Developing intelligent systems, fostering industry collaboration, and building international research partnerships, focusing on problems relevant to Pakistan.
The Artificial Intelligence Lab at IBA was established in 2009 as a forum for developing intelligent systems and exploring emerging technologies within artificial intelligence. The lab bridges international research alliances with local industry collaboration, creating solutions for problems pertinent to the Pakistani market.
Over the past decade and a half, the lab has produced 70+ peer-reviewed publications, graduated six PhD students with several more in progress, and maintained a decade-long partnership with the University of Technology, Sydney. Research here spans natural language processing, machine learning, multi-agent systems, cognitive robotics, and probabilistic modeling.
Notable milestones include two RoboCup teams (Karachi Koalas and Karachi Chotu), three competitive research grants from the National ICT R&D Fund, HEC, and the Third World Academy of Sciences, and an industry collaboration that produced a deployed suspicious activity reporting system. The lab has also established formal partnerships with two tertiary hospitals in Karachi, with joint research initiatives underway.