Dr Simon Kent
Honorary Reader

Summary

I am an Honorary Reader at Brunel now working at the University of Nottingham. I was previously Director of Learning and Teaching in the Department of Computer Science.  I have a combination of academic and commercial skills from my experience as a university lecturer and as a software architect in the financial services industry.

My current focus is on improving Digital Higher Education.  In this area, I was responsible for the first large-scale deployment in the UK of a Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) approach to examinations in the Department of Computer Science at Brunel.  I am now looking at how the rich data from digital assessment can be used to improve our understanding of our students to better serve their needs.

I also have interests in machine learning, distributed computing and in improving the way we teach our students to be excellent software engineers.  I want to bring industry closer to academia in order that universities better serve society through research and students through making them better prepared for the workplace.