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Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Dr. Md. Asadur Rahman

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

CONTACT INFORMATION/ OFFICE LOCATION

Department of Biomedical Engineering, 3rd floor, Tower-4, MIST.

Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 

  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)

  • M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)

  • B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

            Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)

 

AWARDS/ HONOURS

  • Award: Three Year Postgraduate Scholarship from HEQEP.
  • Award: Best Paper Award in ICEEE 2019, ICEEICT 2015, & University Research Competition 2016 in KUET.
  • Award: Board scholarship for Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination.
  • Award: Board scholarship for Secondary School Certificate Examination.
  • Award: Board scholarship for Primary and Secondary Scholarship Examination.
  • Award: First runner up in 3rd Mathematic Olympiad, Bangladesh, 2004.
  • Award: Champion in 3rd Divisional Mathematical Olympiad, Bangladesh, 2004.
  • Award: Second Runner up in 2nd Mathematical Olympiad, Bangladesh, 2003.

 

MEMBERSHIP/ PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

[1] Member of Institute of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh (IEB). Membership No.: M-38567

[2] Member, IEEE

 

PROFESSIONAL/ WORK EXPERIENCE

  • FACULTY MEMBER, Department of BME, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
    Duration: January, 2020 – Present.
  • CONTRACTUAL FACULTY MEMBER, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Northern University of Business and Technology Khulna (NUBTK), Khulna, Bangladesh.
    Duration: July, 2019 – Present.
  • RESEARCH FELLOW, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh.
    Duration: February 2015 – January 2018 
  • TEACHING ASSISTANT, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh.
    Duration: July 2012 - January 2014

 

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

[Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Data Science]

Research Domain: fNIR-EEG Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Embedded System.

 

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Hossain, Sakib Abrar, Md. Asadur Rahman, Amitabha Chakrabarty, Mohd Abdur Rashid, Anna Kuwana, and Haruo Kobayashi. 2023. "Emotional State Classification from MUSIC-Based Features of Multichannel EEG Signals" Bioengineering 10, no. 1: 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10010099
  2. Milu, Md. Mahmudul Haque, Md. Asadur Rahman, Mohd Abdur Rashid, Anna Kuwana, and Haruo Kobayashi. 2023. “Improvement of Classification Accuracy of Four-Class Voluntary-Imagery FNIRS Signals Using Convolutional Neural Networks”. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research 13 (2). Greece:10425-31. https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.5703.
  3. Md. Asadur Rahman, AnikaAnjum, Md. MahmudulHaqueMilu, FarzanaKhanam, Mohammad ShorifUddin, and Md. NurunnabiMollah, “Emotion recognition from EEG-based relative power spectral topography using convolutional neural network,” Array, vol. 11, 2021.
  4. Abu Jar Md. MinhuzUddin Ahmed, Md. Anwar Uddin, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Developing an Algorithm for Sequential Sorting of Discrete and Connected Characters Using Image Processing of Multi-Line License Plates” Array, vol. 10, 2021.
  5. Pritom Kumar Saha, Md. Asadur Rahman, Mohammad KhurshedAlam, AsmaFerdowsi, and Md. NurunnabiMollah, “Common Spatial Pattern in Frequency Domain for Feature Extraction and Classification of Multichannel EEG Signals,” SN Computer Science, vol. 2, no. 149, pp. 1-12, 2021. Doi: 10.1007/s42979-021-00586-9
  6. Md. Asadur Rahman, MohdAbdur Rashid, Mohiuddin Ahmad, Anna Kuwana, and Haruo Kobayashi, “Modeling and classification of voluntary and imagery movements from the prefrontal fNIRS signals,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 218215-218233, 2020. Doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3042249
  7. Md. Asadur Rahman, Abu BakarSiddik, FarzanaKhanam, TarunKantiGhosh, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “A Narrative Review on Clinical Applications of fNIRS,” Journal of Digital Imaging, vol. 33, no. 5, pp: 1167-1184, 2020.  doi: 10.1007/s10278-020-00387-1
  8. Md. Asadur Rahman, FarzanaKhanam, Mohiuddin Ahmad, and Mohammad ShorifUddin, “Multiclass EEG signal classification utilizing Rényi min‑entropy‑based feature selection from wavelet packet transformation,” Brain Informatics, vol. 7, no. 7, 2020. doi: 10.1186/s40708-020-00108-y.
  9. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. FoisalHossain, MazharHossain, and RaselAhmmed, “Employing PCA and t-statistical approach for feature extraction and classification of emotion from multichannel EEG signal,” Egyptian Informatics Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 23-35, March 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.eij.2019.10.002
  10. Md. Asadur Rahman, Mohammad ShorifUddin, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Modeling and classification of voluntary and imagery movements for brain-computer interface from fNIR and EEG signals through convolutional neural network,” Health Information Science and Systems, vol. 7, no. 22, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s13755-019-0081-5
  11. Md. Asadur Rahman, MohdAbdur Rashid, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Selecting the optimal conditions of Savitzky–Golay filter for fNIRS signal,” Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 624-637, 2019. doi:10.1016/j.bbe.2019.06.004
  12. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. MahmudulHaqueMilu, AnikaAnjum, Abu BakarSiddik, Md. MohidulHasanSifat, MohiburRahmanChowdhury, FarzanaKhanam, Mohiuddin Ahmad, “A statistical designing approach to MATLAB based functions for the ECG signal preprocessing,” Iran Journal of Computer Science, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 167–178, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s42044-019-00035-0
  13. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. KazemHossain, FarzanaKhanam, Mohammad KhurshedAlam, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Four-class motor imagery EEG signal classification using PCA, Wavelet, and Two-Stage Neural Network,” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2019. doi: 10.14569/IJACSA.2019.0100562
  14. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. Mamun Or Rashid, FarzanaKhanam, Mohammad KhurshedAlam, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “EEG based brain alertness monitoring by statistical and artificial neural network approach,” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019. doi: 10.14569/IJACSA.2019.0100157
  15. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. Shajedul Islam Shohag, Rasel Ahmed, Md. MahmudulHaque, and AnikaAnjum, “Defined limited fractional channel scheme for call admission control by two-dimensional markov process based statistical modeling,” Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 295-307, August 2018. doi: 10.25046/aj030430
  16. Md. Asadur Rahman, MostafaZamanChowdhury, and Yeong Min Jang, “Uniform fractional band CAC scheme for QoS provisioning in wireless networks,” Journal of Information Processing Systems (JIPS), vol. 11, no. 4, pp: 583-600,  December 2015. doi: 10.3745/JIPS.03.0043
  17. S. M. SaklainGalib, Sheikh Md. Rabiul Islam, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “A multiple linear regression model approach for two‑class fNIR data classification,” Iran Journal of Computer Science, 2020. doi: 10.1007/s42044-020-00064-0
  18. NayemZobayer, ABM AowladHossain, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “A combined view of B-cell epitope features in antigens,” Bioinformation, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 530-534, 2019. doi: 10.6026/97320630015530
  19. RaselAhmmed, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Md. FoisalHossain, “An advanced algorithm combining SVM and ANN classifiers to categorize tumors with position from brain MRI images,” Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 40-48, March 2018. doi: 10.25046/aj030205
  20. ChandanSaha, Md. FoisalHossain, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “NSCT-based Robust Image Watermarking in DC Components of APDCBT Using Singular Value Decomposition,” Iran Journal of Computer Science, 2020. doi: 10.1007/s42044-020-00070-2
  21. Mohammad TareqAlam, Md. Ashrafuzzaman*, NazmirNurShowva, Mansura Ahmed, Md. Asadur Rahman, “Geographical Modules of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Social Response and Action Taken”, SciMedicine Journal, vol. 6, Special Issue “Covid-19”, pp. 24-35, 2021. DOI: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2021-03-SI-4
  22. Farzana Rashid, Md. Ashrafuzzaman*, SK Laila Ayesha, SadiaTanzim Islam, Niaz Mahmud and Md. Asadur Rahman, “An Approximate Overview of COVID-19 Treatment Approaches by Registered Physicians of Bangladesh”, Insights of Biomedical Research, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 125-138, 2020. DOI: 10.36959/584/459

 

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Nourin, N., Kundu, P., Saima, S., Rahman, M.A. (2023). GLCM and HOG Feature-Based Skin Disease Detection Using Artificial Neural Network. In: Ahmad, M., Uddin, M.S., Jang, Y.M. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development. Studies in Autonomic, Data-driven and Industrial Computing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7528-8_28
  2. Ayman, S.U., Arrafuzzaman, A., Rahman, M.A. (2023). Subject Dependent Cognitive Load Level Classification from fNIRS Signal Using Support Vector Machine. In: Ahmad, M., Uddin, M.S., Jang, Y.M. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development. Studies in Autonomic, Data-driven and Industrial Computing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7528-8_29
  3. Sk. Saima, SadiMahmood, Mala Khan, Md. Ashrafuzzaman, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Computer Aided Skin Disease Detection from Image,” 21st Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics, 10-12 December 2021.
  4. Kaniz Fatima Audity, Md. FoisalHossain, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Computer Aided Atrial Fibrillation Detection from the Statistical Attributes of ECG Signal,” International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Information Technology 2021 (ICECIT 2021), 21 August 2021, Khulna, Bangladesh.
  5. TalukdarRaianFerdous, Md. Asadur Rahman, RifathHasan, and Muhammad Muinul Islam, “A Simple Design of a Matlab-Based Function for Topographical Presentation of FNIR Data,” 6th International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering InECCE2021, Malaysia.
  6. Md. SakibAbrarHossain, Md. Asadur Rahman, and A. Chakrabarty, “MUSIC Model based Neural Information Processing for Emotion Recognition from Multichannel EEG Signal,” 2021 8th International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks (SPIN), 2021, pp. 955-960, doi: 10.1109/SPIN52536.2021.9565974.
  7. Md. Asadur Rahman, FarzanaKhanam, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Detection of effective temporal window for classification of motor imagery events from prefrontal hemodynamics,” International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), 7-9 February, 2019, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
  8. Md. Asadur Rahman, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Lie detection from single feature of functional near infrared spectroscopic (fNIRS) signals,” 2nd International Conference on Electrical & Electronic Engineering (ICEEE 2017), 27-29 December, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  9. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. MahmudulHaqueMilu, AnikaAnjum, FarzanaKhanam, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Baseline wandering removal from ECG signal by wandering path finding algorithm,” 3rd International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), 7-9 December, 2017, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
  10. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. MahmudulHaqueMilu, AnikaAnjum, FarzanaKhanam, Md. NurunnabiMollah, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Classification of motor imagery events from prefrontal hemodynamics for BCI application,” International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI), 14-15 December, 2018, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. pp. 1-06.
  11. Md. Asadur Rahman and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Evaluating the connectivity of motor area with prefrontal cortex by fNIR spectroscopy,” International Conference on Electrical, Computer, and Communication Engineering, 2017, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, February 16-18.
  12. Md. Asadur Rahman and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Movement related events classification from functional near infrared spectroscopic signal,”  Int. Conf. on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18-20 December, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  13. Md. Asadur Rahman and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Lie detection from fNIR signal and neuroimage,” Int. Conf. on Medical Engineering, Health Informatics and Technology (MediTec), 17-18 December, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  14. Md. Asadur Rahman and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “A straight forward signal processing scheme to improve effect size of fNIR signals,” 5th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision, ICIEV 2016, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 2016.
  15. Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. Shajedul Islam Shohag, and MostafaZamanChowdhury, “A new fractional channel call admission control for handover priority,” 5th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision, ICIEV 2016, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 2016.
  16. Md. Asadur Rahman and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Identifying appropriate feature to distinguish between resting and active condition from FNIRS,” 3rd International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks, SPIN 2016, Amity University, Noida, New Delhi, India, February 2016.
  17. Md. Asadur Rahman, A. S. M. ZadidShifat, and Shohag Islam, “The effect of average channel holding time to estimate the QoS parameters of cellular network through guard channel scheme,” International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), May 2015, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka.
  18. Md. Asadur Rahman, A. S. M. ZadidShifat, and MostafaZamanChowdhury, “Uniform band thinning call admission control for QoS provisioning in wireless networks,” 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), December 2014, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  19. Md. Asadur Rahman, Mohammad ArifHossain, Shakil Ahmed, and MostafaZamanChowdhury,  “A New Guard-Band Call Admission Control Policy Based on Acceptance Factor for Wireless Cellular Networks,” 3rd International Conference on Informatics, Electronic and Vision (ICIEV) 2014, Dhaka university, Dhaka.
  20. Md. Al Noman, Md. Asadur Rahman, and A B M AowladHossain, “A Novel Self-initiated Active Contour Model Approach for Automatic Abnormality Detection from the Left Ventricle of Cardiac MRI,” 76th Annual Scientific Congress of the Japanese Society of Radiological Technology (JSRT-2020), Yokohama, Japan.
  21. Pritom Kumar Saha, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Md. NurunnabiMollah, “Frequency domain approach in CSP based feature extraction for EEG signal classification,” International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), 7-9 February, 2019, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
  22. TahniaNazneen, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Md. NurunnabiMollah, “Towards the effective intrinsic mode functions for motor imagery EEG signal classification,” International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), 7-9 February, 2019, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
  23. TasnovaTabassumChhowa, Md. Asadur Rahman, Kumar Paul, and RaselAhmmed, “A narrative analysis on deep learning in IoT based medical big data analysis with future perspectives,” International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), 7-9 February, 2019, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
  24. FarzanaKhanam, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Evaluating alpha relative power of EEG signal during psychophysiological activities in Salat,” International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology 2018 (ICISET), 27-28 October, 2018, International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh, pp. 1-06.
  25. Rasel Ahmad, Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. FoisalHossain, “Fuzzy logic based algorithm to classify tumor categories with position from brain MRI images,” 3rd International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), 7-9 December, 2017, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
  26. FarzanaKhanam, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “A mathematical approach to determine the work- done from EMG analysis,” 2nd International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), December 2015, KUET, Bangladesh.
  27. Md. Jahangir Hossain, Md. Asadur Rahman, Md. MamunurRahman, NezamUddin, & Md. Rafiqul Islam, “Design and implementation of high performance MPPT charge controller for photo voltaic system”, International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering, 01-02 February, 2013, Khulna, Bangladesh.
  28. Md. Al Noman, A.B.M. AowladHossain, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Initial point prediction based parametric active contour model for left ventricle segmentation of CMRI images” International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI), 14-15 December, 2018, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. pp. 1-06.
  29. Md. Faisal Kabir, Sheikh Md. Rabiul Islam, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Accuracy improvement of fNIRS based motor imagery movement classification by standardized common spatial pattern,” 4th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information& Communication Technology (ICEEICT), 13-15 September, 2018, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 1-06.
  30. FarzanaKhanam, Shadli Islam, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Mohiuddin Ahmad, “Muscle activity estimation through surface EMG analysis during salat,” International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), May 2015, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka.
  31. A. S. M. ZadidShifat, Rashed Al Zobery, Md. Asadur Rahman, and MostafaZamanChowdhury, “Performance evaluation based on game theoretical framework for interference management in heterogeneous network,” International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), May 2015, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka.
  32. ParthaPratimBanik, Md. KawsarAzam, ChayanMondal, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Single channel electrooculography based human- computer interface for physically disabled persons,” International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), May 2015, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka.
  33. FarzanaKhanam, Sathi Rani Mitra, Md. Asadur Rahman,  and Md. SelimHossain,  “Design and performance analysis of ultra-wideband double inverted-FL micro strip antenna for Wi-Fi, WLAN, WiMAX and UMTS applications,” 1st International  Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT 2013) 13-15 February 2014, Khulna-9203, Bangladesh.
  34. A. S. M. ZadidShifat, Mohammad ShaifurRahman, Md. Fahim-Al-Fattah, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “A practical approach to microcontroller based smart phone operated robotic system at emergency rescue scheme,” International Forum on Strategic Technology (IFoST), CUET, October 2014.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Muammer Din Arif, Md Asadur Rahman, MdMahmudulHaqueMilu, Abu BakarSiddik, and MdEnamulHoque, “Green Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Spectroscopic Applications: Functional Nanomaterials for Spectroscopic Applications (Chapter 8),” October 2020, Jenny Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd.
  2. Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Md. mahmudulHaqueMilu, AnikaAnjum, FarzanaKhanam, and Md. Asadur Rahman, “Big Data Analytics Techniques for Healthcare,” Book Chapter Accepted for Publication in Elsevier, 2021.
  3. Md. MahmudulHaqueMilu, AnikaAnjum, Md. Asadur Rahman, and Md. EnamulHaque, “Influence of compatibilizer on free vibration and damping characteristics of polymer based biocomposites,” Book Chapter Accepted for Publication in Elsevier, 2021.

 

Matlab Based Toolbox and Functions:

  1. M. A. Rahman, “Matlab Based Graphical Protocol,” MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved October 20, 2018. Available in: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/69162-matlab-based-graphical-protocol.
  2. M. A. Rahman “Topoplot for B-Alert X-10 9-Channel EEG Signal” MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved September 27, 2019. Available in: (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/69991-topoplot-for-b-alert-x-10-9-channel-eeg-signal)
  3. M. A. Rahman, “MATLAB based Functions for ECG Signal Preprocessing,” MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved October 16, 2018, Available in: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/69118-matlab-based-functions-for-ecg-signal-preprocessing
  4. M. A. Rahman, “Protein Analyzing Tools,” MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved July 31, 2019. Available in: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/72322-protein-analyzing-tools

 

SUBJECTS/ COURSES TAUGHT

Theory

Sessional

Bioelectricity

Physiological Control System

Principles of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Equipment

Medical Imaging

Principle of Biomedical Instrumentation and Devices

Statistics and Numerical Methods for Engineers

 

Digital Signal Processing

Electrical Circuit Sessional

Medical Imaging Sessional

 

Dr. Md. Asadur Rahman

Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) asadur@bme.mist.ac.bd