Research Activities

Academic and Teaching Management

Academic Responsibilities, Teaching Quality and Accreditation





Academic responsibilities
  • Director of Teaching Quality (2016 onward)
  • Member of the School Research Committee (2013 onward)
  • MRes Computer Science, Programme Director (2012 onward)
  • PhD Programme, Admissions Tutor (2012 onward)
  • Chair of Advanced MSc Programmes Exam Board (2010 onward)
  • Chair of Departmental Teaching Committee and representative at the School Teaching Quality Enhancement Committee (2010-2013).
  • Programme directorships: MSc Computer Science (Jan 06 - Oct 06); MSc Advanced Information Systems/Information and Web Technologies/Intelligent Technologies (Nov 06 – April 2010); MSc Business Technologies (Oct 2011 -April 2012)
  • Appraiser and probationary advisor (Oct 2004 onward)
  • Member of the Steering Group and of the Research Forum of the University of London Research Centre London Knowledge Lab
  • Member of the School’s teaching and learning committee (Jan 2006 – April 2010).
  • Member of the e-Learning Advisory Group Birkbeck College, University of London (2005-2008).
  • Member of the Promotion Panel from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer, Birkbeck College, University of London (2006-2009).


Teaching quality and accreditation
  • British Computer Society-BCS accreditation 2006: work at the programme level to prepare the MSc Computer Science programme for accreditation.
  • Portfolio Review 2008: conducted review of all MSc programmes to feed the development of new Learning and Teaching Strategy for 2009-12.
  • Internal Review and Self-evaluation 2008: work at the programme level to prepare the MSc Advanced Information Systems, MSc Intelligent Technologies and the MSc Information and Web Technologies for internal review. 
  • Director for Postgraduate Studies (2010-2013): responsible for quality assurance of postgraduate programmes.
  • British Computer Society accreditation 2010: led the Department’s overall submission (2 foundation degrees, 1 undergraduate and 7 postgraduate programmes) for accreditation, organised and produced all required documentation.
  • Internal Review and Self-evaluation 2013: led the Department’s submission in 2012-2013 and produced all required documentation. Also, member of the panel that evaluated the Department of Biology in 2012.
  • Internal Review and Self-evaluation 2017: led the Department’s submission in 2016-2017 and produced all required documentation.