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IUB Computer Science and Engineering student Jahid Hasan has presented a paper titled "A Car Security System Based on Alerting Driver Drowsiness and Monitoring the State of the Vehicle" at the prestigious 9th International Conference on Computer Technology Applications (ICCTA 2023). The paper proposes a novel car security system that combines the detection of driver drowsiness with real-time monitoring of the vehicle's state. The system aims to enhance road safety by alerting the driver when

An Open Day RoadShow for 15 Master’s programs was held at IUB on 20 May, 2023. Potential students and representatives from 5 different industries explored the benefits of doing Master’s programs at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The Master’s programs are being viewed as a bridge to research and higher management positions supporting management development efforts. The workshop “Critical Thinking for Developing a Career” was attended with interest. The event has created a buzz with multiple

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a seminar on Tuesday (23 May, 2023) to celebrate Bangabandhu’s receiving of Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace. On 23 May 1973 the World Peace Council awarded the prize to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Asian Peace Conference held in Dhaka. Bangabandhu’s winning of the prestigious medal was the maiden recognition of any Bangalee individual or institution by the comity of nations in post-independence Bangladesh. Inaugurating the seminar

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Director of Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), conducted a 2-day workshop on “Outcome Based Teaching-Learning and Assessment for Engineering Program Accreditation” at the Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) on May 13-14, 2023. Dr. Hafiza Khatun, Honorable Vice Chancellor of PUST inaugurated the 2-day workshop which consists of the following 3 modules: Module 1: Introduction to OBE,

Amit Bikram Roy, a student of Computer Science and Engineering at IUB, has clinched the title in the individual category of the 8th NDC National Chess Carnival 2023. He finished with a perfect 6 wins in 6 matches to become the champion. Last year, Amit won a silver medal in Men’s Chess at the Bangabandhu Inter University Sports Championship. Meanwhile, “IUB Mittens”, one of IUB’s two teams in the tournament, claimed the runner-up position. The

Prof. Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director of International Center for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been included in the COP28 UAE Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee brings together the expertise of thought leaders from countries across six continents. Representing policy, industry, energy, finance, civil society, youth, and humanitarian action, the 31 members of the Committee, of which 65% are from the Global South, will provide guidance and counsel to the

EEE faculty member, Prof. Shahriar Khan, was honored at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management (IRTM 2023), held in hybrid mode at IIT - Delhi over April 20-22, 2023, and organized by Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata and University of Engineering & Management. He received Best Paper - Reviewer's Choice for the following paper. 1. S, Khan, "Saving Oil May be More Important Than Moving to Renewable Energy" In addition, Prof. Khan

A group of students and faculty members from the Department of Environmental Science and Management under the School of Environment and Life Sciences of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) had the privilege of visiting DBL Ceramics Limited in Gazipur on 13 May 2023 to discuss potential research and other collaborations. DBL Ceramics Limited is a renowned ceramics manufacturing company recognized for its high-quality products and advanced production techniques. The visit included a tour of the factory with

The Department of Life Sciences (DLS) under the School of Environment and Life Sciences (SELS) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a two and half day long technical skills development workshop titled “Hands-on training: Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology” during May 11-13, 2023. The inaugural ceremony of the event was open for all which started with the welcome address from the convenor of the workshop, Dr. Ashrafus Safa, Head, Department of Life Sciences followed by the speech

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized an event titled “Industry-Academia Meet” on May 18, 2023. The event brought together industry professionals, academicians, and stakeholders from various sectors for a fruitful discussion on building strong collaborations between academia and industry. While speaking at the event, Vice-Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, PhD, reiterated IUB's commitment towards producing tech-savvy, environmentally responsible, and globally conscientious future leaders with a strong Liberal Arts foundation. He

Dr. Md Kafiul Islam, Associate Professor at the Department of EEE of IUB, has won the “Excellent Oral Presentation Award" under Technical Session 5: "Advanced Electronic Device Design and Development" and the "Outstanding Young Scholar Award" at the 12th International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS 2023), held in Singapore during May 5-7, 2023. ICCCAS 2023 is sponsored by Qatar University, Sensors and Systems Society of Singapore, and the University of Electronic Science and

A team of undergraduate students from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) has published an original research paper in the top-ranked peer reviewed international journal Applied Optics, published by Optica (formerly known as Optical Society of America). The paper is titled “Effects of ‘defective’ plasmonic metal nanoparticle arrays on the opto-electronic performance of thin-film solar cells: computational study”. It was published on April 12, 2023. The research was conducted as part of

The Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and the Cosmos Foundation jointly organized a lecture titled “Squaring the Circle of India China strategic interests intersecting in the Indo Pacific: implications for South Asia and Regional and Global Stability, security and Peace” on May 7, 2023 at the IUB Multipurpose Hall. The lecture was delivered by renowned Indo-China relations expert Professor Kanti Prasad Bajpai, Vice Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School

The IUB FabSat team, which became the first Bangladeshi group earlier this year to be selected for the American Astronautical Society (AAA)'s prestigious CanSat Competition 2023, has scored an outstanding 96.64% in the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase. The 10 members of the team are Iftekharul Alam, team leader, Md Mahmudul Kabir Peyal, Noor E Sadman, Hasibur Rahman, Fayed Al Monir, Tahfizul Hasan Zihan, Hana Sultan Chowdhury, Mohammad Faizul Hossain, Shirazim Munir Deap and Rubayed

The Computer Science & Engineering Department at IUB, in collaboration with Fab Lab, JUKTI - Club of CSE, IEEE Computer Society IUB, and IUB ACM Student Chapter, successfully organized a spectacular university’s flagship event on April 5th & 6th, 2023, showcasing student talent and innovation. The event was a testament to the skill, creativity, and dedication of the participants involved in a diverse range of projects and competitions. This year, there were multiple segments on

Dr. Mohammad Faisal Uddin, Assistant Professor at the Department of CSE of IUB, and his team have developed a new method for early stage dental caries detection using smartphone images and a cutting-edge technology called Vision Transformer. The team's research paper, titled "CaViT: Early Stage Dental Caries Detection from Smartphone-image using Vision Transformer," was recently presented at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Control (AIRC 2023). The CaViT technology utilizes advanced computer vision techniques to

A paper titled "Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques", authored by IUB CSE student Achhiya Sultana, has been accepted at the 21st IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Management and Applications (SERA 2023). The paper presents a novel approach to detecting fake news using machine learning techniques. The research team used a dataset of news articles to train their model and achieved a high accuracy rate in detecting fake news. It will be presented

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