Professor Amr El Abbadi Empowers Students with Advanced Insights in Distributed Systems

The three-day Distributed Systems Foundations mini-course, dedicated to enhancing students' academic and research proficiency, successfully concluded on 7 December 2023. Under the expert guidance of the distinguished Professor Amr El Abbadi, the course garnered enthusiastic participation from over 50 postgraduate students.

Professor El Abbadi skillfully orchestrated a comprehensive exploration of key concepts, principles, and challenges within the realm of Distributed Systems and Computing. The curriculum delved into an in-depth review of the foundations of distributed computing, failures and crash fault-tolerance, byzantine fault-tolerance, and blockchains, providing participants with a robust understanding of these critical aspects.

Professor Amr El Abbadi, a distinguished faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara, specialises in cloud data management, blockchain-based systems, and privacy concerns. With an impressive publication record boasting over 350 articles in the domains of distributed systems and databases, he holds prestigious titles such as ACM, AAAS, and IEEE Fellow. He has also mentored over 40 PhD students, contributing significantly to their academic pursuits.