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OBJECTIVE

Key Areas

History

The Big Data and Cloud Computing (BigC) conference series was established to provide a collaborative platform for researchers, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss and advance cutting-edge innovations in Big Data, Cloud Computing, and their practical applications. Conference will cover talks from experts across academia, industry, and government, along with panel discussions on leveraging Big Data and Cloud Computing technologies to address national challenges and achieve sustainable development goals. Additionally, a hands-on workshps will be conducted to familiarize participants with current research and practical applications in machine learning, high-performance computing, and cloud computing.

Big Data Analytics

Big Data Infrastructure

Generative AI

Machine Learning In Big Data

Edge & Fog Computing

Internet of Things

AI and Cloud Computing Synergy

Data Security & Privacy In Big Data

2025 - 3rd International Workshop on Big Data and Cloud Computing
Scheduled for April 14-15, 2025, at NED University of Engineering & Technology, this workshop will feature expert talks, panel discussions, and hands-on sessions, focusing on Big Data and Cloud Computing applications for global challenges and sustainable development.

2022 - 2nd Annual Workshop on Big Data and Cloud Computing
Held at LUMS, this event continued to showcase advancements in Big Data and Cloud Computing, bringing together researchers and industry professionals to discuss innovations and applications.
Reference: BigC 2022

2019 - 1st Annual Workshop on Big Data and Cloud Computing
The inaugural event at LUMS highlighted the transformative potential of Big Data and Cloud Computing, with a special focus on precision medicine.
Reference: BigC 2019

Proposed Plan

3rd International Annual Workshop on Big Data and Cloud Computing

BigC 2025;

14^th & 15^th April, 2025

NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

INVITED SPEAKERS DETAILS

Day 1 (14th April, 2025) – Session 1: Inauguration (Venue: Asma M. Hashmi STEM Centre, NEDUET)

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Registration - Meet and greet with fellow attendees

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Welcome Address

Dr. Muhammad Ali Ismail (Scientific Director Exascale Lab),

Dr. Naveed Arshad (Director: NCBC Center Secretariat)

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote 1: Affan Syed - Senior Director of Technology and Solutions Emumba

"Software Design in the age of LLMs: When LLMs as Human is the correct analogy!"

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Keynote 2: Mr. Manuja Karunaratne - Head of National Science Library & Resource Centre of National Science Foundation. Sri Lanka.

11:30 AM – 12:10 PM

Conference Addresses - Speaker: Chief Guest, Dean & VC

12:10 PM – 12:25 PM

Shields Distribution and Group Photo

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Namaz Break - Venue: Senate Hall, NEDUET

Day 1 – Session 2: (14th April, 2025)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Panel Discussion:	Workshop 1:	Workshop 2:
Data-Driven Economies: Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Growth and Industrialization	Digital Twin of a Data Center to develop Heat Map for Energy Efficiency	From Data to Decision: Fine-Tuning LLMs for Wheat Advisory in Local Settings
Dr. Naveed Arshad (Director NCBC Center Secretariat Mr. Imran Moinuddin (Senior Vice President, Venture Drive Sol) Mr. Khurram Rahat (NSC Member, Founder, CEO and Senior Consultant, Director) Mr. Jawad Raza EVP - Head of Data Analytics, Big Data, AI at Meezan Bank Mr. Shoukat Bizinjo (Additional Director, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)) Dr. Tahir Zaidi (Thematic Expert National Compliance Centre Ministry of Commerce) Moderator : Ms. Faiza Habib (VP-Department Head Application Security. National Bank of Pakistan.) & Dr. Faizan (Associate Prof. NEDUET)	Dr. Imran Akhtar Professor & Head of Department, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan.	Dr. Saqib Ali Precision Agriculture Lab, Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Venue: Asma M. Hashmi STEM Centre, NEDUET	Venue: CIS SMART CLASSROOM NEDUET	Venue: HPCC-NCBC NEDUET

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Networking Hi-Tea

Day 1: Session 2 – Finish

Day 2 – Session 1: (15th April, 2025)

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion:	Workshop 3:	Workshop 4:
Data-Driven Healthcare: Bridging Technology, Access, and Equity	Generative AI and Large Language Models	End-to-End Big Data Pipeline Automation with Apache Airflow
Dr. Bilal Ahmed Usmani (Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences Section Head, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section, AKUH) Professor Dr. Rauf Ahmed Shams Malick (Chairman Department of Computer Science GUTECH, Al Ghazali University) Syed Jamal Haider Zaidi (Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department Iqra University) Dr. Nasir Luck (HOD Department of Gastroenterology, SIUT) Dr. Eraj Humayun Mirza (Chairman Bio-Medical Department, NEDUET) Moderator: Dr. Majida Kazmi (Associate Professor, CIS, NEDUET, Director, Asma M Hashmi STEM Centre, Co-PI NCL-NCAI and Head of ESCV)	Dr. Usman Qamar, T.I Tamgha-e-Imtiaz \| Prof of Data Science & GenAI, NUST	Mr. Uzair Abid Team Lead, Exascale Open Data Analytics Lab, NCBC - NEDUET
Venue: Asma M. Hashmi STEM Centre, NEDUET	Venue: CIS SMART CLASSROOM NEDUET	Venue: HPCC-NCBC NEDUET

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Networking Hi-Tea

Day 2 – Session 2

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Panel Discussion:	Workshop 5:	Workshop 6:
Big Data for Planetary Resilience: Data- Driven Strategies for Climate, Biodiversity, and Resource Management	Deep Ensemble Learning and its applications on Image / Video Analytics	Text to Speech Synthesis & Speech Corpus Development
Dr. Muhammad Hanif (Director General, Space Application Research Center, SUPARCO, Karachi). Mr. Shoaib Abdul Razzaque (Coordinator Marine Programme at WWF - Pakistan) Dr. Syed Imran Ahmed (Director Panjwani Hissar Water Institute, NEDUET) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khurram ( Professor CIS NEDUET, Director Research Center for Artificial Intelligence) Mr. Muhammad Adnan SSO, GCISC, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC & EC) Moderator : Dr. Atif Mustafa (Chairman Environmental Engineering, NEDUET).	Dr. Muhammad Atif Tahir Professor, Institute of Business Administration, IBA, Karachi	Ms. Sahar Rauf Assistant Manager Research, Center for Language Engineering UET Lahore
Venue: Asma M. Hashmi STEM Centre, NEDUET	Venue: CIS SMART CLASSROOM NEDUET	Venue: HPCC-NCBC NEDUET

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Namaz Break - Venue: Senate Hall NEDUET

Day 2 – Session 3 Closing (Venue: Asma M. Hashmi STEM Centre, NEDUET)

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Panel Discussion:	Workshop 7:	Workshop 8:
Data-Driven Cities: Leveraging Big Data for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Systems & Modern Education.	Data meets Biology and Medicine: understand and browse big data in biology and medicine with the interdisciplinary experts	Build Your First AI Agent with Python & Open AI
Dr. Noman Ahmed (Ag-VC & Dean Faculty of Architecture and Sciences (ASC), NEDUET) Ms. Noshaba Awais (Director Research for Innovation, HEC) Mr. Manuja Karunaratne (Head of National Science Library & Resource Centre of National Science Foundation. Sri Lanka) Mr. Yousuf Iqbal (SE / Manager, PPF, TEB, KDA) Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali (Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology) Dr. Muhammad Rafi Head of Department of AI & DS NUCES-FAST Karachi Campus Moderator : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Atif Tahir (Institute of Business Administration, IBA, Karachi)	Dr. Faisal Khan NCBC Precision Medicine Lab	Mr. Huzaifa Shahbaz Data Acquisition, Processing and Predictive Analytics (DAPPA) Lab", Ziauddin University Faculty of Engineering & Management
Venue: Asma M. Hashmi STEM Centre, NEDUET	Venue: CIS SMART CLASSROOM NEDUET	Venue: HPCC-NCBC NEDUET

3:30 PM – 4:10 PM

Conference Closing - Speaker: Chief Guest, Deans & VC

4:10 PM – 4:30 PM

Shields Distribution and Group Photo

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Networking Hi-Tea

Day 2: Session 3 – Finish

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