Dr Naveed Anwar

Delighted to have chaired the PhD viva of Zoë Moorton, who successfully defended her thesis on VR for marine debris - passing with minor corrections.

Congratulations to Zoë Moorton! Thanks to examiners Prof. Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE and Dr Ossama Alshabrawy, PhD, and to supervisor Dr Kamlesh Mistry for guiding this outstanding work.

Northumbria University

Participated as an External Panel Member for the validation event of two new programmes at Teesside University International Business School:
* MSc AI Governance and Leadership
* BSc (Hons) Business Intelligence
Both programmes are set to develop the next generation of responsible AI leaders and data-driven professionals. A very good experience being part of this process!

Teesside University
Northumbria University

I am delighted to share that my PhD student, Abubakar Mairiga MBCS, MCPN, MPMI, has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Tinnitus Management and Support – A Mixed-Methods Study”, with minor corrections.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the examination team: Dr Husnain Sherazi (external examiner), Dr Muhammad Muzammal (internal examiner), and the Chair of the examination, Dr Ossama Alshabrawy, PhD, for their time, insight, and valuable feedback.

This PhD was co-supervised by Dr Biddy Casselden (Second Supervisor), whose contribution is greatly appreciated. I am also thankful to Dr Kamlesh Mistry for his support during the student’s PhD journey.

Congratulations to Abubakar Mairiga MBCS, MCPN, MPMI on this significant achievement, and best wishes for his future endeavours.

Northumbria University

I completed the External Adviser role for the BSc Artificial Intelligence validation at University College Birmingham earlier this week. Wishing the team success with this exciting programme.