Dr. Syed Nauyan RashidDr. Syed Nauyan Rashid has successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Computer Science at SEECS, NUST. His work asks one model to do two things at once from the same tissue images: estimate how long a patient is likely to survive, and grade the tumour.
Dissertation details
PhD in Computer Science
Successfully defended
11 June 2026
SEECS, NUST
SEECS, NUST
H-12 Campus, Islamabad
MACHVIS Lab
Machine Vision & Intelligent Systems
Computational pathology
Deep learning in oncology
The Dissertation
Glioma and renal cell carcinoma are both graded by how their tissue looks under a microscope, and that same appearance carries information about how a patient is likely to fare. This dissertation treats those as one learning problem rather than two: a multi-task model that predicts survival and classifies cancer grade jointly, from the same histopathology. The work brings deep learning and computational pathology together to support better clinical decisions in oncology.
With Thanks
The dissertation was supervised at the Machine Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab, SEECS, NUST.
Supervisor
Lab Director, MACHVIS · Professor & Associate Dean, SEECS, NUST
Co-supervisor
Co-Director, MACHVIS Lab · SEECS, NUST
Examination
The lab extends its appreciation to the distinguished evaluation committee for their thoughtful feedback and rigorous review, which made this work stronger.
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee
On the Day
Machine Vision & Intelligent Systems Lab
Congratulations, Dr. Nauyan — from everyone at MACHVIS Lab. We look forward to seeing where the work goes next.
