The School of Computing

Pervasive and Distributed Systems Research Group

About the Group

Our research group is interested in the embedded power of computation and communication as it appears in everyday devices. This includes wireless and mobile computing, internet connectivity and services, infrastructure security and interactions with people and the environment.

Key Research Themes

  • The internet of things
  • Legal and social aspects of pervasive computing
  • Security and digital forensics
  • Mobile and wireless technology
  • Parallel, grid and cloud computing
  • Interaction design, usability and interaction modelling
  • Embedded, context-aware, ambient intelligence and wearable systems

Research Group Members

Researchers

Dr. Carl Adams, Dr. Mo Adda (Research Group Leader), Dr. Benjamin Aziz, Dr. Mihaela Cocea, Dr. Jonathan Crellin, Dr. Sanaz Fallahkhair, Dr. Alice Good, Dr. Gareth Owen, Ms. Amanda Peart, Dr. Athanasios Paraskelidis, Dr. Nick Savage

Research Students

Miss. Claire Ancient, Mr. Morgan Eldred, Mr. Rislan Kanya, Mr. Omed Khalind

Research Associates

Mr. Asad Khan, Mr. Tahir Khan, Université de Valenciennes (France), Northumbria University, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Contact

For further information about the Pervasive and Distributed Systems Research Group, email Dr. Mo Adda, Research Group Leader and Principal Lecturer in the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth, or telephone ++44 (0)23 9284 6377.