Speakers

Kamran Khowaja

Place of Birth : Hyderabad, Pakistan
Position : Professor, Department of Computer Science, Isra University, Pakistan
Field of study : Human-Computer Interaction, Serious Games, Augmented Reality, Assistive Technology, Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dr. Kamran Khowaja is a distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Isra University in Hyderabad, Pakistan, with an extensive academic and research career spanning over two decades. He earned his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. His research is internationally recognized for its significant contributions to intervention tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), technology-enhanced learning, and accessible computing. Dr. Khowaja has led groundbreaking, internationally-funded projects from prestigious institutions such as the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and the EU-funded Erasmus+ and ALIEN projects, underscoring his commitment to innovating engineering education. His work has been published in top-tier journals, earning him numerous accolades and international fellowships. With over 50 publications, including high-impact ISI-indexed articles, he has collaborated with universities in Malaysia, Qatar, the UK, and the USA. Dr. Khowaja has also served as a researcher at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar) and as a visiting faculty researcher at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (USA), solidifying his status as a global researcher in HCI for social impact. A sought-after speaker, he has delivered keynotes on AI for autism intervention and conducted workshops across Asia and Europe.

• Ph.D.: Human Computer Interaction, University of Malaya, Malaysia
• M.Sc.: Computer Science, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
• M.C.S.: Information Networks, Isra University, Pakistan
• B.C.S. (Hon): Isra University, Pakistan

• Professor, Department of Computer Science, Isra University, Pakistan (Feb 2025 – Present)
• Associate Professor, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Pakistan (Dec 2021 – Feb 2025)
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar (Feb 2018 – Nov 2020)
• Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Isra University, Pakistan (Dec 2017 – Jan 2022)
• Honorary Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor, University of Liverpool, UK (Nov 2009 – Sep 2018)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Isra University, Pakistan (Jul 2006 – Dec 2017)
• Visiting Faculty Research Assistant, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), USA (Nov 2010 – May 2011)
• Programmer, Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (May 2005 – May 2006)
• Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Isra University, Pakistan (Nov 2003 – Jun 2006)

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Serious Games
• Augmented Reality
• Assistive Technology
• Autism Spectrum Disorder