PESHAWAR
The 5th International Conference on “Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI)”, organized by the Department of Mechatronics Engineering UET Peshawar, Society of Mechatronics Engineering and National Centre of Robotics & Automation (NCRA) kicked off here today. This three-day conference from 3rd – 5th March 2023 will have key speeches from academia of reputable universities from Canada and Australia, technical sessions, poster/industrial exhibitions and Youth Robotic Competitions. The conference is co-sponsored by IEEE while the financial sponsors included, AH Group Companies, Karkun, Directorate General of Science & Technology (DoST) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan Science Foundation
Justice (Rtd) Irshad Qaisar, Minister Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the chief guest of the opening ceremony. She said, as the practical and socio-economic impact of our field continues to expand, robotics and automation are increasingly taking the center stage in our lives and will play an important role in future”. She appreciated the efforts of UET Peshawar for holding a conference on such an important area.
Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance Mr. Hamayat Ullah Khan appreciated the efforts of Vice Chancellor and Chair conference for engaging various stakeholders from industry, government and academia. He urged that the researchers and scientists to take a deep look on the challenges confronting the province which has enormous resources but lags behind in many areas. “We must make the best use of the artificial intelligence, automation and robotics that serve the human minds and society at large”, he said.
The Vice Chancellor UET Peshawar Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain welcomed the participants at the opening ceremony. He appreciated the efforts of Prof. Dr. Tahir Khan Chairman of Department of Mechatronics Engineering UET Peshawar/Chair ICRAI 2023 and his team for arranging the mega event.
Prof. Dr. Tahir Khan said, the ICRAI 2023 brings together the researchers and companies to share ideas and advances in the fields of robotics and automation in industry. Taking place simultaneously are the “Industrial project and poster exhibition” and “Youth Robotics (YRT 2023) competitions”. The conference has ensured record breaking participation of representatives from provincial and national institutions, organizations and government from across the country. As many as 25 exhibitors participated at the exhibition while more than 300 teams from schools, colleges, universities and madras’s participated at the YRT 2023 competition from across the country. Dr. Umer Shehbaz Khan, Central Project Director NCRA, EME NUST Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Sahar Noor, Dean MCI UET Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Misbah Ullah, Treasurer, Dr. Khizar Azam Khan, Registrar, senior officials of UET, representatives from industry and a large number of participants of the conference and students were present on the occasion.
