BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Karachi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20091031T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0500 TZNAME:PKT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250704T154012Z UID:A05BF0BE-18E0-4F16-8348-9542D424075E DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20250623T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20250623T130000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nEvent Summary:\n\nIn celebration of IEEE Women in Enginee ring (WIE) Day 2025\, IEEE SSUET WIE\, in proud collaboration with IEEE WI E Karachi Section Affinity Group and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society K arachi Section\, organized an empowering\, multi-segment event to honor an d uplift the achievements of women in technology\, innovation\, and academ ia. Held at Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology on June 23\, 2 025\, the event brought together trailblazers\, educators\, and future lea ders for a day of inspiration\, education\, and celebration.\n\nEvent High lights:\n\n-\nGlobal success stories\n\n-\nWomen-led sessions in cybersecu rity & AI\n\n-\nPractical insights on education\, tech leadership\, and em powerment\n\n-\nDiverse panel of speakers from academia and industry\n\nTa lk Show Session:\n\nTopic: "Empowerment Through Education: Encouraging Wom en in Cybersecurity for Industrial Systems and Emerging Technologies"\n\nM oderated by Zainab Arif\, Chairperson of IEEE SSUET WIE\, the talk show ex plored how educational empowerment fosters women's entry and leadership in cybersecurity and STEM.\n\nFeatured Speakers:\n\n-\nAbeer Javed Syed – Head of Student Support Services\, Iqra University\n\n-\nEngr. Tooba Khan – Lecturer at Salim Habib University & Chairperson\, IEEE WIE Karachi Se ction\n\n-\nMaleeha Anwar – Cybersecurity Lecturer at DUET\, IEEE ExCom Member\n\nThe session addressed pressing challenges and shared real journe ys of growth\, leadership\, and resilience in the evolving tech landscape. \n\nThis session focused on real-life challenges\, growth paths\, and the critical need for women in cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Speake rs discussed how educational empowerment fosters leadership and equity in tech.\n\nInternational Session:\n\nBridging Borders\, Securing Futures: My Cybersecurity Voyage from Karachi to New Brunswick\n\nDelivered by Dr. Sa mita Bai\, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity \, University of New Brunswick.\n\nThis eye-opening keynote highlighted Dr . Bai's international journey from IBA Karachi to leading research in LLMs \, XAI\, and cybersecurity ethics abroad. She offered insights into global academic growth\, representation in tech\, and bridging the gap between t echnology and human values.\n\nGuests of Honour:\n\n-\nProf. Dr. Shehnila Zardari – Chairperson\, Department of Software Engineering\, NED Univers ity\n\n-\nProf. Dr. Engr. Asim ur Rehman – Vice Chancellor\, Indus Unive rsity\n\nBoth guests delivered powerful messages on inclusive leadership\, research excellence\, and innovation in engineering education.\n\nEvent G limpse:\n\n[][]\n\nConclusion:\n\nIEEE SSUET WIE Day 2025 was a powerful r eminder of the role education and community play in empowering future gene rations. Through engaging sessions\, expert talks\, and heartfelt stories\ , the event fulfilled its mission of celebrating women in engineering and shaping the future of inclusive innovation.\n\nAgenda: \nThe event feature d a powerful combination of impactful sessions:\n\n-\nOpening Ceremony & I EEE WIE Orientation – Highlighting the mission and achievements of IEEE and IEEE SSUET WIE.\n\n-\nTalk Show Session – A panel discussion on "Emp owerment Through Education: Encouraging Women in Cybersecurity for Industr ial Systems and Emerging Technologies."\n\n-\nInternational Session – An inspiring keynote titled "Bridging Borders\, Securing Futures" by Dr. Sam ita Bai\, spotlighting a global cybersecurity journey.\n\n-\nGuests of Hon our Addresses – Renowned educators shared their vision for leadership an d academic excellence in STEM.\n\nRoom: F Block Auditorium\, Bldg: SIR SYE D UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARACHI\, ST-16 Main University Rd\, Block 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal\, Karachi\, Pakistan\, Karachi \, Sindh\, Pa kistan LOCATION:Room: F Block Auditorium\, Bldg: SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERIN G AND TECHNOLOGY KARACHI\, ST-16 Main University Rd\, Block 5 Gulshan-e-Iq bal\, Karachi\, Pakistan\, Karachi \, Sindh\, Pakistan ORGANIZER:nkhalil@ssuet.edu.pk SEQUENCE:64 SUMMARY:𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗘 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹 𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/488463 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h3 data-start="570" data-end="592"><strong d ata-start="574" data-end="592"><img style="display: block\; margin-left: a uto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/ media/display/f4c85863-d85f-4b67-a86a-26208ed65f04" alt="" width="288" hei ght="202"></strong></h3>\n<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-siz e: 14pt\; font-family: 'arial black'\, sans-serif\;">Event Summary:</span> </h2>\n<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: arial\, helveti ca\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">In celebration of IEEE Women in Engin eering (WIE) Day 2025\, IEEE SSUET WIE\, in proud collaboration with IEEE WIE Karachi Section Affinity Group and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Karachi Section\, organized an empowering\, multi-segment event to honor and uplift the achievements of women in technology\, innovation\, and acad emia. Held at Sir Syed University of Engineering &amp\; Technology on June 23\, 2025\, the event brought together trailblazers\, educators\, and fut ure leaders for a day of inspiration\, education\, and celebration.</span> </p>\n<div class="_tableContainer_80l1q_1">\n<div class="_tableWrapper_80l 1q_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse" tabindex="-1">\n<h2 data-pm-slice ="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: 'arial black'\, sans-serif\; font-size : 14pt\;">Event Highlights:</span></h2>\n<ul data-spread="false">\n<li>\n< p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12 pt\;">Global success stories</span></p>\n</li>\n<li style="font-family: ar ial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">\n<p><span style="font-f amily: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">Women-led sessi ons in cybersecurity &amp\; AI</span></p>\n</li>\n<li style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">\n<p><span style="font -family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">Practical ins ights on education\, tech leadership\, and empowerment</span></p>\n</li>\n <li style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; ">\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-siz e: 12pt\;">Diverse panel of speakers from academia and industry</span></p> \n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: 'aria l black'\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;">Talk Show Session:</span></h2>\ n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-s erif\;"><strong>Topic</strong>: <strong>"<em>Empowerment Through Education : Encouraging Women in Cybersecurity for Industrial Systems and Emerging T echnologies</em><em>"</em></strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Moderated by<strong > </strong>Zainab Arif\, Chairperson of IEEE SSUET WIE\, the talk show exp lored how educational empowerment fosters women's entry and leadership in cybersecurity and STEM.</span></p>\n<h3><span style="font-family: 'arial b lack'\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">Featured Speakers:</span></h3>\n<u l data-spread="false">\n<li>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-famil y: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Abeer Javed Syed</strong> &nd ash\; Head of Student Support Services\, Iqra University</span></p>\n</li> \n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif \;">\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, s ans-serif\;"><strong>Engr. Tooba Khan</strong> &ndash\; Lecturer at Salim Habib University &amp\; Chairperson\, IEEE WIE Karachi Section</span></p>\ n</li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans -serif\;">\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helveti ca\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Maleeha Anwar</strong> &ndash\; Cybersecurity L ecturer at DUET\, IEEE ExCom Member</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><span sty le="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">The s ession addressed pressing challenges and shared real journeys of growth\, leadership\, and resilience in the evolving tech landscape.</span></p>\n<p ><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-seri f\;">This session focused on real-life challenges\, growth paths\, and the critical need for women in cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Speak ers discussed how educational empowerment fosters leadership and equity in tech.</span></p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: 14pt \; font-family: 'arial black'\, sans-serif\;">International Session:</span ></h2>\n<h3><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; fon t-size: 12pt\;"><em>Bridging Borders\, Securing Futures: My Cybersecurity Voyage from Karachi to New Brunswick</em></span></h3>\n<p><span style="fon t-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">Delivered by <strong>Dr. Samita Bai</strong>\, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Canadian Ins titute for Cybersecurity\, University of New Brunswick.</span></p>\n<p><sp an style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;" >This eye-opening keynote highlighted Dr. Bai's international journey from IBA Karachi to leading research in LLMs\, XAI\, and cybersecurity ethics abroad. She offered insights into global academic growth\, representation in tech\, and bridging the gap between technology and human values.</span> </p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: 'arial black'\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;">Guests of Honour:</span></h2>\n<ul data-s pread="false">\n<li>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial \, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Prof. Dr. Shehnila Zardari</strong> & ndash\; Chairperson\, Department of Software Engineering\, NED University< /span></p>\n</li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helve tica\, sans-serif\;">\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: aria l\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Prof. Dr. Engr. Asim ur Rehman</stro ng> &ndash\; Vice Chancellor\, Indus University</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n <p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-se rif\;">Both guests delivered powerful messages on inclusive leadership\, r esearch excellence\, and innovation in engineering education.</span></p>\n <h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: 'arial black'\, sans- serif\; font-size: 14pt\;">Event Glimpse:</span></h2>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> &nbsp\;<img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/d5 a06759-580b-4810-8442-4e05f4fe7b42" alt="" width="350" height="350"><img s tyle="float: right\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/ display/6147c169-ac5d-43f4-b226-231aca937f53" alt="" width="350" height="3 50 "></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Conclusion:</h2>\n<p data-start="4311" data-end="4613">IEEE SSUET WIE Day 2025 was a powerful reminder of the role education and community play in empowering future gen erations. Through engaging sessions\, expert talks\, and heartfelt stories \, the event fulfilled its mission of celebrating women in engineering and shaping the future of inclusive innovation.</p>\n</div>\n</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">The event featured a powerful co mbination of impactful sessions:</p>\n<ul data-spread="false">\n<li>\n<p>< strong>Opening Ceremony &amp\; IEEE WIE Orientation</strong> &ndash\; High lighting the mission and achievements of IEEE and IEEE SSUET WIE.</p>\n</l i>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Talk Show Session</strong> &ndash\; A panel discussio n on "Empowerment Through Education: Encouraging Women in Cybersecurity fo r Industrial Systems and Emerging Technologies."</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><str ong>International Session</strong> &ndash\; An inspiring keynote titled "B ridging Borders\, Securing Futures" by Dr. Samita Bai\, spotlighting a glo bal cybersecurity journey.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Guests of Honour A ddresses</strong> &ndash\; Renowned educators shared their vision for lead ership and academic excellence in STEM.</p>\n</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR