Introduction to the

Faculty of computer science

Orientation – fall 2010September 14th 2010

Dr. Sayeed GhaniAssociate Dean, FCS

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Faculty of Computer Science (FCS)

• Center for Computer Studies (CCS) Established in 1983– Initially provided diplomas in Computing related fields

• 1987: MBA(MIS) degree formally offered

• 1998: BCS

• 1999: BBA(MIS)

• 2002: 4-year BCS and BBA programs introduced

• 2002: MBA(MIS) evening program

• 2005: PhD in CSE/ICT/MIS

• 2008: – BS (CS)

– MS (CS) - Evening

• 2009: FCS established

• 2010: Department of Mathematical Sciences established

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Degree Programs

Faculty of Computer Science Programs

BS (Computer Science)

Ph.D. (CSE/ICT/AI/others)

MS (Computer Science) [Evening]

• MIS specialization also offered as part of BBA/MBA programs

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Faculty of Computer Science:Departments

Department of Mathematical

Sciences

Department of Computer Science &

ManagementInformation

Systems (MIS)

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FCS Faculty

• Total Faculty: 19 (+2 on study leave)– 9 PhDs– 8 pursuing PhD at IBA

• Total Alumni of FCS: Approx. 1000

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CS/MIS FacultyPhD Faculty:

Research Interests- Dr. Nasir Touheed Parallel Processing, Operations Research, (Univ. of Leeds) Numerical Analysis, SAP/ABAP [Joint appointment]- Dr. Sajjad Haider Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Bayesian Networks (George Mason)- Dr. Sayeed Ghani Performance analysis and simulation of (MIT, Columbia) wireless, 4G and wireless sensor networks- Dr. Shakeel Khoja Usage of Web Technologies into learning, Multimedia (Univ. of Southampton) Systems, Digital Video/Image Processing and Storage- Dr. Wasim Khan Operations Research, Virtual Manufacturing (Univ. of Sheffield) and Education Management- Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif Management Information Systems, Social Networking (IBA, Temple) (Program Director)

Faculty pursuing PhDF. Iradat, I. Khan, Q. Rajput, W. Arain, R. Abedi, A. Wajed,S. Irfan Nabi, R. Faruqui

Teaching Faculty:A. Rizvi, M. Ghauri

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Mathematical Sciences Faculty

PhD Faculty:Research Interests

- Dr. Ahmed Ali Shah Numerical Analysis, Numerical Computing, (Univ. Of Kent) Cryptography- Dr. Hisham bin Zubair Applied Mathematics; Scientific computing; multigrid (Delft Univ. of Tech.) treatment of partial differential equations- Dr. M. Shahid Qureshi Space & Planetary Astrophysics (Univ. of Karachi) (Department Chairperson)- Dr. Nasir Touheed Parallel Processing, Operations Research, (Univ. of Leeds) Numerical Analysis, SAP/ABAP

Teaching Faculty:

Ahmed Raza, Yaseen Meenai

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Research & International Collaboration @ FCS

• International Research Collaboration– University of Technology Sydney (Innovation and Enterprise Research Lab) –

[Artificial Intelligence ]– Dalhousie University – [Sensor Networks]

• AI / Robotics / Gaming– Probabilistic Reasoning (IBAyes)– Semantic Web– Sumo Wrestling

• Wireless Networks– Simulation and Performance Analysis of Networks– Wireless Sensor Networks

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ICICT - 2005ICICT 2005/2007/2009

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

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Industry Interaction

First CEO Forum hosted by IBA in May, 2010In collaboration with CIO Pakistan and P@SHA and was attended by a large number of CEOs and CIOs from the local industry.

Campus Conversations held between IT Industry experts and FCS students organized by CIO Pakistan.

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Strategic Partnerships

SAP, February 2009

Microsoft, 2005Oracle, May 2009

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Program Director/ Program Office

For any issues, please contact:

• Dr. Zaheeruddin AsifProgram Director – CS/MIS programs

• Akmal KhanProgram Officer

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Thank You!