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\"Gordon<\/div>
Gordon Aiken<\/span>School of Engineering, Technology and Design<\/span>
Gordon holds a BSc in Business Information Technology and an MSc in Advanced Computer Science from The University of Kent. He has over a decade of experience in the retail\/eCommerce sector, most recently working in the Technology department at Tesco PLC in Product Management and then Software Engineering on projects involving automation, chatbots & internal APIs. He is Director of Learning and Teaching for the School of Engineering, Technology and Design, and as Course Director for Computer Science he has a keen interest in modern software engineering methodologies, graduate recruitment and Computer Science education.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Hannan<\/div>
Hannan Azhar<\/span>Senior Lecturer<\/span>
Dr Hannan Azhar, is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director in the School of Engineering, Technology and Design at the Canterbury Christ Church University (UK). Dr Azhar's PhD was on AI techniques applied to pattern recognition tasks and MSc was on Evolutionary Robotics using embedded AI controller in the hardware. He has a track record of research and publications in the area of assistive technologies, AI robotics, IoT, Human and Wildlife Biometrics and security in ubiquitous hardware systems ;such as SMART home IoT, wearable devices, Drones etc. His research also involves designing and developing a trustworthy secure infrastructure for education and healthcare as well as tools to gather intelligence, especially when the crime is still unfolding and attackers are still at large. Over years, Dr Azhar has successfully secured funding in several IoT, Robotics , Cybersecurity and Assistive Technology projects in collaboration with leading SMEs in the area. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Seb Blair<\/span>Lecturer in Computing Systems<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Tina<\/div>
Tina Eager<\/span>Designer<\/span>
I started teaching at CCCU in January 2020 having gained a wide range of experience teaching Computing and Engineering in several settings including schools, Further Education, and Higher Education.\n\nBefore I started teaching I worked as a software developer in a range of organisations developing stock control, payroll and student record systems all of which involved the use and development of complex databases combined with bespoke software which I also designed and created often taking a team leadership role. I was also involved in the development of embedded systems to control very large, very specialist and extremely expensive machinery - this turned out to be a bit too specialist as there are currently only 11 sites in the entire UK where the skills I developed could be used.\n\nWhen I started a career in Computing I didn't know that I was entering what has increasingly become a male-dominated profession, so it is perhaps not surprising that my research has focused mainly around the thorny question of \"why don't girls and women do computer science?\" When I started my first development job there were more female developers than male. Now enrolment of female students to computing courses is below 17%. There are several reasons for this but none of them are because girls and women are not capable of doing Computing.\n\nOther interests are in the computing curriculum and how computing is taught in schools and elsewhere and around public understanding (or not) of what engineering and computing actually are and what engineers (especially software engineers) and computer scientists do when they are at work. I am also interested in the use of Augmented and Virtual Reality to engage and support learners.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Alexios<\/div>
Alexios Louridas<\/span>Designer<\/span>
Dr Alexios Louridas has more than 10 year industry experience as a software developer. Before joining Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He has worked in the fire safety industry in Hochiki Europe as a software developer. He has also worked in the Aviation Industry as a Software Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace (Skyforce) where he developed a mission utility management system and was part of a team for developing primary flight displays and mission management systems. Before that he also worked as a research assistant and software developer in OPTOS plc on medical diagnostic imaging devices. He completed his PhD from the University of Kent while researching on developing an all-Optical Switching network using OPNET Modeller.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Anne<\/div>
Anne Nortcliffe<\/span>Head of School of Engineering, Technology and Design<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Man<\/div>
Man Qi<\/span>Designer<\/span>
Mandy is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computing at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has been working in the Department since 2005. Prior to that, she was a Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science, University of Bath and a Post-doctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Portsmouth.\n\nMandy has been involved in teaching in Fundamentals of Computing, E-Commerce, Computer Law and Ethics, HCI etc. She is a fellow of HEA and BCS. Since 2000, she has worked on a number of UK and EU projects. Her research interests include cybercrime and computer forensics, intelligent computing, network application and human computer interaction.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Gareth<\/div>
Gareth Ward<\/span>Lecturer<\/span>
Gareth studied a HND in Computing, followed by a BSc in Computing at Canterbury Christ Church University, graduating in 2005. After a period of working in industry, he was awarded a MSc in Marketing with Distinction at Kent University. Gareth has worked in the education sector, both FE and HE, for over 15 years, as well as working self employed in digital marketing, and IT support for small local businesses.\n\nThese experiences enable Gareth to teach on a range of modules at CCCU covering a wide range of topics.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Scott<\/div>
Scott Turner<\/span>Director of Computing<\/span>
Teaching modules in Artificial Intelligence, problems-solving and computer system for over 20 years. Developed a set of outreach activities that bring engineering, computing and waste management together around robot and robot-like activities.\nResearch interests include mobile robotics; problem-solving; computer-related pedagogy; Genetic Algorithms and Neural Network Applications; Signal Progressing.\n\nBefore moving into computing I worked as a research engineer in the medical field.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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