Newcastle University

School of Engineering

Prof. Said Boussakta

Administrative Duties

 

(A) Newcastle University

 

 

Head of Group, Communications, Sensors  and Signal Processing

 

Member of The school Research Committee

 

 

(B) Leeds University

 

 

Member of the Senate ( by election , top candidate in the Faculty of Engineering)

 

Deputy Director of the Institute of Integrated Information Systems (I3S):                                                 

Responsibilities include  all  matters of  the I3S

The I3S at present comprises some 52 researchers, 13 of whom are academic members of staff, working in the general areas of communications systems, signal processing algorithms and techniques, encryption, image processing, satellite navigation and tomography.

 

Member of the School Research Committee:

Responsibilities include all research matters of the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering      

 

Theme Team Chair of Communications:

This is a post usually held by a senior member of staff.

Responsibilities include: Chairing the meetings of the Theme Team in Communications (11 members); Overseeing the co-ordination and teaching of communications; Reviewing all the modules in communications and signal processing (10 modules).

 

Course Deputy Director for MSc (Eng):

(in  Modern Digital and Radio Frequency Wireless Communications)

 

Member of the Programme and Quality Review Committee  (PQRC):

Responsibilities include: All undergraduate and taught postgraduate learning and teaching, matters.      

 

Seminars Co-ordinator for the Institute of Integrated Information Systems:

 

Manager of  Research Grants

 

Mentor of Junior Members of Staff (Lecturers and Research Fellows)

 

(C) Teesside University

 

Head of Communications and Signal Processing Subject Group:

Responsibilities include: Designing new modules and courses; Overseeing and co-ordinating the teaching of communications and related subjects across all degrees; Defining the strategies and future needs in these areas; Giving help and advice to junior staff in teaching communications and signal processing.

 

Course Leader: BEng Telecommunications/ Digital Broadcast Engineering:

I was behind the introduction of this course which was attracting many students.

 

Final Year Project Tutor:

 

Member of the School Research Committee:

A committee dealing with all aspects of postgraduate degrees and the co-ordination of research and teaching.

 

Member of small group for course planning, design and validation                                               

 

Date assumed

 

 

2012-2015

 

 

2012-2015

 

 

 

 

 

2005-2006

 

 

2004-2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004-2006

 

 

 

 

2001-2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001-2006

 

 

2001-2006

 

 

 

 

2001-2004

 

 

2000-2006

 

2000-2006

 

 

 

 

1997-2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999-2000

 

 

 

 

1998-2000

 

1997-2000

 

 

 

1998-2000

 

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