
Associate Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences
Pakistan

Associate Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences
Pakistan
Seven years post-PhD experience of teaching and research. Established first graduate research lab at LUMS and executed multiple funded-research projects in the areas of computer vision and image processing. Also enjoyed designing and teaching introductory freshmen courses. Founding Editor of a blog on Science, Technology and Education in Pakistan, STEP (http://nextstepforward.net)
Computer Vision, Image Processing, Pattern Recognition
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2002 — January 2008 (5 years 6 months)
My teaching and research interests are primarily in computer vision, including allied areas of digital image processing and pattern recognition.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years )
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 1997 — May 1998 (1 year )
PhD , Computer Vision , May 1998 — August 2002
BS , Electronic Engineering , 1993 — 1997
Excellence in Teaching Award, Computer Science Department, 2006
Member of RISEPAK team, which won the Stockholm ICT Challenge Award, 2006, in Public Administration category
Paper co-authored with PhD Student short-listed as nominee for Best Student Paper Award at NIPS 2008
Hillman Fellowship for Excellence in Graduate Research, 2001
One of five nominees for Dr A.Q.Khan Gold Medal for Best Graduating Student, GIK Institute, 1997