Lahore University of
Management and Sciences
Founding Vision
“To be a pre-eminent academic
institution, serving as a catalyst
for economic prosperity and
social development”
Focus on development of world-class
management talent
LUMS Overview
Private university founded in 1985
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Founded by corporate sector
(including Siemens)
2200 student body
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1700 undergrad & 500 graduate students
35% women
120 faculty members
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PhDs from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Oxford
Over 60 international publications in 2006
Undergraduate Programs
Broad based education
BSc (Honors) - 4 Years Degree
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Mathematics
Economics
Social Science
Accounting and Finance
Law
Entry Requirements: 12 years of education,
and SAT I & SAT II or LUMS Admission Test
Average SAT I score: 1300 / 1600
MS/PhD Programs
Graduate programs in:
Computer Science (MS/PhD)
Computer Engineering (MS/PhD)
Mathematics (PhD)
Business Studies (PhD)
Economics (MS)
Develop professionals with sound
technical and management skills
Produce highly qualified teachers
Inculcate research culture
Quality Focus
Best students inducted because of
need blind admission policy
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Over Rs.40 million disbursed as
financial aid in 2005
Excellent Graduate Placement
Record
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8 Rhodes Scholars in last 12 years
10 Fulbright Scholars in 2005
Over 2500 alumni studying at top
universities or employed in the top
multinationals, local corporates,
NGOs, Multilateral agencies,
Government
Graduate Placement
Selected Employers
International Linkages & Collaborations
Student Exchange Programs
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Copenhagen Business School
FH Joanneum Institute of Management
Asian Institute of Technology
University Utara Malaysia
Indian School of Business
Stockholm School of Business
Linkages
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McGill University (CIDA)
University of Essex
Harvard
MIT
University of Chicago
University of Sussex
Going Forward
Refocusing of existing Schools
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School of Arts & Sciences
Suleman Dawood School of Business
Two new schools and expansion of
teaching programs
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School of Law and Policy
School of Science and Engineering
Doubling of student body to 4000
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2400 undergraduate
1600 graduate
Tripling of faculty strength to 360
Science & Engineering Plans
Modeled after US Research Universities
$30 million already raised
First batch of students enrolled by 2008
By 2020 have 1200 undergrads, 800 grad
students and 200 faculty
Produce graduates who are:
• Technically competent,
creative & hands-on
• Able to sell their ideas
• Socially responsible
Mathematics
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Material Science
Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Science/Eng Advisory Committee
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Robert Jaffe (MIT)
John Kassakian (MIT)
Richard Larson (MIT)
Khalid Aziz (Stanford)
Mir Imran (Incube)
Hubertus Von Dewitz (Siemens)
Obaid Siddiqi (TATA Inst. of Fundamental Research)
Xiang-Sun Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Ashok Mittal (IIT Kanpur)
Amos Nur (Stanford)
Stephen Berry (Univ of Chicago)
Hassan Ahmed (Sonus Networks)
Zia Chishti (The Resource Group)
Vision
To become an internationally
acclaimed research university that
serves society through excellence in
education and research
Research Work in
Department of Computer
Science and Engineering
Lahore University of
Management Sciences
Computer Science and Engineering Faculty
Telecommunication and Networks
Shahab Baqai, PhD Purdue
Tariq Jadoon, PhD Strathclyde
Umar Saif, PhD Cambridge
Amjad Luna, PhD Georgia Tech
Zartash Uzmi, PhD Stanford
Video and Image Processing
Nadeem A. Khan, PhD Eindhoven
Sohaib A. Khan, PhD U of Central Florida
Shahid Masud, PhD Queen’s Belfast
Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition
Mian M Awais, PhD Imperial College
Asim Karim, PhD Ohio State
Electronics, Systems and Control
Khurram Afridi, PhD MIT
M Jahangir Ikram, PhD Manchester
Anwar Khurshid, PhD Michigan
Theoretical Computer Science and Software Engineering
M Ashraf Iqbal, PhD UET
Arif Zaman, PhD Stanford
Naveed Arshad, PhD U of Colorado
Shafay Shamail, PhD Bath
Nabil Mustafa, PhD Duke
Hamid Abdul Basit, PhD National U of Singapore
Research Areas and Funded Projects
Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
Multi-Camera Multiple-Person Tracking and Surveillance
3D Reconstruction from Video (Non Rigid Structure from Motion)
Freeway Incident Detection
Automatic Multiple Party Lecture and Speech Summarization
Analysis of Satellite Imagery for Rural Applications
Telecommunication and Networks
Restoration Routing in MPLS Networks (Funded by Cisco)
Poor Man’s Broad-band (Funded by Microsoft Research)
Resource Management for Multimedia Services
Fault Tolerant TCP Stack for Reliable Routing
GMPLS Control for Ethernet (In collaboration with Siemens)
Benchmarking of Pakistan Internet Backbone for VOIP
Optical Network Management using GIS-based Information
Research Areas and Funded Projects
Video and Image Processing
Error Resilience of Multimedia Information
Efficient H.264/MPEG4 Video Encoding
Fast Correlation Methods for Image/Video Registration
Automatic Target Recognition
System Simulation and Design
Predictive Model Development for Industrial Distillation Column
Internet-based Environmental Watch System
Simulation of GELS-based Ethernet Networks
Automotive Systems
Vision-based Smart Airbag
Advanced Electrical System Design (MAESTrO)
Awarded BMW Scientific Award 1999
Previous Collaboration with Siemens
Study and Evaluation of GELS
A new control for Ethernet-based networks
Project span: one year (01/2006-12/2006)
Research output:
Simulation software and tools
Research paper at IEEE ICC 2007 (Glasgow)
Research report (paper at IEEE Globecom)
People involved:
Siemens:
Herbertus Dewitz (Liaison and advisory role)
Johannes Riedl, Martin Nathensen, Kulkarni
LUMS
Zartash Afzal Uzmi (Technical and Supervisory role)
One research associate, two research assistants
Thank You