Honors & Highlights

Moments of recognition that keep me grateful and hungry.

• Chancellor’s Gold Medal · Outstanding Community Service — National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Oct 2025.
• Chancellor’s Silver Medal · Outstanding CGPA — National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Oct 2025.
• Graduate Recruitment Scholarship — University of Alberta (CA$5,000) awarded to a handful of incoming MSc CS students (Jul 2025).
• Chancellor's Gold Medal · Outstanding Thesis — NUST’s recognition for top thesis performance (Jun 2025).
• United Nations Millennium Fellowship · Campus Director — Top 9% of 44,000 applicants across 119 nations, then selected in the top 1% as Campus Director (2023).
• Mitacs Globalink Internship Awardee — Conducted research at University of Alberta with Dr. Russ Greiner and Dr. Padma Kaul.
• NUST National Topper — Ranked 1st nationwide for Software Engineering, 6th overall across all disciplines.
• Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Awardee — Received a government-funded laptop for sustained academic excellence (May 2023).
• Best Deep Learning Research Intern Award — Recognized among 22 interns at the Deep Learning Lab (Summer 2023).
• Dean’s List — Named to the Dean’s High Achievers’ List for all four years at NUST.