed systems architecture, middleware, and model-driven engineering, with applications to environmental science through cloud computing and Internet of Things technologies. Recent work integrates environmental impact analysis with digital innovation, as highlighted in his EPSRC Senior Fellowship.
Publications include foundational work on middleware interoperability and adaptive systems, alongside applied studies on digital sustainability and ecological data science. Awards include the EPSRC Senior Fellowship, and he mentors PhD students in areas like environmental informatics and runtime models.
- Labs & Groups
- Co-director, Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science (CEEDS) (Lancaster University + CEH)
- Theme Lead, Lancaster Data Science Institute (DSI) - Environment Theme
- Co-founder, HighWire CDT (Digital Economy Centre)
