Research Funding

Acquired 7 International Research Grants worth more than a million Riyals as PI and CO-PI.

Also received funding to attend 12 International Conferences and 3 Professional Trainings.

RESEARCH GRANTS (7)

  • 20232021

    Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies, Canada Research Grant

    Ghazanfar Latif (project team member), 381,000$ valued grant that team secured at the “Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies”, University of Quebec, Canada (2021-2022). The grant is to conduct research in the field of exploration and recognition of minerals from the scanning electron microscope (SEM) based grain images using machine learning and deep learning techniques at University of Quebec, Canada.

  • 20232022

    Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies (PMFCFS) Research Grant

    Ghazanfar Latif (PI), 18,780 (SAR), Innovative Education System for the Blind: AI based Arabic Braille Language System. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies (PMFCFS) Research Grant 2022, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies (PMFCFS) and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) announce the continuation of their futures research grant for the year 2022. The objective of this grant is to encourage researchers to expand their disciplines with methods of futures studies. The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies (PMFCFS) and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) announce the continuation of their futures research grant for the year 2022. The objective of this grant is to encourage researchers to expand their disciplines with methods of futures studies.

  • 20212020

    Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University - Research Grant Phase 3

    Ghazanfar Latif (PI), 27,500 (SAR), Medical Image Processing: Brain Tumor, Skin Cancer and Retinopathy Detection and Classification. Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University (2020-2021).

  • Spring2019-21

    Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University - Research Grant Phase 3

    Ghazanfar Latif (Co-PI), 47,900 (SAR), Arabic Sign Language Recognition. Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia (2020-2021).

  • 20212020

    Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University - Research Grant Phase 3

    Ghazanfar Latif (Co-PI), 20,500 (SAR), Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Enhanced Image Understanding in Several Domains. Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia (2020-2021).

  • Spring2018-21

    Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University - Research Grant Phase 2

    Ghazanfar Latif (Co-PI), 56,750 (SAR), A Study on the Confused Handwritten Indian (Arabic) Numerical images. Deanship of Research, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia , (2017-2018).

Scholarship Grants

  • 2011-2013
    Full scholarship for MS in Computer Science from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  • 2006-2010
    Full merit Scholarship of 1.3 million rupees for BS Computer Science at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, form Ministry of Information Technology, Pakistan
  • 2004-2006
    Got full merit scholarship for FSc Pre Engineering at Punjab College of Information Technology Multan from Punjab Group of Colleges, Pakistan.
  • 2021-2023
    Post-Doctoral Fellowship Grant from Quebec, Canada Government for Nature and Technologies (FRQNT)

Professional Training Grants

  • 7-10 April, 2020
    Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy - Learned fundamental principles associated with the current cybersecurity landscape, and concepts required to recognize and potentially mitigate attacks against enterprise networks and mission-critical infrastructure.
    This training was funded and supported by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia.
  • 11-19 March, 2016
    Windows Server Administration, at Koing Solutions, Dubai, UAE - Technical training for the advanced topics for Windows Server (2016) Administration.
    This training was funded and supported by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia.
  • 18-21 January, 2016
    CISCO CCNA Training, PMU, Khobar, Saudi Arabia - Covered full instructor led CISCO-CCNA training for networking fundamentals, IP services, security fundamentals, automation and programmability. Designed for agility and versatility, CCNA validates.
    This training was funded and supported by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia.

Research Grants for International Conferences Attendance