Staff Reporter
University of Malaga (UMA), Spain, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), , Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) and Riphah International University jointly organized online GCWOT’20 (Global Conference on Wireless & Optical Technologies) and universities from Europe, Korea, Malaysia, and India have also contributed to the success of this conference.Three editions of the Conference have already been jointly organized by the University of Malaga, Spain, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology and Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology with travel grant sponsorship support for Pakistani researchers by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The same troika of UMA, MUET, and SSUET is successfully running International European Commission Credit Mobility Programs under Erasmus Plus. This year, the Riphah International University of Pakistan has also been included in the league as the fourth co-sponsor of the conference.
GCWOT’20 is an International forum for researchers to exchange information regarding novel aspects of technology, application and service development within the multidisciplinary framework of Wireless, Optical and Underwater Communications Technologies. GCWOT aims to facilitate a creative environment for the promotion of collaboration and knowledge transfer.
Appreciating the hard work of the organizers for holding this online Global Conference on Wireless and Optical Technologies in view of the new outbreak of COVID-19 globally, he said that it is the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This tragic circumstance has prevented the Conference from being held in person, as was the wish of the organizers, who are convinced that the live exchange of ideas is irreplaceable in the universe of scientific and technological research.
Recalling the valuable services of Professor Poncela, Chancellor Jawaid Anwar said, “Mr. Poncela had helped us a great deal in achieving internationalization with the partnerships in the European Union Projects and by offering technical support to many Ph.D. scholars from Pakistan.