Our Team

Welcome to the Team Page of Predictive Analytics Lab! Our lab is composed of a diverse and talented team of researchers, data scientists, and analysts, who are dedicated to advancing the field of predictive analytics. Here is a brief introduction to our team members:

Dr. Muhammad Usman

Principal Investigator

Associate Dean of CS Deptartment, Szabist

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Dr. Muhammad Usman (Member, IEEE), completed his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Sciences at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Currently, he is working as an Associate Dean at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is also the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Predictive Analytics Lab, established under Pakistan's National Center of Big Data and Cloud Computing. His research interests include machine learning, data science, and predictive analytics.

Muhammad Irfan Khan

Liaison Manager

Experience: 13 Years in Industry

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Muhammad Irfan Khan completed his MBA at the Institute of Business and Technology. Currently working as Manager Industrial Liaison at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has 13 years of experience in different domains including, Banks, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Contact Center, Quality Assurance, Digital Marketing, and the BPO Industry.

Zohair Ahmed

Team Lead

Experience: 6 Years in Industry

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Zohair Ahmed is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science in Changsha, China. He has done his Master's/MPhil and Bachelors in Computer Science. Currently, he is working as the Team Leader at the Predictive Analytics Lab at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. His research field includes Natural Language Processing (NLP), Sentiment Analysis, Data Mining, and Machine Learning.

Ahmed Iqbal

Research Associate

Experience: 3 Years in Industry

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Ahmed Iqbal received the MIT(CS) and MS(CS) degrees from the Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, in 2016 and 2019, respectively. He is pursuing Ph.D. degree at the Dept. of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus. His experience includes working with large datasets, developing predictive models, and deploying machine learning solutions to improve business operations and drive growth. He is currently working as Research Associate in the Predictive Analytics Lab under National Center for Big Data & Cloud Computing (NCBC).

Anita Yousuf

Research Associate

Experience: 2 Years in Research and Academia

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Anita Yousuf completed her Masters in Computer Science from COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan. Currently, she is working as Research Associate at Predictive Analytics Lab at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. Her research interests include Deep learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Ali Fida

PhD Student

Experience: 12 Years - Core Development

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Ali Fida completed her Masters in computer science from SZABIST University Islamabad, Pakistan. In his skill set encompasses a wide array of technologies, including Microservices, Java (Hibernate, Struts, Spring, JSF, JSP, Servlets), Python Django, Machine Learning, PHP (CodeIgniter, CakePHP, WordPress), Angular JavaScript Jquery, and proficiency with databases like Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. Currently he is the part of Predictive Analytics as PhD Student. This lab was established under Pakistan's National Center of Big Data and Cloud Computing. His research interests include machine learning and data science.