Academic Activities

AIM Workshop: Discrete and combinatorial homotopy theory
Invited participant
March 13 – 17, 2023
Participated in an AIM-style collaborative research workshop on discrete and combinatorial homotopy theory. Proposed open problems and collaborated in small research groups with experts in the field.
American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)
San Jose, California

9th Mexican Workshop on Applied Geometry and Topology
Invited participant
CIMAT, Mexico
November 10th and 13th-15th, 2023

Data has shape, and shape matters!
Workshop Instructor
December 12 – 23, 2023
Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Facilitated a workshop on Topological Data Analysis (TDA), introducing homology, persistent homology, and the TDA pipeline, along with selected applications. Participants, primarily undergraduate students, presented recent research papers on applications of TDA.

Topology: Distances do not matter!
Workshop Instructor
October 12 – 16, 2023
Department of Mathematics,
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Organized and conducted an introductory workshop in topology for undergraduate students. The workshop used visual illustrations, interactive activities, quizzes, and guided exercises to introduce foundational topological ideas in an engaging manner.

Face Your Fears! Presentation Skills for Mathematicians
Workshop Instructor
July 17 – 20, 2023
Department of Mathematics,
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Organized and designed a workshop on mathematical communication and presentation skills. Invited a specialist in educational leadership and management to deliver sessions on effective presentation techniques. Participants delivered short mathematical presentations and received structured feedback from a panel of reviewers.

Research Colloquia 2023
Organizer
May 29–30, 2023
School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Business Administration
Co-organized a research colloquium featuring more than 20 speakers from universities across the city representing diverse areas of mathematics. The event also included a poster competition where junior researchers presented ongoing work and received feedback from senior participants.

Cubical Singular Homology for Digital Images
Research Colloquia 2022
Speaker
August 16–17, 2022
School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Business Administration

Digital Hurewicz Theorem
Mathematics Colloquia 2019
Speaker
May 3, 2019
School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Business Administration

Introduction to Algebraic Structures
Invited motivational talk
November 14, 2019
Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Delivered to third-year mathematics students to encourage interest in pure mathematics and advanced mathematical study.