Dr Amjad Fayoumi
Senior Lecturer in Information SystemsProfile
Dr. Amjad Fayoumi is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Information Systems (IS) and a member of the Department of Management Science since 2017. He is researching in the information systems area focusing on enterprise systems modelling and simulation. He is the director of MSc in Digital Business, Innovation and Management, also he is the former director of MSc in E-business and Innovation Programme and a co-leader of Advanced Manufacturing Theme in LiRA. Dr. Fayoumi is activly involved in several research groups and themes across the University of Lancaster
Dr. Fayoumi was awarded his Ph.D degree. in the information systems area from Loughborough University, his thesis focusing on the use of enterprise modelling and simulation for analysing and designing business strategy and operation. Prior to joining Lancaster University, Dr. Fayoumi worked as a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, also as a researcher for the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, and taught at the Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) at both foundation and diploma levels. Furthermore, Dr. Fayoumi has earlier industrial experience, as he worked previously in ICT consultancy for few years. Dr. Fayoumi is currently a member of a number of professional associations and he has taken roles in reviewing research papers for several international conferences and journals.
At present, his particular research interests lie in two main themes around: Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Digital Transformation of Healthcare.
Current Teaching
Postgraduate Modules:
Enterprise Systems and Business Analytics
Managing IT Architectures
Digital Business and Marketing
Previous Postgraduate Teaching:
E-Marketing
Digital Transformation of Business
Cyber Security and Enterprise Resilience
Previous Undergraduate Teaching:
Managing Business Information Systems
IT in Organisation: an introduction to ERPs
Qualifications
Dr. Fayoumi currently holds the following qualifications and memberships:
- Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- Higher Education (PGCertAP NTU)
- Member of The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS)
- Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE)
- Member of IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Business Informatics and Systems
- Member of the Operational Research Society
- Member of Association for Information Systems (AIS)
- Member of Association for Enterprise Architects
PhD Supervision Interests
Dr. Fayoumi welcomes postgraduate and research students interested in procuring their research study under one of the research areas within his research interests. The following list specifies some topics that are of direct interest to Dr. Fayoumi: · enterprise modelling and enterprise architecture · applying natural science theories to explore socio-technical complex relations · model driven requirements engineering · design and architect of enterprise information systems (both process and applications) · knowledge engineering, particularly methods of transformation knowledge from informal to formal models · model-based organisation (conceptual modelling, metamodelling, logic formulation, and simulation) · strategic information systems and decision support systems.
IAA: Transforming Data into Decisions: Identifying, Managing, and Leveraging Data for Strategic Growth
12/02/2025 → 31/05/2025
Research
Development of ‘use-cases’ for a digital palliative care bereavement service.
01/03/2022 → 31/08/2022
Research
Digitally transforming the UK foundation industries; how to identify, model and implement digital product strategies for a manufacturing company
26/07/2021 → 01/08/2022
Research
IAA: Digitally transforming the UK foundation industries; how to identify, model and implement digital product strategies for a manufacturing company
01/07/2021 → 30/11/2022
Research
Healthcare Systems: Analysis, modelling and design
01/10/2019 → …
Research
Good Growth Programme (Burnley UKSPF)
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
The International Conference on Information Systems 2024
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The 2nd International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Digital Acceleration Preston
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Tech Catalyst Lancaster University
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Keio University
Visiting an external academic institution
Design Science for Information Systems Research
Oral presentation
The 15th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) and The 6th MENA Conference on Information Systems (MENACIS)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Cyber Leadership Symposium 2022
Symposium
International Conference on Information Systems
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) (Event)
Editorial activity
Australasian Conferences on Information Systems (Event)
Editorial activity
International Conference on Information Systems (Event)
Editorial activity
International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (Event)
Editorial activity
Journal of Information Technology (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Production Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
IEEE Access (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Expert Systems with Applications (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Winter Simulation Conference (Event)
Editorial activity
Centre for Technological Futures , Information Systems
Information Systems
- Centre for Health Futures
- Centre for Technological Futures
- Health Systems
- Information Systems
- Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre
- LIRA - Advanced Manufacturing
- LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Systems Security)
- Simulation and Stochastic Modelling