Dr Femi Isiaq

Biography

Dr Olufemi Isiaq (Femi) is the Programme Director for the Computer and Data Science Programme at UAL Creative Computing Institute. With almost two decades of combined experience in both industry and academia, Femi has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to draw upon. having worked for a number of multinational organisations including Siemens Communication and Enterprise Limited and EON UK. He collaborated on projects with prestigious organisations such as BAE Systems, Boeing, and Rolls Royce, among others.

Femi's research borders on AI applications, with a particular emphasis on Data and Human Cognition, Human Data Augmentation, Well-being, and Education. His work has inspired international collaborations for various interdisciplinary projects partnering with organisations including the MOD (the Royal Navy), the NHS, Southampton Teaching Hospital, and Southern Health NHS Foundation.

Femi's passion for enhancing student engagement has developed innovative learning and teaching activities, including a constructive embodiment of mental well-being management in HE curriculums and the exploration of new pedagogical approaches for teaching technical subjects, particularly computing. He has also conceived the Data as Partner (DaP) and Data and Wellbeing (DaWg) projects, which involve international collaboration and responsibilities such as a member of various scientific committees and an expert reviewer for academic conferences, journals, and grant awarding bodies such as Elite Standards, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie, Horizon 2020, and Human+ project.

Femi is a Chartered Engineer, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academic, and a Member of the British Computer Society, among other affiliations.