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ABOUT

PERSONAL DETAILS
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) - Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
zeeshan.jan@open.ac.uk
https://blog.zeeshan.uk
Hello !! I am a PhD Student !! a Researcher !!

ABOUT ME

I am currently a PhD Student at Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. My PhD research interests are the academic peer-reviewing processes and the potential impact of decentralised and distributed technologies on the peer-reviewing process.

I am an alumnus of University of Leicester where I did M.Sc. Software Engineering. My BS in Computer Science is from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.

INTERESTS

Software Developement.

Reading - Blogging & Politics (Pakistan only) :-]

History. Unraveling the three faces of Truth. Yours, Mine and the Truth.

Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine. - Honoré de Balzac


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RESUME

  • EDUCATION
  • 2017
    Present
    Milton Keynes, UK

    PhD Student

    Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) - Open University.

    Studying Blockchains.
  • 2010
    2011
    Leicester, UK

    M.Sc. Advanced Software Engineering

    University of Leicester

    Advanced Software Engineering.
  • 2004
    2008
    Multan, PAK

    BS - Computer Science

    Bahauddin Zakariya University

    Undergrad.
  • ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
  • 2014
    2017
    Galway, ROI

    Researcher

    Insight - Centre for Data Analytics

    Responsible for development of one of the core components of VITAL.
  • 2012
    2012
    Multan, PAK

    Software Engineer - Team Lead

    Virtual Base

    Android Development & Team Lead.
  • 2011
    2013
    Multan, PAK

    Lecturer - Visiting Faculty

    Bahauddin Zakariya University

    Taught undergrads.
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PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS LIST
5 DEC 2018

Peer-reviews on the blockchain

Cologne, Germany

Peer-reviewing holds significant importance in the process of scientific publishing. The process of peer-reviewing has been criticized for its defects, but research communities have faith in it, and hence, it is perceived as the backbone of scientific publishing. The process needs improvements in a number of ways, i.e, establishing trust in the process, preventing abuse, bringing transparency in the process and keeping the integrity of data intact. Moreover, the activity of peer-reviewing is carried out without any formal incentives. We present considerations in refreshing peer-review and our approach to experiment in this space.
Workshop RefResh - 2018 Z.Jan, et al.
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Peer-reviews on the blockchain

Zeeshan Jan, Allan Third, Michelle Bachler, John Domingue Workshop RefResh - 2018

Abstract

Peer-reviewing holds significant importance in the process of scientific publishing. The process of peer-reviewing has been criticized for its defects, but research communities have faith in it, and hence, it is perceived as the backbone of scientific publishing. The process needs improvements in a number of ways, i.e, establishing trust in the process, preventing abuse, bringing transparency in the process and keeping the integrity of data intact. Moreover, the activity of peer-reviewing is carried out without any formal incentives. We present considerations in refreshing peer-review and our approach to experiment in this space.

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RESEARCH

RESEARCH PROJECTS

VITAL

Internet of Things

VITAL is an ambitious R&D programme to develop a prototype application platform that will revolutionise real-time, location-based provision of goods and services in future smart cities, by integrating and interacting with a multitude of different Internet of Things data sources and systems.

The project consortium brings together leading smart city thinkers and world leading developers from seven countries, as well as two of the world’s great cities, London and Istanbul, where the prototype ideas can be trialed in complex, diverse and sophisticated environments.

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TEACHING

  • TEACHING HISTORY
  • 2011
    2013

    Lecturer - Visiting Faculty

    Bahauddin Zakariya University

    Taught courses of Computer Science & Software Engineering.
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SKILLS

PROGRAMMING SKIILLS
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LEVEL : INTERMEDIATEEXPERIENCE : 3 YEARS
PhpAspWordpress
DESIGN SKILLS
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LEVEL : INTERMEDIATEEXPERIENCE : 4 YEARS
PhotoshopIllustrator
OFFICE SKILLS
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LEVEL : ADVANCEDEXPERIENCE : 5 YEARS
Ms excelMs wordMs powerpoint
SOCIAL SKILLS
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LEVEL : EXPERTEXPERIENCE : 6 YEARS
Event productionMedia relation
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WORKS

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web design

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Mobile app

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CONTACT

Get in touch

email:
hello@zeeshan.uk | zeeshan.jan@open.ac.uk