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Curriculum Vitae

Asim Niaz

Born 1993 in Pakistan

Studies and Academic Career

  • 09/2021–08/2025 : Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea: Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Computer Science and Engineering. Research focused on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, anomaly detection, explainable AI, and multimodal learning.
  • 08/2018–06/2020 : Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea: Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Specialized in medical image analysis and generative modeling.
  • 09/2012–06/2016 : COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah, Pakistan: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Specialization in Computer Engineering.

Professional Activities

  • 04/2026–present : LMU München: Postdoctoral Researcher, conducting research on AI-driven cuneiform sign visualization, computer vision, and digital humanities applications.
  • 01/2026–03/2026 : LMU München: Researcher (Remote). Developed computer-vision methods for cuneiform sign visualization and AI-driven analysis.
  • 09/2025–02/2026 : Urban Design & Analysis Lab, Seoul, South Korea: AI Consultant (Remote). Developed and evaluated machine learning methodologies for AI-driven urban analysis and scientific publications.
  • 07/2025–09/2025 : Urban Design & Analysis Lab, Seoul, South Korea: Postdoctoral Researcher. Conducted interdisciplinary research integrating AI-based data analysis with urban design and planning.
  • 09/2021–08/2025 : AI Vision Lab, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea: Research Assistant. Worked on CNNs, Transformers, Vision-Language Models (VLMs), explainable AI, anomaly detection, and computer vision systems.
  • 01/2021–07/2022 : Ericsson, Montreal, Canada: Research Intern. Conducted research on object detection models and small-data learning strategies.
  • 09/2020–10/2020 : INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France: Research Intern. Studied spatio-temporal activity recognition and video understanding.
  • 09/2018–08/2020 : Visual Image Media (VIM) Lab, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea: Research Assistant. Conducted research in computer vision and image segmentation.
  • 07/2017–08/2018 : Capital Engineering Corporation, Islamabad, Pakistan: Computer Engineer. Worked on image processing projects, data collection, and technical troubleshooting.

Further Academic Activities

  • 2026 : Book Editor, Advances in the Progression of Image Processing to Computer Vision, IGI Global Publisher.
  • 2024–present : Reviewer for international journals published by IEEE, Springer Nature, Elsevier, and MDPI.
  • 2018–2025 : Teaching Assistant for „Advanced Digital Image Processing“, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.

Prizes and Awards

  • 2021–2025 : Dean’s Award (B), Chung-Ang University, for academic excellence and research achievements during doctoral studies.
  • 2024–2025 : Research Achievement Grants, Chung-Ang University, for high-impact research publications.
  • 2018–2025 : Chung-Ang University Young Scientist Scholarship (CAYSS Scholar) for Master’s and Ph.D. studies.
  • 2012–2016 : Higher Education Commission (HEC) Scholarship, Pakistan.
  • 2016 : Project nomination by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) under the Global Cleantech Innovation Program (GCIP).