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Dr Nura Abubakar
Associate Lecturer (Education)

Membership and affiliation

External Examining

External Examiner — Department of Computer Science, University of East London. Providing independent oversight of academic standards, reviewing module assessments, and scrutinising marking practices to ensure alignment with national expectations for Computer Science programmes. This role directly enhances Brunel's reputation for education quality through external engagement.

External Curriculum Engagement

Resource Person — University of London, BSc in Artificial Intelligence. Engaged to design the Programming for AI module for a nationally delivered degree programme, contributing curriculum expertise at discipline level beyond Brunel's own provision.

Editorial and Peer Review

  • Reviewer — Journal of Simulation (Taylor & Francis / The OR Society). Providing expert peer review of submitted manuscripts in modelling and simulation.
  • Reviewer — Winter Simulation Conference (IEEE/ACM). Contributing to the peer review of international conference papers for one of the premier forums in simulation research globally.

Research Collaboration

Researcher — Simulation Exploration Experience (SEE) Programme. Contributing to international collaborative research in distributed modelling and simulation as part of NASA's academic partnership programme.

Fellowship

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) — a formal, internationally benchmarked professional award recognising sustained and evidenced contribution to teaching and supporting learning in higher education, assessed against the UK Professional Standards Framework.

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Research Poster — Student Research Conference, Brunel University London (2018)
  • Best Research Poster — PhD Doctoral Symposium, Brunel University London (2020)
  • 2nd Position and People's Choice — Three Minute Thesis (3MT), Brunel University London (2019)
  • Award of Academic Excellence — Jigawa State Governor, Nigeria (2008)
  • Contest Winner — Planet Source Code (December 2007)

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  2. British Computer Society (BCS), London
  3. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  4. Association for Information Systems (AIS)
  5. The Operational Research Society (ORS), London
  6. The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), London
  7. The Society for Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC)
  8. Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)
  9. Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria (CPN)
  10. The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
  11. Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON)
  12. Academia in Information Technology (AIT)