Dr Assemgul Kozhabek joined SDU University in 2026 as an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Technology and Applied Mathematics. Her academic journey has taken her across Kazakhstan and the UK, including Bournemouth University, where she completed her PhD in Computer Science, the University of Warwick, and research positions at Heriot-Watt and Ulster Universities. Her research explores how data and networks can help us understand complex real-world systems—from urban transport and Internet infrastructure to the way scientific knowledge develops. At SDU, she teaches Research Tools and Methods and enjoys helping students turn their curiosity into well-designed research. Her ambition is to build interdisciplinary and international collaborations that connect computational research with meaningful real-world challenges.

PhD in Computer Science (2025). Bournemouth University, UK
MSc with Distinction in Engineering Business Management (2016). University of Warwick, UK
BSc in Mathematical and Computer Modelling (2013). Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). Advance HE, 2025

CSS 410 – Undergraduate Level – Research Tools and Methods

‘A 27-year Longitudinal Study on the Structure of the Internet Topology: Scale-Freeness and Preferential Attachment.’ (2026) IEEE Transactions on Networking. Co-authors: W. K. Chai and B. Dodwell.
‘Robustness Assessment of Urban Road Networks in Densely Populated Cities.’ (2025) Applied Network Science. Co-author: W. K. Chai.
‘A Multi-scale Network-based Topological Analysis of Urban Road Networks in Highly Populated Cities.’ (2025) Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. Co-author: W. K. Chai.
‘Modeling Traffic Congestion Spreading Using a Topology-Based SIR Epidemic Model.’ (2024) IEEE Access. 12, 35813–35826. Co-authors: W. K. Chai and G. Zheng.

‘Network-Based Diagnostic of Resilience.’ Sunbelt 2026 – International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) Conference. Daytona Beach, USA. June 2026.
‘Network Proxy of Scientific Consensus.’ Sunbelt 2026 – International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) Conference. Daytona Beach, USA. June 2026.

Network Science;
Complex Systems;
Data Science;
Urban and Transport Networks;
Network Resilience and Robustness;
Computational Modelling;
Metascience and Science of Science;
Internet and Infrastructure Networks.

Member, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Member, INSNA (International Network for Social Network Analysis)
Member, Women in Network Science (WiNS)

British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Development Fund, UK (2026)
Finalist, STEM for Britain, UK (2026)
Selected Participant, FORRT Metascience Hackathon, Germany (2026)
Finalist, British Data Awards – Data Team of the Year, UK (2025)
SECS Scholarship, Complex Networks 2024, Türkiye (2024)
Two-Time Winner, BCS Poster Competition – Green IT: Invest in Our Planet, UK (2024)
OpenBright Grant – Women in Computing, UK (2023)
OpenBright Grant – Network Science: Data Science Summer School, Utrecht University, Netherlands (2023)
Fully Match-Funded PhD Scholarship – Bournemouth University & BCP Council, UK (2019)
Kazakhstan Government “Bolashak” Scholarship, Kazakhstan (2012)