Curriculum Vitae

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Current appointment

Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Essex — 2023–present

Module leader and supervisor across software engineering, large-scale systems, applied artificial intelligence, and digital health. My work combines teaching and curriculum development with interdisciplinary research in healthcare AI, computational imaging, and biomedical signal processing.

Employment

  • Lecturer, University of Essex, 2023–present
  • Research and Development Associate, University of South Wales, 2022–2023
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Edinburgh, 2018–2022
  • Lecturer, Iqra National University, 2017–2018

Education

  • PhD in Engineering, University of Edinburgh, 2022
    Thesis: Data-Driven Microwave Imaging and Processing Techniques for Monitoring Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • MSc in Software Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, 2017
  • BS in Information Technology, University of Malakand, 2014

Teaching and academic leadership

  • Module leadership in Large-Scale Software Systems and Extreme Programming
  • Curriculum and assessment design using project-based and agile learning
  • Undergraduate and MSc dissertation supervision in AI, software systems, and digital health
  • Degree Apprenticeships Coordinator, CSEE, University of Essex
  • Internal moderator for Essex Pathways examinations
  • PhD co-supervision

Professional service

  • Guest Editor, MDPI Systems special issue, “Decision Making in Software Project Management”
  • Track Chair, Computational Intelligence and AI Techniques, ICCTA 2026
  • Programme Committee Member, ICNCDA 2026
  • Scientific Committee Member, AISTEMEDU 2025
  • External Examiner for Software Engineering and Computer Science programmes
  • PhD thesis examiner and viva voce panel member

Research

My research interests include healthcare AI, biomedical signal processing, microwave and radar imaging, neurodegenerative disease monitoring, digital health, and smart-home technologies for elderly care.

Research funding

  • Royal Society–NSFC, Enhancing Motor Intention Decoding: A Cross-Cultural Approach — Co-Investigator, awarded
  • EPSRC New Investigator Award, Model-Aware Beamforming under Heterogeneous Propagation for Microwave Brain Imaging — Principal Investigator, £441,049, under review
  • Two Royal Society International Exchanges applications — one as Principal Investigator and one as Co-Investigator, under review

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Contact

rahmat.ullah@essex.ac.uk · Colchester, United Kingdom