Academic Appointments, Leadership, Teaching and Admin Roles

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 

DatesAppointment Description
Aug. 2019 – to date. Senior Lecturer in Data Science and AI, Department of Computer Science, Loughborough University, U.K 
Oct. 2018 – Aug. 2019 Associate Professor in Data Science and AI,  Department of Computer Science, Nottingham Trent University, U.K 
July 2013 – Sept. 2018 Senior Lecturer in Computer Science,  Department of Computer Science, Nottingham Trent University, U.K 
June 2016 –June 2020 Associate Fellow,  Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, U.K 
Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2017 Associate, University of Nottingham, U.K 
Oct. 2012 – May 2013 Acting Head of Business Computing Department, P.A. University College, Larnaca, Cyprus (BSc Courses taught in English and equivalent to UK University courses) 
Oct. 2008 –Sept. 2012 Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Business Computing Department, P.A. University College, Larnaca, Cyprus  
Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2008 Hourly paid researcher,  Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, U.K 
Feb. 2004 – June 2008 Part-time lecturer,  Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing, Coventry University, U.K 
June 2003 – July 2004 Research assistant,  Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing, Coventry University, U.K  

Leadership, Teaching and Admin at Loughborough University  

Since Leadership Roles 
2022 Member of Loughborough University’s Senate, representing the School of Science.  
2022-2025 Line Manager (currently have 5 Research Associates) 
2019 MSc Data Science Programme Director (FT and PT programmes).  
2019 Admissions Tutor for MSc Data Science (FT and PT modes). 
2019 Group Leader of my “Neural Information Processing, Retrieval & Modelling” group. The group currently has 7 PhD students, 5 Research Associates, undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking industry projects.  

Module Leadership at Loughborough University

DatesModule Leadership  Module code and title
2019 – now Module leader, Loughborough University COP509 Natural Language Processing – created and deliver this module for the MSc AI programme. This page shows the tentative schedule for the module.
2020-2022 Module leader, Loughborough University COP511 Big Data Analytics & Visualisation, MSc Data Science Programme (joint delivery) (2020-2022) MSc Data Science Project (2020-2021) 
2019-2020 Module leader, Loughborough University COB201 – Professional Issues in Computing (compulsory Undergraduate module) 

Other admin duties at Loughborough University

  • Module moderator of COB201: Professional Issues in Computing, and COC101: Agent-Based systems 
  • Personal tutor to undergraduate and postgraduate students 
  • Project supervisor 

Leadership, Teaching and Admin at previous employment

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) 

DateRole
2017-2019 MRes Computer Science Course Leader (FT/PT) 
2017-2019 MRes Electronic Systems Course Leader (FT/PT) 
2017-2019 B11 UoA Deputy Co-ordinator for REF2021  

Past Module Leadership Roles

2019 – now Module leader, Loughborough University COP509 Natural Language Processing – created and deliver this module for the MSc AI programme. 
2020-2022 Module leader, Loughborough University COP511 Big Data Analytics & Visualisation, MSc Data Science Programme (joint delivery) (2020-2022) MSc Data Science Project (2020-2021) 
2013-2019 Module leader, NTU Information Systems (Undergraduate BSc compulsory module) Web application development (Postgraduate MSc module) 
2008-2013 Module leader, P.A. University-level College, Cyprus Undergraduate modules: Discrete Mathematics, Logic Programming, Database Systems, Database Design and Management, Programming Languages (I and II), Systems Analysis and Design, Project implementation, Internet Programming, Business Applications Programming, and Information Systems Management.  Semester modules: Delivered all lectures/labs/seminars 
2004-2008 Coventry University   Teaching assistant for UG modules: Information Systems Analysis and Design, Database Systems, Computer Graphics