Adan Abbas

Academic

Career

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Adan Abbas (18I-0401) 
 
My journey at FAST NUCES began in Fall 2018, never realizing how wonderful and life changing the 
next 4 years of my life would be. 
FAST NUCES wasn't my first choice for a computer science degree. In fact, coming from a military 
college, I had only aimed at joining the army. I never considered what I actually had to do in life, 
what I was made to do, and what all I was capable of doing. I never evaluated my aptitude. But 
after 4 years, I can proudly assert that this is what was always meant for me, this is where my stars 
shine bright.  
When I first joined FAST, I was clueless about what was going to happen. To this day I remember 
the sleepless nights, long bus journeys and the grueling assessments in the form of assignments, 
quizzes and projects that being a freshman I had to endure. The only thing that was able to keep 
me going was the fact that I was learning what I loved and I was learning it where it was taught 
best. To be a student at FAST, one does not have to be an extraordinary person or a genius. All it 
takes is perseverance, dedication and a strong conviction that you can do it. 
Being at FAST provides everyone a chance to do something at which they excel other than bookish 
literature only. I was given an opportunity to be a part of the winning team at NaSCon ‘19 for the 
bug catcher competition. I was also the winner of speed programming and the runner up at the bug 
catcher event for IntraFAST 2019. I was also blessed with multiple opportunities to take part in boot 
camps and seminars which helped me forge my skills. I completed Pakistan AI boot camp for 
machine learning in the summer of 2019. 
From being a freshman who had no clue about what was going to happen to him, to being a soon-
to-graduate engineer who is already employed, it has been a truly rewarding journey for which I 
would be forever thankful to Allah Almighty and my Alma Mater.