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Professor Gordon Blair

Distinguished Professor, SCC Sustainability Lead

  1. Unpublished

    A reflective and architecture aware component model for middleware composition management

    Blair, G. S., Moreira, R. M. & Carrapatoso, E., 11/2001, (Unpublished)

    Research output: Other contribution

  2. Unpublished

    The case for reflective middleware: building middleware that is flexible, reconfigurable, and yet simple to use

    Blair, G. S., Kon, F., Costa, F. & Campbell, R., 06/2002, (Unpublished)

    Research output: Other contribution

  3. Unpublished

    JGrid: exploiting jini for the development of grid applications

    Blair, G. S. & Hampshire, A., 11/2002, (Unpublished)

    Research output: Other contribution

  4. Unpublished

    Service Architectures

    Blair, G. S. & Coulson, G., 01/2004, (Unpublished)

    Research output: Other contribution

  5. Published

    Engineering Aspect-Oriented Systems

    Blair, G. S., Blair, L., Rashid, A., Chitchyan, R., Moreira, A. & Araujo, J., 01/2005, Aspect-oriented software development. Filman, R. E., Elrad, T., Clarke, S. & Aksit, M. (eds.). Harlow: Addison Wesley Longman, p. 379-406 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  6. Published

    Quality of Service Support in a Mobile Environment: An Approach Based on Tuple Spaces

    Blair, G. S., Davies, N., Friday, A. & Wade, S., 21/05/1997, p. 37-48. 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  7. Published

    Formal specification of distributed multimedia systems.

    Blair, G. S., Blair, L., Bowman, H. & Chetwynd, A. G., 1998, UCL Press.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  8. Published

    A framework for the formal specification of multimedia systems in open distributed processing MPG-93-12 J.

    Blair, L., Blair, G. S., Bowman, H., Chetwynd, A. G. & Papathomas, M., 1994, Proceedings of the Workshop on Distributed Multimedia Applications and Quality of Service Verification. Montreal

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  9. Published

    A framework for the formal specification and verification of distributed multimedia systems.

    Blair, L., Blair, G. S., Bowman, H. & Chetwynd, A. G., 1994, Proceedings of the Workshop on Quality of Service and Network Performance, 2nd International Conference on Intelligence in Broadband Services and Networks.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  10. Published

    Formal specification and verification of multimedia systems in open distributed processing.

    Blair, L., Blair, G. S., Bowman, H. & Chetwynd, A. G., 30/09/1995, In: Computer Standards and Interfaces. 17, 5-6, p. 413-436 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  11. Published

    The Case for Reflective Middleware.

    Blair, G. S., Campbell, R. H., Costa, F. & Kon, F., 1/06/2002, In: Communications of the ACM. 45, 6, p. 33-38 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    The Design and Implementation of OpenORB 2

    Blair, G. S., Coulson, G., Andersen, A., Blair, L., Clarke, M., Costa, F., Duran-Limon, H., Fitzpatrick, T., Johnston, L., Moreira, R., Parlavantzas, N. & Saikoski, K., 1/10/2001, In: IEEE Distributed Systems Online. 2, 6

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Research directions in reflective middleware: the Lancaster experience

    Blair, G. S., Coulson, G. & Grace, P., 10/2004, p. 262-267. 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  14. Published

    An architecture for next generation middleware

    Blair, G., Coulson, G., Robin, P. & Papathomas, M., 1998, Proceeding Middleware '98 Proceedings of the IFIP International Conference on Distributed Systems Platforms and Open Distributed Processing. Davies, N., Raymond, K. & Seitz, J. (eds.). GODALMING: Springer Verlag London Ltd, p. 191-206 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. Published

    A principled approach to supporting adaptation in distributed mobile environments

    Blair, G., Coulson, G., Andersen, A., Blair, L., Clarke, M., Costa, F., Duran, H., Parlavantzas, N. & Saikoski, K., 2000, International Symposium on Software Engineering for Parallel and Distributed Systems, Proceedings. Los Alamitos: IEEE, p. 3-12 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  16. Published

    The role of reflection in supporting dynamic QoS management functions

    Blair, G., Andersen, A., Blair, L. & Coulson, G., 1999, IWQOS '99: 1999 7th International Workshop on Quality of Service. New York: IEEE, p. 49-51 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  17. Published

    Adaptive middleware for mobile multimedia applications

    Blair, G., Coulson, G., Davies, N., Robin, P. & Fitzpatrick, T., 1997, Proceedings of the IEEE 7th International Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video. New York: IEEE, p. 245-254 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  18. Published

    Standards and platforms for open distributed processing

    Blair, G., Coulson, G. & Davies, N., 06/1996, In: Electronics and Communication Engineering Journal. 8, 3, p. 123-133 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    A programming model and system infrastructure for real-time synchronization in distributed multimedia systems

    Blair, G., Coulson, G., Papathomas, M., Robin, P., Stefani, J. B., Horn, F. & Hazard, L., 01/1996, In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 14, 1, p. 249-263 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    System support for multimedia applications: an assessment of the state of the art

    Blair, G., COULSON, G. & DAVIES, N., 04/1994, In: Information and Software Technology. 36, 4, p. 203-212 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    A network interface unit to support continuous media

    Blair, G., CAMPBELL, A., COULSON, G., GARCIA, F., HUTCHISON, D., SCOTT, A. & Shepherd, W., 02/1993, In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 11, 2, p. 264-275 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The impact of distribution on support for object-oriented software development

    Blair, G. S. & Lea, R., 1992, In: Software Engineering Journal. 7, 2, p. 130-138 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    The Role of Ontologies in Emergent Middleware: Supporting Interoperability in Complex Distributed Systems

    Blair, G., Bennaceur, A., Georgantas, N., Grace, P., Issarny, V., Nundloll-Ramdhany, V. & Paolucci, M., 12/2011, Proceedings of ACM/IFIP/USENIX 12th International Middleware Conference (Middleware 2011). Kon, F. & Kermarrec, A-M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 410-430 21 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 7049).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  24. Published

    Abstractions for continuous media in heterogeneous distributed systems: the role of groups

    Blair, G. S., Davies, N., Coulson, G. & Williams, N., 1992, Proceedings of the 5th workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: Models and paradigms for distributed systems structuring. New York, NY, USA: ACM, p. 1-5 5 p. (EW 5).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  25. Published

    Emergent Middleware: Tackling the Interoperability Problem

    Blair, G. & Grace, P., 1/01/2012, In: IEEE Internet Computing. 16, 1, p. 78-82 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Performance and integrity in the Open ORB reflective middleware

    Blair, G. S., Coulson, G., Parlavantzas, N. & Clarke, M., 01/2001, Metalevel Architectures and Separation of Crosscutting Concerns. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. 2192.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  27. Published

    Reflective component-based and architecture aware framework to manage architectural composition

    Blair, G. S., Moreira, R. M. & Carrapatoso, E., 09/2001, Proceeding DOA '01 Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Distributed Objects and Applications.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  28. Published

    A knowledge-based operating system

    Blair, G. S., Mariani, J. A., Nicol, J. R. & Shepherd, D., 1987, In: The Computer Journal. 30, 3, p. 193-200 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    A critique of UNIX

    Blair, G. S., Malone, J. R. & Mariani, J. A., 12/1985, In: Software: Practice and Experience. 15, 12, p. 1125-1139 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Reflection, Self-Awareness and Self-Healing in OpenORB

    Blair, G. S., Coulson, G., Blair, L., Duran-Limon, H., Grace, P., Moreira, R. & Parlavantzas, N., 11/2002, WOSS '02 Proceedings of the first workshop on Self-healing systems. New York: ACM Press, p. 9-14 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  31. Published

    Feature Interactions Outside a Telecom Domain

    Blair, L., Blair, G. S., Pang, J. & Efstratiou, C., 06/2001, Proceedings of the Workshop on Feature Interaction in Composed Systems (at ECOOP'01). p. 15-20 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  32. Published

    Specifying and analysing multimedia systems

    Blair, L. & Blair, G. S., 2001, Formal methods for distributed processing : a survey of object-oriented approaches. Bowman, H. & Derrick, J. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 373-399 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  33. Published

    A virtual observatory in a real world: building capacity for an uncertain future

    Blair, G., Buytaert, W., Emmett, B., Freer, J., Gurney, R., Haygarth, P., McDonald, A., Rees, G. & Tetzlaff, D., 2010, EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. Vol. 12. p. 4399 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  34. Published

    Perspectives on cloud computing: interviews with five leading scientists from the cloud community

    Blair, G., Kon, F., Cirne, W., Milojicic, D., Ramakrishnan, R., Reed, D. & Silva, D., 07/2011, In: Journal of Internet Services and Applications. 2, 1, p. 3-9 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    A Cloud-based Virtual Observatory for Environmental Science

    Blair, G. S. & El-khatib, Y., 04/2011, OpenWater symposium 19th April, 2011, at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands : Extended abstracts. Delft: Unesco-IHE, p. 102-103 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  36. Published

    Interoperability in complex distributed systems

    Blair, G., Paolucci, M., Grace, P. & Georgantas, N., 2011, Formal Methods for Eternal Networked Software Systems: 11th International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication and Software Systems, SFM 2011, Bertinoro, Italy, June 13-18, 2011. Advanced Lectures. Bernardo, M. & Issarny, V. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 1-26 26 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 6659).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  37. Published

    Holons: Towards a systematic approach to composing systems of systems

    Blair, G. S., Bromberg, Y-D., Coulson, G., El Khatib, Y., Réveillère, L., B. Ribeiro, H., Rivière, E. & Taïani, F. G. D., 7/12/2015, ARM 2015 Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Adaptive and Reflective Middleware. New York: ACM, p. 5:1 5 p. 5

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  38. Published

    Middleware for Internet distribution in the context of cloud computing and the Internet of Things

    Blair, G. S., Schmidt, D. & Taconet, C., 04/2016, In: Annals of Telecommunications. 71, 3, p. 87-92 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  39. Published

    Complex Distributed Systems: The Need for Fresh Perspectives

    Blair, G. S., 2/07/2018, Proceedings of the 38th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems. IEEE, p. 1410-1421 12 p. (2018 IEEE 38th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS)).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  40. Published

    Data Science of the Natural Environment: A Research Roadmap

    Blair, G., Henrys, P. A., Leeson, A., Watkins, J., Eastoe, E., Jarvis, S. & Young, P., 14/08/2019, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, 14 p., 121.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Models of Everywhere Revisited: A Technological Perspective

    Blair, G., Beven, K., Lamb, R., Bassett, R., Cauwenberghs, K., Hankin, B., Dean, G., Hunter, N., Edwards, L., Nundloll, V., Samreen, F., Simm, W. & Towe, R., 1/12/2019, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 122, 20 p., 104521.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    The role of software architecture in constraining adaptation in component-based middleware platforms

    Blair, G. S., Blair, L., Issarny, V., Tuma, P. & Zarras, A., 1/01/2000, Middleware 2000 - IFIP/ACM International Conference on Distributed Systems Platforms and Open Distributed Processing, Proceedings. Sventek, J. & Coulson, G. (eds.). Springer-Verlag, p. 164-184 21 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 1795).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  43. Published

    Stochastically enhanced timed automata

    Blair, L., Jones, T. & Blair, G., 1/12/2000, Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems IV - TC6/WG6.1, Fourth International Conference on Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems, FMOODS 2000. p. 327-347 21 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 49 AICT).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  44. Published

    A tool suite for multi-paradigm specification

    Blair, L., Jones, T. & Blair, G., 1/01/1999, Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering - 2nd Intrnational Conference, FASE 1999 Held as Part of the Joint European Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 1999, Proceedings. Finance, J-P. (ed.). Springer-Verlag, p. 234-238 5 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 1577).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  45. Published

    A Tale of Two Cities: Reflections on Digital Technology and the Natural Environment

    Blair, G., 14/08/2020, In: Patterns. 1, 5, 3 p., 100068.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  46. Published

    The Role of Digital Technologies in Responding to the Grand Challenges of the Natural Environment: The Windermere Accord

    Blair, G., Bassett, R., Bastin, L., Beevers, L., Borrajo Garcia, M., Brown, M., Dance, S., Dionescu, A., Edwards, L., Ferrario, M. A., Fraser, R., Fraser, H., Gardner, S., Henrys, P. A., Hey, T., Homann, S., Huijbers, C., Hutchison, J., Jonathan, P., Lamb, R., & 21 othersLaurie, S., Leeson, A., Leslie, D., McMillan, M., Nundloll, V., Oyebamiji, O., Phillipson, J., Pope, V., Prudden, R., Reis, S., Salama, M., Samreen, F., Sejdinovic, D., Simm, W., Street, R., Thornton, L., Towe, R., Vande Hey, J. D., Vieno, M., Waller, J. & Watkins, J., 8/01/2021, In: Patterns. 2, 1, 8 p., 100156.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Digital Twins of the Natural Environment

    Blair, G., 8/10/2021, In: Patterns. 2, 10, 100359.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Towards new transport services to support distributed multimedia applications

    Blair, G., Coulson, G., García, F., Hutchison, D. & Shepherd, D., 4/04/1992, p. 250-259. 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  49. Published

    The role of data science in environmental digital twins: In praise of the arrows

    Blair, G. S. & Henrys, P. A., 31/03/2023, In: Environmetrics. 34, 2, 6 p., e2789.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Formal description of distributed multimedia systems.

    Bowman, H., Blair, L., Blair, G. S. & Chetwynd, A. G., 1993, Proceedings of the 9th British Colloquium for Theoretical Computer Science. York

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

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