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Professor Gordon Blair

Distinguished Professor, SCC Sustainability Lead

  1. 2007
  2. Published

    GossipKit: A Framework of Gossip Protocol Family

    Lin, S., Taiani, F., Blair, G. S. & European Science Foundation (Funder), 11/09/2007, p. 26-30. 5 p.

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

  3. 2008
  4. Published

    An Aspect-Oriented and Model-Driven Approach for Managing Dynamic Variability

    Morin, B., Fleurey, F., Bencomo, N., Jezequel, J-M., Solberg, A., Dehlen, V. & Blair, G. S., 2008, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS 2008). Czarnecki, K., Ober, I., Bruel, J-M., Uhl, A. & Völter, M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 782-796 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5301).

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

  5. Published

    Experiences with open overlays: a middleware approach to network heterogeneity

    Grace, P., Hughes, D., Porter, B., Blair, G. S., Coulson, G. & Taiani, F., 2008, Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGOPS/EuroSys European Conference on Computer Systems 2008 (Eurosys '08). New York: ACM, p. 123-136 14 p.

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

  6. Published

    Facilitating Gossip Programming with the GossipKit Framework

    Lin, S., Taiani, F. & Blair, G. S., 2008, DAIS'08: Proceedings of the 8th IFIP WG 6.1 international conference on Distributed applications and interoperable systems. Springer-Verlag, p. 238-252 15 p.

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

  7. Published

    Past and future of reflective middleware: towards a corpus-based impact analysis

    Taiani, F., Grace, P., Coulson, G. & Blair, G., 2008, Proceedings of the 7th workshop on Reflective and adaptive middleware, in collocation with the ACM/IFIP/USENIX 9th Int. Middleware Conf. (Middleware 2008). Leuven, Belgium: ACM, p. 41-46 6 p. (ARM'08).

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

  8. Published

    Second International Workshop on Models@run.time

    Bencomo, N., France, R. & Blair, G. S., 2008, Models in Software Engineering Workshops and Symposia at MoDELS 2007, Nashville, TN, USA, September 30 - October 5, 2007, Reports and Revised Selected Papers. Giese, H. (ed.). Berlin: Springer-Verlag, p. 206-211 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5002).

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

  9. Published

    Supporting IPv6 Interaction with Wireless Sensor Networks Using NP++

    Jakeman, M., Hughes, D., Coulson, G., Blair, G., Pink, S. & Lee, K., 2008, Proceeding WASA '08 Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications. Li, Y., Huynh, D. T., Das, S. K. & Du, D-Z. (eds.). Berlin: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, p. 409-419 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5258).

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

  10. Published

    The provision of site specific flood warnings using wireless sensor networks.

    Smith, P. J., Beven, K. J., Tych, W., Hughes, D., Coulson, G. & Blair, G., 2008, Proceedings of FLOODRisk 2008.

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

  11. Published

    Virtual Overlays: An Approach to the Management of Competing or Collaborating Overlay Structures

    Okanda, P. M., Steinhauer, S. & Blair, G. S., 2008, Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems: 8th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference, DAIS 2008, Oslo, Norway, June 4-6, 2008. Proceedings. Meier, R. & Terzis, S. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 112-125 14 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5053).

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

  12. Published

    Reflective Component-based Technologies to Support Dynamic Variability

    Bencomo, N., Blair, G. S., Flores, C. & Sawyer, P., 01/2008. 10 p.

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

  13. Published

    A generic component model for building systems software

    Coulson, G., Blair, G., Grace, P., Taiani, F., Joolia, A., Lee, K., Ueyama, J. & Sivaharan, T., 02/2008, In: ACM Transactions on Computer Systems. 26, 1, p. 1-42 43 p., 1.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Interfacing remote transaction services using UPnP

    Eidsvik, A., Karlsen, R., Blair, G. S. & Grace, P., 03/2008, In: Journal of Computer and System Sciences. 74, 2, p. 158-169 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Genie: supporting the model driven development of reflective, component-based adaptive systems

    Bencomo, N., Grace, P., Flores-Cortes, C., Hughes, D. & Blair, G. S., 05/2008, ICSE '08 Proceedings of the 30th international conference on Software engineering. New York: ACM, p. 811-814 4 p.

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

  16. Published

    The Evolution of the GridStix Wireless Sensor Network Platform

    Coulson, G., Hughes, D., Blair, G. S. & Grace, P., 06/2008. 0 p.

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

  17. Published

    Managing heterogeneous data flows in wireless sensor networks using a 'split personality' mote platform.

    Hughes, D., Daude, M., Coulson, G., Blair, G., Smith, P., Beven, K. & Tych, W., 07/2008, International Symposium on Applications and the Internet, 2008. SAINT 2008.. IEEE, p. 145-148 4 p.

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

  18. Published

    An experiment with reflective middleware to support grid-based flood monitoring

    Hughes, D., Greenwood, P., Blair, G., Coulson, G., Grace, P., Pappenberger, F., Smith, P., Beven, K. & Coulson, G., 10/08/2008, In: Concurrency and computation-Practice & experience. 20, 11, p. 1303-1316 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published
  20. Published

    Engineering complex adaptations in highly heterogeneous distributed systems

    Grace, P., Blair, G. S., Flores-Cortes, C. & Bencomo, N., 09/2008, Autonomics '08 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Communication Systems. New York: ACM

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

  21. Published

    3rd Workshop on Models@run.time at MODELS 2008 - Proceedings

    Bencomo, N., Blair, G. S., France, R., Freddy, M. & Cedric, J., 11/2008, Lancaster University. 136 p. (Technical reports)

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  22. 2009
  23. Published

    Emergent middleware: rethinking interoperability for complex pervasive systems

    Grace, P., Flores Cortes, C. & Blair, G., 2009. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  24. Published

    The provision of site specific flood warnings using wireless sensor networks.

    Smith, P. J., Beven, K. J., Tych, W., Hughes, D., Coulson, G. & Blair, G., 2009, Flood risk management : research and practice. Samuels, P., Huntingdon, S., Allsop, W. & Harrop, J. (eds.). London: CRC Press, 309 p.

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

  25. Published

    Towards the provision of site specific flood warnings using wireless sensor networks.

    Smith, P. J., Hughes, D., Beven, K. J., Cross, P., Tych, W., Blair, G. & Coulson, G., 03/2009, In: Meteorological Applications. 16, 1, p. 57-64 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    CONNECT Challenges: Towards Emergent Connectors for Eternal Networked Systems

    Issarny, V., Steffen, B., Jonsson, B., Blair, G. S., Grace, P., Kwiatkowska, M., Calinescu, R., Inverardi, P., Tivoli, M., Bertolino, A. & Sabetta, A., 06/2009, 14th IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, 2009 . IEEE, p. 154-161 8 p.

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

  27. Published

    Middleware Support for Dynamic Reconfiguration in Sensor Networks

    Grace, P., Hughes, D., Porter, B., Alcock, P., Coulson, G. & Blair, G. S., 06/2009. 7 p.

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

  28. Published

    A Reflective Middleware to Support Peer-to-Peer Overlay Adaptation

    Tyson, G., Grace, P., Mauthe, A., Blair, G. S., Kaune, S. & Content Network of Excellence (FP6-IST-038423) (Funder), 9/06/2009, Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems : 9th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference, DAIS 2009, Lisbon, Portugal, June 9-11, 2009. Proceedings. Senivongse, T. & Oliveira, R. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 30-43 14 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5523).

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

  29. Published

    Fine Grained Component Engineering of Adaptive Overlays: Experiences and Perspectives

    Tyson, G., Grace, P., Blair, G. S. & Mauthe, A., 6/07/2009, Lancaster University, 20 p.

    Research output: Working paper

  30. Published

    A Configurable Approach to Privacy Ontology and its Application to Mobile e-Health Services

    Garcia, D., Blair, G. S., Grace, P., Flores-Cortes, C., Toledo, M. & Capretz, M., 09/2009. 0 p.

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

  31. Published

    Towards protecting consumer's privacy in Service-Oriented Architecture

    Garcia, D., Toledo, M., Capretz, M., Allison, D., Grace, P. & Blair, G. S., 09/2009, IEEE Toronto International Conference Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 . IEEE, p. 473-478 6 p.

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

  32. Published

    Exploiting Synergies between Coexisting Overlays

    Lin, S., Taiani, F. & Blair, G., 1/09/2009, Proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems. Lisbon, Portugal: Springer-Verlag, p. 1-15 15 p. (DAIS '09).

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

  33. Published

    A component-based approach for (Re)-configurable routing in VANETs

    Nudloll, V., Blair, G. S. & Grace, P., 12/2009, ARM '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Adaptive and Reflective MIddleware. New York: ACM, 6 p.

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

  34. 2010
  35. 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

  36. Published

    A virtual observatory in a real world: building capacity for an uncertain future-the UK pVO

    Gurney, RJ., Tetzlaff, D., Freer, J. E., Emmett, B., McDonald, A., Rees, G., Buytaert, W., Blair, G. & Haygarth, P., 2010, p. 1231. 1 p.

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

  37. Published

    Overlay-based Middleware for the Pervasive Grid

    Grace, P., Hughes, D., Coulson, G., Blair, G. S., Porter, B. & Taiani, F., 01/2010, Handbook of Research on P2P and Grid Systems for Service-Oriented Computing: Models, Methodologies and Applications. IGI

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

  38. 2011
  39. 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

  40. Published

    The CONNECT Architecture

    Grace, P., Georgantas, N., Bennaceur, A., Blair, G., Chauvel, F., Issarny, V., Paolucci, M., Saadi, R., Souville, B. & Sykes, D., 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. 27-52 26 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 6659).

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

  41. Published

    The environmental virtual observatory: a new vision for catchment science

    Gurney, R., Emmett, B., McDonald, A., Blair, G., Buytaert, W., Freer, J., Haygarth, P., Rees, G. & Teztlaff, D., 2011.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  42. Published

    SeDiM: A Middleware Framework for Interoperable Service Discovery in Heterogeneous Networks

    Flores Cortes, C., Grace, P. & Blair, G., 02/2011, In: ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems. 6, 1, 8 p., 6.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. 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

  44. Published

    Using lightweight virtual machines to achieve resource adaptation in middleware

    Duran-Limon, H. A., Siller, M., Blair, G. S., Lopez, A. & Lombera-Landa, J. F., 1/04/2011, In: IET Software. 5, 2, p. 229-237 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    The role of ontologies in enabling dynamic interoperability

    Nundloll, V., Grace, P. & Blair, G. S., 06/2011, Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems: 11th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference, DAIS 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 6-9, 2011. Proceedings. Felber, P. & Rouvoy, R. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 179-193 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 6723).

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

  46. 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

  47. Published

    Transparent componentisation: high-level (re)configurable programming for evolving distributed systems

    Lin, S., Taiani, F., Bertier, M., Blair, G. & Kermarrec, A-M., 1/09/2011, Proceedings of the 2011 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing. TaiChung, Taiwan: ACM, p. 203-208 6 p. (SAC '11).

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

  48. Published

    Bridging the interoperability gap: overcoming combined application and middleware heterogeneity

    Bromberg, Y. D., Grace, P., Reveillere, L. & Blair, G., 12/2011, Proceedings of ACM/IFIP/USENIX 12th International Middleware Conference (Middleware 2011). Kon, F. & Kermarrec, A-M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 390-409 20 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 7049).

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

  49. 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

  50. 2012
  51. Published

    Digital clothing manufacture: digital innovation and co-design changing the clothing industry

    Smith, M., Blair, G. & Cooper, R., 2012, Design Frontiers - territories, concepts, technologies: ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies.. Farias, P., Calvera, A., Braga, M. & Schincariol, Z. (eds.). São Paulo: Blucher Publishing House, p. 436-440 5 p.

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

  52. Published

    Emergent Middleware

    Grace, P., Blair, G. & Issarny, V., 2012, In: ERCIM News. 88, p. 27-28 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    OverStar: an open approach to end-to-end middleware services in systems of systems

    Grace, P., Bromberg, Y. D., Réveillère, L. & Blair, G., 2012, Proceedings of ACM/IFIP/USENIX 13th International Middleware Conference (Middleware 2012). Narasimhan, P. & Triantafillou, P. (eds.). Springer-Verlag, p. 229-248 20 p.

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

  54. Published

    The (Social) Practices of DIYbio

    Dean, G., Blair, G. & Büscher, M., 2012. 2 p.

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

  55. Published

    The role of models@run.time in supporting on-the-fly interoperability

    Bencomo, N., Bennaceur, A., Grace, P., Blair, G. & Issarny, V., 2012, In: Computing. 95, 3, p. 167-190 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. 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

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