Computing staff
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Dr. Sayan Sarcar
Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction
Dr. Sayan Sarcar is a lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and a Digital Media Technology Lab member. His research interests include HCI, User Experience and Usability, Ageing and Accessibility, and Computational Interaction. Before joining BCU, Dr. Sarcar worked as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Library,...
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Xavier Schmoor
Research Assistant in Open Data Engineering
Xavier Schmoor is a member of the Big Data Corridor project team . He is responsible for Health and Social Care developments within the team. After graduating from university in statistics and completing a master’s degree in computer science for e-health in France, Xavier studied data science in Spain and joined the Big...
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Shahid Shabbir
Senior Lecturer
Shahid is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Forensics. Shahid is trained, certified and highly proficient in the use of professional digital forensics tools including EnCase, FTK and XRY, in addition to a range of professional data recovery and diagnostics technologies. His primary specialist areas include Digital Forensics, Data...
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Dr Syed Attique Shah
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Syed Attique Shah is a Senior Lecturer in Smart Computer Systems at the Department of Computer Science, Birmingham City University (BCU), UK. He also serves as the Course Lead/Director for the MRes in Computing and MSc Advanced Computer Networks at BCU. With over 12 years of experience in teaching and research, he has...
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Dr Essa Shahra
Lecturer in Computer Science
Dr. Essa Shahra (BSc, MSc, PhD) is a Lecturer in Computer Science. Dr. Essa Shahra is an experienced lecturer with over 12 years of expertise in academia and industry. He specializes in delivering postgraduate modules, mentoring undergraduate and master's students, and has held roles as an Assistant Lecturer and Research...
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Mak Sharma
Professor in Computer Science Education. Centre Lead, Cloud Computing.
Mak has an international reputation for his extensive work on the use of Vendor Resources and embedding these into various qualifications. He has worked to engage with 10 of the largest IT companies including Cisco, Microsoft, SAS and Oracle to provide a rich set of problem-based learning throughout computing, communications...
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Harjinder Singh
Senior Lecturer
Harjinder joined Birmingham City University (BCU) in 2000 and has 10 years experience in teaching and consultancy, prior to joining BCU Harjinder worked in Industry as a software developer mainly in C++. Previously employed as Software Development Engineer (FKI Engineering), Systems Analyst/Programmer (Alcan Plate Ltd.) and...
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Sandeep Singh Chahil
Lecturer
Sandeep has a background in corporate video production, having spent several years producing content for commercial video projects. He’s experienced in all stages of this process, with a strong technical knowledge of hardware and software systems.
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Richard Smith
Senior Lecturer
Senior lecturer delivering the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) Security curriculum, IT Essentials (CompTIA A+), EMC, VMware and Citrix which provide career oriented coverage of introductory and advanced networking skills, whilst also providing opportunities for hands-on...
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Becky Spittle
As a driven researcher and PhD student within the Digital Media Technology Lab (DMT Lab) at Birmingham City University, Becky is committed to presenting high-quality, impactful work. Her research is focused on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), most notably how input methods can be best designed and employed for Extended...