QAU & COMSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan | October 09-12, 2023

honorary chairs

Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Prof. & Vice Chancellor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

M. Iqbal Choudhary, Prof. & CG COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan

steering committee co-chairs

M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, Senior Member IEEE, Optica and Fellow SPIE, Prof. Phys. & Optical Science,
Optoelectronics & Optical Communication, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
[raja (at) uncc.edu | +1 704-687-8156]

Ian Ferguson, Prof. and Dean SPCEET, Fellow of IEEE, IOP and SPIE, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA
[ianf (at) kennesaw.edu]

Syed M. H. Zaidi, Prof. and Pro-Rector Academics, GIKI University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Rachid Benlamri, Prof. & VP Academics, University of Doha, Science & Technology, Qatar

general chairs

Jim Conrad, Prof. CpE, Assoc Chair & UG Prog. Director, ECE, UNC Charlotte, USA

M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, Senior Member IEEE, Optica and Fellow SPIE, Prof. Physics & Optical Science,
Optoelectronics & Optical Communication, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
[raja (at) uncc.edu | +1 704-687-8156]

conference chairs

Muazzam Ali Khan Khattak, SMIEEE, CS, ICESCO Chair, Data Analytics and Edge Computing, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Yusun Chang, Chair of Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering dept, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA
[ychang7 (at) kennesaw.edu]

local host chairs

Zia ur Rehman, Prof. & Former Provost, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

tpc chairs

Syed A. Haider, Senior Member IEEE, CIS, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA [haider (at) fredonia.edu]

Ahmed E. Kamal, Prof. ECE, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA [kamal (at) iastate.edu]

Charles Lord, Chair, IEEE North Carolina Council, NC, USA [c.j.lord (at) ieee.org]

Kashif Kifayat, Prof. and Dir. National Center for Cybersecurity, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Adeel Anjum, Director Institute of IT, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan [aanjum (at) qau.edu.pk]

finance chairs

Abasifreke Ebong, EPIC Professor, ECE Department, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

Muazzam Ali Khan Khattak, Senior Member IEEE, CS, ICESCO Chair, Data Analytics and Edge Computing, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

publication chairs

Syed A. Haider, Senior Member IEEE, CIS, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA

M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, Senior Member IEEE/OSA/SPIE, Prof. Physics & Optical Science,
Optoelectronics & Optical Communication, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

publicity chairs

Javed Iqbal Saggu, Prof., Department of Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Junaid Zubairi, Prof. and Chair CIS, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA

Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Prof. and Chair, IEEE Karachi Section / Emeritus MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan

symposium and track chairs

Tasawar Hayat, National Distinguished Prof., Former Dean of Natural Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Zafar Taqvi, Prof. & Research Fellow Univ of Houston Clear Lake, Chair IMEKO TC17, Past Chair IEEE/GBS Fellow ISA, Associate Fellow AIAA, LSM-IEEE, IEEE Region 5 History Chair, Houston TX
M. Asghar Hashmi, Prof. & Controller Exams, National Skills University, Islamabad, Pakistan

industry liaison

Manshad Satti, CEO, IT Butler, Dubai, UAE

advisory board


Mohammad Shahidehpour,Prof., & IEEE Fellow, IIT Chicago, IL, USA
Muhammad Ilyas, Prof., Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Badrul Chowdhury, Prof., UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
Ziya Arnavut, Prof., Computer & Information Science, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA
Asis Nasipuri, Prof. & ECE Chair, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
Shaukat Hameed Khan, Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan
Min Shin, Prof. & Associate Dean, CCI, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
Arshad Ali, Former Executive Director, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Kamal Alameh, Prof. & Dir., Electron Science Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
Hussein Mouftah, Distinguished Prof. and Director SITE, University of Ottawa, Canada
Khurram Kazi, Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA
M. Ashraf Gondal, Distinguished Prof. Physics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Shaftab Ahmed, Chair, Computer and Software Engg. (CSE), Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Salahuddin Qazi, Prof. Emeritus, ECE SUNY, Utica, NY, USA
Arshad M. Janjua, Project Dir, Nanodevices Labs, NILOP, Islamabad, Pakistan
Najmi Ghani Haider, Prof. and Chair, Computer Science and Software Engineering Department, NEDUET
Atta Ullah Khawaja, Prof. and Chair, Electrical Engineering Department, NEDUET
Syed Muhammad Usman Ali, Prof. and Chair Electronic Engineering Department, NEDUET
Ali Raza, Prof. and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Department, NEDUET
Muhammad Atif Tahir, Prof., National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Computer Science Department
Jawwad Ahmed Shamsi, Prof., National university of computer and emerging sciences, computer science department
Aqeel-ur-Rehman, Prof., Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
Shahnawaz Talpur, Prof., Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Computer Engineering Department
Usman Qamar, Prof. and Head Department of Computer & Software Engineering , College of EME Peshawar road, Rawalpindi, NUST
Muhammad Shahab Siddiqui, Chair, Membership Development Karachi Section/ Professor JUW

technical program committee

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