Dr. Azam obtained her PhD in Mathematics from the Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences (ASSMS), GCU, Lahore in 2013. During the course of her doctora studies she was awarded the French Embassy Split – PhD Fellowship at the Institut de Mathematiques de Jussieu (IMJ) Paris.
Prior to joining LUMS she has worked as a teaching Fellow at the Information Technology University in Lahore, and has also served as a post-doctoral Fellow at ASSMS.
Dr. Azam has a couple of publications in well reputed journals​ to her credit. Her research interests include Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Floer Homology and Lower Dimensional Topology.