Center for Research in VIG-Robotics
Dr. Zulfiqar Habib, Professor & Founding In-Charge of Center for Research in VIG-Robotics since 2011
The center for research in VIG-Robotics was established in 2011 at CUI-Lahore to provide a centralized and multidisciplinary platform for researchers of computer, Vision, Image processing, Geometric modeling (VIG), and Robotics. Center provides round the clock high processing resources to researchers by connecting them remotely with the central GPUs and supervision of foreign qualified experienced PhD faculty to graduate students. VIG-Robotics is successfully meeting the rapidly increasing demand of society, industry, and market in the domain of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Medical Image Processing, Video Analytics, and Geometric Modelling for applications in healthcare, forensic departments, software houses, electronic & print media, safe city projects, security agencies, civil aviation, industries & offices, Pakistan air force & NESCOM, remote sensing, disaster management, GIS, OCR, and many more.
Current Funding Projects
PDE-based Geometry modelling, Image processing, and shape Reconstruction (PDE-GIR), EU Horizon 2020 MSCA
Smart & Economical Healthcare using Advanced Technology (SEHAT)
Real-time Intelligent Monitoring of Suspicious Activities (RIMSA)
Completed Funding Projects
Energy efficient fair path planning for non-holonomic mobile robots, HEC
E-Assessment System for C/C++ Programming Assignments, National ICT R&D Fund (IGNITE)
An Ambient Intelligence Platform supporting Context Aware Planning, HEC
A Visualization Tool for Scientometric, Bibliometric, and Content Analysis of Scholarly Communications, HEC
Smart Learning Advanced Tools for Education in Mathematics up to Grade 2, ICTR&D Funds (NGIRI)
Pak Currency Recognition, ICTR&D Funds (NGIRI)
International Collaboration
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Cardiff University, UK
Korea University, Korea
Bournemouth University, Poole Dorset, UK
University of Bergen, Norway
University of Bradford, UK
University of Cantabria, Spain
University of Seville, Spain
Indeform Ltd, Lithuania
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Inonu University (Now Edge University), Turkey
University of Nevada, Reno, USA
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Michigan University, USA
Prototypes
Pictures Gallery
Dr. Allah Bux is presenting CUI and his research group VIG-Robotics at Haukeland University Hospital.
Dr. Erlend Hodneland is presenting his research group MMIV (Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre) at Haukeland University Hospital.
Right: Prof. Dr. Ingfrid Haldorsen, Center Leader/Radiologist
3rd Position in "AIEF 1st National AI Competition" at LUMS. Students from the Computer Science department at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore campus, achieved the 3rd position in the esteemed "AIEF 1st National AI Championship" presented by Soliton Technologies. This competition was hosted at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on July 22, 2023. Their final year project, entitled "Forensic Face Matching at Airports During Passport Control" stood out among a pool of 200 remarkable entries. This project is supervised by Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Habib and co-supervised by Dr. Allah Bux Sargana & Mr. Mohsin.
Winning Team: Muhammad Awais (R), Abdullah (L)
Our PhD students with Professor Aleksandr Malyshev during the visit at University of Bergen, Norway under EU Commission's Horizon 2020 project.
With the alumni and PhD students at get together on May 1, 2019. (L2R): Dr. Amna Khan, Dr. Iram Noreen, Dr. Ghulam Gilani, Dr. Zulfiqar Habib (Prof.), Dr. Usama Ejaz Bajwa (AP), Dr. Khurshid Asghar (Late), Mr. Mubbashar Saddique, Dr. Allah Bux Sargano (AP), Mr. M. Awais Shoukat.
With current & graduated PhD students (L2R): Dr. Allah Bux Sargano (AP), Dr. M. Nadeem Ashraf, Dr. Zulfiqar Habib (Prof.), Dr. Iram Noreen, Mr. Khurshid Asghar (Late), Dr. Mubbashar Saddique.
With MS students (L2R): Mr. Aqib Mumtaz, Mr. Awais Shoukat, Dr. Zulfiqar Habib (Prof.), Dr. Allah Bux Sargano (AP), Mr. Naveed Ahsan, Mr. Rohan Tahir.