We employ different sets of students each summer, using a standard application process requiring cover letters and interviews with our academic team leads. Students are selected based on both technical and communication skills.
Each team is assigned an academic lead to guide them through value-based planning and agile practices, but the teams are encouraged to evaluate their own working methods to determine the most efficient methods for their project.
Academic Leads
Dr Suzanne M. Embury
Suzanne is a Reader in Software Engineering, in the Department of Computer Science. After a spell as a junior COBOL programmer, she transitioned to academia, working on a variety of practical and challenging problems in data and software quality. She has championed the inclusion of modern software engineering practices in Manchester’s undergraduate curriculum, and has devised several coaching games for agile techniques. She is the co-creator of Data Journey Modelling and of the Git Workflows Warehouse.
Noriko Griffiths
Noriko is our Chief Operating Officer.
Dr Gareth Henshall
Gareth is a Lecturer at the University of Manchester. With Suzanne, Gareth is a founding director of Imago, helping to get the project up and running in 2018. Gareth is a key member of teaching staff in the Department of Computer Science, and (with Stewart Blakeway) teaches our new undergraduate students how to program and design software that lasts.
Dr Stewart Blakeway
Stewart is a Lecturer at the University of Manchester. He joined the Imago team in 2019, helping us expand to take on new projects. With Gareth, Stewart is a lynchpin of our undergraduate teaching on 1st year Python programming and 2nd year databases, and has collaborated with him in developing fun and innovative approaches to teaching.
Student Teams
Summer 2021
Humanising Online Services (HOST) Team
Ingy Abdelhalim
User experience architect
Sahir Ali
Quality assurance lead
Alexandru Constantin
Technical architect
Declan Kehoe
Business analyst
VR Teaching Tools Team
Krzysztof Dziuba
Spring 2020/2021
Cohere Team
Technical Lead: Karl Tye (Wakelet)
Nadine Abdelhalim
Mohammed Anees Fakhruddin
Samuel Hirst
Shahed Abu Qamar
Leo Elmecker-Plakolm
Jiaao Yu
Local Contact Tracing Team
Technical lead: Vlad Geana (Imago Student Intern)
Zain Alden Jaffal
Alexandru Constantin
Abhijay Sahay
Ingy Abdelhalim
Gabrielle Mannifield
Great Science Share Team
Academic lead: Suzanne Embury
Andrei Aleksanian
Domas Grigaliunas
Sam Platt
James Bungay
Reean Khan
Mihai-Catalin Tenea
Smooth Sailing App Team
Albert Viilik
Deployment Engineer
Summer 2020
Supergen Bioenergy Hub Project
Academic Lead: Suzanne M. Embury
Karam Agha
Team Leader & Quality Assurance Lead
Amish Shah
Technical Architect
Jang Belche
Business Analyst
Miranda Watkins
User Experience Architect
Inflatable Museum/Great Science Share Team
Academic Lead: Stewart Blakeway
Andrei Aleksanian
Business Analyst
Natalia Gutanu
Technical Architect
Phoebe Evason
User Experience Architect
Cosmin Serdean
Quality Assurance Lead
Smooth Sailing Suite
Academic Lead: Gareth Henshall
Leo Elmecker
Albert Viilik
Summer 2019
Smooth Sailing Suite/Inflatable Museum
Academic Leads: Suzanne M. Embury & Gareth Henshall
Karam Agha
Dania Suheimat
Mihail-Emanuel Ghinea