Umar Qasim has recently joined us as a System Developer in the Library Information and Technology Support (LITS) group. He has a BSc. in computer science and an MSc. in information systems, and is currently a PhD candidate at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States.

Umar has many years of experience in software development, teaching and research. He has specialized in the areas of digital libraries, information retrieval and information filtering, and has worked on various projects including those funded by National Science Digital Library(NSDL). Before joining Dalhousie he worked with the digital initiatives group at McMaster University.

A father of two, Umar was born in the world’s best citrus producing rural area of Pakistan. He enjoys traveling, watching sports and spending time with his family. We look forward to working with you, Umar!