Umar Saif
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| Born | Pakistan |
| Residence | Lahore |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge-MIT Institute Lahore University of Management Sciences Saif Center of Innovation |
| Alma mater | LUMS and University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Research and Entrepreneurship in ICTD |
| Notable awards |
The 500 Most Influential Muslims Sitara-i-Imtiaz Google Faculty Research Award MIT TR35: World Top 35 Young Innovators Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum Mark Weiser Award (IEEE Percom’08) MIT Technovator Award IDG Technology Pioneer Award |
Umar Saif (urdu: عمرسیف) is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic. He serves as the vice-chancellor of the Information Technology University and is a senior member of the cabinet of the Punjab province.
Saif is known for his work on using ICT solutions for developing world problems. He is also the founder of Plan9, Pakistan's largest startup incubator. He has been credited as one of the main forces behind the IT ecosystem in Pakistan.He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the MIT Technology Review Pakistan, which is one of the licensed international editions of MIT Technology Review. He is also part of the team that runs a popular TV show in Pakistan called Idea Croron Ka on Neo TV modelled after Shark Tank.
Born and raised in Lahore, after studying computer science at LUMS, Saif received his doctorate from Trinity College, Cambridge at the age of 22. Saif moved to the United States, where he spend four years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT, Saif was part of the team that developed system technologies for Project Oxygen.
Saif moved back to Lahore in December 2005, and joined LUMS as a tenured associated professor of computer science. Saif was named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010, selected as one of top 35 young innovators in the world by MIT Technology Review in 2011, received a Google faculty research award in 2011 and Sitara-i-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan in 2014. While at LUMS, Saif founded the Saif Center of Innovation (SCI) which became Pakistan's first startup incubator.
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