Manish Pokharel

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, Kathmandu University

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Prof. Pokharel is a distinguished academician and visionary leader whose impact spans both 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. With a PhD in e-Government and a post-doctorate in Big Data from Korea Aerospace University, he has been a part of Kathmandu University since 1996, shaping minds and advancing engineering education in Nepal. Beyond academia, Prof. Pokharel has made remarkable contributions to the 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (ICT) sector. As a member of the 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹, and a distinguished academician at the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (NAST), his expertise is trusted at the highest levels of policy-making. His leadership extends to the ICT Awards as a respected 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿, and he’s been a strong advocate for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into national development strategies, particularly in areas like agriculture and tourism. Under his guidance, Kathmandu University has become one of the first institutions globally to embed AI into its curriculum, paving the way for a tech-forward Nepal.