Dr. Abdessalam Elhabbash is a Lecturer in Distributed Systems at the Department of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University. His research focuses on IoT service composition, cloud computing, and self-adaptive systems. He is affiliated with the Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems (LIRA) Centre and leads research groups such as LIRA - Environmental Modelling and LIRA - Extreme Environments. His work emphasizes ontological architectures for system composition, cloud migration optimization, and AI-driven IoT frameworks like the IoT Whisperer and TRANSITIVE. Elhabbash advises PhD student Qianhui Lin. He is contactable at a.elhabbash@lancaster.ac.uk. Research interests include: IoT service composition using large language models (LLMs) Multi-cloud performance optimization and pricing strategies Autonomous system design through ontological frameworks Predictive maintenance in Industry 4.0 environments Recent publications highlight advancements in cloud migration tools (PricingTheCloud), edge computing architectures (HolonCraft), and self-aware system development. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in smart home automation and industrial IoT. Labs/Teams: Active member of LIRA's environmental and extreme environment groups, focusing on resilient distributed systems in challenging conditions.








