Ghazanfar Latif, Ph.D. – Named in World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University

Ghazanfar Latif, Ph.D. is currently holding a position as an Acting Director, Center for Artificial Intelligence at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), KSA. Previously, he also worked as a Post-Doctoral fellow in the field Artificial Intelligence at University of Quebec, Canada, and as a Research Coordinator at the Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies at PMU. He completed his Ph.D. with a Gold Medal award from the University of Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, earned his MS degree in Computer Science from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA, and BS degree in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan. His research interests include Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks.

8+ years of University Teaching Experience
Named in World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
10+ years of offshore IT Industry Experience
100+ ISI/Scopus Indexed Research Publications since March 2017
Granted 11 US Patents in AI/IoT/Robotics
Google Scholar h-index 23 and i-10 index 46 with 1723 citations
Worked on 150+ ML/AI/IT industry projects as Freelance
Acquired international research grants for 8 Projects
14 different Courses and 7 different Courses-Labs taught at PMU
Designed 13 Courses and Labs Syllabi
Certified Instructor to teach 22 CISCO courses
6 Professional Certifications and 3 Professional Trainings
7 times 1st Position in International Events/Conferences
Delivered presentation in 20+ international Conferences
Chaired 7+ Committees and Guest Editor 3 Special Issues
30+ Senior Design Projects Supervision

Education

Post-Doctorate 2021-2023

Post-Doctorate in AI - FRQNT Funding

University of Quebec, Canada
Ph.D. 2016-2020

Ph.D. in Computer Science - Gold Medalist

University of Malaysia Sarawak (FCSIT)
MS 2011-2013

MS in Computer Science - Full Scholarship

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA
BS 2006-2010

BS in Computer Science - Full Scholarship

FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
F.Sc. 2004-2006

F.Sc. in Pre Engineering - Full Scholarship

Punjab College of Science and Technology, Multan

Google Scholar | ResearchGate | YouTube
Contact: +1 418 800-0866 & +966 50 105 7422
Email: ghazanfar.latif@gmail.com | ghazanfar.latif@prebinary.ca

Positions

Present2023

Acting Director
Center for Artificial Intelligence, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, KSA
Present2022

Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Superior University, Pakistan
20232021

Researcher / Post Doctoral Fellow
Department of Computer Sciences and Mathematics, University of Québec, Canada
20212019

Research Coordinator / Lecturer
Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, KSA
20192014

Lab Coordinator / Instructor
College of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, KSA
20142011

Cloud Services Manager (Offshore)
Upwork Global Inc. (formerly Elance-oDesk)
20112010

Cloud EHR Engineer
CareCloud – MTBC ® – A USA-based Unique Healthcare IT Company
20102008

Teaching Assistant (Lab Engineer)
FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
20072007

Quality Assurance Officer
MINISTRY OF IT (Pakistan) & FAST-NU

I always look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

Awards and Achievements

2024

Awarded Gold Medal with Honor/Congratulations in 49th Innovations Exhibition Geneva, Switzerland

Received nomination to participate in 49th Innovations Exhibition Geneva, Switzerland (April 17-22, 2024) where my US patent innovation received Gold Medal with Honor/Congratulations.
2023

My patented project named BlindLine won the first position in NEOM OXAGON Hackathon

My patented project named BlindLine won the first position in NEOM OXAGON Hackathon 2023 for Technology organized by the Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia out of 800 applications.
2023

Received most Research Productivity Award at PMU

Received most Research Productivity Award 2022-2023 from Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University.
2022

Received an honorary membership of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

Received an honorary membership of National Academy of Inventors (NAI), A member organization comprising most reputable U.S. and international universities (2022)
2021

Received best PhD award along with Gold Mold and Shield

Received best PhD award along with Gold Mold and Shield in the field of Machine Learning from University of Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia (2021)
2021

Received Canada Permanent Residence based on on Special Artificial Intelligence Pilot Program

Received Permanent Residence in Canada (Quebec) based on Special Artificial Intelligence Pilot Program in 2021 (only 150 were nominated across the world)
2021

Received most Research Productivity Award 2020-2021 at PMU

Received most Research Productivity Award 2020-2021 from Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University.
2019

Best research paper award in CRIMSTIC 2019, Melaka, Malaysia

Got best research paper award in Current Research on Information Technology, Mathematics Sciences, Science and Technology (CRIMSTIC 2019), Melaka, Malaysia.
2018

Best research paper award in ICCSET, Bangkok, Thailand

Got best research paper award in 7th International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering and Technologies (ICCSET 2018), Bangkok, Thailand.
2018

Bronze Award in Innovation & Technology Exposition (InTEX18), Malaysia

Got Bronze Award in Innovation & Technology Exposition (InTEX18), Malaysia for my research Poster exposition on “Automated Brain Tumor Detection, Analysis, and Visualization System”.
2011

Full scholarship for MS in Computer Science from King Fahd University

Got a full-time scholarship for MS in Computer Science from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
2010

1st position in Software & Hardware Competition in ITEC, NED, Karachi

Got 1st position in Software & Hardware Competition in mega event ITEC-2010 held at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
2010

1st position in ACM Software Project Competition held in FAST-NUCES

Got 1st position in ACM Software Project Competition by presenting my Final Year Project “Brain Inspector” held in FAST-NUCES, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2010

1st position in Software Competition in NUTEC, Peshawar

Got 1st position in Software Competition while overall in Hardware & Software Competition got 2nd position in NUTEC-2010 Peshawar, Pakistan
2010

Two times in FAST-NUCES Dean’s Honor List during BS-CS

Remained two times in FAST-NUCES Dean’s Honor List during BS-CS Degree, Islamabad Pakistan
2010

Runner-up of Microsoft Imagine Cup (Pakistan)

My Final Year Project “Brain Inspector” short-listed in Top four Software Project of Pakistan for Microsoft Imagine Cup 2010 by Microsoft.
2009

Got Best Marketing Promotional Campaign and Best Group Chemistry Certificates in Marketing Mavericks PromoPower Competition

Got Best Marketing Promotional Campaign and Best Group Chemistry Merit Certificates in Marketing Mavericks PromoPower Competition 2009 organized by FAST NUCES, Islamabad, Pakistan
2006

Merit Scholarship of RS 1.3 Million for BS Computer Science at FAST NUCES

 Got full merit Scholarship of 1.3 Million rupees for BS Computer Science at FAST NUCES Islamabad form Ministry of Information Technology, Pakistan.
2004

Full scholarship for F.Sc. Pre-Engineering at Punjab College

Got full merit scholarship for FSc Pre Engineering at Punjab College of Information Technology Multan from Punjab Group of Colleges, Pakistan.