Computing staff
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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 (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø), UK. He also serves as the Course Lead/Director for the MRes in Computing and MSc Advanced Computer Networks at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. 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 (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø) in 2000 and has 10 years experience in teaching and consultancy, prior to joining ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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.Â
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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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Kira Summers
Programme Leader, Lecturer
Akira Summers has been working in software and technological development since the year 2000. Starting off in web development and interactive media, she has held many development roles and spent several years working as an embedded game programmer, multimedia developer and learning technologist. She now works as a lecturer at...
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Dr Quanbin Sun
Senior Lecturer
Quanbin Sun (QS)’s research expertise is in machine learning, modelling and simulation, data management, and data analytics. Currently, he is working with UK Network Rail and its partners on visualising railway bridges for engineer inspection and automatically detecting bridge defects (the preliminary research and development...
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Aidan Taylor
Lecturer and Course Director
Aidan is a lecturer and veteran of the game industry, with over 14 years’ experience working in games, from publishing to technical design and everything in between. Aidan has been teaching full-time at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø since 2022 and is currently the Course Director for BA Video Game Design and BA Game Design.
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Dr Arthur Theil
Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction
Dr Arthur Theil is a Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) within the College of Computing, where he teaches HCI, user experience design, and accessibility to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Arthur’s expertise includes interaction design methods, accessible computing, and assistive input techniques. His...