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
View my publications and research projects.
Contact
rahmat.ullah@essex.ac.uk · Colchester, United Kingdom