24/09/2026
๐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ฐ๐ช ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐บ๐ป๐ถ๐ต๐ฌ | ๐ญ๐ฐ๐น๐บ๐ป ๐ท๐จ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป๐จ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ป๐ถ ๐น๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฌ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ช๐ถ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐ณ 2026 ๐ต๐ฐ
We are immensely proud to announce that Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, SPIE Fellow, SMIEEE, SMOptica, Director, Global Center for Innovative Systems and Solutions (CISS-GLOBAL) and Chairperson, Electrical Engineering Department, Information Technology University (ITU), Pakistan, has been awarded the prestigious ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ 2026 by the International Commission for Optics (ICO).
With this distinguished honor, Dr. Qasim becomes the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ of the ICO Galileo Galilei Medal, a remarkable milestone for Pakistanโs scientific and research community. ๐ต๐ฐ๐
Dr. Qasim expressed that this achievement represents a collective success, reflecting the invaluable contributions and support of his countless students, mentors, colleagues, and family.
๐ Award Citation:
> โfor the developments of dynamic and switchable visible-light metasurfaces for complex light structuring under difficult circumstances.โ>
The award recognizes pioneering contributions at the intersection of metasurfaces, structured light, optics, and photonics, highlighting the global impact of research emerging from CISS-GLOBAL @ ITU.
Named in honor of Galileo Galilei (1564โ1642), one of the most influential figures in the history of observational astronomy and experimental science, the medal carries a distinguished legacy of scientific discovery. The physical medal features his portrait, reflecting this enduring heritage.
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Dr. Qasim will formally receive the medal at the ICO General Meeting in Beijing, China, 24โ27 August 2027.
Dr. Qasim emphasized that this milestone reflects the power of ambitious research, perseverance, collaboration, and a vision for globally impactful science from Pakistan.
From Lahore to the world, advancing optics, photonics, and intelligent technologies through research that matters. ๐๐ฌ
Congratulations, Dr. Qasim, on this historic achievement! ๐ต๐ฐ๐
CISS-GLOBAL @ ITU
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