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Lahore University of Management and Sciences

Lahore University of Management and Sciences. Founding Vision. “To be a pre-eminent academic institution, serving as a catalyst for economic prosperity and social development” Focus on development of world-class management talent. LUMS Overview.

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Lahore University of Management and Sciences

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  1. Lahore University of Management and Sciences

  2. Founding Vision “To be a pre-eminent academic institution, serving as a catalyst for economic prosperity and social development” Focus on development of world-class management talent

  3. LUMS Overview Private university founded in 1985 • Founded by corporate sector (including Siemens) 2200 student body • 1700 undergrad & 500 graduate students • 35% women 120 faculty members • PhDs from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Oxford • Over 60 international publications in 2006

  4. Undergraduate Programs Broad based education BSc (Honors) - 4 Years Degree Computer Science Computer Engineering Mathematics Economics Social Science Accounting and Finance Law Entry Requirements: 12 years of education, and SAT I & SAT II or LUMS Admission Test Average SAT I score: 1300 / 1600

  5. MS/PhD Programs Graduate programs in: Computer Science (MS/PhD) Computer Engineering (MS/PhD) Mathematics (PhD) Business Studies (PhD) Economics (MS) Develop professionals with sound technical and management skills Produce highly qualified teachers Inculcate research culture

  6. Quality Focus Best students inducted because of need blind admission policy • Over Rs.40 million disbursed as financial aid in 2005 • Excellent Graduate Placement Record • 8 Rhodes Scholars in last 12 years • 10 Fulbright Scholars in 2005 • Over 2500 alumni studying at top universities or employed in the top multinationals, local corporates, NGOs, Multilateral agencies, Government

  7. Graduate Placement

  8. Selected Employers

  9. International Linkages & Collaborations Student Exchange Programs • Copenhagen Business School • FH Joanneum Institute of Management • Asian Institute of Technology • University Utara Malaysia • Indian School of Business • Stockholm School of Business Linkages • McGill University (CIDA) • University of Essex • Harvard • MIT • University of Chicago • University of Sussex

  10. Going Forward Refocusing of existing Schools • School of Arts & Sciences • Suleman Dawood School of Business Two new schools and expansion of teaching programs • School of Law and Policy • School of Science and Engineering Doubling of student body to 4000 • 2400 undergraduate • 1600 graduate Tripling of faculty strength to 360

  11. Science & Engineering Plans Mathematics Computer Science Computer Engineering Modeled after US Research Universities $30 million already raised First batch of students enrolled by 2008 By 2020 have 1200 undergrads, 800 grad students and 200 faculty Physics Chemistry Biology Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Material Science Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering • Produce graduates who are: • Technically competent, • creative & hands-on • Able to sell their ideas • Socially responsible

  12. Science/Eng Advisory Committee • Robert Jaffe (MIT) • John Kassakian (MIT) • Richard Larson (MIT) • Khalid Aziz (Stanford) • Mir Imran (Incube) • Hubertus Von Dewitz (Siemens) • Obaid Siddiqi (TATA Inst. of Fundamental Research) • Xiang-Sun Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences) • Ashok Mittal (IIT Kanpur) • Amos Nur (Stanford) • Stephen Berry (Univ of Chicago) • Hassan Ahmed (Sonus Networks) • Zia Chishti (The Resource Group)

  13. Vision To become an internationally acclaimed research university that serves society through excellence in education and research

  14. Research Work in Department of Computer Science and Engineering Lahore University of Management Sciences

  15. Computer Science and Engineering Faculty • Telecommunication and Networks Shahab Baqai,PhD PurdueAmjad Luna,PhD Georgia Tech Tariq Jadoon,PhD StrathclydeZartash Uzmi,PhD Stanford Umar Saif, PhD Cambridge • Video and Image Processing Nadeem A. Khan, PhD Eindhoven Shahid Masud, PhD Queen’s Belfast Sohaib A. Khan, PhD U of Central Florida • Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Mian M Awais, PhD Imperial College Asim Karim, PhD Ohio State • Electronics, Systems and Control Khurram Afridi, PhD MIT Anwar Khurshid, PhD Michigan M Jahangir Ikram, PhD Manchester • Theoretical Computer Science and Software Engineering M Ashraf Iqbal, PhD UET Shafay Shamail, PhD Bath Arif Zaman, PhD Stanford Nabil Mustafa, PhD Duke Naveed Arshad, PhD U of Colorado Hamid Abdul Basit, PhD National U of Singapore

  16. Research Areas and Funded Projects • Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision • Multi-Camera Multiple-Person Tracking and Surveillance • 3D Reconstruction from Video (Non Rigid Structure from Motion) • Freeway Incident Detection • Automatic Multiple Party Lecture and Speech Summarization • Analysis of Satellite Imagery for Rural Applications • Telecommunication and Networks • Restoration Routing in MPLS Networks (Funded by Cisco) • Poor Man’s Broad-band (Funded by Microsoft Research) • Resource Management for Multimedia Services • Fault Tolerant TCP Stack for Reliable Routing • GMPLS Control for Ethernet (In collaboration with Siemens) • Benchmarking of Pakistan Internet Backbone for VOIP • Optical Network Management using GIS-based Information

  17. Research Areas and Funded Projects • Video and Image Processing • Error Resilience of Multimedia Information • Efficient H.264/MPEG4 Video Encoding • Fast Correlation Methods for Image/Video Registration • Automatic Target Recognition • System Simulation and Design • Predictive Model Development for Industrial Distillation Column • Internet-based Environmental Watch System • Simulation of GELS-based Ethernet Networks • Automotive Systems • Vision-based Smart Airbag • Advanced Electrical System Design (MAESTrO) Awarded BMW Scientific Award 1999

  18. Previous Collaboration with Siemens • Study and Evaluation of GELS • A new control for Ethernet-based networks • Project span: one year (01/2006-12/2006) • Research output: • Simulation software and tools • Research paper at IEEE ICC 2007 (Glasgow) • Research report (paper at IEEE Globecom) • People involved: • Siemens: • Herbertus Dewitz (Liaison and advisory role) • Johannes Riedl, Martin Nathensen, Kulkarni • LUMS • Zartash Afzal Uzmi (Technical and Supervisory role) • One research associate, two research assistants

  19. Thank You

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