Syed Waqar ul Qounain Jaffry (; born 1978) is a Pakistani academic and researcher in the field of

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

and

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...

. He is a full Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Director of National Centre of Artificial Intelligence, and Chairman of the Department of Information Technology at the

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

Early life

Jaffry was born in 1978 to an educated, Punjabi-speaking, Syed family in Lahore, Pakistan. He received his college degrees from the Government College Lahore, and MSc. Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science,

, Lahore. He earned a PhD degree with ranked Highest Accolade (excellent) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Agent Systems Research Group, Department of Artificial Intelligence,

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...

Career

Jaffry started his career as a lecturer at the University of the Punjab and elevated to a full professor. He is associated with the Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT) since 2000. He also served on various academic and administrative positions as Graduate Program Coordinator, ACM Student Chapter Adviser, Chairman Computer Society, Secretary of Doctoral Program Committee (DPC), Graduate Financial Support Committee, Research Advisory Committee, Curriculum Development Committee etc. Jaffry is currently serving as the Director of National Centre of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), and Chairman of the Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Services

Jaffry is serving as a Vice Chair, IEEE Computer Society, Lahore Section. He served as Technical Co-Chair in IEEE International Conference on Advancement in Computational Sciences (ICACS). As the chief organizer, he organized the National Software Exhibition and Competition (SOFTExpo) for five consecutive years from 2013 to 2017. In this event, besides software and programming competitions, he initiated and executed the first ever National Graduate Research Symposium. In the K-12

curriculum In education, a curriculum (; : curricula or curriculums) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view ...

, he is the Convener of External Review Committee for Computer Science and Information Technology Textbooks at Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Lahore. Besides textbook evaluator at PCTB, he is also serving as the Convener of Review Committee for the Review of Curriculum of Computer Science and Information Technology for Grades VI-XII at Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Lahore. In this committee, he designed a curriculum for the subject of Computer Science and Information Technology (ICT) at Grades VI-XII at the Punjab province.

Published works

Jaffry has contributed to over 70 books, book chapters, researcher articles, and policy drafts in well-reputed international conferences, journals, and public forums.

Honours and awards

* Senior Member,

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

(IEEE) *Senior Member,

Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...

(ACM) *Chair, Conferences Committee,

(IEEE), Lahore Section. *PhD Approved Supervisor, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan. * Evaluator, Research Funding Proposals of Ignite, National Information and Communication Technology Research and Development (ICTRnD) Ignite Fund, Islamabad, Pakistan. * Program Evaluator,

National Computing Education Accreditation Council The National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC) is an accreditation body under the administrative control of Higher Education Commission (Pakistan). NCEAC grants accreditation to institutes of Pakistan regarding different computing d ...

(NCEAC), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan. * Member Board of Studies, Department of Computer Science and Information Technology,

University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar The University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (UET Peshawar), formerly known as NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, is a public university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Formerly known as ''NWFP University ...

, Pakistan. * Member Board of Studies, Centre for Data Science, Government College University (GCU), Faisalabad, Pakistan. * Director, Agent-based Computational Modeling Laboratory, National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), Pakistan. * Member Judging Panel, National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative (NGIRI), Ignite, National Information and Communication Technology Research and Development (ICTRnD) Fund, Islamabad, Pakistan. * Technical Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on the Advancements in Computational Sciences. * Vice Chair, IEEE Computer Society (CS), Lahore Section, Lahore, Pakistan. * Convener, External Review Committee for the Computer Science and Information Technology Textbooks, Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Punjab, Pakistan. * Convener, Committee for Single National Curriculum (SNC) of the Computer Studies Grades VI-XII, Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Punjab, Pakistan. * Convener, Review Committee for the review of the Curriculum of Computer Science and Information Technology for Grades VI-XII, Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Punjab, Pakistan. * Advisor for Interview, Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore, Pakistan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaffry, Syed 1978 births Living people Academic staff of the University of the Punjab University of the Punjab alumni Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni People from Lahore