Dr Mohamed Ihmeida
Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems – Deputy Course Lead of Masters by Research in Computing (MRes)
- Email:
- Mohamed.ihmeida@bcu.ac.uk
Dr Mohamed Ihmeida is a Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems at Birmingham City University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research combines computer vision, artificial intelligence and remote sensing, with a focus on Synthetic Aperture Radar image change detection and robust deep learning for Earth observation.
He teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and leads the Applied Machine Learning module. His contributions include curriculum development, assessment design and practical teaching that connects research with industry applications. Previously, at Buckinghamshire New University, he contributed to developing the blended BSc Computer Science programme and introduced a dedicated Computer Vision module.
Dr Ihmeida supervises undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, a PhD student and five Research Assistants. He supports students and early-career researchers in developing their work into successful conference publications, including papers at ICAC and an ECCV workshop. He also contributes to funded research projects and collaborative funding applications, building partnerships across universities and with healthcare professionals.
He holds a PhD from the University of Reading and brings more than eight years of industry experience in network engineering, biomedical engineering and electrical consultancy. Alongside publishing in AI and remote sensing, he serves as a reviewer for leading IEEE journals, including IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters.