6th International Conference; Scientific Outlook of Sustainable Development Goals (IC-SOSDG-2024)

Scope of the Conference

An International conference is organized every year at Women University Mardan to cover a wide range of topics related to scientific advancements, innovation and technological developments in multidisciplinary areas to meet the sustainable development goals. This conference will invite presentations and discussion on the latest advancements & breakthrough in sciences & technology including; Chemical & Materials science, Biological science, Food & Health Science, Computing & Numerical science exploring various opportunities for National and International collaborations, knowledge sharing, joint research projects and building partnerships between academia, industry, technologists and R & D organizations. The outcome of the conference will be translation of scientific knowledge to practical implications benefiting the society at large.

Conference Themes

Biological Sciences

  • Plant Systematics,
  • Biodiversity & Conservation
  • Bioinformatics
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Plant Protection & Pest Control
  • Plant Ecology & Physiology
  • Plant Microbe Interactions
  • Endocrinology
  • Biochemistry, Biotechnology & Microbiology
  • Genetics & Evolution
  • Wildlife, Marine biology, reproductive
  • physiology, aquaculture & Fisheries
Chemical & Material Science
  • Green Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Global Climate Change
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Agriculture Chemistry
  • Nanomaterial science & Nanotechnology
  • Photocatalysis
  • Renewable Energy
  • Polymer & Composites
Food & Health Sciences
  • Human Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Malnutrition
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Community Nutrition
  • Food Innovation
Numerical Science
  • Solid State Physics & Devices
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Optical Materials
  • Theoretical and Particle Physics
  • Plasma Physics
  • Fluid Mechanics & Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Applied & Pure Mathematics
  • Gravitation and Cosmology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Cryptography
  • Fractional Calculus
Computer Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Science and Analytics
  • Cyber security and networking
  • Image processing and pattern recognition
  • Natural Language Processing and semantic analysis
  • Internet of Things and Cloud computing
  • Augmented and Virtual Reality
  • Software Engineering
  • Graphics Simulations and Animations

Keynote Speakers

Dr Nighisty Ghezae

Chief Operations Officer, The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility, Swedon

Prof. Dr. Turan Ozturk, 

Istanbul Technical University Turkey

Dr. Irshad Hussain (FRSC)

Professor, Department Chair, Department of Chemistry University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore

Prof. Eng. Dr. Faiz Ahmad, Professor

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani

PhD (Sydney)Pride of Performance, S.I.; H.I., Consultant, Higher Education Commission,

Dr. Arshad Hussain

DEAN, Pak Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology, Haripur

List of Invited Speakers

Dr. Anwar Hussain

Professor, Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan

Dr. Hammad Majeed

Head of Chemistry department, ORIC and CENTIN (BIC) AT UMT Sialkot campus

Dr. Humaira Masood Siddiqi

Professor, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad

Dr. Zaman Ashraf

Professor, Head of Department, Chemistry, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi

Dr. Saifullah

Chief Scientific Officer, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad

Dr. Naseem Iqbal

Department Energy System Engineering USPCAS-E, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad

Syed Khalid Shah

Deputy Director, Nanosciences & Technology, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad

Dr. Shahid Nisar

Deputy Director, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad

Dr. Lubna Rasheed

Associate Professor, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi

Dr. Nouman Aslam Khan

Assistant Professor, Mathematics, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad

Dr. Akhtar Rasool

Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Swat

Steered SDGs

  • No Poverty (SDG-1)
  • Zero Hunger (SDG-2)
  • Good Health & Well-being (SDG-3)
  • Clean Water & Sanitation (SDG-6)
  • Affordable & Clean energy (SDG-7)
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG-9)
  • Climate Action (SDG-13)
  • Partnership for Goals (SDG-17)

Conference Features

  • Technical Session
  • Poster Presentations

Mode of Conference

  • Hybrid

Important Timeline:

Call for Abstract:  27th November, 2023

Submission Deadline: 1st January, 2024

Notification of Acceptance of Abstract: 5th January, 2024

Conference Days: 15-16 January, 2024

Venue: The Margala Hotel, Near Convention Centre, Islamabad

Accommodation: Accommodation facility is not included.

Registration

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/XeVr5vApFUENtbov6

Deadline of Early Bird Registration: 13th December, 2023

Early-Bird Registration Charges

International Participant: 30 dollars

Industrial Representative: 2000 PKR

Faculty members: 2000 PKR

Students: 1000 PKR

On-Desk Registration Charges

International Participant: 50 dollars

Industrial Representative: 3000 PKR

Faculty members: 3000 PKR

Students: 1500 PKR

Mode of Payment:

  • Via Bank Challan
  • Online Bank Transfer, IBAN No.: PK12KHYB0007002001594446, Vice Chancellor Women University Mardan

Important Note: First 60 registration may participate in physical mode in IC-SOSDG Conference. Rest of Participant may please join through online link.

Organized by:

Women University Mardan in collaboration to Organization of Islamic Cooperation Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH, Islamabad)

Organizing Body:

  • Chief Organizer

Prof. Dr. Ghazala Yasmeen, Vice Chancellor

Principal Organizers

  • Dr. Monazza Serwar (Assistant Professor)
  • Dr. Naila Zubair (Assistant Professor)
  • Dr. Rakhshinda Sadiq (Assistant Professor)
  • Dr. Hina Jabeen (Assistant Professor)
  • Organizing Members