Dear Wahaj Sb,
Thank you for this introduction, and truly I agree with your assessment that the platform provided by ICTRDF played a significant role in allowing me to establish international credentials. I would also be remiss to point out the help and support from the Rector of FAST-NU in regards to research activity.
As an aside I would like to request that the audience on pakgrid does not spread this on social and other media, or does so with minimum hyperbole. I humbly ask as while this grant is giant step for me, in a larger scheme of things it is just-another-grant. Furthermore my contact in MSR specifically asked that it not be spread beyond reasonable publicity i.e. posting on my website etc, partly due to a previous social media slip.
I will also take this opportunity for people interested in this idea/proposal to keep looking at http://sysnet.org.pk/w/Jobs_and_Internships for positions for this project that will be put up quite soon.
Regards,
Affan
--- In pakgrid@yahoogroups.com, "Wahaj us Siraj/MGMT" <wahaj@...> wrote:
>
> Microsoft Research (Redmond), after internal review, has accepted a proposal
> for award of a research grant for development of SoftUPS, submitted by Dr.
> Affan Syed, NU-FAST, Islamabad. The research would start from 01 July 2013.
>
> The SoftUPS solution builds upon a recent technology developed by MSR called
> HomeOS, intended to provide an OS like abstraction for smart Homes. The
> solution aims to build a smart-home application that replaces current UPS
> based solutions to load-shedding, with a more ICT-inspired, greener,
> lower-cost, and more efficient solution; hence the name "SoftUPS".
>
> ICT R&D Fund has earlier provided support to Dr. Affan and his team for
> research projects that greatly helped the Researcher to build capacity and
> qualify for such a prestigious grant.
>
> This shows that there's no dearth of talent in Pakistan. Only people need to
> take control of their destiny in their own hands and start building
> themselves besides building the solid foundations of an honourable and
> prosperous Pakistan. That's only possible through excelling in knowledge,
> sheer hard work and honesty.
>
> Dr. Affan and his team at NU-FAST deserve a lot of applause.
>
> Kind regards....Wahaj
>
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