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Kamran Mir

Mr. Kamran Mir

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
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I’m an energetic young research scholar and a passionate computer programmer by profession. I’m currently working as an Assistant Director IT at AIOU, Islamabad, Pakistan since May 2013. I started my professional career in December 2003 along with full-time studies. I’m a very dynamic and multi-disciplinary personality and managed to advance in studies, research and career simultaneously. I did two Master degrees; one in Computer Science from Allama Iqbal Open University and the second one in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS from National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. My overall research area is the mixture of my professional job and studies i.e. Technology in Education. Specifically, my research and professional work revolve around online student support systems, online journal management, mobile assessment, GIS in Education and learning analytics. I believe in the Islamic philosophy of imparting education for the sake of education or education for the overall betterment, socio-economic and moral development of whole humanity.

Research Keywords & Expertise

Distance Learning
GIS
Moodle
online learning
Education Technology

Short Biography

I’m an energetic young research scholar and a passionate computer programmer by profession. I’m currently working as an Assistant Director IT at AIOU, Islamabad, Pakistan since May 2013. I started my professional career in December 2003 along with full-time studies. I’m a very dynamic and multi-disciplinary personality and managed to advance in studies, research and career simultaneously. I did two Master degrees; one in Computer Science from Allama Iqbal Open University and the second one in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS from National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. My overall research area is the mixture of my professional job and studies i.e. Technology in Education. Specifically, my research and professional work revolve around online student support systems, online journal management, mobile assessment, GIS in Education and learning analytics. I believe in the Islamic philosophy of imparting education for the sake of education or education for the overall betterment, socio-economic and moral development of whole humanity.

Honors and Awards

AAOU Young Innovator Gold Medal 2018

32nd AAOU conference hosted by Hanoi Open University in Vietnam

Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)


AAOU Young Innovator Silver Medal 2019

33rd AAOU conference hosted by Virtual University Lahore in Pakistan

Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)


AAOU Young Innovator Silver Medal 2021

34th AAOU conference hosted by Open University of Sri Lanka

Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)


Career Timeline

Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Assistant Director IT

01 May 2013 - 16 June 2025