Research Overview
The underpinning theme of my research is computing systems. My work includes contributions in: Modelling and Distributed Simulation; Complexity and Multi-agent systems; Data intensive computing; Digital Twins, Info-Symbiotic Systems and DDDAS; Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems; Clouds and intelligent IoT.
I am an apostle of interdisciplinary
research. I have founded and led major interdisciplinary research
centres and over the years I have spearheaded
interdisciplinary initiatives and projects to utilise advances in
Computer Science and digital technologies to address major global
societal problems such as: smart cities, deliberative democracy,
global governance, human security, urban planning, smart
agriculture, risk management and emergency response. I have
been actively involved in the UK's e-Science, e-Social
Science and Digital
Humanities and in EU's e-Infrasrtructures
Programmes.
I have a strong interest in governance and sustainable development (I am Member of the China Association of the Club of Rome)