By Anusha Aijaz (Student, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Habib University) Dr. Oliver Faust has been engaged in science, research and higher education since 2001. He has served in numerous academic and private institutes. By contributing innovative solutions to physical problems in science, he improved the academic standards of the institutes. Most recently, […]
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Game programming for everyone by Dr. Umair Azfar Khan
By Anusha Aijaz (Student, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Habib University) Dr. Umair Khan has always been passionate about computer games. His enthusiasm made him explore the domain of computer science and programming which led to his eventual PhD in the field of Planning Graphs and Artificial Intelligence. His PhD thesis was about […]
Successful Innovation: Prototyping for Entrepreneurship
Habib University School of Science and Engineering (HU-SSE) kicked-off its Fall 2015 SSE Public Seminar Series with a lecture and discussion by Mr. Raja Sabri Khan. Mr. Khan is an aerospace design engineer from MIT University and a resident of Karachi. He is the founder and owner of Integrated Dynamics, which is considered pioneers in […]
Wind Mill @ Numaish Karachi, April 2015
The Hawai Chakki Project Numaish Karachi was an exhibition of over two dozen installations which aimed to open up public spaces for cultural production. It was organized by the social awareness campaign, ‘I Am Karachi’ to promote science education and cultural activities. The first of four public exhibitions was held at Frere Hall in April, 2015. […]
Protein Engineering; A Rational and Practical Approach in Biotechnology
Protein engineering is one of the most powerful and remarkable developments in biotechnology. It has been used over decades to manipulate amino acid sequence at gene level leading to novel protein with desired functions. Construction of gene at will in order to produce new protein structure is no longer dream due to the advancements in the […]
Habib University Hour of Code
How can you get the squirrel to the acorn? That is a puzzle that luminaries from diverse fields are encouraging you to solve. Habib University is constantly looking for ways to engage constructively with the society. In December 2014, HU hosted an Hour of Code, as part of a global movement aimed at promoting Computer […]