International Symposium on Data Technologies
(ISDT - 2026)
April 15 – 17, 2026
Islamabad, Pakistan
Organized by IT Directorate, NCP in Collaboration with ITU, Lahore
Dr. Zafar Shahid
Executive Multimedia System Engineer
Founder of iCodeGuru
Silicon Valley
Dr. Zafar Shahid, founder and president of iCode Guru, is a senior engineering executive in Silicon Valley. He completed his Master’s in France on a fully funded scholarship and is a highly cited researcher in his field, with forty publications and three patents. In addition, through his company, Dr. Shahid provides funding to international research labs across the USA and Europe.
Since 2015, Dr. Zafar Shahid has taken the initiative in Silicon Valley, California, to prepare his students for careers in big tech companies. Today, several thousand of his students are working in these companies. For his volunteer work and remarkable contributions to tech education and youth empowerment, he has been recognized and awarded by the California State Assembly.