Shaping Global Innovation – Reforming and Reframing Research in Higher Education (17 & 18 June 2026)
The First International PhD Students’ Research Colloquium 2026, conducted at Iqra University, Pakistan, is envisioned as a premier academic forum dedicated to advancing doctoral research, scholarly excellence, and global academic collaboration. The colloquium will bring together PhD scholars, supervisors, and distinguished researchers from national and international institutions to present innovative research, exchange interdisciplinary perspectives, and engage in rigorous intellectual discourse. Designed to strengthen research capacity and foster a culture of critical inquiry, the event will feature paper presentations, thematic panels, mentoring sessions, and expert feedback to help participants refine their theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and scholarly contributions.
By creating opportunities for networking, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, the colloquium aims to empower emerging researchers to address contemporary academic and societal challenges with evidence-based solutions. Ultimately, this initiative reflects Iqra University’s commitment to promoting high-quality research, ethical scholarship, and international engagement while nurturing the next generation of thought leaders and academics.
When and Where?
Date
17 & 18 June 2026
Mode
Hybrid (On-Campus & Online parallel sessions)
Venue
EDC Main Campus, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan
Who Will Benefit and How?
The colloquium is beneficial for:
Event Programme
Day 1 (Wednesday, 17th June 2026) – Inaugural Ceremony and Parallel Sessions | ||
PST (UTC+5) | Activity | Venue |
09:00 AM– 09:30 AM | Registration & Networking | Mini Auditorium |
Guests to be seated | Mini Auditorium | |
Chief Guest arrival | Mini Auditorium | |
09:30 AM– 09:35 AM | Qira’t | Mini Auditorium |
09:35 AM– 09:40 AM | National Anthem | Mini Auditorium |
09:40 AM– 09:45 AM | Colloquium brief by Prof. Dr. Shahnawaz Adil, Director – Academics, Advanced Studies and Research, Iqra University | Mini Auditorium |
09:45 AM– 09:55 AM | Welcome Address by Prof. Dr. Nassar Ikram, President/ Vice Chancellor, Iqra University | Mini Auditorium |
09:55 AM– 10:10 AM | Keynote Address by Dr. Syed Sajjad Haider Zaidi, SI(M), Professor and Director, Power Systems Research Laboratory, Pakistan Navy Engineering College, Karachi, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. Topic: Significance of Applied Research in Pakistan | Mini Auditorium |
10:10 AM– 10:30 AM | Address by Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. Sarosh H. Lodhi, Member, Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) and Chairman, Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee (CIEC) | Mini Auditorium |
10:30 AM– 10:40 AM | Distribution of the Souvenirs Group Photograph | Mini Auditorium |
10:40 AM– 11:00 AM | Tea Break | Mini Auditorium Pantry |
11:00 AM– 11:25 AM | Keynote Address by Dr. Muhammad Farrukh Shahid, Assistant Professor, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES). Topic: Agentic AI-Driven Industrial Transformation: Transitioning from Manual Practices to Autonomous Context-Aware Operations | Mini Auditorium |
11:25 AM– 11:50 AM | Keynote Address by Mr. Irfan Ali Thanvi, Writer, Researcher, Legal Expert, Author of 45 Books, and Specialist in Corporate Law, Strategic Planning, and Legal Governance (International Islamic University Malaysia – IIUM) | Mini Auditorium |
11:50 AM– 12:15 PM | Keynote Address by Dr. Samreen Aziz, PhD in Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iqra University North Campus, Karachi. | Mini Auditorium |
12:15 PM – 12:35 PM | Keynote Address by Dr. Mahwish Kamran, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences (FADESS), Iqra University. Topic: Navigating the PhD Journey: From Research Challenges to Funded Research Success | Mini Auditorium |
12:35 PM – 01:00 PM | Keynote Address by Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar A. Hamid, Professor, Putra Business School (PBS), Malaysia. Topic: The PhD Journey: Building an Impactful Academic Career | Mini Auditorium |
01:00 PM – 01:45 PM | Lunch, Networking & Prayer break | Mini Auditorium |
01:45 PM – 02:00 PM | Transition of Abstract presenters to assigned presentation rooms | EDC building second floor |
Parallel Sessions – Round I (02:00 PM – 03:30 PM) | EDC building second floor | |
02:00 PM –02:18 PM | Artificial Intelligence – AI Powered Smart Plant Disease Detection and Identification Using Digital Image Processing Analysis Author: EJAZ AHMED ID: IPSRC26-AI-007 | Room E-201 |
02:00 PM –02:30 PM | Law & Governance – Legal Analysis on Data Breach in the UAE and Its Redress under the UAE Personal Data Protection Law 2021 Author: Irfan Ali Thanvi ID: IPSRC26-LG-023 | Room E-202 |
02:18 PM –02:36 PM | Artificial Intelligence – Towards Explainable and Quantum-Resistant Security Frameworks for Generative AI Systems Author: Abdul Karim Kashif Baig ID: IPSRC26-AI-050 | Room E-201 |
02:30 PM –03:00 PM | Law & Governance – Global Standards and Tawhidic Perspectives in Counter-Terrorism Financing: A Comparative Governance Analysis of Pakistan and Malaysia Author: Muhammad Mehmood ID: IPSRC26-LG-025 | Room E-202 |
02:36 PM –02:54 PM | Artificial Intelligence – Vision Transformers: Bridging Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision Author: Syeda Kiran Fatima ID: IPSRC26-AI-057 | Room E-201 |
02:54 PM –03:12 PM | Artificial Intelligence – AgriCrypt: A Secure AIoT Framework for Sustainable Urban Aquaponic Farming with Vision-Based TRNG Author: Raheel Sarwar ID: IPSRC26-AI-058 | Room E-201 |
03:00 PM –03:30 PM | Law & Governance – Labour Law Reforms and the Protection of Workers’ Rights in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of the Sindh Labour Code 2024 Author: Ghulam Dastagir ID: IPSRC26-LG-026 | Room E-202 |
03:12 PM –03:30 PM | Artificial Intelligence – An Explainable Multimodal Deep Learning Framework for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis Using Imaging and Clinical Biomarker Fusion Author: Muhammad Faizan Khan ID: IPSRC26-AI-063 | Room E-201 |
03:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Tea Break | Mini Auditorium Pantry |
Parallel Sessions – Round II (03:45 PM – 05:15 PM) | EDC building second floor | |
03:45 PM –04:03 PM | Computer Science & Engineering – Comprehensive Review of Mobile Based ECG Heart Rate Monitoring Systems for Clinical Healthcare Author: Ali Hassan Sial ID: IPSRC26-CSE-008 | Room E-201 |
03:45 PM –04:00 PM | Accounting & Finance – AI- Augmented Neuro finance and Investor’s Herding towards ESG Stocks in Emerging Markets s herding Author: Samia Zia ID: IPSRC26-AF-001 | Room E-202 |
04:00 PM –04:15 PM | Accounting & Finance – Environmental Performance and Bank Reputation Through the Adoption of Green Banking Practices: The Roles of Green Finance and Environmental Awareness Author: Sumera Mehmood ID: IPSRC26-AF-002 | Room E-202 |
04:03 PM –04:21 PM | Computer Science & Engineering – Transferability Analysis of Adversarial Attacks on Deep Learning Models Using CIFAR-10 Author: Falak Memon ID: IPSRC26-CSE-049 | Room E-201 |
04:15 PM –04:30 PM | Accounting & Finance – Beyond Certification: How Digital Infrastructure Moderates the Impact of Regulatory Sandboxes on Fintech Funding Author: Sahar Fatima ID: IPSRC26-AF-003 | Room E-202 |
04:21 PM –04:39 PM | Computer Science & Engineering – HI_TransCNN_BiGRU: A Hybrid Transformer-Convolutional BiGRU Model for Arabic Sentiment Classification Author: Muhammad Hassam Shakil ID: IPSRC26-CSE-056 | Room E-201 |
04:30 PM –04:45 PM | Accounting & Finance – Corporate Sustainability Cost of Equity (COE) with the Moderating Role of Market Competition (HHI) Author: Tanzeela Bibi ID: IPSRC26-AF-004 | Room E-202 |
04:39 PM –04:57 PM | Computer Science & Engineering – Comparing Traditional Object Detectors, YOLOv26 and Vision-Language Models for Modern Detection Systems Author: Ahmed Mujtaba ID: IPSRC26-CSE-059 | Room E-201 |
04:45 PM –05:15 PM | Economics – The Airline Fleet Standardization and Scale Economies Author: Amanullah Qureshi ID: IPSRC26-ECO-009 | Room E-202 |
04:57 PM –05:15 PM | Computer Science & Engineering – Beyond Protection: Examining Research Deficiencies in Small Medium Business Cybersecurity Through the NIST Author: Abdul Mateen Shahzaib Asad ID: IPSRC26-CSE-060 | Room E-201 |
05:15 PM – 05:33 PM | Computer Science & Engineering – Securing the Layer: An Empirical Study of Semantic Cache Vulnerabilities in RAG Systems Author: Ayesha Khaliq ID: IPSRC26-CSE-062 | Room E-201 |
Day 2 (Thursday, 18th June 2026) – Parallel Sessions and Closing Ceremony | ||
10:30 AM– 11:00 AM | Registration & Networking | EDC building second floor |
11:00 AM– 01:00 PM | Parallel Sessions – Round III | EDC building second floor |
11:00 PM –11:20 AM | Education & Social Sciences: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Assisting School Teachers and Administrators in Implementing Adaptive and Inclusive Curricula for Diverse Learning Environments Author: Kousar Gulzar ID: IPSRC26-ESS-012 | Room E-201 |
11:00 PM –11:20 AM | Management / Organizational Behavior / Human Resource Management: The Dark Side of Leadership: A Qualitative Exploration of Abusive Supervision and Turnover Intention in the Legal Profession Author: Samia Meo ID: IPSRC26-MOBHR-028 | Room E-204 |
11:20 PM –11:40 AM | Education & Social Sciences: Visual Analysis of AI and Robotics in the Terminator Film Series (1984–2019) Author: Syed Muhammad Shoaib Sajid ID: IPSRC26-ESS-013 | Room E-201 |
11:20 PM –11:40 AM | Management / OB / HRMPaper: Green Human Resource Management and Organizational Sustainability: An Empirical Study in Pakistan Author: Iram Ghaffar ID: IPSRC26-MOBHR-029 | Room E-204 |
11:40 AM–12:00 PM | Education & Social Sciences: Reframing Teacher Agency in Inclusive Education: Job Crafting and Perceived Learner Engagement in Pakistani Classrooms through a Self-determination Lens Author: Azra Aslam ID: IPSRC26-ESS-015 | Room E-201 |
11:40 AM–12:00 PM | Management / OB / HRM: Beyond Entrepreneurial Intention: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior through a Systematic Literature Review and an Integrated Conceptual Framework Author: Maria Khalid ID: IPSRC26-MOBHR-030 | Room E-204 |
12:00 PM –12:20 PM | Education & Social Sciences: Divergent Moral Standards in Pakistani Dramas: A Critical Discourse Analysis Author: Syeda Mehdiya Ali Zaidi ID: IPSRC26-ESS-016 | Room E-201 |
12:00 PM –12:20 PM | Management / OB / HRM: Regenerative Leadership and Sustainable Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Green Innovation and the Moderating Influence of Digital Capability Author: Athar Nasir Gulzar ID: IPSRC26-MOBHR-031 | Room E-204 |
12:20 PM –12:40 PM | Education & Social Sciences: Visual Storytelling through Avant-Garde Costume Design: Female Identity and Character Construction in Contemporary Streaming Media Author: Uroosa Umair ID: IPSRC26-ESS-019 | Room E-201 |
12:20 PM –12:40 PM | Management / OB / HRMP: ESG Evaluation in Data-Constrained Emerging Economies: A Structured Content Analysis Framework and Evidence from Pakistan Author: Attique ur Rehman ID: IPSRC26-MOBHR-033 | Room E-204 |
12:40 PM –01:00 PM | Education & Social Sciences: Exploring the Experiences and Challenges of B.Ed. Student-Teachers: Implementing Action Research to Enhance Professional Development Author: Nagina Muhammad Nazeef ID: IPSRC26-ESS-021 | Room E-201 |
12:40 PM –01:00 PM | Management / OB / HRM: Perceptions of AI-Based Resume Screening Among Thai Job Seekers Author: Kittituch Orisoon ID: IPSRC26-MOBHR-054 | Room E-204 |
Lunch & Networking (01:00 PM – 02:00 PM) | Mini Auditorium Pantry | |
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM | Parallel Sessions – Round IV | EDC building second floor |
02:00 PM –02:30 PM | Pharmacy & Psychology: PCOS Symptom Awareness and Timely Diagnosis-Seeking among University Women in Pakistan Author: Khuntalha ID: IPSRC26-PHM-053 | Room E-201 |
02:00 PM –02:30 PM | Marketing: Freezone Company Incorporations in the UAE: A Comparative Guide Between IFZA and SAIF Freezones Author: Nadeem Abdul Hameed Usman ID: IPSRC26-MKT-035 | Room E-204 |
02:30 PM –03:00 PM | Psychology: Predictive Role of Spiritual Intelligence on Existential Anxiety and Life Satisfaction among the Working Millennial (Gen Y) in Pakistan Author: Maria Wahid ID: IPSRC26-PSY-041 | Room E-201 |
02:30 PM –03:00 PM | Marketing: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Values in Determining Customer Responses Author: Sumera Faisal ID: IPSRC26-MKT-036 | Room E-204 |
03:00 PM –03:30 PM | Psychology: The Career Aspirations of the New Generation Author: Aelia Zaidi ID: IPSRC26-PSY-042 | Room E-201 |
03:00 PM –03:30 PM | Marketing: The Impact of Cognitive Dissonance on Post-Purchase Satisfaction and Brand Loyalty Author: Aisha Sanam ID: IPSRC26-MKT-037 | Room E-204 |
03:30 PM –04:00 PM | Psychology: Pathways to Psychological Well-Being: The Impact of Growth Mindset and Perceived Societal Mobility among Marginalized Pakistani Youth Author: Marvi ID: IPSRC26-PSY-043 | Room E-201 |
03:30 PM –04:00 PM | Marketing: E-Commerce Engagement Among Young Consumers at the Bottom of the Pyramid: A Stimulus–Organism–Response Framework Analysis of Low-Income Segments in Pakistan Author: Salman Hussain ID: IPSRC26-MKT-038 | Room E-204 |
04:30 PM – 04:45 PM | Closing Remarks by Prof. Dr. Sameer Hashmat Qazi, Director (ORIC), Iqra University Vote of Thanks by Prof. Dr. Nassar Ikram, President/ Vice Chancellor, Iqra University | Mini Auditorium |
04:45 PM – 05:00 PM | Presentation of Best Abstract Certificates Appreciation Shields for Jury Members Certificates for Registered Participants and Abstract Presenters | Mini Auditorium |
Author’s Guidelines
Language: For presentations delivered in any language other than English, participants must provide appropriate subtitles or translations to ensure accessibility and facilitate clear comprehension for all jury members.
Abstract Submission: All abstracts must be submitted in English. Abstracts in any other language will only be considered if accompanied by a translated English version.
Discipline Coverage
Time allocation for each presenter: Total Time: 20 minutes per presenter
Key Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 20 May 2026 (Extended)
Review Feedback: 4 June 2026 (Extended)
Acceptance Notification: 8 June 2026 (Extended)
Event Date: 17 & 18 June 2026
Abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Review Committee (ARC) based on:
The Committee may make one of the following decisions for each submission:
Registration & Submission
Abstract Presenter Fee:
Each submission shall undergo a blind peer-review process. Authors will be notified via email upon acceptance of their abstract for presentation. The applicable fee shall be payable only after receipt of the acceptance notification.
Participant Fee:
The participant fee shall be paid at the time of online registration (applicable to students, faculty members, researchers, and academic professionals from Higher Education Institutions).
National Participant (Pakistan):
International Participant:
Awards and Prizes
Best Abstract / Best Idea Awards (one from each parallel session)
Note: Online presenters shall receive their certificates via email.
Publication Opportunity
Outstanding abstracts and research papers presented in the colloquium may be invited for extended manuscript submission for possible publication, subject to strict double-blind peer review and editorial evaluation in the following three HEC – recognized journals;
https://journals.iqra.edu.pk/aibd
https://journals.iqra.edu.pk/ijhs
https://journals.iqra.edu.pk/ijp
Contact Details
Directorate of Academics, Advanced Studies & Research
Iqra University, Pakistan
Email: colloquium2026@iqra.edu.pk
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