​W​aqas Ahmed

Data Specialist (Geospatial)

Waqas is an engineer with a background in Urban Engineering from NED University. He completed his MS degree in Remote Sensing & Geographical Information Systems (GIS) from the University of Karachi and is currently pursuing his PhD from Instituut voor Mobiliteit (IMOB), Universiteit Hasselt.

Waqas has extensive industrial experience, including project management of IFC funded Wind Energy Projects in Jhimpir, Sindh and 2 Bus Rapid Transit projects in Karachi, Pakistan. His industrial exposure encompasses project management, which he successfully balanced alongside his academic research work. With over 8 years of industry experience, Waqas has also collaborated with academic institutions such as the Department of Urban & Infrastructure, NED University, Mahbub ul Haq Research Centre, and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He contributes to CETE's initiatives by applying his multidisciplinary expertise in Geoinformatics, Road Safety, and data modeling.​​