Free Webinar on LaTeX- the world's most widely used tool for research writing and scientific documentation I will be conducting a Free Webinar on LaTeX - the world's most widely used tool for research writing and scientific documentation, through the PASTIC National Center Platform on 28th October 2025. Join Us for an Insightful FREE / HYBRID Webinar! Date: 04 Nov. 2025 Time: 1000 - 1130 AM P...
LaTeX is handy tool when it comes to research papers or thesis writing. Majority of journals which publish scientific discoveries, research, and reports, now prefer that the authors use LaTeX for submitting their final version of papers. In fact many journals provide their own templates for papers. It makes the paper writing and compilation easy, because the papers are output in PDFs in the format...
I will be conducting a 2-Day Training Workshop on "AI for All Sciences" through the PASTIC National Centre Platform from 30-31 October 2025. Join us for an exciting series of hands-on sessions exploring how Artificial Intelligence can be applied across different scientific domains - using popular tools such as Weka, Anaconda, and more! Dates: 30-31 Oct. 2025 Time: 0930 - 0330 PM PKT Ve...
Free Webinar on LaTeX- the world's most widely used tool for research writing and scientific documentation I will be conducting a Free Webinar on LaTeX - the world's most widely used tool for research writing and scientific documentation, through the PASTIC National Center Platform on 28th October 2025. Join Us for an Insightful FREE Webinar! Date: 28 Oct. 2025 Time: 0230 - 0330 PM PKT Venue...
A webinar titled 'Foundations of AI: Unlocking the Power of Data, Algorithms, and Discovery' was recently conducted under the banner of PASTIC National Centre, Islamabad. I aimed at introducing participants from various disciplines to the foundational concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its growing relevance across all domains of science and research. We attracted around participants fr...
57th Training on Data Analysis with SPSS(23-24 October 2025) held at Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center, PASTIC. 57th Batch of the SPSS Training Workshop was successfully conducted at PASTIC National Centre, QAU Islamabad. A total of 30 participants from various universities, including QAU, CUST, IIU, PIDE, and NUST, attended the session. ...
Foundations of AI: Unlocking the Power of Data, Algorithms, and Discovery Join Us for an Insightful FREE Webinar! Date: 21 Oct. 2025 Time: 0930 - 1330 Venue: Online [ Click for Registration ] Discover how Artificial Intelligence draws its strength from the synergy of data, algorithms, and human curiosity. This webinar will introduce participants to the core concepts...
56th Training on Data Analysis with SPSS is scheduled to be held at Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center, PASTIC, QAU Campus Islamabad. [ Click Here For Registration ] ...
During my 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, I attended a talk by Dr. Zhi Hui (ISTIC, Beijing) focused on advancing open science practices and effective management of research data. Here are some interesting points from the session. This final lecture discussed the open science and research data management. Open science encompasses all disciplines and promotes open access (OA) to p...
During my 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, Prof. Yu Yuan (Beijing Normal University, Beijing) addressed the theme of participatory governance enabled by the use of government data. Here are some interesting points from the session. A lecture was held to discuss the government and citizen interaction in terms of government data usage. China's rapid urbanization-rising from 50% in ...
During my visit to Xiongan, I attended a session conducted by Prof. HuiChuan Xia, Peking University, Beijing, who discussed mechanisms for enhancing government–citizen collaboration through data utilization. Here are some interesting points from the talk. Privacy protection and data security in China, as presented by Prof. Huichuan Xia (Peking University), highlighted the evolving a...
During my visit to Xiongan, I attended a session conducted by Prof. Wang Juanle, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, who discussed strategies and systems for Belt and Road data sharing and decision-making support. Here are some interesting points from the talk. The talk firstly elaborated that the dev...
During my visit to Xiongan, I attended a talk on Open and Sharing of Government Data and Authorized Operations, by Prof. Lei Zhang, Fudan University, Shanghai. Here are some interesting points from the talk. The talk firstly elaborated that the development and utilization of public data present both opportunities and challenges. Public data is broader than just government...
During my 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, China in September 2025, Prof. Fang Wang (Nankai University, Tianjin) delivered a lecture on Data Quality Assessment and Management on 19 Sep. 2025 at XiongAn, China. Following are some details on this lecture. The lecture on data quality emphasized that quality is not an absolute concept but rather the extent to which data meets the characteri...
During my 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, China in September 2025, a session was dedicated to some case studies. Following are some details on a presentation titiled 'Case Studies of Digital Government and Digital Governance', By Mr. Zhang, XiangAn A comprehensive lecture was delivered on the Xiong'an New Area, China's flagship experiment in building a digital twin city from the ...
I recently participated in a 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, China. Following are some details on the lecture titiled 'Governance of Public Data' By Prof. Xiang Gao, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou In this lecture, China's approach to public data governance was discussed. The lecture elaborated that the Chinese approach emphasizes state-led, data-driven digital government, with AI, big ...
I recently participated in a 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, China. Following are some details on the lecture titiled 'UNESCO Data Governance Framework and ToolKit', delivered By Prof. Steefaan Vehulst (New York University), Prof. Xianhong Hu (UNESCO-OFAP), and Ms. Leoana Vedadero (UNESCO) An online lecture was held which highlighted the UNESCO's perspective on data governance part...
I recently participated in a 2-Weeks training at XiongAn, China. Following are some details on the lecture titiled 'Lecture on the Development and Evolution of Theories and Practices of Government Data Governance' delivered by Prof. Ye Chen of Nanjing University. The lecture first introduced the evolution of government data governance (GDG), explaining its shift from fragmented ...
Dr. Muhammad Usman will conduct a bootcamp on 'AI and Data Science' at PASTIC National Center from 14-16 October 2025. Are you a final-year or graduating Computer Science student? Get ready to step into the world of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning! What you’ll learn: AI & Data Science basics with real-world applications Hands-on practice in Weka & Python Build, test, and evaluate yo...
Dr. Muhammad Usman will deliver a lecture on 'AI and Data Sciences for all sciences on 26 August 2025.' PASTIC Sub Center, Faisalabad and Govt. College Women University, Faisalabad are conducting a webinar on 26th August 2025. The activity will be conducted through ZOOM software. Participants will be given brief knowledge on AI/Data Science and the ways to apply these techniques across different ...
2025 summer research week is being held at Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center, PASTIC, QAU Campus Islamabad. More than 25 researchers, and students from QAU, NUST, IIU are attending this research week. The activity is aimed at equipping researchers with latest tools and techniques relevant to qualitative and quantitative research. Four resource persons including Dr. Maryam Ib...