Overview:

The Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science and Computer Science, established in 2002, has a trustworthy reputation and partnerships in education.  With a world-class faculty of 13 PhDs, research publications, and strong alumni, FOIT has undoubtedly achieved the materialization of its vision to make Pakistan a leader in Computer Science and Software Development. FOIT Research and Development Centre, Game Centre, Centre for Medical Informatics, Centre for Learning Design, and Robotics Centre add another dimension to learning. The curriculum taught at FOIT is geared towards the high-tech industry and current trends, offering well-balanced theoretical and practical courses. The dynamic field at FOIT provides an array of opportunities to our students to see them excelling as data scientists, data analysts, computer service technicians, cybersecurity specialists and software developers. Each career opportunity requires a distinctive set of skills and personal traits; almost all IT jobs depend on strong technical knowledge, which the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science at SPIST imparts in its students.

Research Centers at the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science:

To make a meaningful impact on the IT industry, academia, and local communities, the Faculty of IT has launched six centers. These research and development centers conduct research and develop cutting-edge solutions with the potential to transform the growing field of IT. Productive research is in progress in the areas of Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Healthcare, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Mathematics, Information Retrieval and Internet of Things. A brief description of these centers is as follows:

Centre for Learning & Design:

With the vision of making education effective, accessible and affordable for all students, the Faculty of IT at SPIST launched the Centre for Learning & Design in March 2016. The Centre aims to radically change the field of education and revolutionize the methods of imparting education.

Centre for Game Design:

To facilitate the students who want to specialize in game design, especially in the EdTech space, the Faculty of IT at SPIST has launched a center for Game Design. This first of its kind center is helping further to diversify the IT industry of Pakistan to enter the global game design market and building linkages between the computer game industry, computer scientists and instruction designers in academia.

Centre for Robotics:

The Centre for Robotics focuses on solving real-life challenges and enabling students to hone their skills with hands-on experience. At the Centre, students experiment with land-based and aerial robots, building machines with increasing levels of sophistication, incorporating artificial intelligence, play football or undertake surveillance tasks. The designing, modeling and controlling methods taught at the Centre equip the students with the skill set to enter the industry with confidence.

Computing Facilities:

In order to provide students with state-of-the-art facilities, FoIT is supported by a number of laboratories including 8 teaching, 4 research and 3 general laboratories equipped with the latest computers. In addition, FoIT has also established one hardware laboratory to address the growing needs of the faculty. These well-equipped laboratories play a pivotal role in nurturing our graduates. More than 1700 computers, an in-house ISP, virtual labs, research centers, campus-wide network connectivity and computing infrastructure maintained by highly qualified technical and support staff are available to students.