Virtual University one Day Symposium

1-Day Symposium on How Data Can Help in Reshaping Academic, Social & Economic Practices after Covid-19 Pandemic


The Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Virtual University of Pakistan has arranged an online "One Day Symposium on How Data Can Help in Reshaping Academic, Social & Economic Practices after Covid-19 Pandemic" on 19th June 2020. Renowned speakers from Canada, USA, Germany, and Pakistan will join the event.

Social Distancing, Stay-at-Home, and closing of the borders are a few activities that on the one hand have helped in slowing the COVID-19 pandemic but on the other hand, have affected the academic, social, and economic conditions of individuals, societies, and countries at worst. As per estimates 195 million jobs are already affected or at stake. In this ever-worst pandemic, Data Science and its applications provide us a window of opportunity to deal with it and overcome its impact.



Details:

Date : June 19, 2020

Timings : 9:30 AM - 02:00PM

Venue : Online

Registration Link : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JV0JXeqvRX-Ze2kF5LffZw

Contact : +92-324-4228223



Objectives:

The main objectives of the Symposium are to provide:

- How learning from data can help in reshaping the future academic, social, and business practices

- How Data can help to ease academic, social, and economic pressures.

- How developing countries like Pakistan can exploit the opportunities and use available resources.



Speakers:

- Dr. Naveed A Malik, Founding Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan

- Dr. Thomas Gotton, Senior Data Scientist European Central Bank, Germany

- Dr. Ali Hammad Akbar, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, UET, Lahore

- Dr. Rabeeh Ayaz Abbasi, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, QAU, Islamabad

- Dr. Shah Rukh Humayoun, Assistant Professor, San Fransisco State University, USA



Topics:



- Role of Applications of Data Science

- Big Data

- Data Mining

- Machine Learning

- Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Modeling

- Industry Use Cases and Emerging Trends

- Governance

- Risk

- Policy




One Day Symposium on How Data Can Help in Reshaping Academic, Social & Economic Practices after Covid-19 Pandemic

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