Houssam Ahmad Yactin

I hold a Masters degree in Informatics and Telecommunications from Arts, Sciences and Technology University, Lebanon.I hold Bachelor degree in Informatics and Technology from ULF University, Lebanon.I am a PhD Student at MAPi (A joint Doctoral Programme in Computer Science of the University of Minho, the University of Aveiro and the University of Porto), I am also a researcher at HASLab/INESC TEC located in Minho University, Braga, Portugal.

I am interested in the domain of distributed systems. I am working on my thesis now, the subject is: “Extending Conflict-free Replicated Data Types Fault Models".

The thesis aims to extend the fault model of CRDTs to address Byzantine faults, rational behaviors, etc.This work aims at extending the fault model addressed in literature for CRDTs by suggestions considering Byzantine faults as it represents the strongest fault model, it exists in practice, and it has been studied very well in literature.

My supervisors are: Dr. Ali Shoker and Prof. José Bacelar Almeida.

Hosting Research Unit : High-Assurance Software Lab (HASLab)/INESC TEC & Univ. of Minho.

External Monitor : Prof. Alysson Bessani, universidade de Lisboa