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University of Leicester

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5.08/20/2025

Creates a collaborative and inclusive space.

5.04/30/2025

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About Ashiq

Professor Ashiq Anjum is the Professor of Distributed Systems at the University of Leicester's School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Holding a PhD in Computer Science, he joined the University of Leicester in February 2020, following a tenure as Professor at the University of Derby from March 2011 to January 2020 and earlier as Senior Lecturer there. Currently, he serves as the director of enterprise and impact for the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and has previously been the director of the data science research centre. His career encompasses extensive involvement in both academic and industrial research over more than a decade, collaborating with leading global companies such as BT, CGI, Roche, Siemens, Microsoft, SAP, Google, Rolls Royce, and Bombardier. He has led projects of significant importance to these companies, resulting in impact and intellectual property of substantial value. Additionally, he has developed around 15 knowledge transfer partnerships with regional SMEs, exploiting knowledge in systems, artificial intelligence, and digital twins to benefit these companies while generating new research ideas and opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students. His work has produced two impact case studies and generated over £5 million in research income.