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By Manal Helal on 29/5/2026 Abstract The phrase “that is not computer science” is often used to police disciplinary boundaries. This article uses a student’s description of some teaching as “non-orthodox computer science” to examine a different problem: the unadapted importation of methods from other disciplines into computer science education. The article argues that interdisciplinary … Read more

By Manal Helal on 7/6/2023 The work of (McElreath, Boyd and Richerson, 2003) provided a mathematical model for simulating ethnic markers’ evolution given some parameters and dynamic interactions. The aim of the model was not stated clearly. Similarly, many of the model details, the choice of parameters, and the presentation of results were not careful … Read more

I self published a book: Manal Helal, “Introduction to Tensor Computing in Python, from first principles to Deep Learning”, Book published by Amazon Publishing PROS, 2023. ISBN: 9781916626331. The final draft of the book can be baught printed from: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781916626331?source=65769&destination=GB&a_aid=65769 and the digital book can be baught from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Tensor-Computing-Python-Principles-ebook/dp/B0C9RSPGMJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K0BPLQS4LRNT&keywords=tensor+computing&qid=1701086076&sprefix=tensor+computing%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1 Please report any error, recommendation or … Read more

Cell Biology Primer The human body contains trillions of cells that undergo a cell lifecycle from cell birth, growth, division to create new cells and cell death around the clock. Cell contents as well, whether in the nucleus or the cytoplasm varies in reaction to the environmental signals or as directed by the genetic codes … Read more

This report summarises an experience designing a fragmented curriculum to be suitable to departmental requirements, while maintaining students’ interest and challenge, and satisfying best practice recommendations by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society. Some of the challenges are discussed, including the pandemic event and its possible negative impact on students’ motivation.

In this document, I linked the learning theories with the Reinforcement Learning algorithm as a measure to enhance the effectiveness of teaching. I presented teaching as a 2-way process: interaction with students through teaching and assessments feedback, and interaction back to the teacher with teaching effectiveness measure to enhance teacher’s pedagogical methods. I emphasised the … Read more

Summarising my 5 years of lecturing in computer science and engineering, and against all frustrations, I still see computing to be the most important profession for so many years to come. I was requested to write an article (mhelal_computingArticle), and the thoughts expressed themselves in the time frame given. This article could have been better … Read more