Prof. Dr. Zahid Hussain Abro
Professor
Information Technology
Biography
Prof. Dr. Zahid Hussain Abro has completed his Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro and his Ph.D in Computer Science from Graz University of Technology, Austria in July 2010. His research interest includes Human-Centered AI, Agile Software Development Methods, User Experience Design, Agile User Experience Design, Mobile HCI, Mobile-Learning (M-Learning), Technology Acceptance Models, Software Engineering and Web Engineering. Presently, he is working as a full Professor at IT Department, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah. He has also worked as the Chairman of IT and CS Departments and the Dean Faculty of Science (about three tenures) and the Pro-Vice Chancellor of both the Nawabshah Main Campus as well as the Larkano Campus. He has been awarded the “Certificate of Inventor” by Technical University Graz, Austria. More than 30 MS students and 6 PhD students have completed their studies under his supervision. He has organized five national conferences. Besides, he has published more than 50 research papers in national as well as international journals and conferences. He has presented his research papers at various reputed international conferences held in the USA, UK, Canada, Austria, Italy and Malaysia. Most importantly, he is also the reviewer of many international/national journals and conferences. He is Java Certified. He is the member of many statutory bodies of the QUEST and other Universities. He was appointed as the Chairman, Selection Committee, Health Department, Government of Sindh, for the establishment of I.T Unit, PMU of “Sindh Human Capital Investment: 1000 Days- Integrated Health & Population Project”, Karachi. He has remained a member of the National Curriculum Review Committee, Islamabad for Computer Science, IT and Software Engineering. He has also remained the member of the Federation of Pakistan, Chambers of Commerce & Industry's Standing Committee on Research & Development (Policy) for the years 2017 and 2018 at the national level and presently serving as the member of the Central Standing Committee on Bio-Economy since 2024.
Research Interests
Memberships
- ACM - Member
- FPCCI - Member Central Standing Committee
Courses Teaching
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426 - Software Engineering Even
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ITE311 - Human Computer Interaction Even
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431 - Web Engineering Odd
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ITC413 - Web Technologies Odd
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420 - E-commerce Even
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410 - Object Oriented Programming Even
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421 - Visual Programming Even
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421 - Visual Programming Odd
Contact Info
City: Nawabshah
Phone:
Email: zhussain@quest.edu.pk
CV: View CV
Publication Stats (1996 – 2026)
Qualifications
- Ph.D (Graz University of Technology, Austria, )
Experiences
- Professor at QUEST (2006 - Present)
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KVmBoGEAAAAJ&hl=en
(2019)
Projects
SRSP 2025
Role: PI