Philosophical
- What it really means to be a human
- Can we model universal ethics for machines
Project NiHA
The research programme of the Intelligent Machines & Robotics group, from questions about being human to the engineering of cognitive and conscious machines.
NiHA asks what it means to be human, then works towards machines that can think and work alongside people.
Philosophical objectiveWhat it really means to be a human.
Philosophical objectiveCan we model universal ethics for machines?
Four layers of objectives
Each layer answers the one above it: why, what, for whom, and how.
Scientific
- Redefining humanity
- Establishment of the science of consciousness and its role in the universe
Technological
- Cognitive and conscious machines as co-workers
- Development of cognitive and conscious artifacts to improve quality of life
Engineering
- Evolutionary development life cycle
- Integrative, service-oriented engineering paradigm
Related publications
Robotics and cognition work by NiHA researchers and collaborators.
All publicationsLearning Action-based Grasping for Manipulation
Muhayy Ud Din, Muhammad Usman, Imran Ali, Wajahat M Qazi, and Jan Rosell
24th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Spain
Hand Gesture Based Control of NAO Robot Using Myo Armband
Sara Ali, Mohammad Samad, Faisal Mehmood, Yasar Ayaz, Wajahat M. Qazi, M. Jawad Khan, and Umer Asgher
Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering, Springer
Imagination in Conscious Machines
Syed Tanweer Shah Bukhari, Wajahat M. Qazi, Asma Kanwal, and Jonathan Andrew Ware
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Tools
A Tool for Knowledge-oriented Physics-based Motion Planning and Simulation
Muhayyuddin, Aliakbar Akbari, Jan Rosell, and Wajahat Mahmood Qazi
Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless and IoT-enabled Networks, Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imagination: A Step Towards the Construction of Artistic World Through Storytelling
Syed Tanveer Shah Bukhari, Asma Kanwal, and Wajahat Mahmood Qazi
Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless and IoT-enabled Networks, Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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NiHA, Intelligent Machines and RoboticsDepartment of Computer Science
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Lahore, Pakistan
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