About Dr Safina Showkat Ara
I am a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Business and Technology. Prior to starting as an academic. I previously worked as a Lecturer at Teesside University. I was a PhD researcher at the National University of Ireland, Galway and research assistant at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea.
Teaching and supervision
I teach the following modules:
- Advanced Programming
- Agile Development
- Immersive Application Development
- Foundation of Computer Science
I also supervise students in AI, Data Analysis and Blockchain.
Interests
- Decentralised AI
- Internet of Things (IoT) Social Internet of Things (SIoT)
- AI, Explainable AI and Deep Learning
- Semantic Web
- Decentralised Social network Analysis
- Blockchain