A National Centre in Big Data & Cloud Computing Initiative

Transforming Pakistan Through Digital Innovation

Digital Pakistan Lab is a flagship initiative under NCBC at College of E&ME, NUST Rawalpindi — advancing Industry 4.0, Healthcare, Energy Systems, and Cloud Computing through data analytics, HPC, and AI solutions.

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4 Research Domains
PKR 114M+ Funding Allocated
PSDP Government Funded
About DPL

A National Platform for Data Analytics & Cloud Computing

Our Vision

To transform Pakistan into a digitally empowered and innovation-driven nation by enabling industries and institutions to harness cutting-edge cloud, analytics, and HPC solutions.

Our Mission

To provide a customized and secure digital ecosystem for Pakistan's industrial, healthcare, and energy sectors through HPC clusters, indigenous analytics algorithms, and data sovereignty.

Who We Are

Based at College of E&ME, NUST Rawalpindi, DPL is established with PSDP funding under NCBC. We provide secure, scalable, and domain-specific solutions to industry, academia, and government — enabling researchers and developers to augment their algorithms, computing and storage resources.

Research Domains

Pioneering Research Across Critical Sectors

Our key research areas address Pakistan's national needs through cutting-edge technology and data-driven solutions.

01

Industry 4.0

Business process digitization using IoT, RFID, NFC, IIoT, and automation tools. We model and digitize workflows of textile and manufacturing units with deployed automation and process control systems.

IoTRFIDIIoTAutomation
02

Healthcare

Development of Medical Data Decision Support Systems (MDDS) for cancer, cardiac, and diabetic care. EMR-based analytics for ophthalmology with remote monitoring and digital diabetes education.

MDDSEMRAI DiagnosticsTelehealth
03

Energy Systems

High-performance simulations, reduced-order modeling, and energy optimization for HVAC and industrial units. Advanced control design and computational fluid dynamics for energy efficiency.

HPC SimulationHVACCFDOptimization
04

Cloud & HPC

Development of private cloud infrastructure (Azure Stack), dynamic link libraries, mobile agents, and national-level HPC integration connecting HEC, NUST, and international computing clusters.

Azure StackHPCCloud BrokerWeb Services
Projects & Architecture

Building Pakistan's Digital Infrastructure

DPL Architectural View and Medical Decision Support System

Lab Architecture & MDSS

DPL's layered architecture connects multiple computing clusters — HEC, International, NUST, and Local — through a Hardware Abstraction Cloud Broker. Application-specific and generic plug-in layers serve Energy, Industry 4.0, and Health sectors via web services and mobile agents.

The Medical Decision Support System uses machine learning classifiers on EEG, ECG, and clinical datasets to generate predictive recommendations for medical specialists and patients.

Meethi Zindagi - Digital Healthcare Initiative

Meethi Zindagi — Digital Healthcare

A comprehensive digital healthcare initiative addressing diabetes care through remote registration, medical follow-ups, tele-education services, and flipped model delivery to doorsteps across Pakistan. Leveraging health data from 16,000+ hospitals worldwide and patient monitoring systems generating 86,400+ readings per day.

Progress & Impact

Milestones & Achievements

Industry 4.0

Modeled and digitized workflows of textile and medical equipment manufacturing units. Automation and process control systems deployed at Crescent Bahuman Limited and Chenab Metallurgy.

Healthcare

MDDS for breast cancer, cardiac, and diabetic diseases completed. EMR analytics piloted in ophthalmology hospitals. Meethi Zindagi healthcare initiative launched.

Energy Systems

High performance computations, reduced-order modeling, and control design completed. HVAC controller prototype development underway for industrial energy optimization.

Cloud Computing

Local cluster and data repository operational. Private cloud and web services infrastructure established connecting NUST, HEC, and international computing resources.

Events & Collaborations

Connecting Industry, Academia & Government

Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing at NUST
Conference Highlight

Conference on Big Data & Cloud Computing

Held at NUST featuring keynote addresses, poster sessions, oral presentations, and project displays. Industrial Advisory & Steering Committee meetings held alongside.

Industry Engagement

STEM & Industry Visits

Engagements with Crescent Bahuman Limited (Textiles), National STEM School, Chenab Metallurgy & Foundries for technology transfer and digitization projects.

Partnerships

Academic & International Collaborations

Collaborating with NUST, CEME, partner NCBC labs, textile and energy companies, and engaging internationally through Big Data & Cloud conferences.

Leadership

Our Team

Dr. Shoab A. Khan

Principal Investigator

Dr. Ali Hassan

Principal Investigator

Dr. Ishfaq Hussain

Co-PI

Dr. Usman Qamar

Co-PI — Healthcare

Dr. Imran Akhtar

Co-PI — Energy Systems

Dr. Tahir Zaidi

Co-PI — Cloud Abstraction

Muhammad Zain

Team Lead

The lab is supported by Team Leads, Business Development Managers, Research Associates, Research Assistants, PhD/MS students, and Technical Staff under NCBC's governance model with oversight from the National Steering Committee (NSC) and Industrial Advisory Board.

Partner With Digital Pakistan Lab

Whether you're from industry, academia, or government — DPL offers access to cutting-edge HPC infrastructure, data analytics tools, and cloud computing resources. Let's build Pakistan's digital future together.

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College of E&ME, NUST, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Under National Centre in Big Data & Cloud Computing (NCBC)