TİKA-funded academic collaboration

Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence Lab

A focused AI research lab at the University of the Punjab, built through Pakistan–Türkiye cooperation.

About

AI research with a human purpose.

01

Human-centered

Designed around education, healthcare, agriculture, cities and society.

02

Collaborative

Connecting the University of the Punjab with TİKA-supported Pakistan–Türkiye cooperation.

03

Applied

Focused on practical, low-cost and real-time AI outcomes.

Collaboration

Pakistan × Türkiye cooperation for human-centered AI.

The initiative is shaped by senior university leadership committed to quality education, practical knowledge, and high-impact computing research.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali, Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab
Lab Patron

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali

Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab

“My mission is to raise the productivity of our graduates through quality education and practical knowledge to contribute in a significant way to the national economy.”
Prof. Dr. Shahzad Sarwar, Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
Lab Director

Prof. Dr. Shahzad Sarwar

Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

"My mission is to provide quality education, hands-on research, and increase Pakistan's footprint in the global IT and software industry."
HIAI
Pakistan · PU

Host institution

1882PU established 50K+PU students 19Faculties 90%Employability
Türkiye · TİKA

Cooperation support

01Funding 02Training 03Mobility 04Research

Facilities

Core infrastructure for AI work.

A connected lab environment for data, computing, development, networking and reliable operations.

AI Lab
StorageBackup · recovery
ComputeTraining · testing
GPU WorkstationsModel development
NetworkHigh-speed internet
Power & CoolingSolarized support

Technical outcomes

Applied AI domains

Low-cost, real-time, personalized and humanistic systems.

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Education

Personalized learning and assessment through natural language processing.

02

Computer vision

Crop disease, precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles and patient care.

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Robotics

Field assistance, drone surveillance and surveying workflows.

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Healthcare

Diagnostics, drug discovery, DNA sequencing and medical imaging.

05

Smart cities

IoT, smart metering and transportation intelligence.

06

AI foundations

Machine learning, deep learning, data science, NLP and visualization.