Born, in Lahore, Pakistan, Hasnain Bokhari works as a reserach associate at the Faculty of Humanities in the University of Erfurt, Germany. Among other assignments, he is responsible for
Social Media Project - a collaboration between the University of Erfurt and University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
Prior to his employment at the University of Erfurt, he has been a Heinrich Boell doctoral fellow at the University of Erfurt. His research focused on Information and Communication Technologies for sustainable human development and Electronic Government in the developing countries. His doctoral research was funded by the German political organisation, Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Earlier his research was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Hasnain studied at Erfurt School of Public Policy in the University of Erfurt from where he earned a Masters degree with a focus on I.T. policies and role of E-government in developing countries. He also worked as a research assistant with the Erfurt School of Public Policy and at the Faculty of Humanities. Before moving to Germany, Hasnain served as a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, University of Peshawar.
He is a co-founder of software and I.T. consulting firm, eCon Solutions. In addition, he also worked as a I.T. consultant to GTZ (German Technical Agency) in Peshawar and received summer training from GTZ, Eschborn, Germany.He holds a Master degree in Wireless and Communication Networks from Bahria University, Islamabad and Bachelor of Computer Science from University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
