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Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering

Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS is the first private research school of science and engineering in Pakistan. In higher education, the term research school refers to a model of teaching and scholarship practised by some of the best institutions in the world where the primary function of the university is to create and disseminate new knowledge. SBASSE has consciously modelled itself along the lines of the world’s top research schools and has a highly qualified faculty to accomplish its mission. The hallmark of SBASSE is its no-boundaries philosophy, which encourages cross-disciplinary collaborations not only between various disciplines at SBASSE but also those offered by other Schools at LUMS.

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SBASSE Research Heads to MICCAI 2025

We are pleased to share that two research papers from the Syed Babar…

SBASSE Research Heads to MICCAI 2025

We are pleased to share that two research papers from the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), LUMS, have been accepted for presentation at the 28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2025).

MICCAI 2025 will take place from September 23–27, 2025, at the Daejeon Convention Center in South Korea, a city celebrated as the “Silicon Valley of Korea” and a hub for science and innovation. MICCAI is widely regarded as a leading global platform in the domains of medical image computing and AI-assisted healthcare technologies. Ranked ‘A’ by the CORE conference rankings, this year’s conference received a record 3,677 submissions, which is 28% more than last year. Of these, 3,447 papers underwent peer review, with only 1,014 accepted, reflecting a highly competitive 29% acceptance rate.

Both accepted papers were developed as part of MS thesis projects under the supervision of Dr. Murtaza Taj, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at SBASSE, LUMS. The work highlights SBASSE’s continued emphasis on mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful research in emerging areas of science and technology.

1. CATVis: Context-Aware Thought Visualization
This paper investigates how the cognitive process of interpreting medical images can be visualized, offering new possibilities for training and diagnostic support in clinical environments.

Proposed five-stage framework for reconstructing images from EEG signals. The numbered modules correspond to the key steps in the methodology.

Authors: Hamza Ahmad (Undergrad. – FCCU, Founding AI Eng. – Uplift AI), Tariq Mehmood (MSCS, LUMS), Dr. Muhammad Haroon Shakeel (Arbisoft, PhD LUMS), Dr. Murtaza Taj (LUMS)
Hamza and Tariq contributed equally to this research.

2. Localization Lens for Improving Medical Vision-Language Models
The second study introduces a localization-based framework to enhance the performance and interpretability of AI models that combine visual and textual data in medical imaging.

Comparison of the existing standard Med-VLM training with the proposed
training utilizing localization lens.

Authors: Hasan Farooq (MSCS, LUMS), Dr. Murtaza Taj (LUMS), Dr. Mehwish Nasim (University of Western Australia), Dr. Arif Mehmood (ITU)

These recognitions are a testament to the quality of research training at SBASSE, and the global relevance of the scientific questions explored by its students and faculty.
Congratulations to all authors and collaborators on this remarkable achievement.

Timing Is Everything: SBASSE Researchers Reveal Game-Changing Smartphone Vulnerability

In a world where security is paramount, the…

Timing Is Everything: SBASSE Researchers Reveal Game-Changing Smartphone Vulnerability

In a world where security is paramount, the ability to protect personal information is constantly evolving. At SBASSE, a team of talented computer science researchers has uncovered a vulnerability in smartphone technology that could change the way we think about privacy.

The paper, "Glitch in Time: Exploiting Temporal Misalignment of IMU for Eavesdropping," has just been accepted to AsiaCCS 2025 (Core Rank A), a prestigious conference in the field of cybersecurity. With a competitive acceptance rate of only 15% in Cycle 1, this marks a significant achievement for the team, composed of Dr. Naveed Anwar Bhatti, Ahmed Najeeb, Abdul Rafay, and Dr. Muhammad Hamad Alizai.

What began as a simple class project for CS 677 in 2023 quickly turned into a journey of discovery. Ahmed and Abdul, both passionate about technology, set out to replicate existing research aimed at reconstructing audio from mobile accelerometer data. Their breakthrough came when they introduced a clever twist—misaligning the timing between the smartphone’s gyroscope and accelerometer. This allowed the gyroscope data to enhance the accelerometer data, making it possible to reconstruct voice commands at a lower sampling rate, all without requiring user permissions.
This discovery has profound implications for smartphone security. The ability to "listen" to your voice assistant commands without consent—using just two sensors at a sampling rate as low as 200 Hz—poses a major privacy risk. The vulnerability comes from the fact that these sensors don’t require user permission to operate at low rates, making them an ideal target for exploitation.

After months of hard work, the project blossomed into a senior-year SProj and was submitted to AsiaCCS 2025 in August 2024. The team's work has now earned them a place in one of the world’s top cybersecurity forums, where their research will undoubtedly inspire further innovations.

Dr. Naveed shares his pride, saying, “We can’t help but feel proud of Ahmed and Abdul, who poured their heart and soul into this project.”
Ahmed, now pursuing his PhD at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and Abdul Rafay, who is continuing his academic journey as a Teaching Fellow in CS at LUMS, have “both proven that with dedication and creativity, the boundaries of what is possible in technology can be pushed even further.”

Congratulations to the team on their groundbreaking success!

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Graduate Theses

Some Explorations in Magneto-Optics and Opto-Magnetics

Name: Ali Akbar

Supervisor: Dr. Sabieh Anwar

Year: 2020

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Department: Physics

The Particle

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Design and Innovation Challenge for Chemical Engineers (DICCE) 2026

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at LUMS is proud to launch the third edition of the Design and Innovation Challenge for Chemical…

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Vanue: Dean’s Smart Lab, 4th floor SBASSE Building

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Flexible, Wearable, Disposable Wireless Communication and Sensing Systems Through Additive Manufacturing

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Abstract:With the advent of wearable sensors and internet of things (IoT), there is a new focus on electronics which can be bent so that they can be worn or mounted on non-planar objects. Due to large volume (billions of devices), there is a requirement that the cost is extremely low, to the extent that they become disposable. The flexible and low-cost aspects can be addressed through additive manufacturing technologies such as inkjet and screen printing. This talk introduces additive manufacturing as an emerging technique to realize low cost, flexible and wearable wireless communication and sensing systems. The ability to print electronics on unconventional mediums such as plastics, papers, and textiles has opened up a plethora of new applications. In this talk, various innovative antenna and sensor designs will be shown which have been realized through additive manufacturing. A multilayer process will be presented where dielectrics are also printed in addition to the metallic parts, thus demonstrating fully printed components. Many new functional inks and their use in tunable and reconfigurable components will be shown. In the end, many system level examples of wireless sensing applications will be shown. The promising results of these designs indicate that the day when electronics can be printed like newspapers and magazines through roll-to-roll printing is not far away.

Atif Shamim – received his MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Carleton University, Canada in 2004 and 2009 respectively. He was an NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate scholar at Carleton University from 2007 till 2009 and an NSERC postdoctoral Fellow in 2009-2010 at Royal Military College Canada and KAUST. In August 2010, he joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at KAUST, where he is currently a Full Professor and Principal Investigator of IMPACT Lab. He was an invited researcher at the VTT Micro-Modules Research Center (Oulu, Finland) in 2006. His research work has won best paper awards in IEEE ICMAC 2021, IEEE IMS 2016, IEEE MECAP 2016, IEEE EuWiT 2008, first prize in IEEE MTT-S Design Competition 2024, IEEE AP-S Design Competition 2022, IEEE IMS 2019 3MT competition, and finalist/honorable mention prizes in IEEE APS 2023, IEEE AP-S Design Competition 2020, IEEE IMS 2017 (3MT competition), IEEE IMS 2014, IEEE APS 2005 and R. W. P. King prize for journal papers in IEEE TAP 2017 and 2020. He has served as the Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE AP-S (2022-2024). He has won the Kings Prize for the best innovation of the year (2018) for his work on sensors for the oil industry. He was given the Ottawa Centre of Research Innovation (OCRI) Researcher of the Year Award in 2008 in Canada. His work on Wireless Dosimeter won the ITAC SMC Award at Canadian Microelectronics Corporation TEXPO in 2007. Prof. Shamim also won numerous business-related awards, including 1st prize in Canada’s national business plan competition and was awarded OCRI Entrepreneur of the year award in 2010. He is an author/co-author of 1 book, 3 book chapters and more than 350 international publications, an inventor on 40 patents and has given over 120 invited talks at various international forums. His research interests are in innovative antenna designs and their integration strategies with circuits and sensors for flexible and wearable wireless sensing systems through a combination of CMOS and additive manufacturing technologies. He is a Fellow of IEEE, served on the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2013-2019), IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (2020-2024), and as a Guest Editor for IEEE AWPL Special issue (2019), and founded the first IEEE AP/MTT chapter in Saudi Arabia (2013). He is currently the AdCom member for IEEE AP-S, Founding Chair of IEEE AP-S TC-8 (wireless Communication), Vice Chair of IEEE APS MGA Committee, IEEE MTT-S Region 8 (Middle East) Coordinator, and has previously served on IEEE TC on Antenna Measurements (AP-S), Microwave Controls (MTT-S 13), and Additive Manufacturing (CRFID).
Find out more details at: https://impacts.kaust.edu.sa/

Flexible, Wearable, Disposable Wireless Communication and Sensing Systems Through Additive Manufacturing

Atif Shamim – received his MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Carleton University, Canada in 2004 and 2009 respectively. He was an NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate scholar at Carleton University from…

Date: Feb. 20/25

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Visualization Systems for Micro- to Macro-scale Scientific Data Across Traditional Desktop to XR Display Modalities

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Abstract:Advancements in data capture and imaging technologies have transformed the acquisition of high-resolution 3D data, enabling scientists to study object characteristics across diverse domains. Visualization systems have become essential tools in scientific and biomedical workflows, aiding in the exploration and analysis of such data. While most visualization systems are designed for desktop setups, recent developments in eXtended Reality (XR) technologies -- virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) -- present novel avenues for human information-processing capability. In this talk, we will explore designing end-to-end visualization systems for a spectrum of XR and visual display modalities, with a specific focus on applications in neuroscience and atmospheric sciences. We will also describe the design and construction of some of the world’s most unique immersive display facilities, namely, the Reality Deck, the world's largest (1.5Gpixel) immersive display; the Silo, the world’s highest resolution stereoscope display; and FlexiCAVE, the world’s first dynamically configurable display facility.

Saeed Boorboor is currently a Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Visual Computing at Stony Brook University, and is joining the University of Illinois Chicago as an Assistant Professor starting Fall 2025. He received my BS in Computer Science from the School of Science and Engineering, LUMS, Pakistan, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stony Brook University, NY. His research seeks to design, build, and evaluate visualization systems that empower domain scientists to explore, analyze, and interact with scientific data, using methods of human-centered design, image processing, computer graphics, and applied AI. He is also interested in investigating novel visualization and interaction methods across immersive technologies -- from hand-held and wearable devices to large display modalities.

Visualization Systems for Micro- to Macro-scale Scientific Data Across Traditional Desktop to XR Display Modalities

Saeed Boorboor is currently a Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Visual Computing at Stony Brook University, and is joining the University of Illinois Chicago as an Assistant Professor starting…

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My journey from single gene to Biosystems

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Professor Dr. Renato Paro is an internationally renowned expert in epigenetics, whose pioneering research has significantly advanced our understanding of gene regulation, chromatin structure, and cellular memory mechanisms. One of his most notable contributions is the discovery of the Polycomb gene, the founding member of the Polycomb Group (PcG) genes, which are crucial for maintaining gene silencing during development. His research has demonstrated how these proteins can "remember" specific gene states through epigenetic mechanisms, a process essential for cell fate determination during development. His work has shed light on the dynamic nature of chromatin and how it can be modified to either activate or repress genes and their transgenerational inheritance. These findings have profound implications, not only for developmental biology but also for understanding cancer biology and genetic diseases linked to the dysregulation of epigenetic processes.
Professor Paro completed his Ph.D. with Prof. Dr. Walter Gehring at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, after which he conducted postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. David S. Hogness at the Stanford University. He then continued his career at the Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH) in Germany. In 2000, he became a Full Professor and a member of the directorate, serving as Director of ZMBH between 2001 and 2004. In 2006, he became the Founding Director of the Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich in Basel, as well as a Professor of Biosystems at the University of Basel. Between 2007 and 2008, he served as Chair of the new Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE). Over the years, Professor Paro has received numerous prestigious awards in recognition of his groundbreaking research. His work continues to inspire generations of scientists worldwide, shaping the field of epigenetics and deepening our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning development, disease, and inheritance.

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Professor Dr. Renato Paro is an internationally renowned expert in epigenetics, whose pioneering research has significantly advanced our understanding of gene regulation, chromatin structure, and cellular memory mechanisms. One of his most notable contributions is the…

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ڈاکٹر عفان: LUMS سے FDA تک کامیابی کا سفر

علم و تحقیق کی دنیا میں، کچھ افراد اپنی شاندار کامیابیوں کی وجہ سے ہی نہیں بلکہ ان کے حصول کی تگ و دو میں درپیش سفر کی وجہ سے بھی نمایاں ہوتے ہیں۔ ڈاکٹر عفان رزاق، لاہور یونیورسٹی آف مینجمنٹ سائنسز (لمز )کے ایک شاندار سابقہ طالب علم ہیں، جن کی کہانی شوق، ثابت قدمی، اور اختراع کے جذبے کا عملی مظاہرہ کرتی ہے۔ اپنی نہایت سادہ شروعات سے لے کر فیڈرل ڈرگ ایجنسی (ایف ڈی اے) میں ملازمت تک ، ڈاکٹر عفان کا سفر قابل رشک اور تقلید ہے۔
ڈاکٹر عفان کا تعلیمی سفر لمز سے شروع ہوا، جہاں انہوں نے سید بابر علی اسکول آف سائنس اینڈ انجینئرنگ (ایس ایس ای) سے برقی انجینئرنگ میں ماسٹرز ڈگری حاصل کی۔یہیں ڈاکٹر عفان نے کنٹرول سسٹمز اور خاص طور پر بین المضامینی اطلاقات میں اپنی دلچسپی کو دریافت کیا۔ خاص طور پر لمز میں ان کی ہائیڈرولوجیکل سسٹمز پر مبنی تحقیق نے ان کے مستقبل کے ارادوں کی بنیاد رکھی ۔
لمز میں بیتائے گئے اپنے وقت کا ذکر کرتے ہوئے، ڈاکٹر عفان اس تبدیلی کے تجربے کو بڑے شوق سے یاد کرتے ہیں جس نے روایتی حدود سے ہٹ کر کنٹرول سسٹمز کے ممکنہ استعمال پر ان کے نقطہ نظر کو وسیع کیا۔ جرمنی کی یونیورسٹی، ٹی یو کائزرلاوٹرن، میں ایک مختصر مدت سمیت جدید تحقیق اور بحرانی تعاون کے منصوبوں نے ان کے تجسس کو بڑھایا اور انہیں علمی فضیلت کی راہ پر گامزن کیا۔
معاشرتی مسائل کو اپنے علم سے حل کرنے کے جذبے سےسرشار، ڈاکٹر عفان نے امریکن یونیورسٹی آف لوئی ویل ، امریکہ، میں علمی سفر شروع کیا۔ ڈاکٹر تامر انانک کی رہنمائی میں ان کا تحقیقی کام گردے کی دائمی بیماری کی خصوصیات اور دواؤں کی خوراک کی تشکیل پر مبنی تھا، جس نے ان کے مستقبل کے کام کو شکل دینے میں مدد کی۔
ان کے راستے میں کئی رکاوٹیں آئیں، جیسے کہ کووڈ-١٩ کے وبائی زمانے میں آن لائن تعلیم کے نظام اور مریض کے ڈیٹا کی کمی، لیکن اس کے باوجود ڈاکٹر عفان کی محنت اور استقامت برقرار رہی۔ مریضوں کے ورچوئل ماڈلز اور جدید تحقیقاتی طریقوں کا فائدہ اٹھاتے ہوئے، انہوں نے اپنی تحقیق میں نمایاں پیش رفت کی، جس کے نتیجے میں انہیں اشاعت کا ایک شاندار ریکارڈ اور اپنی اہم شراکت کے لیے باوقار ایوارڈ حاصل ہوئے۔
ڈاکٹر عفان کے موثر ترین تحقیقاتی منصوبوں میں سے ایک دواؤں کی انفرادی خوراک کے لیے ایک ماڈلنگ اور کنٹرول فریم ورک تیار کرنے پر مرکوز ہے، جو خاص طور پر گردے کی دائمی بیماری اور وارفارن کے انتظام سے منسلک ہے۔ ان کا کام نہ صرف ذاتی ڈوزنگ پمپس کے ذریعے صحت کی دیکھ بھال کی فراہمی میں انقلاب لانے کی حامی بھرتا ہے بلکہ انسانی زندگی کے معیار کو بڑھانے میں کنٹرول سسٹم کی صلاحیت کو بھی اجاگر کرتا ہے۔
اپنے تعلیمی سفر کی زینت بننے والی تعریفوں اور اعزازات کے ساتھ، ڈاکٹر عفان کی نئی ایف ڈی اے میں پوسٹ-ڈاکٹریٹ کی پوزیشن قبول کر کے ایک نیا موڑ لیا۔ دواؤں کے ردعمل کو سمجھنے کے لیے ریاضیاتی ماڈل تیار کرنے کی ان کی اولین ترجیح، ان کی سابقہ تحقیق سے نہ صرف ہم آہنگ بلکہ اصولی فیصلوں اور دواؤں کی منظوری کے عمل پر وسیع اثرات کی حامل بھی ہے۔
ڈاکٹر عفان اپنے سفر کو مد نظر رکھتے ہوئے، محققین اور انجینئرز کو ایک قیمتی مشورہ دیتے ہیں: اچھے استاد ڈھونڈیں، تجسس کو قبول کریں، اور سمجھ کے مشکلات کا حل نکالیں۔ ان کا منتر ”اچھا کریں، چاہے اثر ہو یا نہ ہو“ ان کی مہارت کو انسانیت کی بہتری کے لیے استعمال کرنے کا اظہار کرتا ہے۔
لمز کی تاریخ میں، ڈاکٹر عفان ایک روشن مثال ہیں، جو تعلیم، رہنمائی، اور کامیابی کی ایک عمدہ مثال ہیں۔ ایس ایس ای کے کمرہ جماعت سے لے کر ایف ڈی اے تک، ڈاکٹر عفان کا سفر ان لوگوں کی بے پناہ صلاحیتوں کی عکاسی کرتا ہے جو خواب دیکھنے کی ہمت کرتے ہیں اور دنیا کو بہتر بنانے کی کوشش میں مگن رہتے ہیں۔

ڈاکٹر عفان: LUMS سے FDA تک کامیابی کا سفر

علم و تحقیق کی دنیا میں، کچھ افراد اپنی شاندار کامیابیوں کی وجہ سے ہی نہیں بلکہ ان کے حصول کی تگ و دو میں درپیش سفر کی وجہ سے بھی نمایاں ہوتے ہیں۔ ڈاکٹر عفان رزاق، لاہور…

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