Department of Computer Science organizes its first academic meet-up

June 7, 2022: Department of Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Computer Science (SMCS), IBA, organized its first academic meeting. The aim of the meeting was to focus on improving the department's pedagogy and curriculum for the undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science. The meet-up reflected on the previous academic year's teaching, research, services, and challenges. The faculty members also identified the areas of improvement in the BSCS program and gave suggestions to streamline the curriculum.

Dr. S Akbar Zaidi, Executive Director, IBA Karachi, also attended the meet-up and had an interactive session with the faculty. He expressed his views on the importance of evolving technology and the scope of computer science, industry-academia linkages at school level, and emphasized on preparing students for the local and international industry, as well as for graduate studies. Dr. Zaidi appreciated the overall efforts of the SMCS and the CS department and underscored the importance of holding such activities in the future for continuous development.