
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
