Conference Program

Conference Schedule — SST UMT

Date: May 20, 2026  •  Venue: University of Management and Technology, Lahore

Opening Ceremony
Venue: Hakeem Saeed Hall, UMT
TimeActivity
09:30 – 09:35 Recitation of the Holy Quran — Mr. Ammar Yasir
09:35 – 09:40 National Anthem
09:40 – 09:50 Address by Dean SST — Prof. Dr. Atif Alvi
09:50 – 10:00 Address by Vice Rector: Dr. Ejaz Ullah Cheema
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote Talk by Prof. Dr. Fakhar Lodhi Ph.D. from The George Washington University
Senior Director Delivery (IT services) at The Children’s Place
Founder and CEO Discreet Edge Topic:
The Disruptions and Redemptions of Technology: Understanding The Future of Computer Science Through the Lens of History
10:30 – 10:35 Presentation of Souvenirs
10:35 – 10:40 Group Photo
10:40 – 11:15 Tea Break
Session I
Track 1: Tech Talks — Hakeem Saeed Hall
TimeSpeaker & Topic
11:15 – 11:45 Dr. Munir Ahmad Adjunct Professor, Korea University; Associate Professor, NCBAE; Former Executive Director/CIO, United International Group; Senior Member IEEE; Top 2% Scientist globally Topic: “Trustworthy AI for a Resilient Future – From Explainable Intelligence to Privacy-Preserving Systems”
11:50 – 12:20 Prof. Dr. Ivan Miguel Serrano Adjunct Professor, University of Aveiro; Integrated Researcher, Instituto de Telecomunicações; Top 2% Scientist globally Topic: “When Sensors Start Thinking: The Future of AI in Everyday Life”
12:25 – 12:55 Mr. Usman Ahmad Principal DevOps Engineer, 10Pearls, Pakistan Topic: “From DevOps to AIOps: AI-Powered Observability and Automation on AWS Cloud”
Track 2: Workshops — Labs
TimeWorkshop
11:00 – 13:00 Workshop 1: Cloud-Powered Digital Twins with AWS IoT TwinMaker Mr. Awais Kamran — AI Training Architect, KodeKloud; AWS Certified Solutions Architect; AWS Community Builder
11:00 – 13:00 Workshop 2: Code Amplified — Building Software with Generative AI Mr. Muhammad Talha — Generative AI Program Manager & Trainer, Pak Angels / iCodeGuru
11:00 – 13:00 Workshop 3: Crack the Code — Problem Solving for Future Programmers Mr. Sarfraz Raza — Teaching Fellow, ITU & CEO, Seed Programming
10:00 – 13:00 Workshop 4: Autonomous Maze Solver — Hands-on Robotics Mr. Ammar Hassan (Senior Lecturer, UCP) & Mr. Umair bin Ahmed (Senior Full Stack AI Engineer, heycora.ai, USA)
Track 3: Research Colloquium — Saleem Asghar Hall
TimeActivity
11:15 – 11:45 Mr. Tasawar HussainSenior Staff Engineer @ Arbisoft with 10 years of experienceTopic: “Building Resilient AI-Enabled Software: Hard-Won Lessons from Production”
11:50 – 13:00 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition — for PhD and MS Students
01:00 – 02:00  |  Lunch & Zuhr Prayer Break  (1 hour)
Session II
Track 1: Tech Talks — Hakeem Saeed Hall
TimeSpeaker & Topic
02:00 – 02:25 Mr. Khair Muhammad IT Solutions Architect, Technology Control Co., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Topic: “From Waterfall to AI-Orchestrated DevOps”
02:30 – 02:55 Mr. Imran Shafqat CTO & Co-founder @ThingTrax, U.K. , 6years experience @Microsoft, graduate of University of Hull and University of London Topic: “The Synergy between AI-driven Control and Manufacturing Excellences”
03:00 – 03:25 Mr. Moen Chishti Senior Solution Engineer, Snowflake, New York; MS Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology Topic: “AI’s Secret Ingredient: Data”
Track 2: Workshops — Rooms
TimeWorkshop
02:00 – 04:00 Workshop 5: AWS Foundations — Hands-On Mr. M. Zulkifl Hasan — AWS Academy Educator
02:00 – 04:00 Workshop 6: Grow Online — Practical Digital Marketing for Beginners Mr. Sarmad Ahmad — CEO, CIAO
Track 3: Research Colloquium — Saleem Asghar Hall
TimeActivity
02:00 – 03:30 3MT Competition (Continued)
Panel Discussion
TimeDetails
03:30 – 04:30
“Who owns the digital future? Data, Talent or Technology in the age of global competition”
ModeratorProf. Dr. Sohail Khalid — Department of Computer Science, SST UMT
Panelist 1 — AcademiaDr. Junaid Akhtar — Dean and Director LiveX and e-UMT
Panelist 2 — IndustryMr. Waseem Ahmad Chisti — AI Architect, InflectiveAI (UAE); Data & AI Consultant, The World Bank Group; CTO, Innverse.io (UAE)
Panelist 3 — GovernmentDr. Abdul Nasir — Govt Representative
Panelist 4 — Student/AlumniDr. Rana Hammad Hassan (Ph.D. CS, UMT) — CEO, rh Consulting; Visiting Faculty, University of Education, Lahore
Closing Ceremony
Venue: Hakeem Saeed Hall
TimeActivity
04:30 – 05:00
Address by Prof. Abid H. K. Shirwani, Chief Advisor on Innovation, UMT
Closing words by the Chairperson: Dr. Malik Tahir Hassan
Summary of the Day
Souvenirs Distribution to Invited Speakers and Guests
Certificates Distribution for Organizers
Group Photo with Volunteers & Organizing Team

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