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engineering-diversityconference@sjsu.edu
We want to acknowledge our 2024 Keynote Speakers!

Ashraf Habibullah — Anchor Sponsor
He/Him
CEO - Computer and Structures Inc.
Ashraf is the President and CEO of Computers and Structures, Inc (CSI). He has led the development of CSI's industry-leading structural engineering software tools, including SAP2000 and ETABS, since the company's founding in 1975. Today, the skyline of almost every major metropolitan city is defined by buildings that have been designed or retrofitted with CSI's software. Ashraf has a keen passion for the arts and social causes. He is co-founder of the critically acclaimed Diablo Ballet and is the founder of the Engineers Alliance for the Arts. He regularly donates his time to speak in support of humanitarian organizations, hospitals, and educational institutions worldwide, always wearing his signature LED-illuminated jackets. The jackets are part of his mission to make structural engineering more recognized and appreciated in popular culture and reflect his own creativity, innovation, and personality. Ashraf is also the publisher of a comic book series that aims to present structural engineering concepts as fun, entertaining and relatable to broader audiences and has recently launched a fine jewelry line that showcases the ways in which concepts of art and engineering can be blended with stunning results. Ashraf has donated software to thousands of institutions worldwide to ensure that the technology necessary to produce seismically-sound structures reaches everyone. He has a deep personal interest in the study of human psychology and human behavior and how they can be leveraged to help people from all walks of life reach their maximum potential. Ashraf Habibullah is a registered Civil and Structural Engineer with a bachelor's degree from NED College in Karachi, Pakistan, and a master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
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