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Erum Afzal

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Consulting hours

by appointment.

Erum Afzal

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Adresse

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft

Professur Hochschuldidaktik mit dem Schwerpunkt Lehrkräftebildung

Bismarckstraße 37, Raum 203

35390 Gießen

Kontakt

☎ 0641 99-15491

erum.afzal

Work Experience

Work Experience

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT), SEECS NUST, Pakistan (2013)
  • Bachelor of Computer Arts (BCA), Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Microsoft Certified Master Trainer, Microsoft (2016)
  • MicroMasters® Program in Statistics and Data Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MITx) 2018
  • IEEE- AI Ethical certification Certification 2021
  • IEEE- AI Ethical certification Trainer Exam July 2022

WORK EXPERIENCE (PROFESSIONAL /VOLUNTEER)

  • Research Assistant at Professorship for university didactics with a focus on teacher training, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany. (Jan 2023- till date)
  • Multimedia Developer at of Innovative Technologies in Learning, NUST-SEECS, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb 2014 – Dec.2022)
  • Head of Omdena School, Omdena Inc.USA (Sep 2021 – 2022)
  • ML Engineer/Knowledge Manager, Omdena Inc. USA  (May 2019 – Aug 2021)
  • Teaching Expert, Women In AI Academy Munich, Germany  (May 2020 – Sep 2021)
  • Visiting Faculty, FJWU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan  (Sep 2014 – Jun 2016)
  • Visiting Faculty, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan  (Sep2012- July 2013)
  • Visiting Faculty, Federal Urdu University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Feb 2013 - Feb 2014)
  • Lecturer & Head CS Dept. GCW, Civil lines Rawalpind, Pakistan (Oct 2008 - Jan2014)

Research Publications

Research Publications

  • Afzal, E., Fecke, J. , Braun E., (2023). “Digital Humans for Teacher Education: A 3d Conversational AI Agent-Based Platform as a Facilitator to Develop Oral Communication Skills in Future Teacher Education in Germany”. In, 2023 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain.2023 6-8 March.
  • Afzal, E., Saba, T., Javed, K., Ali, H., & Karim, A. (2022, March). “Diagnosis and Prognosis of Diabetes Mellitus with Deep Learning”. In 2022 Fifth International Conference of Women in Data Science at Prince Sultan University (WiDS PSU) (pp. 95-99). IEEE.
  • Afzal, E., Saba, T., Ali, H., Karim, A., Javed, K. (2022). “ML and DL Architectures Comparisons for the Classification of COVID-19 Using Chest X-Ray Images.” In: Saba, T., Rehman, A., Roy, S. (eds) Prognostic Models in Healthcare: AI and Statistical Approaches. Studies in Big Data, vol 109. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2057-8_16
  • Sheikh, S.T., Afzal, E., Mamoon, J. and Iqbal, S., 2022. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF META-COGNITIVE LEARNING IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS THROUGH WEB-BASED INTERFACES. Journal of Integrated Sciences, 2(2).
  • Saba, M. Kashif and & E. Afzal, "Facial Expression Recognition Using Patch-Based LBPS in an Unconstrained Environment," 2021 1st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (CAIDA), 2021, pp. 105-108, doi: 10.1109/CAIDA51941.2021.9425309.
  • Saba, T., Alaskar, H., Ajmal, D., & Afzal, E. (2021). “The Impact of Lockdown Strategies on COVID-19 Cases with a Confined Sentiment Analysis of COVID-19 Tweets.” In Intelligent Computing Applications for COVID-19 (pp. 187-211). CRC Press.
  • Saba, T., Kashif, M., Alaskar, H., & Afzal, E. (2021). “Lung Cancer Detection and Diagnosis with Deep Learning Models Evaluation”. Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things: Applications in Smart Healthcare, 167.
  • Wahab, A., Lashari, T. A., Lashari, S. A., Mamoon, J., & Afzal, E. (2021). “Teaching Code of Ethics through Interactive Videos to Enhance Learner’s Engagement, Interest, and Performance”. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 12(6), 4856-4866.
  • Javaid, R., Lashari, T. A., Haider, I., Afzal, E., Farooq, U., Javed, S., ... & Gerard, N. (2020, July). “The Effect of Curriculum Integrated Technology-Based Universal Design of Learning Approach on Academic Achievement of Elementary School Students”. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 343-349). Springer, Cham.
  • Oliveira, H.Sures, E.Afzal "Data Limitations in Common Industry and Non-Profit Applications" White Paper  http://reworkco.domain.com/ProcessingAIWhitePaper2021.pdf

Teaching Experience

Teaching Experience

 

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS/TALKS/COURSES

  • Course on Deep Learning with Neurosciences , Neuromatch Academy, Pennsylvania USA (July 2022)
  • Course on Deep Learning with Neurosciences , Neuromatch Academy, Pennsylvania USA (Aug 2021)
  • Course on Data Science & Analytics Master, AIDA Lab PSU Saudi Arabia. (Nov 2020 – Mar 2021)
  • Course on Python Learning: A Gateway from Basic, Data visualization and Model Prediction AIDA Lab PSU Saudi Arabia. (Aug - Sep 2021)
  • Course on Anomaly Detection on Mars with Deep Learning Models, ESKEWLABS, Philippine. (Apr 2021)
  • Workshop: Analysis of Users Feedback about the product through NLP, Dphi India (Feb. 27,2021)
  • Workshop: Finding meaningful trends from raw data through data visualization techniques with Python, Fourth Women in Data Science (WIDS) Riyadh organized by Prince Sultan University in collaboration with Stanford University. (Mar 8, 2021)
  • Workshop: Sentiment Analysis, Analysing Customer Feedback about Online Services through Natural Language Processing at First Virtual International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics (CAIDA) 2021
  • Workshop: Deep Dive into TRANSFORMERS and its Application in NLP 5th International Women in Data Science(WiDS) Conference, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , March2022
  • Talk: Providing AI Based solution to track and report Human Trafficking, 2021 Human Trafficking Research Conference, San Diego, USA
  • Talk: Providing safe online environment to children, AI for Good Conference 2021

 

Research Interests

Research Interests

  • Artificial intelligence for educational technologies, including chatbots, adaptive learning, and personalized learning
  • Game design for education, including serious games, gamification, and game-based learning
  • Virtual reality and augmented reality for education, including immersive simulations, virtual labs, and virtual field trips
  • Designing and developing interactive educational technologies that enhance engagement, motivation, and learning outcomes
  • Exploring the potential of emerging technologies, such as blockchain, edge computing, and quantum computing, for education and learning
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including educators, instructional designers, software developers, and researchers, to design and evaluate innovative educational technologies
  • Developing and implementing effective strategies for integrating technology into teaching and learning, including teacher professional development, curriculum design, and assessment.