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Dr Omar Al Hashimi

Senior Lecturer in Computing and Information Technology
Course director of Information Technology
School of Computing and Engineering
omar.alhashimi@uwl.ac.uk

Dr Omar Al Hashimi has substantial academic and research experience nationally and internationally in the Higher Education sector. He is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Computing and Information Technology at the University of West London. He worked as a lecturer and a coordinator at the Ministry of Higher Education - University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman for 11 years. Additionally, he worked briefly at London South Bank University in 2020/21.  

Prior to his career in academia, Dr Al Hashimi worked in the IT industry for 5 years. He is a certified reviewer for several renowned international journals, conferences, and IT institutions. His principal research interest lie in the fields of Web3D, online training, e-learning, LMS, Virtual Learning Environment, V-Labs, Smart Cities, and Human Computer Interaction.  

  • Qualifications

    • BEng (Hons) Internet Engineering, London South Bank University 
    • MSc Internet and Multimedia Engineering, London South Bank University 
    • PhD Computer Science and Engineering, London South Bank University, thesis title: Web-Based 3D Interactive Virtual Systems for Research Instruments (AquaFlux and Epsilon).

  • Awards

    Best paper crest award at the IEEE International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2018 (iCCECE ’18) University of Essex, Southend – UK. 16th – 17th August 2018. For the paper titled AquaFlux Virtual User Manual.

  • Memberships

    Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
    IEEE Computer Society
    IEEE Spectrum
    IEEE Young Professionals
    Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)

Teaching

  • Game Design  
  • Developing Digital Identity  
  • Introduction to Web Design and Development 
  • Advanced Web Development (PHP/MySQL) 
  • Computer Architecture  
  • Project Management IT 
  • Human Computer Interaction HCI 
  • Data Communication and Computer Networks 
  • Research Methods  

Research

  • Certified reviewer at the IEEE Computer Society journal  
  • Certified reviewer at the IET Smart Cities journal and IET Computer Vision journal 
  • Certified reviewer at the Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ), USA 

  • Research and publications

    Epsilon Futuristic Virtual User Environment, 2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest – Romania. 24th – 27th September 2023, DOI: 10.1109/ISC257844.2023.10293493.

    Building 360-degree VR Video for AquaFlux and Epsilon Research Instruments, 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), University of Cyprus – Paphos, Cyprus. 26th – 29th September 2022, DOI: 10.1109/ISC255366.2022.9922119

    Building an Online Interactive 3D Virtual World for AquaFlux and Epsilon in Advances, Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ), Volume 3, Issue 6, Page No 501-514, 2018 / DOI: 10.25046/aj030659.

    Epsilon Virtual User Manual VUM, IEEE International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2018 (iCCECE ’18). University of Essex, Southend – UK. 16th – 17th August 2018, awarded best paper crest. DOI: 10.1109/iCCECOME.2018.8658872.  

    Developing a web-based interactive 3D virtual environment for novel skin measurement instruments, IEEE sponsored international conference ASET2018 (Advances in Science and Engineering Technology). The Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai – UAE. 6th – 7th February 2018, paper author and presenter. DOI: 10.1109/ICASET.2018.8376823 

  • Conferences

    2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest – Romania. 24th – 27th September 2023.

    2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), University of Cyprus – Paphos, Cyprus. 26th – 29th September 2022.

    IEEE International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2018 (iCCECE ’18). University of Essex, Southend – UK. 16th – 17th August 2018. Awarded best paper crest. 

    IEEE sponsored international conference ASET2018 (Advances in Science and Engineering Technology). Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai – UAE. 6th – 7th February 2018. 

  • Research degree supervision

    Supervisor for undergraduate/postgraduate final year projects in:

    • HCI
    • Virtual Learning Environment and VR
    • 3D modelling and Web3D
    • E-learning and LMS

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