Dr. Shahnawaz Qureshi

shahnawaz.qureshi@paf-iast.edu.pk

Dr. Shahnawaz Qureshi

Assistant Professor

Biography

I am currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Pak Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology. My expertise lies in the field of computer science, particularly in machine learning and deep learning, for which I earned a Ph.D. I was honored with the Thailand Education Hub scholarship, specifically for the Southern Region of ASEAN countries, which facilitated my doctoral studies at Prince of Songkla University from 2016 to 2019.
Prior to pursuing my Ph.D., I completed an MS in computer science at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden. During my master’s program, I undertook a research project aligned with the European initiative PsyIntEC. This project focused on exploring psychophysiological interactions and empathetic cognition in the context of human-robot cooperative work (http://www.echord.info/wikis/website/psyintec.html).

My academic journey spans over 8 years, encompassing teaching and research roles at both national and international institutions. I am an active member of the International Association of Engineers and have been engaged in various societies, including Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Scientific Computing, and Bioinformatics since 2015.

Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Department of IT and CS, PAF-IAST, Feb 2024- Present
  • Assistant Professor, FAST, Pakistan, 2020- 2024
  • Lecturer, Maynooth International Engineering College (MIEC), Ireland, 2019- 2020

Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Aug 2019
  • MS in Computer Science, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, Dec 2012

Projects

Low Altitude based Early Site-specific Precision Farming and Recommendation

Funding: 600,000 PKR

Awards & Prizes

  1. Award Title: Thailand’s Education Hub of ASEAN Countries Project (THE-AC) scholarship for Ph.D position, Thailand. Awarding Institute Name: Prince of Songkla University
  2. Award Title: 2019 Southeast Asia Machine Learning School Conducted by Google, Facebook and Deep Mind, Awarding Institute Name: University of Indonesia
  1. Winner of the Poster Contest Session in 24th European Students Conference, Berlin, Germany, Awarding Institute Name: Charité University