Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering (EECE)

Contact Number: +8801717481144

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Dept of EECE, 2nd Floor, Tower – 3, MIST.

Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE [add only graduation and above]

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

Monash University, Australia

• B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

AWARDS/ HONOURS

• Post-Graduate Publication Award (PPA) for excellence in PhD research and publication in 2014
• Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS) and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) - 2010-2014
• Monash Institute of Graduate Research (MIGR) sponsored International Travel Grant - 2010
• Dean’s List and Merit Scholarships in 5 semesters out of 8 for academic excellence - 2006-2008

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

• Multi-bit radio frequency identification for banknotes (ARC LP0989652) –

Duration: Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

• Mount Buller Vehicle Tracking System (Multimedia Victoria Research Grant)

Duration: Feb 2012 - Sep 2013

• RFID system capable of reading multiple chipless tags for regional libraries (ARC LP0991435)  

Duration: Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

• Completed undergraduate projects during BSc:

Microcontroller based (i) Wireless serial data transfer system, (ii) Automatic traffic signaling system in a junction of five roads, and (iii) Automatic toll controlling system in a bridge gate

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

[1] Member, IEB.

[2] Member, IEEE

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Microwave Engineering, Antennas, RFID, Chipless RFID, DC/AC Inverter Designing.

SELECTED/NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

5x Q1 Journals, Google Scholar Citation: 615, h-index: 13, i10-index: 14, Total IF~20

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ver5io4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

Patents:

1. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “RFID and apparatus and method therefor”, International patent publication no. WO2013/082666 A1, 13 June 2013.
2. N. C. Karmakar, M. A. Islam, Y. Yap, A. Azad, and K. Lorentschitsch, “RFID reader and transponders”, International patent publication no. WO2014/085857 A1, 12 June 2014.
3. N. C. Karmakar, M. A. Islam, Y. Yap, A. Azad, and K. Lorentschitsch, “RFID reader and transponders”, United States patent application publication no. US 2015/0310327 A1, 29 October 2015.

Journal Papers:

4. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “A novel compact printable dual-polarized chipless RFID system,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, pp. 2142-2151, 2012.
5. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “A 4×4 dual polarized mm-wave ACMPA array for a universal mm-wave chipless RFID tag reader,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation, vol. 63, pp. 1633-1640, 2015.
6. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “Compact printable chipless RFID systems,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 63, pp. 3785-3793, 2015. 
7. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “Real-world implementation challenges of a novel dual-polarized compact printable chipless RFID tag,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory & Techniques, vol. 63, pp. 4581-4591, 2015. 
8. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “A dual polarized universal reader for frequency domain-based chipless RFID tags and sensors,” IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 15, Issue. 3, pp. 342-355, 2021. 
9. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “An 8×8 mm-Wave LP ACMPA Array for a Long-Range mm-Wave Chipless RFID Tag-Sensor Reader,” IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 53-63, 2021.
10. M. A. Islam, Y. Yap, N. C. Karmakar, and A. Azad, “Compact printable orientation independent chipless RFID tag,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research C, vol. 33, pp. 55-66, 2012.
11. N. Sarker, M. A. Islam, and M. R. H. Mondal, “Two novel multiband centimeter-wave antennas for a novel OFDM based RFID system”, Journal of Communications, vol. 13, issue. 6, pp. 303-316, 2018.

Conference Papers:

12. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “Design of a 16-bit ultra-low cost fully printable slot-loaded dual-polarized chipless RFID tag,” in Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), pp. 1482-1485, 2011.
13. M. A. Islam, M. S. Bhuiyan and N. C. Karmakar, “A novel compact chipless RFID tag and near-field reader,” in Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), pp. 1518-1521, 2011.
14. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “Compact printable chipless RFID tags using polarization diversity,” in European Microwave Conference (EuMC), pp. 912-915, 2012.
15. M. A. Islam, N. C. Karmakar, and A. Azad, “Aperture coupled UWB microstrip patch antenna array for mm-wave chipless RFID tag reader,” in IEEE Int. Conf. on Tech. and App. (RFID-TA), pp. 208-211, 2012.
16. M. A. Islam, Y. Yap, N. C. Karmakar, and A. Azad, “Orientation independent compact chipless RFID tag,” in IEEE International Conference on Technologies and Applications (RFID-TA), pp. 137-141, 2012.
17. M. A. Islam, A. Azad, and N. C. Karmakar, “A novel reader architecture for chipless RFID tags”, in Asia-Pacific International Symposium and Exhibition on EMC (APEMC), pp. 193-196, 2013.
18. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “On a compact printable dual polarized chipless RFID tag using slot length variation encoding technique for barcode replacement”, in IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp (IMS), pp. 1-4, 2015.
19. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “A compact printable dual-polarized chipless RFID tag using slot length variation in ‘I’ slot resonators”, in 45th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), pp. 96-99, 2015.
20. M. F. Elahi and M. A. Islam, “A new nine level inverter with low TSV and fewer numbers of components for renewable energy systems”, in Int. conf. on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), pp.1-4, 2019.
21. M. F. Elahi and M. A. Islam, An effective switched-capacitor based thirteen-level inverter with low total harmonic distortion”, in IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), pp.714-717, 2020.
22. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “‘Δ’ slotted compact printable orientation insensitive chipless RFID tag for long range applications”, in Int. Conf. on Electrical and Computer Engineering, pp. 283-286, 2016.
23. M. A. Islam and N. C. Karmakar, “A linearly polarized (LP) reader antenna for LP and orientation insensitive (OI) chipless RFID tags”, in Int. Conf. on Electrical and Com Engineering, pp. 431-434, 2016.
24. S. P. Shuvo; M. A. Salman and M. A. Islam, “Design and Analysis of Symmetric and Asymmetric Type Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverters”, in International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), pp.1-4, 2021.
25. M. F. Elahi and M. A. Islam, “An Efficient Switched-Capacitor Based Single DC Source Inverter with Selective Harmonic Elimination”, in International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), pp.1-6, 2021.
26.  M. D. Islam, M. A. Islam and M. R. Khan, “Design of I-V Scanner to Analyze the Effects of Partial Shading due to Soiling and Bird-dropping on PV Panels”, in International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), pp.1-56, 2021.
27.  A. Hossain and M. A. Islam, “Design and Analysis of a DGS Based UWB Monopole Antenna for Brain Tumor Detection”, in International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), pp.1-5, 2021.
28.  A. Hossain and M. A. Islam, “Design and Optimization of an UWB Monopole Antenna with a Two-Branch Feeding Strip for Brain Stroke Detection”, in International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), pp.1-6, 2021.
29. M. F. Elahi and M. A. Islam, “A New Double Boost Single DC Source Single-Phase Multilevel Inverter”, in International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), pp.1-5, 2021.
30. M. D. Islam, M. A. Islam, R. N. Sajjad and M. R. Khan, “A Techno-Economic Analysis of Bifacial Panels Under Soiling in South-Asian Urban Area”, in IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), pp.1-5, 2022.

 

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

Theory	Sessional
Electrical Circuits I  and II Electronics-I and II Electrical Machines-I and II Digital Electronics Electrical Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Engineering Electromagnetic Microwave Engineering	Electrical Circuits and Simulation Lab-I and II Electronics Circuit and Simulation Lab I and II Electrical Machines Laboratory Digital Electronics Laboratory Electrical Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Lab Microwave Engineering Laboratory

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE     

• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of EECE, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
  Duration: September 2020 – Present.
   
• Camp Commander, BANSIG COY/8 (Timbuktu), MINUSMA, Mali.
  Duration: May 2019 – Aug 2020.
• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of EECE, Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), Bhatiary, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
  Duration: March 2016 – April 2019.
• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of EECE, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
  Duration: Nov 2015 – Feb 2016.
• RESEARCH SUPPORT OFFICER, Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE), Monash University, Australia.
  Duration: Jan 2015 - Oct 2015.
• TEACHING ASSOCIATE, Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE), Monash University, Australia.
  Duration: Sep 2010 - Oct 2015.
• ENGINEER, Radio Network Planning, Robi Axiata Bangladesh Limited, Bangladesh.

Duration: Nov 2009 - Aug 2010.