Internal Activities

Date: 21 November 2024
Venue: STEM Center, NEDUET
Time: 11:00 Hrs to 13:00Hrs
No. of Attendee: Approx 35
Speaker: Mr. Salman Quereshi
Affiliation:Co-Founder Meraal CyberSecurity

A session on *Cybersecurity Careers* was organized and conducted by *Mr. Salman Qureshi*, Co-Founder of *Meraal CyberSecurity*, for all third-year students. The session provided valuable insights into the diverse career opportunities within the field of cybersecurity, highlighting the skills and certifications required to excel in the industry. Through this interactive session, students gained a deeper understanding of the latest trends in cybersecurity, career paths, and the critical role cybersecurity professionals play in safeguarding digital ecosystems.

Date: 04 November 2024
Venue: Smart Classroom
Target Audience: Second Year Gaming and Animation Students
No. of Attendee: Approx 35
Speaker:Mr. Muhammad Mubashir Uddin
Affiliation: Artistricks.

An introductory session on Game Development was organized and conducted by Mr. Muhammad Mubashir Uddin for the Second Year Gaming and Animation students. The session provided valuable insights into the fundamentals of game development. Through this session, students were introduced to key concepts and tools, equipping them with foundational knowledge for their journey in the gaming industry.

Date: 07 November 2024
Time: 11:00 Hrs to 12:00Hrs
Venue: Lecture Hall, NED Academy
Training Participants: Chairpersons / HoDs
Trainer: Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan
Affiliation: Chairperson. CS&IT Dept.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan, Chairperson, Department of CS & IT organized a training session under the umbrella of Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) at NED University. The aim of the training was to brief the Chairpersons of other departments about the portal designed and developed by the CS & IT department. This portal addresses all the key points regarding planning in accordance with the strategic goals of the university.

Date: 24 October 2024
Venue: Ashraf Habibullah AV Hall
Target Audience: Third Year Students
No. of Attendee: Approx 250
Speaker: Ms. Huma Tabassum & Ms. Nudrat Naveed
Affiliation: Faculty Members CS&IT Dept.

A hands-on workshop on Functional Test Automation was organized and conducted by Ms. Huma Tabassum and Ms. Nudrat Naved for all the students of Third Year Computer Science and its specializations for Software Engineering course. This workshop was conducted using Selenium webdriver and TestNG using Java on Google Chrome. Through this workshop, the students gained practical skills and insights into automating web testing, enhancing their toolkit for software development.

Date: 18 October 2024
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan
Affiliation: Chairman, Dept of Computer Science.

An insightful session on Quantum Technology was held at NEDUET, led by the Chairman of the Department of Computer Science (BSCS), Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan. The session featured contributions from Dr. Kamran and Dr. Tahir, who are actively researching Quantum Technology. They discussed secure communication, key distribution, and the connection between quantum technology and cybersecurity. Dr. Kamran focused on quantum security and types of quantum computers, while Dr. Tahir provided an overview of secure communication.
Dr. Mubashir Khan began the session by introducing classical bits, which led to qubits (quantum bits). He explained how qubits are represented by ket zero |0⟩ =(1,0) and ket one |1⟩ =(0,1) ψ⟩=α∣0⟩+β∣1⟩
Here α and β represent the probabilities of the qubit being in the |0⟩ or |1⟩ state, respectively. This superposition concept was illustrated with various examples, including photons, electron states, and spin properties.
Towards the end, Dr. Mubashir presented a graph demonstrating how the values of α and β affect the state ∣ψ⟩ He explained that if 𝛼=0 the state moves towards 𝛽 and vice versa. This illustrates how the qubit's state depends on these probabilities.
Dr. Mubashir left the audience with a thought-provoking question about the imaginary nature of α and β hinting at the uncertainty inherent in quantum states. He also provided a resource for further learning: Learning.quantum.ibm.com.

Date: 14 October 2024
Venue: Project Lab
Target Audience: Cyber Security Students
No. of Attendee: 10
Speaker: Mesum Raza
Affiliation: 2nd Year Student (CyberSENTS Club Member)

A session was held where students learned about sensitive information disclosure, IDORs (Insecure Direct Object References), and broken link hijacking, complete with full practical demonstrations. The hands-on approach helped students understand these vulnerabilities and how to identify them in real-world scenarios.

Date: 28 September 2024
Venue: Online Platform (Google Meet)
Target Audience: First Year Students
no. of Attendee: 100+
Speaker: Hunaiza Khan
Affiliation:3rd Year Student (Koderz Club Student Body)

A session was organized for first-year students to introduce them to the significance of LeetCode and problem-solving in their coding journey. The event aimed to highlight how consistent practice on platforms like LeetCode can sharpen their algorithmic thinking. Students were encouraged to view coding challenges as essential tools for improving their skills and building a strong foundation for future success in computer science..

The Department of CS&IT proudly inaugurated 5 new student clubs on 6th March 2024. The new clubs Data Insight, Ledger League, Gameverse, AI Alliance, and Qubits Qrew will hopefully prove a valuable addition to the existing students clubs.

TechFest 23 took place from 30 November 2023 to 20 December 2023 and featured programming competitions workshops, seminars, hands-on training sessions, and awareness programs covering a spectrum of topics, including cybersecurity, programming, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and gaming.
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Date: 18-22 October 2023
Venue: Ashraf Habibullah AV Hall
Target Audience: Cybersecurity Enthusiasts from Karachi
no. of Attendee: 180
Speaker: Ali Hassan Ghouri (Lead Trainer)
Affiliation: Apprise Systems

Ignite, in collaboration with the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, organized a 5-day hands-on training workshop for the upcoming Cybersecurity Hackathon 2023 at Ashraf Habibullah AV Hall at NED University. Participants from all over Karachi joined the workshop and learned about Capture the Flag Challenges (CTF), Security Fundamentals, Penetration Testing Methodologies, Cryptography, Web Application and Network Security, Social Engineering, Wireless Security, Mobile Device Security, Cloud Security, Incident Response Planning, and Binary Exploitation, among other topics.
Students from the CS&IT Department batches of 2020, 2022, and 2023 participated in the event and were able to secure their positions among the top ten participants.

The evaluation of the final year design project took place on August 16th, 2023, within the premises of the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT). Esteemed industry professionals were cordially invited to serve as evaluators for the assessment process.

Date: 26 June 2023.
Venue: Petroleum AV Hall
Target Audience: 1st year (DS and AI)
no. of Attendee: 100
Speaker: Ms. Maryam Maqbool
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Affiliation: Meezan Bank Limited

The Department of Computer Science & Information Technology organized a highly anticipated awareness session on Data Science, featuring the esteemed guest speaker, Ms. Maryam Maqbool, a renowned Data Scientist from Meezan Bank Limited. With a focus on equipping participants with key insights into Machine Learning and real-world applications, Ms. Maqbool's session provided a unique opportunity to explore the potential of data-driven solutions. Customer Churn Prediction: A Success Story: One of the highlights of the session was an insightful activity conducted by Ms. Maqbool, where she walked participants through the step-by-step process of developing a customer churn prediction model. This hands-on exercise enabled participants to gain practical knowledge and experience the intricate aspects of data preprocessing, feature engineering, model selection, and evaluation. Ms. Maqbool emphasized the importance of leveraging a combination of customer-related features, transactional data, and behavioral patterns to build an accurate churn prediction model.

Koderz Kombat'23 organized on 09th June 2023 with the help of Koders Club, an official Computer Science & Information Technology community, with a sensational mission of enticing all the tech-enthusiasts to boost their competence and problem solving skills. The competition was sponsored by OctDaily and Gaditek.
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Web Kodet'23 organized on 09th June 2023 with the help of Koders Club, an official Computer Science & Information Technology community, with a sensational mission of enticing all the tech-enthusiasts to boost their competence and problem solving skills. The competition was sponsored by OctDaily and Gaditek.
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Date: 01 June 2023.
Venue: Civil AV Hall
Audience: 100+ CSIT Students
Speaker: Mr. Irfan Khan
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Affiliation: Alkaram Textiles

A session by Head of Business Technology Alkaram Textiles was organized on 01 June 2023 .

Date: 15 March 2023.
Venue: Petroleum AV Hall
Audience: 80+ CSIT Students
Speaker-1: Mirza Burhan Baig
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Affiliation: ZeroDayLab.
Speaker-2: Ali Hassan Ghori
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Affiliation: Apprise Systems

A Cyber Security Session on Ransomware rising threat and how to protect against it was organized on 15 March 2023 for the students of CSIT.

Date: 16 February 2023.
Venue: CSIT Department
Audience: 50+ CSIT Students
Speakers: Mr. Aun Wasti & Mr. Muhammad Zubair.
Affiliation: Folio3 & Microsoft USA.

CSIT Alumni Mr. Muhammad Zubair working at Microsoft USA and Mr. Aun Wasti working at Folio3 shared their experiences with Final Year Students.

The state-of-the-art Computer Lab with a capacity of 50 students, gifted by OctDaily Pvt. Ltd., was inaugurated by the CEO OctDaily Ms. Saira Ahmed and the Honourable Vice Chancellor NEDUET Dr. Sarosh Hasmat Lodhi with Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo, Vice Chancellor QUEST on 26th January 2023. Dr. Lodhi highly appreciated this extra-ordinary initiative of OctDaily Pvt. Ltd. towards strengthening the industry academia collaboration that is expected to continuously grow in the future.
The Dean ISH Prof. Dr. Noman Ahmed, Chairman CS&IT Dept. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan, Executive Officer CSRD Prof. Dr. Najeed Ahmed Khan, Chairperson SE Dept. Prof. Dr. Shehnila Zardari, Chairman Mathematics Dept. Prof. Dr. Mirza Mehmood Baig, and the faculty members of CS&IT department were also present at the event.
This Computer Lab is going to play a vital role in the training and enhancement of technical skills of the undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as benefit faculty members and researchers of the department.

Date: 19 January 2023.
Venue: CSIT Department
Audience: 8+ CSIT Faculty
Speaker: Dr. Maria Andleeb Siddiqui
Affiliation: CSIT Department.

An awareness session regarding Sindh Research Support Programme was held by ORIC representative Dr. Maria Andleeb Siddiqui on Thursday, 19th Jan 2023.

Date: 09 January 2023.
Venue:Mechanical AV Hall
Audience: 50+ CSIT Faculty
Speaker: Mr. Saad Sheikh.
Affiliation: Dastgyr Technologies
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A session on Software Quality Assurance and Testing processes in Tech Industry by Mr Saad Sheikh, Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Dastgyr Technologies was organized by CS&IT Department.

Date: 20 December 2022.
Venue: CSIT Department
Audience: 5+ CSIT Faculty
Speaker: Dr. Maria Andleeb Siddiqui.
Affiliation: CSIT Department

An awarness session regarding technology developemt fund was held by ORIC representative Dr. Maria Andleeb Siddiqui on Tuesday, 20 December 2022.

The 3rd edition of International Conference on Innovations in Computer Science and Software Engineering (ICONICS 2022) was held on 14-15 December 2022.
The conference was chaired by Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan. TrendMicro was the Platinum sponsor and Telec the Bronze sponsor. OctDaily and MazikGlobal were the other sponsors .
The conference was also supported by HEC Sindh and Pakistan, and IEEE Karachi Section.
During this two days’ conference, excellent thought-provoking talks about the latest research trends in Artificial Intelligence, Machine & Deep learning, Data Science, Cyber and Information Security, Cloud Computing, Quantum Computing and Internet of Things were delivered. Researchers presented 29 different papers to enlighten more than 500 of our young participants from different universities all over Karachi and professionals from all over the country and even abroad. Along with the technical sessions Koderz Kombat, a coding competition, a hackathon and a poster exhibition were also the part of the conference activities that provided an opportunity for the students to stand out and demonstrate their skills.
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Koderz Kombat organized on 15th December 2022 with the help of Koders Club, an official Computer Science & Information Technology community, with a sensational mission of enticing all the tech-enthusiasts to boost their competence and problem solving skills. The competition was sponsored by OctDaily.
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Date: 13 December 2022.
Venue: NIC, NEDUET
Audience: 90+ CSIT Students
Speaker:Mr. Hanzaila Maqsood.

An awareness session for Microsoft Imagine Cup was organized by the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors' Club.
Mr. Hanzaila Maqsood, Judge, World Finalist and Champion of Microsoft imagine Cup was the guest speaker in the session.
The Chairman CS&IT Department Prof. Dr. M Mubashir Khan was also present at the session.

Date: 24 November 2022.
Venue: CIS Lecture Hall.
Audience: 90+ CSIT Students
Speaker:Mr. Salman Mufti
Affiliation: National Bank Pakistan Funds
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An enlightening session on "Information Security" was arranged for the students of the CS&IT Department at NED University. The reputable guest speaker, Mr. Salman Mufti, Senior Manager of Information Security at National Bank Pakistan Funds, shared his insight with the students regarding the emerging scope in Cyber security. He briefed the students about the career opportunities in cyber security, relevant tools, current technologies, and future trends. He concluded the session with a giveaway for the ISC2 online certification voucher.

Date: 17 November 2022.
Venue: CIS Lecture Hall.
Audience: 80+ CSIT Students
Speaker:Mr. Shoaib-Ur-Rehman.
Affiliation: Virtuosoft.
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An informative session on "Big Data Analytics" was arranged for the students of the CS&IT Department at NED University. The honorable guest speaker, Mr. Shoaib-Ur-Rehman, founder of Virtuosoft, shared his insight with the students regarding the emerging scope of Big Data Analytics. He briefed the students about the career opportunities in the domain of Data Science, relevant tools, and present technologies. He concluded the session by encouraging the students to explore about this rapidly growing field by themselves and suggested choosing it as their professional career if it lies in their interest.

ITEC'22 was jointly organized by the Departments of Software Engineering and Computer Science & Information Technology of NED University of Engi- neering and Technology on July 19-20, 2022.  Prof. Dr. Sarosh H. Lodi (Vice Chancellor, NED University) was the Chief Guest and Mr. Ashraf Kapadia (Managing Director of Systems Limited) was the Guest of Honor. The event was sponsored by companies namely Shispare, SIBISOFT, 10Pearls, Gaditek, Folio3, Geeks of Kolachi, Disrupt Labs,Techwards and others. Students from various universities participated in the event. Competitions included Speed programming, Data Science, Code in the Dark, FIFA, Chess, Hackathon, and UI/UX competition.

An informative workshop on INTRODUCTION TO GIT & GITHUB arrranged on Friday , April 22, at 10:00 a.m.

Hackathon - 2022  organized on 22 March 2022 at the Department of Computer Science and IT. The winners are:

• First Prize: Team Interninators - Ali Rafay Bhojani, Aaqib Nazeer (TCIT).
• Second Prize: Call Back Crew - Ahab Ali Khan, Muhammad Jazib Nasir.
• Runner Up: Abbas Ibtesam - Abbas Shabbir, Ibtisam Shakil Ansari.

Date: 24 January 2022.
Venue: Civil AV Hall.
Audience: 50+ CSIT Students
Speaker:Mr. Mustafa Sheraz Ahmed
Affiliation: State Bank of Pakistan

A Seminar on Careers in Cybersecurity was arranged on 24th Jan 2022 for the students of the CS&IT Department at NED University.The honorable guest speaker Mr. Mustafa Shiraz Ahmed, Joint Director State Bank of Pakistan shared his insight with the students regarding the career opportunities in this domain. He also encouraged the students to explore this field.

Date: 20 January 2022.
Venue: Civil AV Hall.
Audience: 50+ CSIT Students
Speaker:Dr. Zafar Shahid
Affiliation: iCodeGuru Team

A Seminar on Competing on the International horizon of IT Industry? was organized on 20th Jan 2022 in collaboration of iCodeGuru Team at Silicon Valley, USA. Presenter & Technical Lead: Dr. Zafar Shahid.
Moderators: Dr. Muhammad Mubashir Khan Dr. Kashif Mehboob Khan Dr. Muhammad Umer Farooque Engr. Asma Khan.