Dr Amjad Fayoumi

Senior Lecturer in Information Systems

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Dr. Amjad Fayoumi is a Senior Lecturer 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 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.

  • 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