I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. Within the School, I am the Theme Lead of Programming Languages and a member of Formal Analysis, Theory and Algorithms (FATA). I am Glasgow Site Leader of the European RISE Action Behavioural Application Program Interfaces (BehAPI) and previously I was a Co-I and a Postdoctoral Researcher of the UK EPSRC programme grant From Data Types to Session Types: A Basis for Concurrency and Distribution (ABCD). My research interests are in programming languages, concurrency, logic and verification. My goal is to design and develop rigorous formal models and software tools for communication-safe, adaptable and resilient concurrent and distributed systems.
I started my PhD with the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow in 2022, under the supervision of Dr Ornela Dardha and Dr Simon Fowler. I have previously completed a BSc and MSc in Computing Science at the University of Malta, where I focused on distributed computing, fault-tolerance, and consensus. My research has now shifted to session types for distributed computing protocols, with a specific focus on consensus algorithms.
I recently completed my undergraduate degree in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. My final year project has focused on session types in functional calculi - I have worked on introducing capabilities into GV in order to allow safe channel sharing. In October 2022, I will be joining a PhD programme under the supervision of Dr Ornela Dardha.
I recently completed my undergraduate in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. My final year dissertation focused on analysing QUIC as a potential transport layer for IoT devices, specifically in the MQTT protocol. I will be starting my PhD at the University of Glasgow in October 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Colin Perkins and Dr. Ornela Dardha and will be working on using formal techniques to improve protocol specifications and the protocol standardisation process.
I recently completed my MSc in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. I have developed the Coconut tool with Dr Ornela Dardha; which is a typestate-based library for C++ language that enables defining and enforcing protocols for C++ objects. I will be commencing my PhD in October 2022 under the supervision of Dr Ornela Dardha. We will be working to investigate formal approaches, both theoretically and practically, to create sound, effective and scalable interoperability of typestate-based tools.
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| Award Title | Awarded To | Awarded By |
|---|---|---|
| PPDP 10 Year Most Influential Paper Award | Ornela Dardha | ACM's PPDP Steering Committee |
| MSci Class Prize 2021-22 for the most outstanding single honours student in Computing Science | Luke Gall | School of Computing Science |
| Stuart Tasker Memorial Prize 2021-22 for the most promising student regardless of level | Magdalena Latifa | School of Computing Science |
| Single Honours Class Prize 2021-22 for Computing Science | Magdalena Latifa | School of Computing Science |
| Level 3 Honours Class Prize 2020-21 for Computing Science | Magdalena Latifa | School of Computing Science |
| Best Italian PhD Thesis in Theoretical Computer Science 2015 | Ornela Dardha | Italian Chapter of EATCS |
Twice during the annual Glasgow Science Festival, CoLab hosted a stand at the Riverside Museum, introducing the concept of communication protocols through a treasure hunt tabletop game. The primary audience was young children, and while the chocolatey prize helped to grab their attention, it was great to see them engage and have fun while working together to devise a protocol that would help our pirate reach the treasure. It was a rewarding experience to have the chance to inspire young people to pursue computing science.
