Summer Mentorship Program 2025: A Midway Milestone

Today, the Centre for Water Informatics and Technology at LUMS hosted the Progress Presentations for its Summer Mentorship Program, offering a glimpse into the exciting, interdisciplinary work being carried out by the program’s mentees. The participants from all seven projects shared their progress, covering a diverse range of themes—from smart agriculture and disaster resilience to water conflict education and snow data monitoring. 

Projects presented included:

1- Prototyping Off-Grid Communication with AREDN for Resilience and Disaster Scenarios (Mentor Ali Akbar Abbas, Mentee Noor Ijaz)

2- ESP-NOW Based Soil Moisture Sensor Network (Mentor Farhan Ahmed, Mentee Umer Irfan)

3- ESP-NOW Based Automated Flood Irrigation Control System (Mentor Farhan Ahmed, Mentee Amina Batool)

4- Machine Learning for Earth Sciences: Phase II (Mentor Hamza Rafique, Mentee Raahim A. Samad)

5- UAV-Based Soil Moisture Estimation for Precision Agriculture (Mentor Ibrahim Rana, Mentee Amna Yaseen)

6- Exploring the Potential of Using Remote Sensing to Extract Snow Data (Mentor Haseeb Ahmed, Mentee Syed Aun Abbas)

7- Can Games Make Water Conflicts Meaningful to Students? Comparing Game Campaigns with Farmers and Students in Punjab, Pakistan (Mentor Seemal Nadeem, Mentee Aleena Saqib) 
 

From conducting field experiments and focus group discussions to leveraging UAVs, remote sensing, and machine learning, the mentees demonstrated both technical depth and real-world relevance in their work. Each student is guided by a dedicated mentor, ensuring steady support in overcoming challenges and refining the scope of their research. 

In addition to reflecting on their journey so far, the presentations also allowed mentees to outline their future roadmap and deliverables. The session highlighted the Centre’s continued dedication to fostering research, innovation, and collaborative learning in water-related domains.

The final presentations and comprehensive project reports will be shared next week—stay tuned for what promises to be a showcase of inspiring and solution-oriented research!