James Nightingale

James Nightingale is a Lecturer at the Computer and Information Sciences department within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He holds a BSc (Hons) and PhD from the University of the West of Scotland and brings extensive industrial and commercial experience in software development and project management from the defence, wholesale distribution, and manufacturing sectors.

• Education: BSc (Hons) and PhD from University of the West of Scotland

His research focuses on video encoding and transmission in mobile networks, particularly addressing Quality of Experience (QoE) for multimedia in 5G and impaired/disadvantaged networks. His work explores adaptive streaming, scalable video coding, and network virtualization in high-efficiency scenarios.

The trend in his publications reflects expertise in 5G network optimization, video streaming reliability, and SDN/NFV integration. Key subfields include ultra-HD video processing, tactical network resilience, and multimedia big data challenges.

• Teaching: Course tutor for Graduate Apprenticeship in IT Software Development

Scientific Awards:

• Teaching Excellence Award - Team Award (Recipient, 22 Jun 2022)
• Teaching Excellence Award - Team Award (Longlisted, 7 Jul 2021)