Education

Natasha Nigar

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

University of Engineering and Technology

Lahore · English

Biography

Dr Natasha Nigar is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham and has more than 18 years of combined academic and industry experience. Her research spans software engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning and explainable AI, with applications in healthcare, agriculture, energy and trustworthy AI systems. She has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and contributes to international research collaboration, academic leadership and women’s participation in computing.

Areas of expertise

• Artificial intelligence
• machine learning
• explainable AI
• software engineering
• trustworthy AI

Key achievements

Published more than 25 peer-reviewed research papers, including work in IEEE Access. Secured the first patent for UET RCET Campus in 2026. Received ACM funding to organise international events and summer schools in human-computer interaction, women in computing and prompt engineering. Earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham and founded ACM and ACM-W student chapters at UET RCET.

International experience

Asia · Europe

- United Kingdom: PhD in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham (2021); served as a Teaching Assistant at the School of Computer Science (2017–2020). - Switzerland: Presented research at the Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing (PASC) conferences in 2025 and 2026. - United States: Presented research at the SC25 conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2025. - Spain: Delivered a research talk on Agile Effort Estimation at the University of Málaga (2017) and received an ACM Europe Summer School for HPC computer architectures for AI in Barcelona (2026). - Italy: Delivered a research talk on Dynamic Software Project Scheduling at the University of Salerno (2019). - United Kingdom: Delivered a research talk at the Midlands Graduate School, University of Leicester (2017), and received a partial travel grant to attend the ACM Europe School on Responsible AI at Aston University (2026). - International Research Collaboration: Research Associate at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa (December 2025–present), contributing to international academic collaboration.

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