The Undergraduate Research Symposium (DURS2023) was held at the Dhanani School of Science and Engineering (DSSE) at Habib University on May 16, 2023.
The Undergraduate Research Symposium (DURS2023) was held at the Dhanani School of Science and Engineering (DSSE) at Habib University on May 16, 2023.
The symposium, which was the first of its kind in Pakistan, was a great success and gave undergraduate students a useful opportunity to present their research to a larger academic audience. Additionally, it promoted networking and cooperation between academics, professionals, and students.
Habib University, a centre for undergraduate research in Pakistan, gave students from prestigious universities in Karachi a stage on which to present their outstanding work in the areas of climate and health, renewable energy and robotics, and artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity.
Universities that took part, such as NEDUET, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), FAST NUCES Karachi, Bahria University, and others, placed an emphasis on community-wide learning.
The symposium included keynote remarks from Mr. Samir Hoodbhoy, CEO of Data Communication and Control (DCC) Pvt. Ltd., in addition to the poster and oral presentations.
The value of research in fostering innovation and influencing the future was discussed by Mr. Hoodbhoy. Additionally, he exhorted students to never give up on their goals and to keep pursuing their areas of interest in research.
A distinguished panel of experts, including Dr. Asim Imdad Wagan, Dr. Atif Tahir, Sameena Shah Zaman, and others, judged the symposium.
The judges were impressed by the quality of the research presented and honored three recipients with the Best Research Awards for their Oral Presentation.
The recipients of the Oral Presentation Awards are as follows:
First Place: Project: Mai: A Transformer Based Domain Specific Chatbot for Menstrual Health
Researchers: Shafaq Fatima Mughal, Shayan Amir, Ayesha Asif Syed, Umema Zehra, and Abdul Samad
University: Habib University, Pakistan
Second Place: Project: Deep Learning for Short-Range Weather Forecasts
Researchers: Muhammad Iqbal, Sachal Raja, and Humna Waqar
University: FAST NUCES Karachi
Third Place: Project: Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Classification
Researchers: Maryam Ahmed, Tooba Bibi, and Rizwan Ahmed Khan
University: Salim Habib University
The symposium also recognized the winners of the Poster Presentation Awards:
First Place: Project: Exploring Robustness Of Computer Vision Models On Adversarial Dataset
Researcher: Batool Ahmed, Hafsa Irfan, Haania Siddiqui, Muhammad Zain Yousuf
University: Habib University, Pakistan
Second Place: Project: Crafting a Healthier Desi Diet: Personalized and Balanced Recipe Recommendations through a Hybrid Recommendation System
Researchers: Syeda Areesha Najam, Shalin Amir Ali, Muhammad Hammad Maqdoom, Sana Fatima, Alisha Momin
University: Habib University, Pakistan
Third Place: Project: IoT-based Smart Acoustic and Renewable Energy Harvesting System
Researchers: Misbah Batool, Mariam Nadeem, Fazeel Zafar University: Bahria University, Pakistan
All those who participated found the Undergraduate Research Symposium (DURS2023) to be a worthwhile experience and a huge success.
The symposium served as a testament to the faculty and students at DSSE’s commitment to fostering an innovative environment and a community that values undergraduate research. It also provided a glimpse into Pakistan’s promising future for science and engineering.
“Habib University encourages high-level research at the undergraduate level to prepare students to solve contextual problems,” said Dr. Humaira Qureshi, Assistant Dean, DSSE. Over 100 people attended the first-ever undergraduate research symposium at Habib University, which was organised by the Dhanani School of Science and Engineering (DSSE).
The symposium is an opportunity for undergraduate researchers from local universities to showcase their work in oral and poster form.
The invited judges are experts in their fields and come from top universities. Habib University is accepting admissions for undergraduate programs in Computer Science and Engineering, offering experiential learning, cutting-edge research, and a supportive environment.