Waqar Haque

Dr. Waqar Haque is a Full Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), cross-appointed between the Department of Computer Science (Faculty of Science and Engineering) and the School of Business (Faculty of Business and Economics). He has been a key academic figure at UNBC since 1995.

• PhD in Computer Science from Iowa State University
• MSc in Computer Science from Iowa State University
• MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta

Dr. Haque’s research focuses on advanced data analytics, business intelligence, parallel and distributed computing, and visual analytics, with applications in healthcare. His work bridges theoretical exploration and industrial collaboration, leading to software commercialization.

He has received the

• Industrial Collaborative Research award
• BC Top Innovation award

and secured grants from NSERC and SSHRC. Dr. Haque leads the Business Intelligence Research Group (BIRG) and contributes to UNBC’s Research Computing Management Board and Health Research Institute (HRI) Leadership Council.

He supervises graduate students in MSc Computer Science, MSc Business Administration, and Health Sciences programs but is currently not accepting new graduate students.