SSE Public Lecture Series – Page 3

Data Science Revolution by Dr. Zeehasham Rasheed

November 6, 2017August 17, 2018 sse@dmin

By Areej Al Medinah – Electrical Engineering 2020

(Student, School of Science & Engineering , Habib University)

Reflections on “Data Science Revolution by Dr. Zeehasham Rasheed”

Does it surprise you when Google Ads suggest you your favorite brand, or products and services associated to your current searches? Do you find YouTube and Netflix suggestions quite appealing to your taste in videos and movie genres? Have you ever wondered about what’s happening on the back end to make your cyber routine smart, with convenience and relevance?

The Mathematics in our music

November 6, 2017August 16, 2018 sse@dmin

By Narjis Zehra – Electrical Engineering 2020

(Student, School of Science & Engineering , Habib University)

Reflections on “The Mathematics in our music by Mr. Yousuf Kerai”

Yousuf Kerai’s talk “The Mathematics in Our Music” was organized by Habib University’s School of Science and Engineering (SSE) as part of SSE Public Lecture Series. Held on Friday, November 25th 2016, at Habib University, this talk revolved around the relationship between music and mathematics in South Asian frame of reference.

Is Going Solar The Only Option?

October 3, 2017October 4, 2017 sse@dmin

By Amal Hashim (class of 2020) (Student, School of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Habib University) The SSE Public Lecture Series at Habib University maintains a distinguished legacy of inviting notable speakers to engage with the general-public into some thoughtful discussions about the place of science, technology and innovation in different aspects of collective and individual […]

KARACHI KOALAS – A ROBOT SOCCER TEAM

February 22, 2016October 4, 2017 sse@dmin

By Anusha Aijaz (Student, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Habib University) Dr. Saleha Raza completed her Ph.D. from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi. She was an enthusiastic member of the Artificial Intelligence Lab in IBA. Currently she is the assistant professor of Computer Science at Habib University. During the lecture […]

Getting practical with digital- Dr. Oliver Faust

January 15, 2016February 18, 2016 sse@dmin

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, […]

Scienticians and the Great Flood: Theories That Don’t Hold Any Water – Dr. Aaron Mulvany

December 15, 2015March 2, 2016 sse@dmin

By Anusha Aijaz (Student, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Habib University) Dr. Aaron Mulvany holds Ph.D. in South Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. His interests include music, anthropology, folklore, and history. He is the assistant professor of Social Development and Policy. Dr. Aaron gave a lecture on water-related disasters, which is […]

Game programming for everyone by Dr. Umair Azfar Khan

October 24, 2015February 24, 2016 sse@dmin

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 […]

Modeling reality with mathematics- Syed Shahzad Raza

October 15, 2015January 19, 2017 sse@dmin

Syed Shahzad Raza is currently a lecturer of Mathematics at Habib University. Mr. Raza gave a talk which covered important aspects of modeling our perception of reality. In the talk, Mr. Raza explained how basic mathematics can be used to model and solve problems in natural and social sciences. A brief lecture video of Mr. […]

Successful Innovation: Prototyping for Entrepreneurship

September 13, 2015August 17, 2018 sse@dmin

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 […]

Protein Engineering; A Rational and Practical Approach in Biotechnology

April 28, 2015November 5, 2015 sse@dmin

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 […]