International Symposium on Data Technologies
(ISDT - 2026)
April 15 – 17, 2026
Islamabad, Pakistan
Organized by IT Directorate, NCP in Collaboration with ITU, Lahore
Event Schedule
Registration
Inauguration Ceremony
Keynote Dr. Haider Abbas, DG National CERT, Pakistan
Group Photo & Tea Break
Prof. Junseok Hwang Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea
DIGITALOGY: Toward a Human-Centered Transformation Beyond Civilization
Dr. Ali Hasnain RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland
From Big Data to Decision Intelligence: Transforming Complex Data into Actionable Knowledge
Lunch Break
Dr. Mobashir H.Rehmani Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Ireland
Future of Cryptocurrency in Pakistan - Online
Dr. Waqas Sultani ITU, Lahore
Towards Unified Model for multi-modal Digital Hematopathology
Prof. Adegboyega Ojo Carleton University, Canada
Responsible AI in the Canadian Government – State of Play and Emerging Lessons
Tea Break
Prof. John C. Howell Chapman University, USA
Superfunction Superradar: Using Data Science for Super-Resolution
Dr. Awais Altaf Western Washington University, USA
Hardware Design Principles for AI-Driven Biomedical Systems is for NCP
Andrew Howard National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Australia
Australia: HPC, Data and Cloud - Online
Dr. Usman Akram National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
Beyond the Microscope: Generative AI for Virtual Histology and Empowering Non-Invasive Analysis
Tea Break
Project Competition
Lunch Break
Dr. Sung-Ho Bae Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
Empowering Efficient AI Training via Advanced Dataset Condensation - Online
Dr. Umair ul Hassan University of Galway, Ireland
Building the Blueprint: Operationalizing European Data Spaces with the DSSC - Online
Dr. Fayyaz Minhas University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Beyond Data Points: Learning Structure, Dynamics, and Meaning in Biomedical Data - Online
Tea Break
Dr. Suleman Shahid LUMS, Pakistan
From Datasets to Decisions: Building Scalable Open Data Ecosystems
Dr. Zafar Shahid Founder of iCodeGuru, USA
Future Skills for the AI Era - Online
Zaheema Iqbal National CERT, Pakistan
Data as the Frontier of National Resilience: Strengthening the Innovation-Protection Nexus
Dr. Johannes Kiesel Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne, Germany
The Methods Hub: A Platform for Sharing Reproducible Data Science Methods - Online
Tea Break
Dr. Sadia Noureen Information Technology University, Pakistan
Data-Driven AI for Meta-Optics, Lithography, and Breast Cancer Diagnostics
Dr. Qasim Mehmood Information Technology University, Pakistan
Interactive Talk for Participants
Prof. Alessia Candeo Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Advanced Microscopy: How AI Can Help
Prayer & Lunch Break
Prof. Aaron Danner National University of Singapore, Singapore
High Speed Chip-Based Photonic Computation for AI Tasks - Online