Dr Jad Abbass
- Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
- Department of Computer Science
- School of Computer Science and Mathematics
- Penrhyn Road
Senior Lecturer in Data Science / Programme Leader for MSc AI
About
I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Mathematics. My teaching duties are primarily focused on undergraduate and postgraduate modules related to Data Science and Machine Learning. I am the Co-founder and Leader of the MSc Artificial Intelligence (AI) course. Additionally, I supervise MSc dissertations and BSc final-year projects. Before joining Kingston University in June 2022, I taught undergraduate and postgraduate Computer Science modules in Lebanon for over 13 years, specialising in Computer Programming, Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Time Complexity), and Artificial Intelligence.
In terms of research, besides my interests in AI and Machine Learning, I have extensive experience in Computational Biology, particularly in Protein Bioinformatics.
I am a reviewer for several journals, including PLoS ONE, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Digital Health, the Computational & Structural Biotechnology Journal (Elsevier), Computational Biology & Chemistry (Elsevier), BMC Bioinformatics, Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences, and the Journal of Chemical Information and Modelling (ACS).
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a member of the Biochemical Society (BS), and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Qualifications
- PhD, Computer Science - Kingston University, London, UK
- MSc, Computer Science - Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
- BSc, Computer Science - Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
- FHEA - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy