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Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro, Professor of Computer Science, and Rector at Institute of Business Management, has received BSc (Hons) and M.Sc degrees in Computer Science from University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan and his PhD in Computer Applications from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China and became the first Pakistani to receive all three degrees in the field of Computer Science. He has more than 29 years of extensive and diverse experience as an administrator, computer programmer, researcher, and teacher. As an administrator, He served as Coordinator, Head of Department, Head of Faculty, Dean of Faculty, Head of Academic Affairs and having wide experience in accreditation related matters, including ABET USA, HEC Pakistan, KHDA Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. He has been a senior member of IEEE since 2005 and IEEE Member since 2000. He is currently serving as Chair IEEE Karachi Section and IEEE Computer Society R10 Southern Area Coordinator of Computer Society. He is member Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs by Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG) of ICANN, Member Editorial Board of several research Journals and also served as Technical Program Committee Member of several national and international conferences. He received the ISOC Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for the 68th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Meeting. He is also the first Pakistani to became IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (2021-2023) and also became the first and only Pakistani to be selected by the IEEE Computer Society to the ‘Inaugural Class of IEEE Computer Society' as Distinguished Contributor (2021) in the field of Computer Science.
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- Guest of Honor, 26th INMIC 2024, organized by Salim Habib University, December 30-31, 2024.
- Keynote Speaker and Distinguished Guest, 18th International Conference on Open Source Systems & Technologies, 2024, Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, December 26-27, 2024.
- Guest of Honor, Certificate Distribution Ceremony, Police School of Investigations, Garden Karachi, December 24, 2024.
- Panelist, 1st MiTE International Conference on Evolving Technologies in Computing, Millennium Institute of Technology & Entrepreneurship, December 18, 2024.
- Judge, for the 2024 Reimagine Education Awards, by QS, December 9-11, 2024.
- Member, Expert/Technical Discipline Committee for suggestions to establish Sindh Institute of Information and Technology in province Sindh, Sindh HEC (Since December 2024)
- Member, Sindh Research Support Program (SRSP), Sindh HEC (Since August 2024)
- Member, FPCCI CSR Central Standing Committee on “Creativity & Emerging Technologies”, for the year 2024-2025
- Member, FPCCI CSR Central Standing Committee on “Higher Education, Science & Technology, for the year 2024-2025
- Resource Person, National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Since 2024
- Recipient of “10+ Years Achievement Award”, by Project Management Institute (PMI), Karachi Chapter, Pakistan, August 15, 2023.
- Participated in Professional Development Program for Vice-Chancellors / Pro ViceChancellors, by Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) in collaboration with British Council, Karachi, August 21-23, 2023
- Attended and participated in the IEEE Computer Society Region 10 Chapter Chair Congress from May 19-21 2023, held in Malaysia.
- Participated in Capacity Building Workshop for Vice Chancellors / Pro Vice Chancellors, Organized by Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC), Karachi, October 26-27, 2022
- Selected as first cohort of IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors 2021
- Spring 2023-24, PhD Computer Science, Urooj Yousuf Khan, IoBM, Karachi (A Federated Learning based Resource Management Framework in Fog Computing for Zero-touch Networks)
- Fall 2022-23, MSCS Moattar Farrukh, IoBM, Karachi
- Spring 2020-21, MSCS Iffraah Rehman, IoBM, Karachi
- Spring 2020-21, MSCS Rafia Imran, IoBM, Karachi
- Summer 2019-20, MSCS, M. Suleman, IoBM, Karachi
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