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The IUB team of 10 CSE students, who became the first Bangladeshi group earlier this year to be selected for the prestigious Student Cansat Competition in the USA, has received positive feedback in the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage. The IUB team, known as IUBFabsat, displayed their design studies, simulations, schematics, software code, and test findings and highlighted the project's breadboard model with the evaluators at the CDR presentations on April 28, 2023. This positive

Dr. A Majeed Khan, Founder President of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), died on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, while undergoing treatment at the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Inna Lillahe Wa Inna Ilaihe Rajeun. A former cabinet minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Khan also served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to France, Spain and Morocco. Born in Faridpur in 1929 and educated in Kolkata, London, and Minnesota, he was the first PhD recipient in sociology and anthropology from

IEEE IUB Student Branch Ex-Com led by the Branch Counselor participated in IEEE BDS Appreciation and Award Night 2023 on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the ECE Building Cafeteria, BUET, Dhaka. Dr. Md. Kafiul Islam, Associate Professor of EEE at IUB and Counselor of IEEE IUB Student Branch received the Outstanding Student Branch Counselor (Honorable Mention); Tazwar Moqsud Nizam, Chair, IEEE IUB Student Branch was awarded the Outstanding Student Volunteer (Honorable Mention); and Aishwarya Roy,

Brig Gen Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam (Retd.) has recently received a PhD degree in Higher Education Management. His dissertation was titled “Prospects and Challenges of Introducing Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy Programs in the Private Universities of Bangladesh: An Exploratory Research." Congratulating the Registrar, IUB Vice Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, PhD, said, “This is a truly remarkable achievement, especially for someone like the Registrar, who has multiple important responsibilities as a key member of

IUB Alumnus Md. Wahidul Hasan, a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the South Dakota Mines, USA, and his team have won the prestigious USD 750,000 NASA EPSCoR grant to fund research into the next generation of lithium-sulfur batteries for use in space technology. The grant follows an innovation leading to the use of corn stalk residues to stabilize battery chemistry and nearly double charging capacity of current technology. Wahid, who obtained BSc degree in

Dr. Md. Kafiul Islam, Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), delivered an invited speech titled "Motion Artifact Removal for Ambulatory EEG Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities" at the 5th International Conference on Image, Video and Signal Processing (IVSP 2023), held during March 24-26, 2023 in Singapore in hybrid mode. IVSP 2023 is sponsored by the Singapore Institute of Electronics and supported by ACM Singapore Chapter and Gate to Computer Vision

The Computer Science and Engineering Department of IUB, in collaboration with Fab Lab, JUKTI - Club of CSE, IEEE Computer Society IUB, and IUB ACM Student Chapter, organized the flagship TechFest Spring 2023 during April 5-6, 2023. This year, there were multiple segments on computation, fabrication, and hardware projects including RC Robot Race, LFR, Maze Solver, Mini Soccer Bot Competition, Algorithm Project, Web Application Project, System Analysis Project, Database Management Project, Microprocessor Project, and OOP

Dr. Md. Kafiul Islam, an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) delivered a keynote speech on "Use Of Machine Learning And Deep Learning In Biomedical Signal Classification And Their Applications In Healthcare" at the "𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 (𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐂𝐒-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑)" held virtually on 16-17 March, 2023 organized by IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Chapter. There were eleven keynote speakers from different parts of the

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Director of Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), conducted a day-long workshop on “Outcome Based Teaching-Learning, Assessment and CQI Process for BAETE and BAC Accreditation” at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) on March 30, 2023. Honorable Pro Vice Chancellor of USTC inaugurated the day-long workshop which consists of the following 5 modules: Module 1:

Fide Master Kazi Zarin Tasnim has become champion in the Independence Day Intra-IUB Chess Tournament 2023. Zarin, who is a student of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has a global rating of 1716. Amit Bikram Roy, another student of CSE at IUB who has a global rating of 1596, clinched the second position. The one-day tournament, organized by the IUB Chess Club in association with Division of Student Activities (DoSA),

STEMcIUB introduced a free and easily accessible female hygiene product service at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on April 2, 2023. STEM Community, IUB has been working to build a 'real-life problem solution' seeking mindset among students. Many of STEMc projects are being designed as 'Impact Projects' to have real-life use or as solutions to real-life problems. One of such projects of 'STEMc Impact Lab' is 'ShuchiMita/ শুচিমিতা' where STEMc has initiated station for free and

Following the success of TechFest Autumn 2022, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is proud to announce that TechFest Spring 2023 is set to take place from April 5th to April 6th. Once again, during this two-day event, CSE students will have the chance to demonstrate their technical proficiency through a variety of hardware and software projects. Student clubs and CSE department chapters worked tirelessly to plan and promote

On March 21st, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) conducted its highly anticipated "Open Day 2023" event. The purpose of the event was to inspire and encourage prospective students to pursue Electrical and Electronic Engineering careers while providing an opportunity for students to experience EEE-IUB's state-of-the-art facilities and labs. Students from top schools and colleges who are SSC/HSC or O/A-level candidates attended the event, participating in various competitions

Students of the Department of Life Sciences of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) visited the laboratories of the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and the Industrial Research (BCSIR), and Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements (BRiCM) on March 23, 2023. The aim of the visits was to acquire valuable exposure to relevant technologies and connect the knowledge with undergraduate courses ‘Immunology’ and ‘Biology & Society’. Students of the Immunology course visited the

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Director of Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), conducted a day-long workshop on “Preparation for Engineering Program Accreditation” at the University of Rajshahi on March 23, 2023. Prof. Sultanul Islam, Honorable Pro Vice Chancellor of Rajshahi University inaugurated the day-long workshop which consists of the following 5 modules: Module 1: Introduction to OBE, Vision-Mission, Objectives and