Academic & Research Community

The People Behind the Mission

Experienced academic leadership, distinguished research mentorship, and dedicated student leadership working together to build a world-class AI research ecosystem for women.

Academic Guidance

Faculty & Research Advisors

Leading academicians providing institutional support, strategic research guidance, and scholarly mentorship.

CEO & Founder

Dr. Ayesha Heena

B.E. (E&CE), M.Tech (Communication Systems), Ph.D. (VTU Belagavi)

Dr. Ayesha Heena is a Postdoctoral Researcher at AIEYS and a faculty member in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Exclusively for Women), Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. She brings 25 years of distinguished teaching and research experience.

Her scientific findings have been published in prestigious SCI, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science-indexed journals. She currently serves as an active reviewer for reputed journals including IEEE Access, IETE, CSSE, CMC, and Springer Nature journals.

She authored the book chapter “Analysis and Classification of Heart Abnormalities” in the book “Biomedical Signal Processing for Healthcare Applications (Emerging Trends in Biomedical Technologies and Health Informatics)”, 1st Edition, published by Taylor & Francis CRC Press (London and New York).

Her honors include the International Academic and Research Excellence Award (Best Academician of the Year – Female, 2019), India Book of Records Achiever Award 2024 for 250+ certificates, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Outstanding Educator Award (2025), and South Indian Women Achievers Award (2026). She holds multiple Indian and UK patent publications and grants, and has delivered 14 invited keynote lectures across several countries.

LinkedIn Profile ayeshaheena31@gmail.com

Honorary Chief Academic & Research Advisor

Prof. Dr. Inam Ullah Khan

Senior Member IEEE • Founder, AI-Explain You Science (AIEYS)

Prof. Dr. Inam Ullah Khan is a globally recognized academic, industry leader, and technological pioneer specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and Evolutionary Computing. His research spans Cryptography, UAVs, Routing Protocols, and Intrusion Detection Systems.

He holds a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Multimedia University (Malaysia), serves as a Professor at Lincoln University College, and supervises numerous PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows across the UK, Malaysia, India, and Pakistan. His international appointments include Senior Researcher at Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (Baku), Global Mentor at IE University (Madrid), and Visiting Researcher at King's College London.

Dr. Khan collaborated with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the British Council to establish the National Curriculum for AI in Cybersecurity at the Master's and PhD levels, and authored five national curricula for FinTech and Banking AI.

His extensive research portfolio comprises over 150 authored research articles, editorship of 50+ books (with five volumes cataloged in the Yale University Library), and multiple international patents including UK design patents.

LinkedIn Profile inam.ullah.khan@azmiu.edu.az

Student & Executive Leadership

Club Officers

Driving community building, technical operations, research projects, and event management.

President

Mohsina Banu

B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Mohsina Banu serves as the President of the Women in AI Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, steering community leadership, research collaboration, and innovation programs.

She specializes in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, and Digital Forensics. Her hands-on research and engineering experience encompasses automated facial recognition systems, emotion detection, sentiment analysis, and DeepFake detection, along with cybersecurity analysis and capture-the-flag competitions.

She is co-author of a Springer-published scientific book chapter on advanced face recognition technology (2025). As President, she actively coordinates with research team leads and faculty advisors to cultivate an inclusive, high-standard research environment.

LinkedIn Profile mohsinabanuansari@gmail.com

Vice President

Bushra Hamdani

Executive Officer & Event Operations

Bushra Hamdani serves as the Vice President of the Women in AI Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, supporting organizational leadership, academic activities, and community initiatives.

She has been actively involved with AI-Explain You Science (AIEYS) across research and educational initiatives, contributing to AI learning tracks, technical webinars, and student engagement.

Bushra has assumed key leadership roles in major academic events, including serving as Chief Organizer of the AI Summer School 2026 and coordinating international technology symposiums. Her organizational acumen ensures smooth execution across club research programs and hackathons.

LinkedIn Profile bushrahamdani09@gmail.com

Scientific Direction

Research Team Leads

Designated leads directing experiments, literature reviews, and research outputs across the five official streams.

Team Lead • Stream 01

Mohammadi Irram Sadaf

AI/ML Methodology

Leading research into machine learning models, training optimizations, algorithm formulations, and empirical testing.

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Team Lead • Stream 02

Zainab Zaheen

Biomedical AI / Image & Signal

Directing investigations in medical image analysis, biosignal feature extraction (ECG/EEG), and healthcare informatics.

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Team Lead • Stream 03

Laraib Ehsan

Explainable AI (XAI)

Leading research in model interpretability, feature attribution frameworks, counterfactuals, and transparent AI.

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Team Lead • Stream 04

Nawal Asim

Trustworthy AI

Guiding investigations in algorithmic fairness, uncertainty estimation, robustness against distribution shift, and safety.

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Team Lead • Stream 05

Nimra Wajid

Evaluation & Publications

Overseeing scholarly documentation, literature synthesis, reproducible benchmarking, and manuscript preparation.

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Open Opportunities

Collaborate with a Lead

Join one of our active teams to contribute code, analyze datasets, and co-author peer-reviewed publications.