{"id":1050,"date":"2021-02-22T09:54:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T09:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:54:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T09:54:08","slug":"dr-hamed-haddadi-reader-in-human-centred-systems-dyson-school-of-design-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/2021\/02\/22\/dr-hamed-haddadi-reader-in-human-centred-systems-dyson-school-of-design-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Hamed Haddadi, Reader in Human-Centred Systems, Dyson School of Design Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1051\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/files\/2021\/02\/21-02-Imperial-People_Twitter_Hamed-Haddadi-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m really grateful to all the colleagues putting in extra effort to limit the impact of the pandemic for our students and their research.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m a researcher and an engineer with a deep interest in User-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Centred<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Systems, Internet of Things, and Applied Machine Learning. I enjoy designing and building systems that enable better use of our digital footprint, while protecting our data privacy\/security. I studied at UCL\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cambridge<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0have worked as an engineer\/scientist at BT, Sony, Intel, AT&amp;T, and Brave.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alongside my research\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">t Imperial, I teach\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a number of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Design Engineering. I am also the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/design-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dyson School of Design Engineering<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. This role involves implementing the admissions process, scholarship assignments, progress monitoring, and ensuring adequate supervision and timely completion of our PhD students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">OVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has had a huge impact on our students\u2019 research progress, lab access, and funding. We have been continuously working with the College and our fantastic colleagues at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/study\/pg\/graduate-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Graduate School<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on ensuring continuity of research<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and overseeing the stipend extension stages, alongside assignment of hardship funds and departmental support for existing PhD students. The rapid development of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">this<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0process has been critical in providing assurance and a safety net for the numerous PhD students whose research was affected by the pandemic due to constraints such as lab access, equipment supply, or inability to carry out user studies.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite a significant increase in our usual workload caused by the pandemic response, I\u2019m pleased that we have even been able to raise the quality of our processes and standards in student recruitment, admissions, scholarship assignment, and selection committees. I\u2019m\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">really grateful<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to all the colleagues putting in extra effort to limit the impact of the pandemic for our students and their research.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To keep sane, I go for a jog, cycle ride, or a paddle when possible. Hopefully, an end is in sight!\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m really grateful to all the colleagues putting in extra effort to limit the impact of the pandemic for our students and their research.\u201d I\u2019m a researcher and an engineer with a deep interest in User-Centred\u00a0Systems, Internet of Things, and Applied Machine Learning. 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