Syed Waqar Jaffry

Pakistani academic and researcher

Syed Waqar ul Qounain Jaffry (Urdu: سید وقارالکونین جعفری; born 1978) is a Pakistani academic and researcher in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence. He is a full Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Director of National Centre of Artificial Intelligence, and Chairman of the Department of Information Technology at the University of the Punjab, Lahore.²

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Born 1978.¹

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University of the PunjabBoard member Jul 1, 2018 to now¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedVrije Universiteit Amsterdam³

Jaffry was born in 1978 to an educated, Punjabi-speaking, Syed family in Lahore, Pakistan. He received his college degrees from the Government College Lahore, and MSc. Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. He earned a PhD degree with ranked Highest Accolade (excellent) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Agent Systems Research Group, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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Career

Occupation: computer scientist.¹⁰

Since 2020Professor, University of the Punjab^{4 9}
Since 2018Director, University of the Punjab^{4 8}
2012 to 2020Assistant professor, University of the Punjab^{4 7}
2007 to 2011Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam^{4 6}
2001 to 2007Lecturer, University of the Punjab^{4 5}

Jaffry started his career as a lecturer at the University of the Punjab and elevated to a full professor. He is associated with the Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT) since 2000. He also served on various academic and administrative positions as Graduate Program Coordinator, ACM Student Chapter Adviser, Chairman Computer Society, Secretary of Doctoral Program Committee (DPC), Graduate Financial Support Committee, Research Advisory Committee, Curriculum Development Committee etc.

Jaffry is currently serving as the Director of National Centre of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), and Chairman of the Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

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Personal life

Born1978, Lahore¹¹

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WikidataSyed Waqar Jaffry on Wikidata
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WikipediaSyed Waqar Jaffry on Wikipedia
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WikidataSyed Waqar Jaffry: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataSyed Waqar Jaffry: Lecturer, University of the Punjab, on Wikidata
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WikidataLecturer, University of the Punjab, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataResearcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2021
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WikidataAssistant professor, University of the Punjab, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataDirector, University of the Punjab, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataProfessor, University of the Punjab, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2021
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WikidataSyed Waqar Jaffry: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataSyed Waqar Jaffry: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataUniversity of the Punjab, Board member

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