Prof. Junaid Qadir Professor of Computer Engineering at Qatar University

Junaid Qadir's core research interests lie in human-centered artificial intelligence, AI ethics, engineering education, and the application of AI in education and healthcare. His research is widely published, with over 250 peer-reviewed articles, including contributions to leading journals such as ACM Computing Surveys, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, npj Digital Medicine, and the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. He has won a range of awards, including the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Prize Paper Award (2023), the Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award (2023), and the Qatar University College of Engineering Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research (2024) and Service (2025). He also received Pakistan’s highest national teaching honor—the Higher Education Commission’s Best University Teacher Award (2012–2013). He has secured competitive research funding from Facebook Research, the Qatar National Research Fund, and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He is an ACM Distinguished Speaker (2020–2026), an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (2025–2026) of the IEEE Education Society, a Senior Member of IEEE since 2014, and a Senior Member of ACM since 2020. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia.