Computing staff
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Dr Sara Hassan
Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering
Sara is a full-time Senior Lecturer in software engineering. She received her PhD in Computer Science in 2019 from University of Birmingham, UK. She worked as a teaching assistant for Software Engineering 2015-2019 at the University of Birmingham, UK. Prior to that she got her MEng in Computer Science with Software Engineering...
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Dr Ambreen Hussain
Lecturer in Computing
Dr Ambreen is a Lecturer in Computing at Birmingham City University (BCU). She teaches a range of computing disciplines including Smart Systems, Linux Operating Systems, Application Development, Introduction to Programming, and DevOps and Enterprise Automation. She received her PhD from Staffordshire University in 2020,...
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Moad Idrissi
Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems
Dr Moad Idrissi is a Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems at Birmingham City University. He holds a 1st class BEng in Electronic Engineering, an MSc in Embedded Systems from The University of Birmingham, and holds a PhD in the domain of Aerial Robotics. With over 6 years of teaching and research experience, Dr Idrissi is...
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Sima Iranmanesh
Lecturer in Data Science
Dr. Sima Iranmanesh is working as a Lecturer in Data Science, having joined Birmingham City University in April 2024. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Warwick, UK. During her Ph.D., she studied the efficiency and effectiveness of similarity search algorithms for large-scale graph data. Prior to that, she completed...
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Alastair Jamieson
Lecturer in Sound and Music Technology
Alastair Jamieson is the course leader for the BSc (Hons) Music Technology. With over 20 years of experience in live sound and studio production, he brings extensive expertise from both professional and academic spheres. He has worked with artists including Adele, UB40, Duran Duran, Steel Pulse, and Music for Youth. Alastair...
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Dr Vahid Javidroozi
Associate Professor in Smart City Systems
Dr Javidroozi is currently an associate professor specialising in Smart City Systems and Information Systems Engineering (ISE). His research endeavours encompass a diverse array of projects, notably the development of a business process-centric framework for smart cities, known as "FABS", integrating principles from systems...
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Dr Imran Ali Jokhio
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Imran Ali Jokhio is a senior lecturer in Computer Networks and Security. He has extensive experience in teaching, learning, supervision, leadership and research in the areas of computer networking, software networking, security and privacy of distributed systems/IoT/Sensors etc. Before joining BCU he has been teaching,...
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Professor Mark Josephs
Professor of Computer Science/Centre Lead
Professor Josephs has a BSc (Hons) degree in Mathematics from University College London and MSc and DPhil degrees in Computer Science from the University of Oxford. After spending a year as a Visiting Scientist at IBM Yorktown Heights in 1987, he returned to Oxford where he was appointed a member of the Faculty of...
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Zeeshan Khattak
Lecturer in Digital Media Technology
Zeeshan Khattak is a lecturer in Digital Media Technology at Birmingham City University. Working as part BIFCA, he is based in Wuhan where he teaches subjects relating to video and audio technology, visual effects and the final year projects. Zeeshan completed his undergraduate at Birmingham City University in Film Production...
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Dr Khaled Mahbub
Associate Professor in Software Engineering
Khaled started his academic career, in September 1999, as a Lecturer (US hierarchy) in Computer Science & Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he worked until March 2001. From May 2006 to July 2007, Khaled served as Research...