Computing staff directory
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Moad Idrissi
Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems
Dr Moad Idrissi is a Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems in the School of Computing and Digital Technology 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...
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Sima Iranmanesh
Lecturer in Data Science
Dr. Sima Iranmanesh is working as a Lecturer in Data Science, having joined the School of Computing and Digital Technology at 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...
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Dr Vahid Javidroozi
Senior Research Fellow in Smart City Systems Engineering
Dr. Vahid Javidroozi is a Senior Research Fellow, currently working on various research projects and bids, including a business process-centric framework for smart cities, so-called "FABS", developed during his PhD research, by applying a combination of systems engineering, systems thinking, and critical realism principles;...
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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 the School of Computing and Digital Technology. 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...
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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...
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Dr Haitham Hassan Mahmoud
Research Fellow in Future Communication Systems
Dr. Haitham Mahmoud is a research fellow in the Future Communication Systems research group at BCU, where he is involved in cutting-edge research projects. He is also part of the Next Generation Radio-Access Network (NGRAN) team. Dr. Mahmoud has made significant contributions to numerous funded projects as a highly...
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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...