Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• PhD Candidate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dissertation title: Cyberinformatic Tool Development to Monitor Sow Mothering Ability to Reduce Pre-weaning Mortality.
• Master of Science (MS) in Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh (1st Position) (2017). Thesis title: Design and Development of Electronic Granular Urea Applicator as an Attachment with Rice Transplanter. Advisor: Md Monjurul Alam
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Agricultural Engineering, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh (2016). Project title: Identification of Color Properties of Mangos Using Image Analysis. Advisor: Md Abdul Momin

Positions and Affiliations

• Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, UUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
• Assistant Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh (October 03, 2019- To date)
• Lecturer, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh (October 03, 2017- October 02, 2019)

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• FabLab Technical Executive, Fabrication Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangladesh
• Research Assistant, Computer vision system for grading mangos in Bangladesh, TWAS funded Project, Precision Agriculture Lab, BAU
• Graduate Teaching and Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA

Awards and Recognitions

• Production Agriculture in Nebraska: Crop and Livestock- Badge: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Achieved “Information and Communication (ICT) Fellowship” (1st Round 2016-17) Awarded by ICT Division, Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology, People’s Republic of Bangladesh (June,2016 to Dec, 2017)
• Nebraska Governance and Technology (NGTC) Fellowship, Issued by Nebraska Governance and Technology, College of Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Awards and Scholarships

• IBN Sina Trust Merit Award, IBN SINA Trust, Bangladesh
• BAU Merit Scholarship, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh

Role as Reviewer

• Reviewer, Journal of Food Process Engineering, Wiley Publishers
• Reviewer, Biosystems Engineering. Elsivier B.V.

Professional Memberships

• Associate Member, The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), Reg. No. A-18330
• Member, Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB), No. 05-16-25847
• Member, Society of Agricultural Engineers, Bangladesh
• Member, ASABE: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• Workshop on “Appropriate scale Mechanization Innovation Hub (ASMIH) -Bangladesh” organized by Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202 and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (21-22nd March 2016.)
• International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development: Road to SDGs, 23-24 January 2020, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Training

• “Data Analysis: MstatC & SPSS” offered by Graduate Training Institute (GTI), BAU , Bangladesh
• Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA on Coursera.
• Fundamentals of Digital Image and Video Processing by Northwestern University on Coursera.
• Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management by Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA on Coursera.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (Undergraduate)

• Assessment of Existing Tea Processing Technology in Bangladesh (2018)

Language

• German: Basic user (A1.1)