Dr. Mohammed Al-Khafajiy

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

University of Lincoln | Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (L-CAS)

Iraqi-British National with over 10 years of academic experience and system development. Expertise in cognitive computing, IoT and big data mining.
EPSRC Peer Review College Member.
Advance HE Fellowship (FHEA) & Registered External Examiner .
Member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG).

Dr. Mohammed Al-Khafajiy
1300+ Google Scholar Citations
13 H-Index
18k+ ResearchGate Reads
10+ Years Experience

Research Expertise

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Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing

Advanced research in fog-2-fog collaboration, cognitive fog models for interactive systems, and intelligent resource management in distributed computing environments.

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Federated Learning

Privacy-preserving machine learning for IoT networks, intrusion detection systems, and vehicular networks using distributed learning approaches.

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Internet of Things (IoT)

IoT ecosystem design, trust management in IoT federations, and contextual understanding with edge computing and image processing.

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Big Data Analytics

Deep neural networks for calssifaction/prediction tasks, scalable data analysis frameworks, and applied ML applications.

Academic & Professional Journey

Dec 2021 - Present
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
University of Lincoln, UK | L-CAS Member
Leading advanced research and teaching in Computer Science at the prestigious Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems.
  • Chair of School Research Opportunities Scheme (ROS)
  • MSc/BSc curriculum design with industry partnerships
  • REF-able publications and grant applications
  • Student mentorship and administrative leadership
Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
Lecturer in Computer Science
University of Reading, UK
Subject leader for key computer science modules with focus on networking and big data analytics.
  • Subject Leader: Computer Networking & Big Data Analytics
  • Taught Programming in C/C++ and Java
  • Chaired Staff Students Partnership Groups
  • Quality teaching and student support
Jan 2021 - Present
ICT Instructor - Huawei Certified
Huawei ICT Academy, Reading, UK
Delivering professional IoT certification training for engineers and academics worldwide.
  • HCIA-IoT certification course delivery
  • IoT architecture and protocols training
  • Huawei technology solution implementation
  • Industry-academic partnership development
Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
Senior ASP.NET Developer
Pixus Digital Solutions, Liverpool, UK
Full-stack development of enterprise e-commerce platforms and business intelligence solutions.
  • E-commerce platform development and optimization
  • Data analysis for business intelligence
  • Bug tracking and version control management
  • Client-focused software solutions