Rector UMT Addresses Opening Session of International Conference on Innovative Computing
Friday, September 23 2016
Addressing the International Conference on Innovative Computing which is being held at UMT from September 23-24, 2016, Rector UMT Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad said that the field of computing is rapidly changing with every passing of day posing challenges for universities around the world. Technology is affecting our lives by creating new spaces for apps and cloud computing and grid computing. This is an era of computing and this is the time of people associated with computing technology. He said that degrees in Computing need to be connected globally paving the way for practicality and professionalism, which is need of the hour.
Dr Hasan said that individuals attached with computing field ought to work on synergies between information technology developments and its applications in various fields of life. He said that no any field is left unaffected by technology. “Technology is essential for contemporary lifestyle; it is changing the way we work and it is to make life easier and comfortable; more advancement and more innovations are required to improve the quality of life,” he added.
Dr Murad emphasized the participants on working hard to cultivate a new culture of scientific discoveries and innovative solutions of social problems through Information Technology. The Rector further said that connectivity is not only required for Innovative Computing Systems and Applications but it is highly needed in all domains of life in order to exchange bright ideas through scientific method.
It is worth mentioning that the International Conference on Innovative Computing revolves around creative areas such as Algorithms Design, Artificial Intelligence, Wireless Sensor Networks, Mobile Network and Systems, www Applications, Software Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Ubiquitous Computing and many more.