What happened: Pakistani scientist Shazia Sadiq, was selected by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) to be a part of its advanced STEM research team. Shazia Sadiq’s work included developing a solution for Business Information Systems to process information more effectively. Her research will help the sectors of business process management, governance, risk and compliance data. She works in a Data and Knowledge Engineering Research Group, and is also teaches and conducts research on database and information systems in the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering in Queensland, Australia. Senator Faisal Javed Khan lauded her achievement in a tweet, saying, “Congratulations to Shazia Sadiq – Pakistan’s computer scientist for getting recognized by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) for her innovative STEM research.”.
Shazia Sadiq holds a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Queensland and completed her Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.