Dr. Suleman Sami Qazi

Dr. Suleman Sami Qazi is an interdisciplinary educator and researcher who earned his master’s and PhD degrees in Computational Semiconductor Device Physics from the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at the Ira. A Fulton Schools of Engineering in Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. He also holds an Executive MBA degree from the Institute of Business and Management at the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore as well. Dr. Qazi is the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship. During his PhD, Suleman developed a novel framework for understanding thermal transport at the nanoscale inside a single transistor. His research and teaching focuses on computational modeling, photovoltaic systems, semiconductor devices, and operations strategy. He is committed to advancing interdisciplinary research and fostering analytical thinking in the next generation of computing professionals, engineers, and decision-makers. Prior to joining NIT, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department at University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore. He has worked in teaching roles at Government College University and University of Central Punjab, also in Lahore. Dr. Suleman worked at Lahore University of Management Sciences in the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (LUMS-SBASSE) during its foundational years. Prior to that, Dr. Suleman was a part of the team, working as Assistant Manager in Electronics Lab at the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan (SUPARCO), Satellite Research and Development Centre (SRDC-L) in Lahore. He was part of the team that designed and developed PAKSAT 1R, Pakistan’s first indigenous geostationary communication satellite.