
Fraser Harrison
Born in Scotland, Fraser completed a Software Engineering degree (Bachelor of Engineering with Honours) from Edinburgh Napier University in 2013. With a primary focus on machine learning and genetic algorithms.
After graduating, Fraser worked as a software developer in the oil and gas industry and as a cloud-based consultant developing and customizing customer relationship management software.
In 2016 Fraser moved to Vietnam and worked for the British Embassy, managing their IT infrastructure, before moving to a cyber-security related role. In 2020, Fraser returned to academia, completing a Master of Software Engineering focusing on “progressive web” applications.
Fraser is currently working on various research projects relating to how we teach computer science and computational thinking.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Software Engineering (2021 – 2022)
Staffordshire University, England - Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Software Engineering (2009-2013)
Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam (BUV)
Industry Expert, Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence (2020 – Current) - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British Embassy (Vietnam)
Post Security Manager (Physical and cybersecurity) (2020 – 2021)
ITSO (Local sysadmin) (2017 – 2019) - Redspire Ltd
Cloud CRM Consultant (2015-2016) - CAN offshore
Software Developer (2013-2015)
RESEARCH AREAS
- Computer Science Pedagogy
- Progressive Web applications
