Mike Child

Mike Child is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing, London South Bank University. He joined the university in 2000 as a research assistant, focusing on web systems and plagiarism detection tools, and became a full-time lecturer in 2007 after completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. His academic expertise spans software metrics, fault prediction, and plagiarism detection.

• Education: PhD (2016), Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (2006-2008), MSc in Object-Oriented Information Systems (2003-2005).

Research Interests: Mike’s research focuses on the impact of software metrics on fault prediction, particularly variants of the Coupling Between Objects metric. He has also contributed to plagiarism detection methodologies and collaborated on knowledge transfer partnerships for integrated project management environments in visual effects and animation industries.

Article Trends: Mike’s publications over the past decade highlight his work on software metrics (2019), Java system analysis (2014), and plagiarism detection techniques (2010). These works intersect with disciplines like software engineering, academic integrity, and computational methods.

Grants & Collaborations: He served as lead academic for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project, developing an integrated project management environment for visual effects and animation asset production, addressing scheduling, resource allocation, and financial planning.