Dr. Umar Saif Awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz in Recognition of his Services for the Country
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Dr. Umar Saif Awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz in Recognition of his Services for the Country
August 15, 2014
Founding vice-chancellor of Information Technology University, Dr. Umar Saif has received the prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his inexhaustible efforts in the field of education. The new accolade adds to a long list of achievements Dr. Saif has already attained.
- 2013 ACM CHI Best Paper Award
- 2011 Google Faculty Research Award
- 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)? TR35: World Top 35 Young Innovators
- 2010 Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
- 2008 MIT Technovator Award (Grassroot Technologies)
- 2008 IDG Technology Pioneer Award
- 2008 IEEE Percom Mark Weiser Award
- 2006 Microsoft Research (MSR) Digital Inclusion Award
- 2001 Fellow, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust
- 1998 National Commonwealth Scholar, University of Cambridge