Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam was born in Shariatpur district of Bangladesh. He has received M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering with Honours from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (NURE), Ukraine, in 1999 and D.Eng. in the field of Computer Science and Engineering from Nagoya Institute of Technology (NiTech), Japan in 2007. He has received Japanese Government Monbusho Scholarship (October 2002 – March 2006). Prof. Muzahid has over Six (06) years of Industrial experiences in Bangladesh and in Japan. In January 2011, Prof. Muzahid has started his career as an Academician. Until January 2017, he served as a Senior Lecturer at Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has served as the IT Manager and a Member of the Management Committee of MJIIT for around 05 years. He then served as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Bangladesh until September 2018. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at United International University (UIU), Bangladesh and the Director of the Directorate of Career Counselling and Student Affairs (DCCSA).  Earlier, he has served as the Director of Center for International Affairs and Cooperation (CIAC). His research interests include Network Architecture, Communication Protocol, Cognitive Radio Network, Software Defined Radio, Wireless Sensor Network, IoT, Cloud Computing, Smart Healthcare, Smart Agriculture, etc., whereas teaching interests include Structured Programming Language, Data structure, Computer Networks, Data Communication, Wireless Communication, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), etc. Prof. Muzahid has published 106 Research Publications (including 01 Book, 02 Book Chapter, 34 peer-reviewed Journals and 69 Conference Papers). He has secured more than 10 National and International Research Grants. Prof. Muzahid has supervised 08 PhD students (05 – as the Main Supervisor), 07 master’s students, and many BEng Final Year Project through their graduation. Prof. Muzahid is the initiator and General Chair of the International Conference on Bangabandhu and Digital Bangladesh (ICBBDB 2021, Technically Co-Sponsored by CCIS, Springer), and WICBBDB 2023 & WICBBDB 2024 Workshops. He is also the initiator and Technical Program Chair in ICAICT 2016 and ICAICT 2020 Int’l Conferences (ICAICT 2020 Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Bangladesh Section). He has served as the TPC Chair in the ETCCE 2020 and ETCCE 2021 Int’l Conferences and as Secretariat in the ICaTAS 2016 Int’l Conference, Malaysia and 7TH AUN/SEED-Net 2014 Int’l Conference on EEE. He was an Advisory Member of ICBAPS2015, Malaysia, and also played as the Communication Track Chair at ICIEV15, ICAEE 2015, ICAEE 2017 and ICAEE 2019 Int’l Conferences. Dr. Muzahid has served as an Associate Editor in the International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (IJCIT).

Professional Engagements:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Elected Member, Computer Division, IEB
• Chair/Member, Evaluation Team, BAETE, IEB
• Senior IEEE Member (SMIEEE)
• Fellow IEB (FIEB)
• Ex-Educational Activity Coordinator, IEEE Bangladesh Section
• Ex-Student Activity Coordinator, IEEE Bangladesh Section

• Professor, Department of CSE, United International University (UIU), Bangladesh
• Director, Directorate of Career Counselling and Student Affairs (DCCSA)
• Visiting Professor, Dept. of CTN, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
• Adjunct Professor, Department of CSE, MIST, Bangladesh
• Member, Evaluation Team, BAETE, IEB
• Ex-Director, Center for International Affairs and Cooperation (CIAC), UIU, Bangladesh
• Ex-Educational Activity Coordinator, IEEE Bangladesh Section.
• Ex-Associate Professor and Head, Department of CSE, ULAB
• Ex-Senior Lecturer & IT Manager, Malaysia-Japan Int’l Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
• Research Interest on Network Architecture, Communication Protocol (WSN, CRN), IoT, Healthcare.
• Over 15 years of experience in Teaching, Research & Students Supervision.
• Over Six (06) years of Industrial experience in Japan and Bangladesh.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), the IET, UK
• Fellow IEB (FIEB)
• Senior Member IEEE (SMIEEE)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
• Member of Harvard Business School Alumni Club Malaysia (HBSACM).
• Good communication skills in Bengali, English, Japanese, and Russian.
• General Chair, Workshop on Int’l Conference on Bangabandhu and Digital Bangladesh (WICBBDB 2023 and WICBBDB 2024).
• General Chair, Int’l Conference on Bangabandhu and Digital Bangladesh 2021 (ICBBDB 2021).
• Initiator and Technical Program Chair of ICAICT 2016 and ICAICT 2020 Int’l Conference.
• Technical Program Chair of ETCCE 2020 Int’l Conference.
• Associate Editor, International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (IJCIT).
• Associate Editor, ULAB Journal of Science and Engineering.
• Expert in Outcome Based Education (OBE).
• Number of Publications: 106 (01 Book, 02 Book Chapter, 34 Journals and 69 Conference Papers)

A D M I N I S T R AT I V E  P O S I T I O N S  H E L D

• Director, Directorate of Career Counselling and Student Affairs (DCCSA), UIU, Bangladesh (February 2024 ~ Present)
• Director, Center for International Affairs and Cooperation, UIU, Bangladesh (June 2022 ~ March 2024)
• Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, ULAB, Bangladesh (October 2017 ~ September 2018)
• Coordinator, Office of Faculty Research (OFR), ULAB, Bangladesh (May 2017 ~ May 2018)
• IT Manager, Malaysia-Japan Int’l Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM, Malaysia (September 2011 ~ August 2015)

• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, Annual Paper Meet, EEE Division, IEB, Bangladesh (APMEE 2022), October 2022 – Invited Speaker
• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, “International Conference on Quality for Sustainable Development (ICQSD), 25-27 November 2016, Chittagong, Bangladesh – Keynote Speaker
• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, “Seminar of Communication Techniques on Wireless Sensor Networks“, 02 November 2016, PCIU, Chittagong, Bangladesh – Keynote/Invited Speaker
• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, “Seminar ofDynamic Wireless Sensor Networks fort he IoT“, 02 November 2016, CIU, Chittagong, Bangladesh – Keynote/Invited Speaker.
• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, “Seminar of Communication Techniques on Ad Hoc Networks“, 01 November 2016,BGC Trust University, Chittagong, Bangladesh – Keynote/Invited Speaker
• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, “Architectures and Communication Protocols on Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks”, BIT’s 2nd Annual World Congress f Emerging InfoTech-2013, Mobile Communication (I), June 2013, Dalian, China – Invited Speaker
• A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, “Introduction to MJIIT and Our Research Trends”, Independent University of Bangladesh, Dhaka May 2013 and May 2014.

• Dr. Shozo Komaki of MJIIT, UTM has become an Invited Speaker of ICEV13 through an effort of Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam of MJIIT, UTM. URL: http://cennser.org/ICIEV13/#speaker
• Dr. Toshio Wakabayashi of MJIIT, UTM has become an Invited Speaker of ICEV14 through an effort of Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam of MJIIT, UTM. URL: http://cennser.org/ICIEV/
• Prof. Dr. Anthony Centeno of MJIIT, UTM has become an Invited Speaker of ICEV14 through an effort of Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam of MJIIT, UTM. URL: http://cennser.org/ICIEV/

• Director, Directorate of Career Counselling and Student Affairs (DCCSA), UIU, Bangladesh (February 2024 ~ Present)
• Director, Center for International Affairs and Cooperation, UIU, Bangladesh (June 2022 ~ March 2024)
• Former Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, ULAB, Bangladesh (October 2017 ~ September 2018)
• Ex-Coordinator, Office of Faculty Research (OFR), ULAB, Bangladesh (May 2017 ~ May 2018)
• Ex-IT Manager, Malaysia-Japan Int’l Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM, Malaysia (September 2011 ~ August 2015)

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