Two PhD candidates are scheduled to have an open defense at the Faculty of Computing on July 21, 2025.

*Ph.D. Open Defence Announcement*

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur proudly announces the Ph.D. Open Defence of the following scholars from the Faculty of Computing:

1. *Muhammad Khalid Mehmood*
   *Dissertation Title:* Defense Mechanism Against Smishing Attacks Through Deep Learning
   *Supervisor:* Dr. Humaira Arshad, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

2. *Sajid Naveed*
   *Dissertation Title:* Medicine Recommendation System Using Machine Learning
   *Supervisor:* Dr. Mujtaba Husnain, Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering

*External Examiner:* Dr. Hira Nazir, Assistant Professor, Emerson University, Multan
*Chairperson:* Dr. Humaira Arshad, Faculty of Computing

📅 Date: Monday, 21st July 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Venue: Video Conference Room, Main Auditorium, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, IUB

All faculty members, scholars, and students are cordially invited to attend and support the researchers.