Our Staff
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Andrew McKeown
Postgraduate Research Student
After finishing college Andrew worked as a chain person for RJ Budge mining. In 2001 he joined the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army becoming an Area Systems Operator. He left the Army in 2008 to gain a degree in telecommunication engineering, and between finishing his degree and starting his PhD he briefly worked as a...
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Dr De Mi
Associate Professor in Future Communication Systems
Dr De Mi is an Associate Professor in future communication systems and Head of the Future Information Networks (FINET) Research Cluster with the School of Computing and Digital Technology at Birmingham City University (BCU). He received the B.Eng. degree (2011) from the Beijing Institute of Technology, China, the M.Sc. degree...
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Dr Tychonas Michailidis
Course Leader - MSc User Experience Design
Dr Tychonas Michailidis is Course Leader for MSc User Experience Design at the School of Computing and Digital Technology. He is part of BIFCA, teaching both students in Birmingham and in Wuhan, China. He joined BCU in February 2020 from Solent University in Southampton. He received his PhD degree in music technology and...
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Rasheed Mohammad
Lecturer in Computer Science
Dr. Rasheed has 20-year teaching experience. He has taught several courses in computer science including website development, operating system, database I&II, Data structure, Java programming, c/c++ programming, intelligent systems, computer organization, computer system security etc. He has industrial experience with more...
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Dr Antonio Nehme
Lecturer in Computer Science
Antonio Nehme holds a BSc in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from the Lebanese American University and a PhD in Cyber Security from Birmingham City University. His research focuses on identity management and access control, security of microservices-based applications, auditing and secure collaborations in...
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Florence Love Nkosi
Lecturer
Florence is an accomplished lecturer and expert in the field of digital forensics and cyber security. She currently serves as a Lecturer of Digital Forensics at Birmingham City University, having previously worked as a Lecturer of IT at Mzuzu University (2020-2022). Prior to her academic career, Florence held a prominent...
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Dr Esther Palomar
Reader in Computing
Esther Palomar is a Reader of Computing at the University’s School of Computing and Digital Technology . After graduating from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, Esther gained employment as a computer forensic auditor at an international auditing firm, before returning to the university in 2004 to complete a PhD...
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Jay Patel
Senior Lecturer
Jay is a Lecturer in the School of Digital Media Technology. Jay had been involved with the delivery of ERDF projects such as Regional Innovation Network, Media Vault and MarketMaker. Since the successful completion of these projects he has moved in the teaching. He currently delivers a variety of modules such as Audio Visual...
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Dr Roy Priest
Associate Professor of Computing
Roy is Academic Lead in the Centre for Digital Media Technology and Director of Learning, Teaching and Employability within the School of Computing and Digital Technology. Prior to working in higher education, Roy was involved in various aspects of the music industry, as a professional musician and also working in artist...
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Dr. Waqas Ur Rahman
Lecturer in Broadcast Engineering
Dr. Waqas ur Rahman is a Lecturer in Broadcast Engineering at Birmingham City University (BCU), in the School of Computing and Digital Technology. Waqas has over a decade of experience in the field of Communications Engineering. He has the experience of working both in industry and academia. He teaches multiple Broadcast...