The Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) at UCP organized the first pre-placement meeting under the Faculty Industry Placement Program 2025. The session aimed to strengthen academia-industry linkages by connecting faculty members from different faculties with industry representatives from Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co. Ltd. and ML Beach (Pvt) Ltd.
Key points in the discussion included collaborative research, faculty placements, aligning academia with industry demands, and overcoming challenges in student induction. Industry representatives, including Mr. Ahmad Azhar, Manager Sales, Electrification & Automation, Siemens; Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed, Head of Corporate Business Development, Siemens; and Mr. Qazi Ammar Arshad, Co-Founder & President, ML Bench, attended the meeting. The session was also graced by the presence of Dr. Hammad Naveed, Pro-Rector; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Director, ORIC; Dr. Faiza Anum, Research Associate, ORIC-UCP; and 14 faculty members from FOIT&CS, FOE, FOMS, and FMMC.
Key points in the discussion included collaborative research, faculty placements, aligning academia with industry demands, and overcoming challenges in student induction. Industry representatives, including Mr. Ahmad Azhar, Manager Sales, Electrification & Automation, Siemens; Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed, Head of Corporate Business Development, Siemens; and Mr. Qazi Ammar Arshad, Co-Founder & President, ML Bench, attended the meeting. The session was also graced by the presence of Dr. Hammad Naveed, Pro-Rector; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Director, ORIC; Dr. Faiza Anum, Research Associate, ORIC-UCP; and 14 faculty members from FOIT&CS, FOE, FOMS, and FMMC.
Key topics included types of intellectual property rights, national and international patent filing procedures, commercialization strategies, and guidelines from IPO Pakistan and USPTO. Participants explored what qualifies as patentable, how to draft and structure patent applications, and how to respond to objections during the prosecution process.
The session also featured live demonstrations of online tools such as the USPTO Patent Center and the IPO Pakistan e-journal, enabling participants to track patent progress and access published applications.
By focusing on transforming academic research into tangible, commercial outcomes, the workshop encouraged faculty to pursue innovation, institutional consultancy, and long-term research impact—reinforcing ORIC-UCP’s mission to promote applied research and knowledge transfer.
