Summary
Waddah Saeed is a Senior Lecturer and Program Lead for the MSc Data Analytics at De Montfort University with 11 years’ experience bridging academic research and applied data science. He holds a PhD in Information Technology (Gold Award for publications) and has held postdoctoral and lecturing roles in Norway and Malaysia, focusing on time series forecasting, machine learning, and explainable AI. As an External Examiner, Independent Assessor and grant reviewer for multiple UK institutions and major publishers, he combines curriculum leadership with rigorous research evaluation. Colleagues describe him as a scholar-practitioner who translates advanced analytical methods into taught programmes and assessment frameworks. An early career background as a programmer and strong academic grading record hint at a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to complex data problems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Technology at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 92.32%, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 92.32% at Hodeida University
Arabic, English