Selected for the Pakistan team, International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence 2026
Team Pakistan · International Olympiad in AI 2026

Mikael
Ahsan.

A Level student at Aitchison College, Lahore. Mathematics olympiad medalist, AI researcher and national junior record holder in swimming.

SAT
1550
IGCSE
8 A*
Caribou Cup
1st ×3
Swimming
Nat. record
Aitchison College, Lahore
Top in PakistanCambridge Additional Maths, 2025
1550 / 1600SAT, Sept 2025
8 A* 4 AIGCSE results
1st ×3Pakistan, Caribou Math Cup
NR 2024National junior swim record
About

A mathematician in and out of the water.

Top in Pakistan in Cambridge Additional Mathematics, selected for the national AI olympiad team, and a member of the Pakistan Swim Team at the Asian Age-Group Championship.

Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, lit at dusk
Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore

Mikael is an A Level student at Aitchison College, Lahore, with a strong record in mathematics competitions going back to 2020.

His interest in artificial intelligence has led to research on AI-based detection of skin cancer, a neural-network model for predicting hospital stay, and selection to represent Pakistan at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence.

Outside the classroom he swims for Aitchison and for Pakistan, plays water polo, and co-founded a support program for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Full name
Mikael Ahsan
School
Aitchison College
Current study
A Level, 2025 – 2027
Based in
Lahore, Pakistan
Interests
Mathematics, AI, Engineering
Sport
Swimming, Water Polo
Education

Academic record.

IGCSE and A Level studies at Aitchison College, Lahore, founded in 1886, from 2022 to 2027.

Aitchison College, Lahore

2022 – 2027

A Level

In progress

Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Business Studies

2025 – 2027

IGCSE / O Level

8 A* · 4 A
PhysicsChemistryAdditional MathematicsComputer ScienceMathematicsWorld HistoryEnglishUrduIslamiatPakistan StudiesEnvironmental ManagementCommerce
2022 – 2025

SAT

1550 / 1600

Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, Math

September 2025

Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award, 2025. Additional Mathematics, top in Pakistan.

Programs & courses

Gilman Hall clock tower, Johns Hopkins University
July 2025

Johns Hopkins University

Exploring Engineering & Innovation summer program: applied mathematics, programming and engineering design, taught by JHU faculty.

Courtyard and fountain of the LUMS main building, Lahore
2025

LUMS CES

Data Science and Machine Learning through Python.

2023

Startup Early

Introduction to Coding I & II, CS for Teens, Engineering for Teens, Introduction to Business Management.

Aitchison College main building across the playing fields
Aitchison College, Lahore
Honors & awards

Academic honors.

Mathematics olympiads, linguistics contests and school prizes, 2020 to 2025.

41st in Pakistan
5Gold medals
1Silver medal
3Bronze medals
3School prizes
1st
2025

Top in Pakistan

Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award, Additional Mathematics.

×3
2022 – 2024

Caribou Math Cup

1st in Pakistan three years running, as high as top 3% overall.

Ag
2023

SEAMO

Silver Medal, Southeast Asian Mathematics Olympiad.

★
2025

Academic Blazer

Awarded by Aitchison College for IGCSE results.

2025
  • 1st

    Top in Pakistan, Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award, Additional Mathematics

  • Prize

    Academic Blazer on IGCSE result

  • Prize

    Top Student Subject Prize, Additional Mathematics, C2, Annual Prize Distribution

  • Bronze

    Copernicus National Round

2024
  • 1st

    Caribou Mathematics Cup, 1st in Pakistan, top 4% overall

  • Prize

    Top Student Subject Prize, Mathematics & Additional Mathematics, C1

  • Bronze

    Duke of Edinburgh Award

2023
  • 1st

    Caribou Mathematics Cup, 1st in Pakistan, top 6% overall

  • Silver

    Southeast Asian Mathematics Olympiad

  • Gold

    International Kangaroo Linguistics Contest

2022
  • 1st

    Caribou Mathematics Cup, 1st in Pakistan, top 3% overall

  • Gold

    Teeneagle English Language Competition

  • Gold

    International OWLYPIA Online Summer Challenge (National)

2021
  • Gold

    Kangaroo Grammar Linguistics

  • Bronze

    Southeast Asian Mathematics Olympiad (international round)

2020
  • Gold

    Southeast Asian Mathematics Olympiad (national round)

Sports

In the pool.

Aitchison Swim Team since 2023, Aitchison Water Polo Team since 2025, and Pakistan colours at the Asian Age-Group Championship.

Philippines · 2024PAK

Pakistan Swim Team

11th Asian Age-Group Swimming Championship.

2024NR

National record

Gold in the 28th Boys National Junior Swimming Competition.

20256 Au

Best Swimmer

6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, Aitchison Inter-House Competition.

2025Gold

College Colour

Aitchison College Gold Colour for Swimming.

All swimming results, 2018 – 2025
  • 20253 Gold & 1 Silver, Youth Games Trials & Age-group Swimming Championship
  • 20254 Bronze, 29th Boys National Junior Swimming Competition
  • 20253 Gold & 1 Silver, Punjab Interschool & Intercollegiate Games
  • 20242 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze, Aitchison College Swimming Carnival
  • 20248 Silver & 2 Bronze, Aitchison Inter-House Swimming Competition
  • 20243 Silver, McDonald's 18th National Interschool Swimming Championship
  • 20233 Silver & 2 Bronze, 27th Boys National Junior Swimming Competition
  • 20231 Gold & 3 Silver, 16th National Interschool Age-Group Swimming Competition
  • 20231 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronze, Punjab Interschool and Intercollege Games
  • 20233 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze, Aitchison College Swimming Carnival
  • 2022Gold, Aitchison School Swimming Gala
  • 2022Bronze, National Age-group Swimming Championship
  • 2022Bronze, McDonald's 15th National Interschool Swimming Championship
  • 2019Gold (U-11), Triathlon, UIPM Lahore
  • 2018Silver & Bronze, DHA Sports Gala
  • 2018Silver & Bronze, Shapes Swimming Gala
  • 2018Bronze, Aitchison Junior School Swimming Gala
  • 2021, 23Thanyapura Swim Camp, Phuket: Gold Squad training at a World Aquatics endorsed facility
Work & research

Experience & research.

Applied AI research in healthcare and education, alongside internships in patient support and therapy.

Featured research · 2023

AI image recognition for early skin cancer detection

“How can AI based image recognition be used to detect skin cancer in early stages?”

Format
Research paper
Where
LUMS Science Symposium
When
August 2023
Artificial IntelligenceImage recognitionHealthcare
Empty hospital corridorVERITAS AI
Scholar Program · July 2023

Predicting hospital stay

Built a prototype that predicts length of hospital stay from health records, and trained a custom neural network to compare linear and nonlinear factors.

Neural networksPythonHealth data
Junior Academy · 2022 – 2024

AI app for student motivation

“How might we ensure all students are given a drive to learn while having a strong moral foundation?” Built with STEM professionals, centred on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

AIApp developmentUN SDGs

Internships

Ongoing
July 2023 – Present

Intern & Co-founder, ACF Supports

Arthritis Care Foundation

Organised patient and parent data for a support group for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, and ran a social media awareness campaign that funded a new sponsorship program.

25Group members
$1,000+Raised
Research
August 2023

Intern

LUMS Science Symposium

Researched and wrote a paper on using AI image recognition to detect skin cancer in its early stages.

1Research paper
AIHealthcare focus
Internship
July – August 2023

Intern

Lahore Autism Centre

Supported therapists in individual and group sessions, prepared materials, and helped schedule appointments and run autism awareness events for parents and caregivers.

1:1 & groupTherapy sessions
EventsAwareness
Extracurricular

Programs, teams & societies.

Feb 2026

IOAI Pakistan Team

Selected to represent Pakistan at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence.

July 2025

Johns Hopkins University

Exploring Engineering & Innovation: hands-on projects, team problem solving and real-world case studies.

2022 – 2024

NYAS Junior Academy

Selected as one of 1,000 high school students worldwide for the New York Academy of Sciences Junior Academy.

2022 – 2024

Aitchison Mathematics Society

Executive Member. Also a member of the Aitchison Science Society over the same period.

2023 – 2026

Aitchison Swim & Water Polo

Swim Team since 2023 and Water Polo Team since 2025.

2023 – 2024

Trekking Expedition

Participant in the Aitchison College trekking expedition.

Inter-school competitions

  • Category Win, Gnosis by BCPJT2025
  • Category Win, Innoventions by LGSJT2025
  • Category Win & Best Team, Scienject by LGS Gulberg2025
  • Category Win & Best Team, MATCH by LGS Defence2025
  • Category Head, ACSEC (Surprise Category)2025
  • 3 Category Wins at business events2024
  • Assistant Category Head, ACSEC (Math Category)2023
Contact

Get in touch.

For universities, programs, competitions or teams. Send a message and Mikael will reply by email.

LocationLahore, Pakistan
SchoolAitchison College, Lahore