Mr Zakaria Monteiro Najmi
PhD Student
Summary
Zakaria is a Doctoral Researcher studying the Development of Design-Driven Frameworks and Systems, particularly performance management and tactical management within Football, as well as in-game analysis using Decision-Theoretic Frameworks and Models.
His research focus involves the development of design frameworks, performance data analysis, team management, minimisation of risk, optimisation and the reduction of human error and cognitive overload. The focus is on development using Dashboard Development and Design, and the impacts of these decisions made by A.I. technologies within the game.
As a former MSc. student at Brunel in Digital Design and Branding, he has incorporated his postgraduate degree in Digital Design and Branding into his Ph.D. studies in the hope to develop and combination into the advancement of Design-Driven Frameworks with A.I., Design, and Business Applications respectively.
With a previous undergraduate degree in Management and Digital Media, Zakaria is currently working towards his thesis with previous research in design, developmental technologies, multimedia and branding strategies.
He is currently working under the supervision of Dr Nadarajah Manivanan (Primary Supervisor and Research Development Advisor) and Dr. Eujin Pei (Secondary Supervisor).
Being the first in his family to attend University and gain degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, Zakaria aims for a career in further Academia and User Research after completing his doctoral degree.
- MSc. in Digital Design and Branding Strategies
- BSc. (Hons) in Business Management and Digital Media
- Higher National Diploma in Information Technologies