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Latest news on research, talks, partnerships and sessions at the Faculty of Computing, UBAS Lahore. Items run from newest to oldest.
2026
24 October 2026
The group takes part in the 4th International AI Championship
The 4th International AI Championship of the Artificial Intelligence Education Foundation was held at FAST NUCES, Lahore Campus. Members of the research group evaluated student projects and gave feedback to the young participants. Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa also moderated the closing panel, titled Beyond the Demo: What It Takes for Artificial Intelligence to Matter.
23 October 2026
Prof. Dr. Fan Zhang of Zhejiang University lectures at UBAS on artificial intelligence in healthcare
Prof. Dr. Fan Zhang gave a lecture at UBAS on how artificial intelligence is shaping healthcare, with a focus on reliability and trust in real medical practice. Prof. Zhang has been a long time academic partner of the group.
6 October 2026
Session on artificial intelligence in nutrition and dietetics
The Faculty of Computing presented a session on artificial intelligence in nutrition and dietetics for the Faculty of Food & Nutrition Sciences, covering personalised dietary advice and data driven nutritional care.
Early October 2026
World rank 125 in brain tumor detection on Scholarly Index
Scholarly Index, a new ranking that is still in public beta, lists Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa at world rank 125 for 2021 to 2025 in brain tumor detection and classification, and fifth in Pakistan. It is a topic level ranking on an early stage platform, so it is a useful signal and not a final verdict. The credit belongs to the whole research group.
22 September 2026
Memorandum of Understanding with Xidian University on research collaboration
Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prof. Cao Zeng, between the Faculty of Computing and the School of Electronic Engineering at Xidian University, Xi'an, to support joint research. He also lectured to the research group of Prof. Cao Zeng.
19 September 2026
Meeting at the Suqian National High Tech Industry Development Zone
During the visit to Suqian, Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa met Mr. Xu Guangliang, Deputy Secretary and Director of the zone's administrative committee, to discuss links between universities and industry.
18 September 2026
Memorandum of Understanding with Suqian University and a talk on LUMINA
The Faculty of Computing signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the School of Information Engineering, Suqian University, China, to cooperate on research, exchange and curriculum. Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa also gave a talk on LUMINA, the emotionally aware avatar system built by the research group, to faculty and students of the school.
16 September 2026
Guest lectures at Zhejiang University
Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa gave a guest lecture on the basics of image processing to graduate students in Prof. Zhang's course on big data for ocean technologies at Zhejiang University. He was then invited to repeat it for undergraduate students of Ocean Engineering and Technologies. A UBAS memento was presented to Prof. Fan Zhang in thanks for years of joint work.
27 and 28 August 2026
Virtual session at the e-learning conference ICeLeT 2026
Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa presented Emerging Trends in E-Learning, Digital and Interactive Technologies for Learning in Pakistan in a virtual session on Technology Enhanced Learning: the Experience of ECO Member Countries, at the 19th National and 13th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching.
August to October 2026
Research sessions with five UBAS faculties
The Faculty of Computing presented its programmes and research directions to the Faculty of Biological Sciences, the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Faculty of Food & Nutrition Sciences. The sessions covered medical imaging, health informatics, language processing for biomedical text, gait analysis, and data science for health.
August 2026
Collaboration with Hive Alpha Tech Pvt. Ltd.
The Faculty of Computing announced a collaboration with Hive Alpha Tech Pvt. Ltd. to create opportunities where technology, innovation and industry meet, and to support the next generation of digital leaders.
May 2026 (programme 20 to 24 April)
Faculty development programme on generative artificial intelligence, Astana IT University
Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa took part in the 3rd Five Days International Faculty Development Programme, Frontiers of Generative AI and Intelligent Data Analytics for Digital Transformation, held from 20 to 24 April 2026 by the School of Software Engineering, Astana IT University, Kazakhstan.
Between February and May 2026
Urdu legal document project reaches the Play Store
SPECTER, a project supervised by Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa on artificial intelligence for Urdu legal documents, released a first version of its app on the Play Store. The app helps lawyers scan first information reports and legal documents, split them into parts and summarise them. The group also invited partners for anonymised sample reports.
February 2026
Paper on early fire and smoke detection accepted by Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
A paper by Dr. Rafaqat Alam Khan, a recent doctoral graduate of the group, with Dr. Hammad Raza, was accepted by Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, published by Elsevier. It presents a real time video framework for early stage fire and smoke detection and came out of the funded Video Analytics Lab at the National Centre for Big Data and Cloud Computing.
February 2026
LUMINA project begins
The group started LUMINA, an applied project on emotion aware interaction between people and artificial intelligence, using speech, facial expression and language understanding to power expressive virtual avatars.
February 2026
Sign Bridge supports communication between deaf and hearing people
Sign Bridge is a mobile app supervised by Prof. Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa that translates sign language into text in real time and guides text to sign, using models that run on the device to protect privacy.
Past Events
Past Events
Participation in FIT 2025, engaging with researchers, academics, and professionals to explore recent advancements, emerging trends, and innovative research in information technology and computing.
Delivered a keynote talk at the International Conference on Computing & Innovation (ICCI 2025), organized by Riphah International University, Lahore, bringing together researchers and professionals in computing and emerging technologies.
Delivered a talk on “Healing Together: The Power of Teamwork” at Persivia Inc., exploring how collaboration, empathy, and shared goals strengthen teams and drive innovation in healthcare and technology.
Participation in the 3rd Artificial Intelligence Education Foundation (AIEF) Championship Dinner, bringing together the AI community to celebrate achievements, collaboration, and advancements in artificial intelligence education.
Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa delivered a keynote on “Navigating the Crossroads: AI and Computer-Aided Diagnostics” at the PAMI International Medical Conference 2024, highlighting the evolving role of AI in medicine and dentistry.
Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa delivered a talk at Zhejiang Ocean University, introducing COMSATS University Islamabad and highlighting the research activities and contributions of the MPVIR Research Group.
Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa visited Prof. Hong Song’s laboratory with Prof. Fan Zhang, exploring potential research collaborations in underwater optics, image processing, and related imaging technologies.
Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa delivered a talk at Zhejiang Ocean University, introducing COMSATS University Islamabad and highlighting the research activities and contributions of the MPVIR Research Group.
Presented the MPVIR Research Group’s work to faculty and graduate students at the Department of Ocean Technologies, followed by discussions on potential research collaborations and future opportunities.
Final Year Project students participated in IDEOCON 1.0, a National Entrepreneurship Gala held on October 23, 2019, showcasing their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Participation in the 17th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT 2019), held from December 14–16, 2019, in Islamabad, bringing together researchers and professionals in emerging information technologies.
Our team won the Web Development Competition at Visio Spark 2019, organized by COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus, demonstrating creativity and technical excellence in web development.
An E-Commerce Seminar by Cheez Mall was held at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, on November 22, 2019, providing insights into e-commerce practices and the evolving digital marketplace.
A Seminar on Intellectual Property was delivered by Faisal Naveed Toor at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, organized by the HUBZUH Group and Dr. Usama Ijaz Bajwa on November 21, 2019.
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