Federal Minister for Science & Technology (MoST), Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, paid a visit to National Centre of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) at the main campus of National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) here on Wednesday. Upon arrival, the minister was greeted by Lieutenant General Naweed Zaman, HI (M) (Retd), Rector NUST. NCAI, established at NUST School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) on March 16, 2018, and National Centre of Robotics & Automation (NCRA), established at NUST College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (CEME) on May 2, 2018, are the two national centres of excellence awarded to NUST by the Government of Pakistan after an open and rigorous competition amongst all national universities.
During a detailed briefing on these centres, the minister was apprised of the labs and research areas of the national centres. He greatly appreciated the ongoing work being done there, particularly the projects of national significance. He assured the university management of his ministry's full support for further development of these centres.-PR