Dr. Ferheen Ayaz
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, City St George’s University of London
Member, UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) Academic Strategic Working Group
Member, IEEE Women in Engineering UK and Ireland Group
Founding member of London ACM-W Chapter
Brief Bio
Dr. Ferheen Ayaz is a Lecturer at City St. George’s, University of London since August 2024. She is serving as a leading member of Women++ and Course director of MSc Software Engineering with Cloud Computing Program. Her research interests include vehicular networks, incentivised energy exchange for net-zero and edge AI. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at University of Sussex and University of Glasgow. She has received HEIF Grant 2025 for dissemination and demonstration of this research project on edge AI.
Dr. Ayaz is an ardent supporter of equality, diversity and inclusion. She serves IEEE UK and Ireland Women in Engineering Group where she received Inspirational Volunteer Award 2023. She has also been commended as a Rising Star in EDI Heroes Awards by World Skills UK in 2022. The Equality in Engineering Society at University of Sussex was awarded as the most improved society under her leadership in 2021.
Ambitions for the London ACM-W Chapter
Dr. Ayaz is passionate to contribute in the establishment of London ACM-W chapter and she hopes to see it grow with a diverse network of women in computing professionals and students coming together to support and empower each other. She wishes that the chapter does not remain limited to women but the men supporting women in computing are also welcome to join and take part.