Faculty Profile

Engr. Fizzah Sohail
Lecturer
Engineering Technology
Fizzah Sohail is an academic and technology professional with experience in higher education, software engineering, cybersecurity automation, machine learning, image processing, and telecommunications. She is currently serving as a Lecturer at UIT University, where she delivers lectures and practical sessions for undergraduate courses in Engineering Technology, Computer Science, and related disciplines.Prior to joining UIT University, Ms. Sohail gained professional experience in software engineering. At Vital Analytics, she works as a Senior Python Engineer, where her responsibilities include designing and implementing scalable APIs using FastAPI and Django REST Framework, developing backend services, and optimizing application performance. She has also worked with SIRP, a UK-based cybersecurity services organization, in various engineering and automation roles.With a blend of academic teaching, research, and industry experience, Ms. Sohail brings an interdisciplinary perspective to engineering and computing education, with a focus on emerging technologies, practical learning, and research-driven problem solving.
- PhD (Telecommunication Engineering) — University of Malaga, Spain (Research Topic: Underwater Images Restoration using New Techniques)
- MS (Computer Engineering – Software Engineering) — Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi (CGPA: 3.59)
- BS (Telecommunication Engineering) — Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi (CGPA: 3.47)
- Lecturer — UIT University (February 2025 – Present)
- Senior Python Engineer — Vital Analytics (June 2025 – Present, Part-Time/Freelancer)
- Automation Engineer — SIRP, UK (June 2024 – September 2024)
- Automation Engineer Level II — SIRP, UK (June 2023 – 2024)
- Software Engineer / Automation Engineer Level I — SIRP, UK (September 2022 – 2023)
- Junior Lecturer — Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (June 2019 – July 2022)
- Trainee Engineer — Multinet Pvt. Ltd. (May 2017 – July 2017)
- Python
- Java
- Computer Networks
She has published research on fog computing in IoT and agile and sequential software development methodologies. Her current PhD research at the University of Malaga focuses on Underwater Images Restoration using New Techniques.
Research Interests:
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Image Processing
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- IoT & Fog Computing
- Software Development Methodologies
- MS Research Mobility Grant — Erasmus+ European Union-Funded Scholarship, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- European Commission-Funded Travel Grant — Global Conference on Wireless & Optical Technologies (GCWOT’23), University of Malaga, Spain
