Our Staff
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Dr Yonghao Wang
Associate Professor
Dr. Yonghao (Leo) Wang is an esteemed academic with over 20 years of experience in the fields of Networking and Cybersecurity, with a special focus on blockchain technology and decentralised communication systems. His expertise also extends to Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for multimedia, as well as Cloud and Edge...
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Dr Kurtis Weir
Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction
Dr Kurtis Weir is a Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and situated at the Digital Media Technology (DMT) Lab. His research focuses are in HCI, Virtual and Augmented Reality (XR), Assistive Technologies, accessibility for disabled people, and design philosophies. Dr Weir completed his PhD in Computer Science at the...
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Andy White
Programme Leader
Andy joined Birmingham City University 2001 as a Senior Lecturer within the School of Computing and Digital Technology. Following a number of years in course management he has recently been appointed Programme Leader managing a group of courses in the multimedia and broadcast area. Andy began his career as a postgraduate...
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Ian Williams
Professor of Visual Computing and Head of the Digital Media Technology Lab (DMT Lab)
Prof. Williams is Head of the Digital Media Technology Lab (DMT Lab) and leads the research strategy and vision for the Lab which encompasses the four core domains of: Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Graphics and Computer Vision, Sound and Music Analysis and Broadcast Systems. He gained his PhD from Manchester...
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Dr Andrew Wilson
Associate Professor
Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computing and Data Science, School of Computing and Digital Technology . He has developed and led many undergraduate and post graduate courses . As well as teaching he is an active researcher in the field of digital health, wor king across faculties, NHS...
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Dr Wenge Xu
Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction
Dr Wenge Xu is a lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). He specialises in HCI, Extended (Virtual, Augmented, Mixed) Reality (XR), (External) Human-Machine Interface, and Serious Games. Dr Xu earned his PhD in Computer Science in 2021 with “Motion-based Interaction for Head-Mounted Displays” at the University of...
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Dr Mehdi Yousefi
Senior Lecturer in Networks and Cybersecurity
Dr Mehdi Yousefi is a Senior Lecturer in Networks and Cyber Security at Birmingham City University. He specialises in Cyber Security, Information Security, Network Security, Computer Networking, and Machine Learning. Mehdi is an experienced academic in cyber security and networking with 7 years of experience. He has more than 7...
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Usama Zidan
Visiting Lecturer
Usama is a PhD Researcher at the Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Centre and a Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham City University. Usama’s Doctoral Research is mainly in the area of computer vision, specifically in the areas of image classification and segmentation. His supervisors are Professor Mohamed Gaber and ...