RESEARCH × ENGINEERING × DEPLOYMENTABOUT QARC
About Quantum AgenticResearch Center
Connecting frontier research with practical engineering.
Quantum Agentic Research Center is the research and innovation division of Al Rahim Group of Companies in Karachi, Pakistan. We bring together applied artificial intelligence, quantum research and autonomous systems engineering to investigate real operational challenges.
Our work connects research with prototypes, field validation and deployment. Through collaboration with industry, universities and public institutions, we develop useful systems, share evidence and help train the next generation of researchers and engineers.
Explore Institutional ProfileRESEARCH × ENGINEERING × DEPLOYMENTResearch
Applied work across AI, quantum technologies and autonomous systems.
Solutions
Turning validated research into deployable products, services and systems.
People
Building the researcher and engineer pipeline through structured talent programs.
Institutional direction
and purpose
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Vision
To make Pakistan a credible source of deployable intelligence, physical and computational, for the industries, governments, and research institutions of the region.
QARC’s long term vision is to be recognized, within five years, as one of South Asia’s leading centers for applied artificial intelligence, quantum computing research, and autonomous systems engineering: an institution where a government agency, a multinational industrial client, and a doctoral researcher can each find a genuine collaborator, not merely a vendor or a lab.
The Center is built on the conviction that Pakistan’s next competitive advantage will not come from consuming imported AI tools, but from producing original embedded intelligence, autonomous systems, and quantum adjacent research that is exported, licensed, and published rather than only imported.
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Mission
QARC’s mission is to convert frontier research in AI, quantum computing, and autonomous systems into deployed, revenue generating, and publicly documented technology while building the pipeline of researchers and engineers who can sustain that work for a generation.
This mission is executed through four concurrent commitments. QARC builds and deploys real systems that solve operational problems for ARG’s own divisions and for external government and industry clients, proving every research direction against field conditions before it is scaled.
QARC maintains scientific credibility through peer reviewed publication, patent filing, and open technical disclosure; runs a structured internship, fellowship, and university partnership pipeline; and converts validated research into licensable products, spin out ventures, and recurring service lines that support its own research budget.
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Deploy, then publish
Build and deploy real systems that solve operational problems for ARG’s own divisions and for external government and industry clients, proving every research direction against field conditions before it is scaled.
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Publish, then commercialize
Maintain scientific credibility through peer reviewed publication, patent filing and open technical disclosure, so QARC’s claims can be independently verified rather than taken on faith.
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Train the next generation
Run a structured internship, fellowship and university partnership pipeline so QARC becomes a net exporter of trained AI, embedded and quantum talent to Pakistan’s broader economy, not merely a consumer of graduates.
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Commercialize deliberately
Convert validated research into licensable products, spin out ventures and recurring service lines that fund QARC’s own research budget, reducing long run dependence on Group subsidy.
Defined leadership.
Governed progression.
Clear responsibilities, shared expertise and a path from research to deployment.
Group Chairman
Group oversight and capital allocation.
QARC Executive Director
Leads QARC strategy, research and deployment.
RESEARCH & OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP
Head of Research
Leads research labs, publications and academic partnerships.
Head of Engineering & Deployment
Leads engineering labs, integration and field deployment.
Head of Governance & Compliance
Oversees research integrity, compliance and risk.
Head of Strategy & Operations
Coordinates planning, resources and performance.
PROGRAM LEADERSHIP
Director of Talent & Academic Programs
Runs internships, fellowships and university programs.
Director of Commercialization & Partnerships
Manages licensing, IP and industry partnerships.
RESEARCH & ENGINEERING DELIVERY
Lab Leads
Lead lab projects, teams and technical reviews.
Research Fellows, Associates & Interns
Deliver research and engineering under lab supervision.
COMMERCIALIZATION STRATEGY
How validated research becomes sustainable.
QARC’s commercialization model runs on three concurrent revenue tracks, each tied to a different point in the Research to Deployment Framework, so that early stage research is never the only source of institutional funding.
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Product Licensing
Direct sale and licensing of fielded systems and Computer Vision Lab products to ARG divisions at internal transfer pricing, and to external logistics, agriculture and industrial clients at market rates.
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Managed Services
Ongoing monitoring, model retraining and support contracts for deployed AI and IoT systems, generating predictable annual revenue independent of new project wins.
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Applied Research Contracts
Fee for service applied research engagements with government agencies and industry partners, including feasibility studies, quantum optimization pilots and compliance AI systems, priced to cover delivery cost and contribute to QARC’s core research budget.
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Spin Out Ventures
Where a technology matures beyond ARG’s core operating sectors, QARC will evaluate a separately capitalized venture with ARG retaining founding equity.
FIVE YEAR ROADMAP
Institutional milestones from launch to regional positioning.
The institutional profile sets out a five year sequence covering lab formation, research output, pilot deployment, commercialization, international affiliation and long term institutional scale.
Year 1
Formal launch of QARC; establishment of the six Innovation Labs; first university MoUs signed; first undergraduate internship cohort completed; Quantum Research Lab formalized from the existing Quantum Intelligence Lab.
Year 2
First postgraduate Research Fellowship cohort; first peer reviewed publication and first patent filing; Autonomous Surveillance Platform and Predictive Logistics Platform reach pilot stage; first external non ARG industry client engagement.
Year 3
Quantum Optimization Engine reaches pilot deployment on a live Inter Fret logistics route; Smart Agriculture Monitoring fully deployed across Umerkot; first government research partnership MoU signed; QARC’s first licensed commercial product launched.
Year 4
Digital Twin Infrastructure Platform deployed across at least one major ARG facility; first international affiliate research relationship established; second and third patent filings; fellowship programme expanded to two additional partner universities.
Year 5
QARC recognized as a regional reference center for applied AI and quantum research; commercialization revenue covers a majority of QARC’s operating budget; cumulative publication and patent record sufficient to support formal accreditation or spin out of one or more product lines.