Supervisors
Our Professional Doctoral Academy is supported by a dedicated team of supervisors from the University’s leading academic schools, including the School of Computing and Engineering, the School of Business, Education and Law, and the School of Human and Health Sciences.
These supervisors bring a wealth of expertise across disciplines, offering tailored guidance to doctoral candidates. Their diverse backgrounds ensure that candidates benefit from interdisciplinary perspectives, fostering research that is both academically rigorous and practically impactful. All supervisory teams are multidisciplinary, contributing a valuable diversity of ideas that enrich the development and outcomes of each research project.
Current list of Academy Supervisors

Prof. Richard Hill
Supervisor - School of Computing and Engineering

Prof. Andrew Johnston
Supervisor - School of Business, Education and Law

Prof. Simon Parkinson
Supervisor - School of Computing and Engineering

Prof Alexandros Nikitas
Supervisor - School of Business, Education and Law

Dr Saad Khan
Supervisor - School of Computing and Engineering

Dr Danny Hunt
Supervisor - School of Human and Health Sciences

Dr Calli Tzani
Supervisor - School of Human and Health Sciences

Dara Mojtahedi
Supervisor - School of Human and Health Sciences

Dr Simon Kelly
Supervisor - School of Business, Education and Law

Dr Dias Hemachandra
Supervisor - School of Business, Education and Law

Dr Rabia Imran
Supervisor - School of Business, Education and Law

Dr George Bargiannis
Supervisor - School of Computing and Engineering