SMCS Hosts Workshop on Responsible AI to Strengthen Security, Governance, and Fairness

December 03, 2025: The School of Mathematics and Computer Science (SMCS) held a successful workshop for three hours entitled "Responsible AI: Making AI Secure and Governed" which provided a deep learning experience for both professionals and students. The facilitators of the session were Mr. Muzzamil Hussain, Assistant Vice President at the National Bank of Pakistan, and Mr. Hassan Azwar, Senior Information Security and AI Governance Consultant (CISSP, FIP).

The workshop enlightened the attendees with the basic principles of AI Governance, stressing the role of policies, oversight structures, and accountability mechanisms in the mentioned financial and enterprise environments. The discourse pointed out the need for proper governance as AI technologies get more incorporated in the decision-making processes and at the same time the organizations' difficulties in using the smart tools were brought up.

The participants were given the opportunity to see through the practical scenarios derived from the financial sector and enterprise contexts, and thus they were able to understand the intricacies that the institutions have to deal with when the AI systems are being used in a responsible way.

An important part of the workshop was dedicated to Model Bias and Fairness, which is one of the responsible AI development major factors. The attendees investigated the fairness and explainability tools like FairLearn, AIF360, and SHAP, that support the teams to scrutinize model behavior for various user segments, assess transparency, and recognize the portions needing mitigation. The encounter brought out the technical and ethical facets of fairness in AI usage especially in sensitive applications.

SMCS was thankful to the two facilitators for their valuable participation. Their background knowing the industry, giving practical examples and helping with the understanding of the difficulties governing the area made the session even more enlightening and engaging.