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Hamydah Raees

Lab Instructor

  • MS. (DATA SCIENCE), Ned university of engineering and technology.
  • MSC (SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), University of Karachi.
  • B.Sc. (ENGINEERING), University of Karachi.

About

Hamydah Raees is a dedicated professional specializing in Space Science and Technology, with a focus on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Data Science at NED University, where she aims to integrate her technical expertise and diverse academic background into her future role as a Lab Instructor in Computer Science. She is committed to fostering an engaging learning environment that promotes student success while honing her instructional skills.

Her professional experience includes working as a Freelance Research Analyst since July 2023, where she engages in advanced GIS, spatial analysis, and report writing. Prior to that, she served as a GIS Analyst at EMC Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. from March to June 2023, contributing to projects involving mapping, hydrological modeling, and flood risk assessment. Earlier in her career, she taught Physics at Ayesha School of Learning, covering the complete curriculum for Class 9 and 10.

Hamydah holds an M.Sc. in Space Science and Technology from the University of Karachi, with a specialization in Remote Sensing and GIS, as well as a B.Sc. in Engineering with a focus on Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics. She is proficient in programming languages such as Python and C++, and skilled in data management and analysis using tools like NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit-Learn.

Area of Expertise

Publications & Research Work

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Management at Iqra University, Karachi. He holds more than 17 years of full-time university teaching, research, mentorship, and graduate thesis supervision experience. Additionally, he has been serving as the Cluster Head (Management) since January 2020 at the Main Campus. He is currently a member of the advisory and review boards of 18 national and international scholarly journals. 

He has presented various research ideas at international conferences abroad and has published over 25 research papers in national and international journals with 700+ Google citations. He has also authored a monograph on Leadership and Strategy published in Germany. He is an HEC-approved PhD supervisor and five Ph.D. candidates are going to complete their doctoral thesis under his sole supervision. In addition to supervising several industrial projects, 32 MPhil and hundreds of MBA students have successfully passed their research thesis in the Management discipline under his sole supervision. His research interests include the dark side of leadership, workplace mistreatment, multilevel modeling, and creative performance in higher education. He completed a ten-day comprehensive Training of Trainers conducted by Sindh HEC in May 2023.

Dr. Shahnawaz earned his Ph.D. degree in Management from an AACSB and AMBA-accredited business school of Malaysia in 2021. Earlier, he received his MPhil from Iqra University, a ‘triple-crown’ (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS-accredited) MBA from Newcastle University (UK), Postgraduate Diploma from Stratford College London (UK), and B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction from London Metropolitan University, UK. He has secured seven consecutive distinctions in his academic career and has clinched First Class First Position at Sindh Board of Technical Education. He has been associated with Iqra University as a permanent faculty member in the Department of Business Administration since August 2008. His main hobbies include horse-riding, playing scrabble, cooking, bird-farming, and long driving.