GIKI, Topi, Pakistan | December 02-04, 2025

patron in chief

Engr. Salim Saifullah, President, SOPREST, Pakistan

conference patron

Mr. Shakil Durrani, Executive Director, SOPREST, Pakistan

steering committee

M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, Senior Member IEEE, Optica and Fellow SPIE, Prof. Phys. and Optical Science & Engineering, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
[raja (at) charlotte.edu | +1 704-687-8156]
Fazal Khalid, SI, Professor & Rector, GIKI
Syed M. Hassan Zaidi, Prof. & Pro Rector, GIKI, Pakistan
[rector (at) giki.edu.pk]
Rachid Benlamri, Prof. & VP Academics, University of Doha for Science & Technology, Doha, Qatar
Glenn D. Boreman, Prof. and Chair Physics & Optical Science, Fellow IEEE, SPIE and Optica,
Dir. Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Communication, UNC Charlotte, USA
[+1 704-687-8173]
Ian T Ferguson, Prof. and Former Dean SPCEET, Fellow of IEEE, IOP and SPIE, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA
[ifergus3 (at) kennesaw.edu]

general chairs

Syed M. Hassan Zaidi, Prof. & Pro Rector, GIKI, Pakistan
[rector (at) giki.edu.pk]
M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, Senior Member IEEE, Optica and Fellow SPIE, Prof. Phys. and Optical Science & Engineering, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
[raja (at) charlotte.edu | +1 704-687-8156]

conference chairs

Qadeer ul Hasan, Prof. and Dean FCSE, GIKI, Pakistan
Zakaria Maamar, Prof. and Dean, School of Computing, University of Doha for Science & Technology, Doha, Qatar
Arbab Rahim, Assoc. Prof. and Dean FEEE, GIKI, Pakistan

tpc chairs

Syed A. Haider, Assoc. Prof., Senior Member IEEE, CIS, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA
[haider (at) fredonia.edu]
Salman Ahmed, Dr. and Head of Department, CS&AI, GIKI
Abdulhalim Dandoush, Prof., University of Doha for Science & Technology, Doha, Qatar
[abdulhalim.dandoush (at) udst.edu.qa]
Charles Lord, Chair, IEEE North Carolina Council, NC, USA
[c.j.lord (at) ieee.org]
Gulistan Raja, Prof. and Dean, UET Taxila, Pakistan (IEEE Islamabad Section Nominee)

finance chairs

Abasifreke Ebong, EPIC Professor, ECE Department, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
Khurram Jadoon, Asst. Prof., FCSE, GIKI Pakistan

publication chairs

Syed A. Haider, Associate Professor, Senior Member IEEE, CIS, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA
Ghulam Abbas, Dr. and Head of Department, CY&SE, GIKI, Pakistan
M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, Senior Member IEEE, Optica and Fellow SPIE, Prof. Phys. and Optical Science & Engineering, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

publicity chairs

Muhammad Hanif, Assoc. Prof., FCSE, GIKI, Pakistan
[muhammad.hanif (at) giki.edu.pk]
Masroor Hussain, Dr. and Head of Department, CE&DS, GIKI, Pakistan
[hussain (at) giki.edu.pk]
Junaid Zubairi, Distinguished Prof. and Chair CIS, Geology, Math and Physics, SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA
[junaid.zubairi (at) fredonia.edu]
Muazzam Ali Khan Khattak, Senior Member IEEE, CS, ICESCO Chair, Data Analytics and Edge Computing, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
[muazzam.khattak (at) qau.edu.pk]
Ahmad Kamal Hassan, Assoc. Prof., FEE, GIKI, Pakistan

publicity co-chairs

Ali Shaukat, Manager Marketing, GIKI, Pakistan [alishaukat (at) giki.edu.pk]
Amin Qureshi, Director Incubation, GIKI, Pakistan [amin.qureshi (at) giki.edu.pk]
Amar Ali Khan, Director ORIC, GIKI, Pakistan [amar.ali (at) giki.edu.pk]
Maimoon Zafar, Alumni Relations Officer, GIKI, Pakistan [maimoon.zafar (at) giki.edu.pk]

Workshops and Special Session Coordinators

Zafar Taqvi, Research Fellow, University of Houston at Clear Lake, Chair IMEKO TC17, Former Chair IEEE/GBS, Fellow ISA, Associate Fellow AIAA, LSM-IEEE, IEEE Region 5 History Chair.
Mohammad Ilyas, Prof. and Chair, EE, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Qamar Abbas, Asst. Prof., FCSE, GIKI, Pakistan
Shaftab Ahmed, Adj. Assoc. Prof., UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

industry expo chairs

Durre Zehra, Asst. Prof., FEE, GIKI, Pakistan [zehra (at) giki.edu.pk]
Amar Ali Khan, Director ORIC, GIKI, Pakistan [amar.ali (at) giki.edu.pk]
Amin Qureshi, Director Incubation, GIKI, Pakistan [amin.qureshi (at) giki.edu.pk]

advisory board

Mohammad Shahidehpour, Prof., IEEE Fellow, IIT Chicago, IL, USA
Muhammad Ilyas, Prof., Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Ian Ferguson, Prof. and Dean SPCEET, Fellow of IEEE, IOP and SPIE, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA
Syed M. H. Zaidi, Prof. and Pro Rector, GIKI University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Jim Conrad, Prof. CpE, Assoc Chair & UG Prog. Director, ECE, UNC Charlotte, 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, Adj. Assoc. Prof., UNC Charlotte, NC, USA
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