COMSTECH Training Course on “Engineering of AI Driven Systems”

Under the COMSTECH Expert Service Program, hosted by the COMSTECH Center for Training & Research on AI & Emerging Technologies

Date: August 10–11, 2026    Time: 10:00 – 14:00 (PST)

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Introduction:

Artificial Intelligence is changing the way software-intensive systems are designed, built, and maintained. As AI components become a standard part of engineering solutions, sound software engineering principles need to be paired with methods specific to AI. OIC-COMSTECH is organizing a two-day training course on “Engineering of AI Driven Systems” to give researchers and faculty members from OIC Member and Observer States a practical grounding in how to engineer AI-driven systems.

Importance:

As AI moves from experimental use into mission-critical deployments, conventional software engineering practices on their own are no longer enough to guarantee quality, safety, and reliability. Engineering AI-driven systems calls for its own discipline – one that accounts for data-driven behavior, changing requirements, and the integration of AI components into larger systems. This course walks participants through that discipline across the AI system lifecycle, from requirements to design, development, and deployment, and contributes to building this capacity within institutions across OIC Member States.

Key Topics to be Covered:

1. Fundamentals of AI
2. Requirement Intelligence
3. AI Driven Design
4. AI System Engineering Life Cycle
5. AI for Software Engineering

Speaker Profile:

This training course will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Atif Mashkoor, who is an Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz, Austria. Furthermore, he currently serves as the Requirements & Process Manager at Fronius International, Austria, and previously served as the Founding Managing Director of the Sino-Pak Center for AI at Pak-Austria Fachhochschule, and as Scientific Head at the Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria. He is also an Adjunct Faculty member at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi.

Dr. Mashkoor holds a Doctorate of Science (Habilitation) in Software Engineering from JKU Austria, a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Lorraine, France, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Umeå University, Sweden. He is an internationally recognized expert in Requirements Engineering, Formal Methods, and AI-driven Software Engineering, with over 100 publications and 1,400+ citations to his credit.

Pre-requisites:

Applicants should hold a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related discipline.

Who Can Apply:

Researchers and faculty members from universities and research institutions across OIC Member and Observer States are encouraged to apply.

Registration:

Workshop Coordinator:

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
OIC-COMSTECH
Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org