George Dafoulas
Professor in Business Computing & Information Systems @Middlesex University
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WORK HISTORY
Professor in Business Computing & Information Systems @Middlesex University
London, GB
I am a Professor of Information Systems and Business Computing in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Middlesex University. I have led more than twenty externally funded projects and participated in many more as a co-investigator. I have been successful in attracting funding at national and international level and managing projects as a principal investigator, project manager and work package coordinator. I have worked with a wide range of funding bodies including EU programmes (frameworks, Erasmus+, Capacity Building in Higher Education, Tempus, Socrates, Minerva), British Council, JISC, US’s NSF, AUNP, ERDF, EPSRC, ESRC, and the DTI. My published works include six books and learning guides, as well as more than 150 research papers in refereed journals and peer-reviewed international conferences, mainly in the fields of information systems, computer-supported cooperative work, e-learning, educational technologies and human issues in software engineering. I am well known for my expertise in applications of digital technology in education and business, while my work on innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship pioneered knowledge transfer initiatives in more than twenty countries. My collaborations with industry span across several sectors, with various activities over the years including partners such as BT and IBM. I am regularly invited to deliver key note speeches and participate in expert panels and plenaries. I am also the Director of Programmes in the Computer Science Department, responsible for the Business Information Systems directorate and the quality of its programmes. I am a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, demonstrating active commitment to and championing of all dimensions of the UK Professional Standards Framework. I am also a member of the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing in UK Universities (CPHC).
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)
BSc (Hons) in Computation
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)
PG Certificate in Academic Practice
Middlesex University
MBA (Hons) (Executive Programme) in Business Administration
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)
PhD (Hons) in Computation
Middlesex University
MA (Hons) Higher Education
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)
MPhil (Hons) in Computation
SKILLS
ABOUT GEORGE DAFOULAS
My full profile is available at https://dafoulas.org/ I am Professor in the Computer Science Department, School of Science and Technology, at Middlesex University, where I am also the department\'s Director of Programmes. My role is a combination of producing internationally excellent research output, enhancing the learning experience of our students with the introduction of creative and innovative practices, delivering world class teaching to my students, ensuring that and coordinating a number of departmental (e.g. programme delivery, curriculum design, staff-related issues) and school-wide operations (e.g. employability strategy, quality, assessment and progression). I have authored six books, and more than 100 papers in a number of international conferences and journals. I am acting as a member of the organising and program committees for international events, and participate in editorial boards for a number of journals. I have led and currently lead externally funded projects from UK, EU and international councils. My consultancy expertise is in the fields of e-learning, social media, learning analytics, educational technologies, quality issues in education, informatics, computer supported cooperative work and project management. One of my core skills include the creation of e-learning content, e-books, online assessments and training materials including induction handbooks and staff development procedures. I am highly trained and experienced in institutional and programme validation and accreditation as well as quality assurance of higher and further education provision. I have led the curriculum design and development process for a number of programmes. I have managed more than 20 externally funded projects, and I am trained (practitioner level) in PRINCE2.
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