ISLAMABAD
The Sorbonne University of France has awarded the “PhD in Computer Networking” degree to Muhammad Imran Syed, a brilliant Pakistani student hailing from remote Nauranga village of Mianwali District.
Imran Syed is son of Syed Aqeel Hussain Shah, Press Attaché, French Embassy Islamabad. Aqeel Hussain Shah also attended the ceremony and held it a moment of pride not only for the family but the entire population of his small town in Mianwali.
Imran Syed successfully defended his PhD thesis on September 5, 2023.
After obtaining BSc in Telecom Engineering from Bahria University Islamabad with silver medal, he earned his first MSc in Mobile and Satellite Communications with distinction in his research paper on 4G, from the University of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, and the second in same field under a scholarship from the European Institute of Technology (EIT), spending one year in Berlin, Germany and the second one at Sorbonne, France.
Soon after his second Masters, he was fortunately selected against only one post of PhD in Computer Networking at the Sorbonne University Paris on scholarship.
During three years of PhD, his five research papers were approved, presented in conferences and published in different international journals.
Hailing from a family that is in education (teaching and research, etc) Imran Syed is all set to carry forward the legacy of his grandfather, late Atta Muhammad Shah a well-known educationist who retired as headmaster in Mianwali District.
