Adam Barker, PhD

Lecturer, University of St Andrews

Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh





I am a SICSA appointed Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Computer Science, at the University of St Andrews. I am also an Honorary Fellow at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.


Prior to obtaining a faculty position I worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford and the University of Edinburgh. I have also worked in industry at Hewlett Packard Arjuna and BAE Systems. I hold a PhD in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh; the focus of my PhD was Web service choreography.


I lead the Big Data Lab, our research mission is to support the architecture and engineering of scalable systems that address current and future large-scale data challenges. My current research interests are in very large-scale distributed systems, Cloud computing, service-oriented architectures and financial computing, in particular algorithmic trading strategies.


I offer bespoke software consultancy services and training in areas of cutting edge technology related to my research expertise. Please get in touch to discuss proposals.



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