Computing staff
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Professor Junaid Arshad
Head of Department of Computer Science
Junaid Arshad is the Head of Department of Computer Science at the Birmingham City University. He has extensive research experience and expertise in investigating and addressing cybersecurity challenges for diverse computing paradigms such as Grid computing, Cloud computing, IoT, and blockchains. Junaid has successfully led...
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Taufiq Asyhari
Associate Professor in Networks and Communications
Taufiq is an Associate Professor in Networks and Communications and the Head of the Future Information Networks (FINET) Research Cluster at Birmingham City University (BCU). He received the PhD degree in Information Engineering from Trinity Hall, the University of Cambridge, UK, and the BEng (1st Class Hons) in Electrical...
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Professor Cham Athwal
Professor of Digital Technology
Cham Athwal is working part-time as a Professor in the School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering (ABCE). His current research interests are in Climate Change Challenges in South Asia, with a focus on the uptake, enhancement and scaling of Solar Irrigation. He is co-leading a UKRI funded project on the...
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Ron Austin
Associate Professor
Ron has 17 years’ industrial experience working for Telewest, Energis and Cable and Wireless. He managed and built the Freeserve network before moving to Cable & Wireless where he managed the network management systems (Operational Systems Support (OSS)) for the Voice Over IP (VOIP) network.
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Dr Muhammad Ajmal Azad
Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security
Muhammad Ajmal Azad is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Cyber Security in the Department of Computer Science and Digital Technologies at Birmingham City University. His research interests broadly cover the areas of network security and privacy. In the past few years, he designed systems and methods for securing...
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Professor Atif Azad
Professor of Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Professor Azad is Professor of Artificial Intelligence Strategy at Birmingham City University, where his work translates advances in artificial intelligence into strategic capability, inclusive innovation, societal impact and industrial adoption . His leadership supports major national priorities including the UK National...
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Dr Samer Bamansoor
Lecturer in Computer Science; Course Leader, BSc (Hons) Software Engineering; Link Tutor Coordinator (UIT Vietnam, Java Institute Sri Lanka, Sunway Nepal, BCUIC).
Samer is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Birmingham City University within the School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering (ABCE). He serves as Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, and coordinates Link Tutor activity with several Transnational Education partners. His work spans...
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Dr Mohamed Ben Farah
Lecturer in Networks and Cyber Security
Mohamed (BEng, MSc, PhD, HDR) is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at Birmingham City University. Prior to this position, he was a research associate in Cyber Security at the Institute for Signals, Sensors and Communications with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Mohamed has...
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Professor Jagdev Bhogal FBCS, SFHEA
Professor of Computer Science
Jagdev is an experienced lecturer whose main teaching area is Database Systems. Jagdev has published conference and journal papers on relational/object/nosql database systems, ontologies, text mining and cloud computing.
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Nizam Bolia
Senior Lecturer
Nizam Bolia has over 17 years of experience in Higher Education. He is the Programme Leader for BSc (Hons) Computing & Information Technology (CIT), BSc (Hons) Computing and the Computing Foundation Year for all degree routes. He is also involved in Transnational Education (TNE) which he leads the CIT course in Nepal.