Angelos Stefanidis PhD

Dean of AI and Advanced Computing

Professor Angelos Stefanidis is the founding Dean of School of AI and Advanced Computing and the School of Internet of Things at XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang). He leads the strategic development of the Schools.

He is the former Head of Department of Computing & Informatics at Bournemouth University (BU), UK. As Head of Department at BU, he was responsible for over 50 academic staff and 1,200 students. Prior to that, Angelos was the Associate Dean for Global Engagement at BU, providing strategic leadership and operational support to large international academic partnership projects in China, South-East Asia, the Middle East, India, and Europe. Additionally, he has been the Director of Continuing Professional Development at the University of Westminster, UK, where he managed a large portfolio of accredited IT training programmes for industry. Before moving to BU, Angelos served as the Head of International Development in the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of South Wales, UK.

Angelos received his PhD in Information Systems from Loughborough University, UK. He obtained his MSc Information Systems Design and BSc Software Engineering from the University of Westminster, London, UK. He is also a Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCert HE).

Part of Angelos’ research interests lie in the educational aspects of computer science, focusing on the issue of the alignment of academic curricula with industry needs. In recent years, his interests have also included aspects of social computing, which encompass digital addiction and online gambling. More recently, he worked on developing a new research centre focusing on AI for Digital Health, combining expertise in data science, digital health, and AI.

He is a member of the European Association of International Education (EAIE) Professional Development Committee, Member of the British Computer Society and a Chartered IT Professional, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), and Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).


  • PhD, Information Systems, Loughborough University, UK, 2014
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCert HE), University of Westminster, UK, 2008
  • MSc Information Systems Design, University of Westminster, UK, 1995
  • BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, University of Westminster, UK, 1994


  • Head of Computing & Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, UK, 2018-20
  • Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, UK, 2015-19
  • Head of International Development, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of South Wales, UK, 2010-15
  • Director of CPD, School of Computer Science, University of Westminster, 2003-10
  • Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, School of Computer Science, University of Westminster, UK, 1998-03
  • Lecturer in Computer Science, School of Computer Science, University of Westminster, UK, 1996-98


  • Part of Angelos’ research interests lie in the educational aspects of computer science, focusing on the issue of the alignment of academic curricula with industry needs. In recent years, his interests have also included aspects of social computing, which encompass digital addiction and online gambling. More recently, he worked on developing a new research centre focusing on AI for Digital Health, combining expertise in data science, digital health, and AI.


  • Shahri, A., Hosseini, M., Taylor, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2020. Engineering digital motivation in businesses: a modelling and analysis framework. Requirements Engineering, 25 (2), 153-184.
  • Alblwi, A., McAlaney, J., Altuwairiqi, M., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2020. Procrastination on Social Networks: Triggers and Countermeasures. PSIHOLOGIJA, 53 (4), 393-410.
  • Stefanidis, A., Fitzgerald, G. and Counsell, S., 2013. IS curriculum career tracks: a UK study. Education + Training, 55 (3), 220-233.
  • Stefanidis, A., Fitzgerald, G. and Counsell, S., 2012. A comprehensive survey of IS undergraduate degree courses in the UK. International Journal of Information Management, 32 (4), 318-325.
  • Stefanidis, A., 2010. Information Systems Curricula in the UK: A Survey of Undergraduate Courses (Research in Progress). Italics, 9 (1), 87-99.
  • Stefanidis, A. and Fitzgerald, G., 2010. Mapping the Information Systems Curricula in UK Universities. Journal of Information Systems Education, 21 (4), 391-409.


  • Vertesi, A., Dogan, H. and Stefanidis, A., 2020. Usability Evaluation of Virtual Learning Environments: A University Case Study. Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age.. Springer, Cham, 161-183.
  • Algashami, A., Cham, S., Vuillier, L., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2018. Conceptualising Gamification Risks to Teamwork within Enterprise. The Practice of Enterprise Modeling. The Practice of Enterprise Modeling. Springer.


  • Hamzeh, H., Meacham, S., Khan, K., Phalp, K. and Stefanidis, A., 2020. MRFS: A Multi-resource Fair Scheduling Algorithm in Heterogeneous Cloud Computing. 1653-1660.
  • Mavengere, N.B., Pekkola, S. and Stefanidis, A., 2020. BUSINESS-IT ALIGNMENT, THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. In: 25th UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference 31 March-1 April 2020 St Catherine's College, University of Oxford.
  • Alutaybi, A., Arden-Close, E., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2019. How can social networks design trigger fear of missing out? 3758-3765.
  • Alutaybi, A., McAlaney, J., Arden-Close, E., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2019. Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) as Really Lived: Five Classifications and one Ecology.
  • Alblwi, A., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2019. Procrastination on Social Networks: Types and Triggers.
  • Alsaedi, T., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2019. Social Transparency in Enterprise Information Systems: Peculiarities and Assessment Factors.
  • Hamzeh, H., Meacham, S., Khan, K., Phalp, K. and Stefanidis, A., 2019. FFMRA: A fully fair multi-resource allocation algorithm in cloud environments. 279-286.
  • Alblwi, A., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2019. Procrastination on Social Networking Sites: Combating by Design.
  • Cham, S., Algashami, A., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2019. Goal setting for persuasive information systems: Five reference checklists. 237-253.
  • Isaac, G., Meacham, S., Hamzeh, H., Stefanidis, A. and Phalp, K., 2018. An Adaptive E-Commerce Application using Web Framework Technology and Machine Learning. In: BCS Software Quality Management (SQM) Conference 2018 26-27 March 2018 London, UK.. BCS, 145-158.
  • Meacham, S., Stefanidis, A., Gritt, L. and Phalp, K., 2018. Internet of Things for Education: Facilitating Personalised Education from a University’s Perspective. In: BCS SQM & Inspire Conference 2018 26-27 March 2018 London, UK. BCS, 69-82.
  • Algashami, A., Cham, S., Vuillier, L., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2018. Conceptualising gamification risks to teamwork within enterprise. 105-120.
  • Vertesi, A., Dogan, H., Stefanidis, A., Ashton, G. and Drake, W., 2018. Usability evaluation of a virtual learning environment: A university case study. 11-20.
  • Alutaybi, A., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R., 2018. Designing social networks to combat fear of missing out.
  • Roberts, P., Modi, S., Roubert, F., Simeonova, B. and Stefanidis, A., 2015. Information systems undergraduate degree project: Gaining a better understanding of the final year project module. 145-170.
  • Stefanidis, A. and Fitzgerald, G., 2014. IS education research: Review of methods of surveying the IS curriculum to support future development of IS courses. 1-11.


  • 2019, Nan Jiang, Angelos Stefanidis, Huseyin Dogan, Innovate UK, TAPCHA: Online Fraud Detection and Prevention, £59,308
  • 2019, Marios Angelopoulos, Angelos, Jisc, BU LoRaWAN Talbot Campus Testbed, £6,000
  • 2018, Nan Jiang, Angelos Stefanidis, Huseyin Dogan, Innovate UK, TAPCHA - a mobile first, non-intrusive and customisable CAPTCHA scheme , £30,323
  • 2018, Sofia Meacham, Keith Phalp, Angelos Stefanidis, BT Labs: Towards Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), £48,000
  • 2016, Angelos Stefanidis, Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), Precision Acoustics, £99,613
  • 2009, Build Up: Professional staff upskilling project funded by HEFCE Economic Challenge Investment Fund, £400,000


  • 2016, European Association for International Education – Professional Development Committee
  • 2008, Charted IT Professional (CITP) and Member of British Computer Society (MBCS)
  • 2008, DSDM Atern (Project Management), APMG
  • 2007, PRINCE 2 Practitioner, APMG
  • 2006, Member of Association for Computing Machinery
  • 2002, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
  • 1998, UK Academy for Information Systems – Member


  • Led the winning institutional submission to the European Association for International Education (EAIE), which resulted in Bournemouth University being named winner of the 2018 EAIE Award for Innovation in Internationalisation.
Angelos Stefanidis