Shah Muhammad

Research Assistant

Shah Muhammad

Professional Experience

Shah Muhammad is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. He is a Gold Medallist in MPhil Peace and Conflict Studies from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. His research interests include emerging technologies, national security, defence modernisation and global governance.

Previously, he completed a research fellowship with Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF). Shah Muhammad is also member of a global policy network ‘Future Leaders Connect’ (FLC), jointly hosted by British Council and Cambridge University. 

Publications

Project AVATAR: AI Future of Border Security?

January 17, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be on the cusp of automating border security protocols and customs operations. The National Centre for Border Security and Immigration at the University of Arizona has developed an AI prototype called the ‘Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real Time’ (AVATAR). Funded by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), it has been designed on the principles of Machine Learning (ML), computer vision, and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
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