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Dr. Fayyaz ul Amir Afsar Minhas
A short course offered by
Senior Scientist Department of Computer & Information Sciences,
Department of Computer & Information Sciences
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan Pakistan Atomic Energy
Email: afsar@pieas.edu.pk
Web: http://faculty.pieas.edu.pk/fayyaz/ Commission
Dr. Minhas did his PhD in 2014 from Colorado State University,
USA on a Fulbright scholarship in the field of bioinformatics.
He has used Python to develop large scale applications in
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Parallel, distributed and GPU
computing, Android apps, Visualization, Hardware interfacing
and scientific programming.

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Department of Computer &
Dr. Kamran Safdar Information Sciences
Senior Scientist Pakistan Institute of
Coordinator (Short Courses) Engineering & Applied Sciences
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan Discover the ease of programming scientific
Email: ksafdar@pieas.edu.pk applications with Python — the power behind
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Programming using Python
Pre-Requisites Registration
Python is a free, cross-platform high level pro-
gramming language that allows for cleaner soft-  Programming experience in any other high level Deadline: Thursday, June 18, 2015
ware development, fast prototyping and sup- language (C, C++, Matlab, Java, Fortran etc.). Ammar Malik
Name*: ______________________________________
ports multiple coding paradigms under one roof.  Should know the general basics of computing. 5th Oct,1990
Date of Birth*: ________________________________
Being one of the most popular programming
languages amongst researchers and software  Passion for programming! Electrical Engineering
Department: __________________________________
developers alike, its online code base offers Student
Designation: __________________________________
state of the art libraries in areas like computer
Course Contents
Python programming Address: _____________________________________
Ammar Malik H-hostel Room HC-110
security, parallel 
computing, networks, environment PIEAS, Nilore, Islamabad
_____________________________________________
computer vision, bio- +923425996244
 Basics of program- Phone: ______________________________________
informatics, applied
ming in Python: opera-
mathematics and physics, web applications, malik.ammar@yahoo.com
Email*: ______________________________________
tors, control flow, functions.
android and iOS development etc. It also in- Programming Experience*:______________________
Matlab and C
cludes a powerful set of built-in libraries which  Lists, dictionaries, sets, list comprehension.
enable the developer to code much faster in _____________________________________________
 Object oriented programming.
comparison to C/C++. * indicates required field.

 Introduction to Python built-in modules (numpy, Instructions for Registration:

This hands-on short course in a series of cer-
scipy, matplotlib, os, sys).
tificate courses, aims to introduce Python to Send this completed form to the course instructor/coordinator
through postal service or email. See the reverse flap for contact
programmers who have experience in another  Specialized Projects information.
programming language. This course will enable
Submission of the registration form does not automatically
you to learn a new programming language which Schedule, Venue and Fee guarantee admission to the course. All accepted applicants will
can then be used in your research and develop- receive email confirmation of their participation with instruc-
Mon, June 22 to Thursday, July 9, 2015 tions on how to pay the registration fee by Friday, June 19, 2015.
ment tasks. It will open avenues for improving Classes: 9am-12noon Mon-Thurs, B-106, B-Block, PIEAS The course is free of charge for PIEAS faculty and students.
the productivity of you research and software (The room is equipped with computers and Internet. You can bring your laptops There is a strict limit of 25 participants in this course. To ensure
too. The room is handicapped accessible) a spot in this course, please register at the earliest.
development while reducing costs in compari-
PIEAS shall not provide TA/DA, meals or special transport
son to using proprietary programming lan-  PIEAS Students & Faculty: Free!
facilities for this course. Course learning material and associat-
guages such as Matlab, Visual Basic, C# etc. ed software will be provided.
 Regular participants: PKR 4000