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Namra Aziz
Successfully Defends MS Thesis at IBA-SMCS

Namra Aziz, MS Scholar of Data Science, successfully defended her thesis titled 'Machine Learning for Disease Cluster Arrangement of Mortality in Patients with Diabetes'. The research was supervised by Dr. Tariq Mahmood, Professor DCS-SMCS and co-supervised by Dr. Aysha Almas from Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). The thesis was examined by Dr. Muhammad Rafi from FAST-NU and Dr. Aisha Shaikh from AKUH.

Ms. Aziz also became the first MS scholar to receive the Fogarty Fellowship at AKUH, under the guidance of Dr. Zainab Samad. This milestone highlights the strong partnership between IBA and AKUH, which facilitates research opportunities in non-communicable diseases. Learn more about this collaboration here.

Moreover, she received scholarships from both IBA and AKUH, along with a full tuition refund, and has secured a permanent role at AKUH as an Instructor and Researcher.

We congratulate Ms. Namra Aziz on her outstanding achievements and wish her continued success in her future roles!