Portrait of Saeed Anwar

Saeed Anwar

I'm currently with UWA and Director at Visual Intelligence and Analytical Imaging Lab. Also hold honorary positions with ANU.

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Teaching

Teaching

Units I have taught as unit coordinator, lecturer and tutor since 2008, at universities in Australia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

35Units taught
22Teaching terms
18Years of teaching
5Teaching areas

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)Recognised for sustained leadership in university teaching and learning, December 2025

What I teach

Teaching areas

  • 9 units

    Computer vision & image processing

    CE318L CITS4402 CS418 CS418L CS419L ENGN4528/6528 ICS483 ICS505 ICS547

  • 11 units

    Machine learning, AI & data science

    AI201L AI503 CITS2401 CITS4009 (CDA) CITS4009 (FDS) COMP4660 CS351L CS401 ICS502 ICS557 ICS574

  • 6 units

    Programming & software engineering

    CS103L CS104 CS112L CS303 CS313 ICS104

  • 7 units

    Computer systems & engineering

    COMP8019 CS311L CS312L EE218/218L ENGN2219 ENGN8224 ENGN8231

  • 2 units

    Research projects

    COMP8755 ENGN8601/8602

Roles I have held

Teaching history

Current role

Unit Coordinator and Senior Lecturer

The University of Western Australia, 2025–present

4units

  • CITS4009UWA

    Fundamentals of Data Science

    Winter 2026

  • CITS2401UWA

    Computer Visualisation and Applications

    Spring 2026

  • CITS4009UWA

    Computational Data Analysis

    Winter 2025

  • CITS4402UWA

    Computer Vision

    Spring 2025

2023–2024

Assistant Professor

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 2023–2024

7units

  • ICS547KFUPM

    Digital Image Processing

    Spring 2024

  • ICS483KFUPM

    Computer Vision

    Spring 2024

  • ICS104KFUPM

    Introduction to Programming in Python and C

    Spring 2023Summer 2023Spring 2024

  • ICS557KFUPM

    Advanced Machine Learning

    Fall 2023

  • ICS502KFUPM

    Machine Learning

    Fall 2023

  • ICS505KFUPM

    Computer Vision

    Fall 2023

  • ICS574KFUPM

    Big Data Analytics

    Spring 2023

2012–2022

Lecturer

The Australian National University, 2018–2022
NUCES and GIKI, Pakistan, 2012–2014

12units

  • COMP8755ANU

    Computer Vision and Machine Learning Projects

    Earlier title: Individual Computing Project (Computer Vision and Machine Learning)

    Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022

  • ENGN8601/8602ANU

    Computer Vision and Machine Learning Research Project

    Earlier title: Research Project (Computer Vision and Machine Learning)

    Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022

  • ENGN8231ANU

    Embedded Systems

    Spring 2019Fall 2019

  • COMP4660ANU

    Deep Learning

    Spring 2019Fall 2019

  • ENGN8224ANU

    Electric Systems

    Spring 2018

  • CS303NUCES/GIKI

    Software Engineering

    Spring 2013Summer 2013Fall 2013Spring 2014

  • CS418NUCES/GIKI

    Digital Image Processing

    Spring 2012Fall 2012Spring 2014

  • CS104NUCES/GIKI

    Computer Programming

    Spring 2012Fall 2012Spring 2014

  • CS313NUCES/GIKI

    Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

    Spring 2013Summer 2013Fall 2013

  • EE218/218LNUCES/GIKI

    Computer Organization and Assembly Language, with lab

    Spring 2012Fall 2012Spring 2013Summer 2013Fall 2013

  • CS401NUCES/GIKI

    Artificial Intelligence

    Spring 2012Fall 2012Spring 2013Summer 2013Fall 2013

  • AI503NUCES/GIKI

    Advanced Machine Learning

    Spring 2013Summer 2013Fall 2013

Also served as a Master’s thesis examiner at ANU in 2021.

2008–2018

Tutor and lab instructor

The Australian National University, 2016–2018
NUCES and GIKI, Pakistan, 2008–2010

12units

  • ENGN2219ANU

    Simulation for Engineers

    Fall 2016Spring 2017Fall 2017Fall 2018

  • ENGN4528/6528ANU

    Computer Vision

    Fall 2018

  • COMP8019ANU

    Computer and Network Security

    Spring 2017Fall 2017

  • CS419LNUCES/GIKI

    Applied Image Processing Lab

    Spring 2010Fall 2010

  • AI201LNUCES/GIKI

    Programming for Artificial Intelligence Lab

    Spring 2010Fall 2010

  • CE318LNUCES/GIKI

    Introduction to Digital Image Processing Lab

    Spring 2010Fall 2010

  • CS312LNUCES/GIKI

    Systems Programming Lab

    Spring 2010Fall 2010

  • CS351LNUCES/GIKI

    Artificial Intelligence Lab

    Spring 2009Fall 2009

  • CS418LNUCES/GIKI

    Digital Image Processing Lab

    Spring 2009Fall 2009

  • CS311LNUCES/GIKI

    Operating Systems Lab

    Spring 2009Fall 2009

  • CS112LNUCES/GIKI

    Object-Oriented Programming Lab

    Spring 2008Fall 2008

  • CS103LNUCES/GIKI

    Computer Programming Lab

    Spring 2008Fall 2008