Credible leadership, shared authority
A Chief Patron providing academic and institutional leadership, and two Joint Founding Chairs operating under an equal-authority, mutual-consent model.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ismail
Chief Patron
Professor, Department of Computer and Information Systems Engineering (CISE), NED University of Engineering and Technology; associated with the National Center in Big Data and Cloud Computing (NCBC). Provides strategic patronage, academic and research leadership, and institutional and government liaison.
- Strategic patronage & guidance
- Academic & research leadership
- Institutional partnerships
- Policy & national AI strategy support
- Industry & government liaison
- Sustainable AI ecosystem development
Uzair Abid
Co-Founder & Joint Founding Chair | President
Co-Founder and Joint Founding Chair leading strategic direction, institutional partnerships and ecosystem development under the Society's equal-authority, mutual-consent model.
- Strategic direction
- Institutional partnerships
- Industry engagement
- Ecosystem development
- Organizational growth
- Sustainability & expansion
Ruksh E Ibadat
Co-Founder & Joint Founding Chair | President
Co-Founder and Joint Founding Chair leading AI vision and innovation, research and technology strategy, and national AI ecosystem development under the Society's equal-authority, mutual-consent model.
- AI vision & innovation
- Multi-domain AI initiatives
- Research & technology strategy
- Programs & execution
- Emerging technologies leadership
- National AI ecosystem development
Equal authority, shared vision
The Founding Council operates a co-leadership model designed for balance, accountability and resilience.
How the Society is governed
Patronage & Advisory Board
Credibility, strategic guidance, institutional & policy linkage.
Founding Council
Joint Founding Chairs — vision, strategy and ownership of the roadmap.
Executive Committee
Governance execution: VP, Secretary, Treasurer and four Directors.
Seven functional committees
Seven domain working groups
Healthcare AI
Clinical AI, diagnostics, hospital intelligence, public health.
Data Science & Advanced Analytics
Analytics, forecasting, decision intelligence, statistical modelling.
Generative AI & NLP
Large language models, agentic systems, language technologies.
Computer Vision
Imaging, detection, surveillance, visual intelligence.
Robotics & Automation
Autonomous systems, industrial automation, intelligent robotics.
AI for Social Good
Education, sustainability, community impact, AI for humanity.
Policy & Legal AI
Governance, regulation, compliance, AI law, risk and accountability.