Learn from those
inside the field
Not career academics — active industry specialists who bring decades of front-line experience into every session.
Prof Ali Qubian is a distinguished petroleum engineer and educator with over 30 years of combined academic, industrial and research experience in the upstream oil and gas sector. He holds a First Class Honours BEng and a PhD in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
He has held senior roles across academia and industry — including Senior Lecturer in Reservoir Engineering at London South Bank University and Engineering Consultant at a major international energy company. He currently serves as EOR Cluster Leader within a leading national oil company's Research & Technology group.
Areas of Expertise
Career Timeline
Selected roles across a 30-year career
Leads advanced technology screening and AI-driven innovation for reservoir subsurface challenges.
Specialist EOR and reservoir engineering consultancy, advising on field development strategy and the application of emerging technologies.
Delivered undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in reservoir engineering with active industry engagement throughout.
Education & Qualifications
Doctoral research on EOR techniques and their application to complex subsurface reservoirs.
First Class Honours engineering degree establishing the rigorous technical grounding for three decades of practice.
Prof Kahtan Aziz is a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University's Faculty of Science and Engineering and a Senior Member of the IEEE. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bristol and a BSc in Control and Systems Engineering.
With over 30 years spanning academia and industry, he brings unique depth to mobile technology education. Prof Aziz spent eight years as Engineering Consultant and Team Leader at NEC's European R&D Centre, contributing to 3G development. He subsequently served as Associate Professor and Head of Electrical Engineering at Al-Ghurair University in Dubai.
Career Timeline
Delivers specialist teaching in mobile communications and wireless networks, combining research with professional education.
Led the Electrical Engineering department, overseeing curriculum, faculty and research in mobile communications.
Contributed to the development of 3G mobile technology, building the deep practical knowledge he brings to his 5G programme.
Education & Qualifications
Doctoral research providing the rigorous technical foundation for a career spanning industry R&D and academic leadership.
Foundation of a 30+ year career bridging academia, industry consultancy and professional education.
Faris Muhammad is a Senior Director of Enterprise AI leading AI and machine learning strategy at a global technology company's CTO office. With over 25 years of experience delivering large-scale technology solutions across telecommunications and enterprise sectors, he brings a rare combination of strategic vision and deep technical credibility.
He holds a PhD from the University of Strathclyde and an MBA in Strategy from Imperial College Business School. He is a published researcher — his work on AI-driven network log classification has been featured in IEEE journals and on arXiv.
Career Timeline
Leads AI and ML strategy, defining how capabilities are developed, deployed and governed across the organisation.
Published research on AI-driven network log classification, maintaining a direct connection between cutting-edge research and practical application.
25+ years delivering large-scale technology solutions, building the breadth of experience that underpins his ability to explain AI clearly to any audience.
Next cohort begins Monday 12 May 2026. Limited to 30 seats per programme.