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Internal Research Grant Awarded Projects

CASR calls for the proposals for the Internal Research Grant twice a year from the faculties and officers of AUST.

 

Round #1 (January 2022)

Sl No.

Project ID

Project Title

PI

Co-PI

Project duration

Budget for the Project

1

ARP/2021/EEE/01/1

Development of an Intelligent Controller for Battery Energy Storage System for Electric Vehicles (EV)

 

Dr. A. K. M. Baki,

Professor,

EEE Department

baki.akalam.eee@aust.edu

Mohammad Ashifur Rahman,

Assistant Professor,

EEE Department

ashifur.eee@aust.edu

1 Year

 

3,00,000/-

2

ARP/2021/CSE/01/2

Bengali Fake Reviews: A Benchmark Dataset and Detection System

Dr. Md. Shahriar Mahbub,

Professor,

CSE Department

shahriar.cse@aust.edu

 

Dr. Mohammad Shafiul Alam,

Professor,

CSE Department

shafiul.cse@aust.edu

 

Faisal Muhammad Shah,

Associate Professor,

CSE Department

faisal.cse@aust.edu

 

G. M. Shahariar,

Lecturer,

CSE Department

shahariar_shibli.cse@aust.edu

 

Md. Tanvir Rouf Shawon,

Lecturer,

CSE Department

shawontanvir.cse@aust.edu

1 Year

2,65,000/-

 

Round #2 (March 2022)

Sl. No.

Project ID

Project Title

PI

Co-PI

Project Duration

Budget for the Project

1

ARP/2022/
EEE/02/01

Design of Novel Metal Oxide based Biosensor

Dr. Satyendra Nath Biswas
Professor, EEE Department
sbiswas.eee@aust.edu

Mr. S. M. Ishraqul Huq
Lecturer, EEE Department
ishraqnlhuq.eee@aust.edu

2 Years

5,00,000/-

2

ARP/2022/
EEE/02/02

Post-silicon Hardware
Trojan Detection Using
Physical Unclonable
Function

Dr. Fakir Sharif Hossain
Assoc. Prof., EEE Dept
Fshossain.eee@aust.edu

Mr. Ashek Seum
Lecturer (Grade-II), CSE
seum.cse@aust.edu

1 Year

5,00,000/-

3

ARP/2022/
EEE/02/03

Analysis of Temperature
Dependent Electric, Dielectric
& Magnetic, Properties of
Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles

Dr. Md. Meganur Rhaman
Professor
EEE Department
mizan.eee@aust.edu
mizan aust@vahoo.com

Tanvir Ahmed
Assistant Professor
EEE Department
tanvir.eee@aust.edu

1 Year

5,00,000/-

4

ARP/2022/
ARCH/02/04

The extent and impact of
shared living on people’s
health and well-being: a study
on slum dwellers in the
context of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Asma Siddika
Assistant Professor
Architecture and Planning
Department
asma siddika.arch@aust.edu

Ishrat Momtaz Badhan
Lecturer
Architecture and Planning
Department
badban.arch@aust.edu

6 Months

1,00,000/-

5

ARP/2022/
ARCH/02/05

Refugee architecture for
Childhood crisis: Concept,
politics, and transformations
of CFS in Balukhali Camp
Cox’s Bazar

S. M. Arafat Hossain
Assistant Professor
Architecture and Planning
Department
arafat.arch@aust.edu

Naimul Aziz
Associate Professor
Architecture and Planning
Department
naimul.arch@aust.edu

1 Year

5,00,000/-

6

ARP/2022/
MPE/02/06

Investigation of the extrusion
characteristics and extrusion
force of Aluminium under ho
extrusion environment under
metal forming process and
effect of die angle on the
extrusion force

Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Choudhury
Professor
MPE Department
imtiaz.ipe@aust.edu

Md. Mojahidul Islam Asif Lecturer
MPE Department asifaust.ipe@austedu

2 Years

2,08,000/-

7

ARP/2022/ MPE/02/07

Optimization of a solar thermal absorption cooling system for Bangladesh through simulation, experimental investigation and financial evaluation

Dr. Mahbubul Muttakin Associate Professor
MPE Department muttakin.mpe@aust.edu

Dr. Fazle Rabbi
Associate Professor
MPE Department fazle.rabbi.mpe@aust.edu

2 Years

10,00,000/-

8

ARP/2022/
CE/02/08

Investigation on the effect of High Range Water Reducing Admixture on the Mechanical Properties of Jute Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Dr. Sharmin Reza Chowdhury
Professor
CE Department
chowdhury.ce@aust.edu
srchowy@yahoo.com

Dr. Debasish Sen
Assistant Professor CE Department debasish.ce@aust.edu

2 Years

6,00,000/-

9

ARP/2022/
EEE/02/09

Prototype design of a cost effective LiFi technology based smart classroom

Dr. Bobby Barua
Professor
EEE Department
bobby@aust.edu

Md. Shariful Islam
Associate Professor
EEE Department
shariful.eee@aust.edu

1 Year

5,00,000/-

10

ARP/2022/
A&S/02/10

Application of metal oxide nanocomposite in dye removal from textile effluent

Dr. Md. Aminul Islam
Astt. Prof., Div of
Chemistry, Dept. of Arts
and Sciences
aminul.chem.as@aust.edu

Dr. Mohammad Tajul Islam
Assoc. Prof., Textile
Engineering Department
tajul.dtt@aust.edu

2 Years

10,00,000/-

11

ARP/2022/
A&S/02/11

The impact of hemodynamic characteristics in cerebral aneurysm based on medical imaging models: a brain stroke computational study

Dr. Md. Masum Billah Professor, Mathematics, A&S Department mmb.as@aust.edu

Kazi Ekramul Hogue Assistant Professor Mathematics, A&S Dept. ekram_math.as@aust.edu

2 years

8,00,000/-

12

ARP/2022/
MPE/02/12

Conversion of the
Agricultural Waste into Effective Energy with a View To Lessening The Fossil Fuel Dependency in Bangladesh

Saif Rahman Khan Lecturer
MPE Department
saifmpe@aust.edu

Mohammad Joynal Abedin Lecturer
MPE Department
makib.me@aust.edu

1 Year

5,00,000/-

13

ARP/2022/
EEE/02/13

Design and Implementation of a Linear Electrical
Machine Simulator

Dr. Omar Farrok Professor
EEE Department omar.eee@aust.edu

Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun
Lecturer (Grade I),
EEE Department
mamunahsanullah@gmail.com

1 Year

3,50,000/-

Round #3 (March 2023)

SI No.

Project ID

Project Title

PI

Co-PI

Project Duration

Budget for the project

1

ARP/2022/ BBA/03/01

Understanding sustainable consumption intention of secondhand and repaired smartphone

Md. Hafez Assistant Professor School of Business md.hafez.sob@aust.edu   

Md. Mahfujur Rahman Assistant Professor School of Business mahfui.sob@aust.edu

1 Year

4,96,000/-

2

ARP/2022/ EEE/03/02

Techno-Economic Feasibility Study for Small Scale deployment of Concentrated Solar Plant (CSP) in Different Rural and Urban Spaces of Bangladesh

Dr. A K M Ehtesanul Islam Professor EEE Department ehtesan@aust.edu  

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Hossain Associate Professor Arts and Sciences

msh.as@aust.edu

2 Years

9,75,000/-

3

ARP/2022/ CSE/03/04

Automatic Summarization of Bengali Medical Documents

Md. Siam Ansary Lecturer CSE Department siamansary.cse@aust.edu

 

 

Tamanna Tabassum Lecturer CSE Department tamanna.cse@aust.edu

1 Year

4,98,000/-

4

ARP/2022/ CE/03/06

Effectiveness of the MICP Treatment by Urease Positive Bacteria on the Engineering Properties of Alluvial Soils

Shafiqul Islam Assistant Professor CE Department shafia.ce@aust.edu

Ayesha Binta Ali Assistant Professor CE Department avesha.ce@aust.edu

2 Years

9,50,000/-

5

ARP/2022/ EEE/03/07

Biosensors design and Biomedical signal processing for health monitoring

Dr. Umma Hany Associate Professor EEE Department uhanv.eee@aust.edu

Dr. A S M Zahid Kausar Assistant Professor EEE Department zahid.eee@aust.edu

1 Year

4,50,000/-

6

ARP/ 2022/ MPE/03/08

Mechanical Characterization of additively manufactured Bagasse reinforced composites

Dr. Shahnewaz Bhuiyan Associate Professor, MPE Department newaz.mpe@aust.edu

Dr. Md. Kharshiduzzaman Associate Professor, MPE Department kharshid.mpe@aust.edu

2 Years

9,83,000/-

7

ARP/2022/ EEE/03/09

 

Novel design and performance analysis of Photonic Crystal Fiber sensors for the medical and chemical applications

Dr. Russel Reza Mahmud Assoc. Prof., EEE Dept r.r.mahmud.eee@aust.edu

Md. Faysal Nayan Assistant Professor EEE Dept favsal.nayan.eee@aust.edu

1 Year

 3,50,000/-

8

ARP/2022/ TEX/03/10

Investigating the sustainable impact of denim garments manufactured in a green ifactory of Bangladesh: A case study on life cycle assessment

Kazi Rezwan Hossain Lecturer (Grade I) Textile Departmen

rezwan.te@aust.edu

 

Mr. Mohammad Faizur Rahman Associate Professor Textile Department rashedtex@aust.edu

1 Year

4,60,250/-

Round #4 (September 2023)

Sl No.

Project ID

Project Title

PI

Co-PI

Project Duration

Budget for the project

1

ARP/2023/ BBA/04/01

Sustainable Use of Plastic Money: An Integrated Approach

Ms. Rifat Parveen Bokhari

Assistant Professor

School of Business

rifat.bokhari.sob@aust.edu

Prof. Dr. S.M. Shafiul Islam,

School of Business

smsa.sob@aust.edu

 

Ms. Nahida Sultana

Lecturer

Dhaka University

 

1 Year

4,97,000/-

2

ARP/2023/ MPE/04/02

Effect of aerodynamic modulator on the mixed conjugate heat transfer in a hexagonal air filled cavity

Dr. Istiaq Jamil Siddique

Assistant Professor

MPE Department

Istiaqjamil.me@aust.edu   

Mohammad Ali Noor Zaman

Lecturer

MPE Department

alinoor.me@aust.edu

 

Md. Shahjahan Durjoy

Lecturer

MPE Department

shahjahan.mpe@aust.edu

 

Maruf Md Ikram

PhD student

Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University

marufikram100@gmail.com

1 Year 6 months

4,00,000/-

3

ARP/2023/ MPE/04/04

Optimization of heat transfer performance for different industrial cooling systems (Heat exchanger and Heat sinks) through CFD simulation with Machine learning algorithms

Dr. Mohammad Rejaul Haque

Assistant Professor

MPE Department

md.rejaulh37.mpe@aust.edu

Nabil Mohammad Chowdhury

Lecturer

MPE Department

nabilmdchowdhury.me@aust.edu

1 Year 6 months

7,50,000/-

4

ARP/2023/ A&S/04/05

Exploring the Relationship between Career Decision-Making and Job Insecurity: Evidence from Bangladesh

Md. Iftekhar Arafat

Assistant Professor

A&S Department

iftekhar.as@aust.edu

 

Md. Ifte Khyrul Amin Abbas

Assistant Professor, Statistics, A&S department, AUST

parag.as@aust.edu

 

Md. Saddam Hossain

Research Assistant

Department of Economics

Jahangirnagar University

saddameco43@gmail.com

 

Md. Mahmudul Hasan Sagar

Assistant Professor

A&S Department

mmhasansagar.psy.as@aust.edu

 

1 Year

4,97,000/-

 

5

ARP/2023/ A&S/04/07

Visible light assisted photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants with anti-photocorrosive cellulose nanocrystal/Ag-ZnO nanocomposites

Dr. Md. Shakhawoat Hossain

Associate Professor

A&S Department

shakhawoat.as@aust.edu

Dr. Mohammad Shahid Ullah

Associate Professor

A&S Department

shahid.as@aust.edu

 

Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman

Senior Scientific Officer

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR)

mahbub.bcsir@yahoo.com

2 Years

9,87,000/-

6

ARP/2023/ A&S/04/09

Enhancing the Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Properties of Double Perovskites under pressure: A DFT-Based Study

 

 

Dr. Mohammad Hamidur Rahman Khan

Professor

A&S Department

hamid.as@aust.edu

 

Dr. Tamanna Afroze Professor

A&S Department

tamanna.as@aust.edu

 

Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics, Jashore University of Science and

Technology

rashid@just.edu.bd

1 Year

 5,00,000/-

7

ARP/2023/ A&S/04/10

Development of a dose escalation of hybrid IMRT protocol for metastatic cancer patients based on SBRT protocol comparing resource constraints for developing countries.

Dr. Md. Ashrafur Rahman

Professor

A&S Department

mdashrafur.as@aust.edu

Prof. Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam

Additional Chief Medical Physicist & Head

Radiotherapy Department, Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital

dralamcmp@gmail.com

 

Ms. Subrina Sharmin

Assistant Professor

A&S Department

sabrina.sharmin.as@aust.edu

2 Years

5,00,000/-

8

ARP/2023/ ARCH/04/11

Evaluating urban apartment: An assessment of the environmental and social sustainability of urban apartments with and without courtyard

Zannatul Ferdous

Assistant Professor, Architecture Department

zannatul.ferdous.arch@aust.edu

Mehnaz Tabassum

Assistant Professor

Architecture Department

mehnaz.arch@aust.edu

2 years

5,00,000/-

9

ARP/2023/ ARCH/04/12

Investigating the scope of vertical greening in apartment buildings.

Asma Siddika

Assistant Professor

Architecture Department

asma_siddika.arch@aust.edu

Dr. Roxana Hafiz

Professor

Architecture Department

roxanahafiz@gmail.com

1 year

3,00,000/-

10

ARP/2023/ ARCH/04/13

Integration of metro stations with the adjacent urban fabric using TOD principles: The case of Dhaka city

Maher Niger

Assistant Professor

Architecture Department

maher.arch@aust.edu

Sanjida Ahmed Sinthia

Assistant Professor

Architecture Department

sinthia.arch@aust.edu

1 year

3,50,000/-

11

ARP/2022/ ARCH/03/11

BANVASHI- Prototype of A Low-Cost Flood Responsive Hut

Dr. G M A Balayet Hossain

Associate Professor, Architecture Department

balayet.arch@aust.edu

 

Dr. Mohammad Abdul Muktadir

Guest Faculty Member

Architecture Department

 

Dr. Rumana Rashid

Professor

Architecture Department

head.arch.rumana@aust.edu

2 years

10,00,000/-

Round #5 (April 2024)

Sl No.

Project ID

Project Title

PI

Co-PI

Project Duration

Budget for the project

1

AIRG/2023/EEE/05/01

Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Performance Through Adaptive FPGA Acceleration and Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Environments

Dr. Fakir Sharif Hossain

Associate Professor

EEE Department

fshossain.eee@aust.edu

Ashek Seum

Lecturer

CSE Department

seum.cse@aust.edu

 

Md. Reasad Zaman Chowdhury

Lecturer

CSE Department

reasad.cse@aust.edu

 

2 Years

10,00,000/-

2

AIRG/2023/TEX/05/02

Identifying and Controlling the Barriers to the Implementation of Sustainability in the Spinning Industry- A Case Study of Bangladesh's Perspective

Dr. Lal Mohan Baral

Professor

TEX Department

baraltex@aust.edu 

Kazi Rezwan Hossain

Lecturer

TEX Department

rezwan.te@aust.edu  

 

Shahriar Raian

Assistant Professor

TEX Department

raian.te@aust.edu

 

1 Year 6 months

7,48,250/-

3

AIRG/2023/MPE/05/03

Enhancing Occupational Safety & Ergonomics in Bangladesh's RMG Industry: Multisensory Workload Analysis with Machine Learning Algorithm

Shah Murtoza Morshed

Lecturer

MPE Department

murtoza.ipe@aust.edu

Sheak Salman

Lecturer

MPE Department

salman.ipe@aust.edu

 

Rafat Rahman

Lecturer

MPE Department

rafat.ipe@aust.edu

 

Afia Ahsan

Lecturer

MPE Department

afia.ipe@aust.edu

 

2 Years

10,00,000/-

4

AIRG/2023/TEX/05/05

Development of mosquito repellent aroma finished fabric using insect repellent flowers for the safe environment

Marzia Islam

Assistant Professor

TEX Department

marzia.te@aust.edu

Sharmin Akter

Assistant Professor

TEX Department

sharmin.tex@aust.edu

 

1 Year

4,90,250/-

5

AIRG/2023/A&S/05/06

Integrated Reporting Disclosure, Cost of Debt and Market Performance: Evidence from an Emerging Economy

Sharoar Khan

Lecturer

A&S Department

sharoarkhan.as@aust.edu

Maisha Tasnim

Lecturer

A&S Department

maishatasnim.as@aust.edu

 

Dr. Md. Jamil Sharif, ACMA

Associate Professor

Dept. of Accounting and Information Systems,

Dhaka University

jamilais9003@du.ac.bd

 

1 Year

5,00,000/-

6

AIRG/2023/ARCH/05/07

Archetypal Analysis of Regional Styles for the Houses of Nagar Kasba: A Study on Style, Themes and Motifs of Ornamentation

Nujaba Binte Kabir

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

nujabakabir.arch@aust.edu

Zishan Fuad Choudhury

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

zishan.arch@aust.edu

 

2 Years

10,00,000/-

7

AIRG/2023/MPE/05/09

Gas-assisted suspension of gas-solid flow in a fluidized bed: a numerical investigation

Syed Shaheer Uddin Ahmed

Assistant Professor

MPE Department

syed.ahmed.mpe@aust.edu

 

Dr. Md. Tariqul Islam

Research Associate

School of Engineering

University of Newcastle

Australia

tariqul.islam@newcastle.edu.au

 

Md Ishtiaque Hossain

Lecturer

MPE Department

ishti.me@aust.edu   

 

Md. Samiul Haider Chowdhury

Lecturer

MPE Department

samiul.me@aust.edu

 

2 Years

 6,57,000/-

8

AIRG/2023/A&S/05/10

High Energy Supercapacitor Electrodes Fabricated with Cellulose Nanocrystals- Conducting Polymers Composite

Dr. S. M. Abdul Karim

Associate Professor

A&S Department

mkarim.as@aust.edu

Dr. Md. Shakhawoat Hossain

Associate Professor

A&S Department

shakhawoat.as@aust.edu

 

Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman

Principal Scientific Officer,

BCSIR

mahbub.bcsir@yahoo.com

 

Dr. Mohammad Shahid Ullah

Associate Professor

A&S Department

shahid.as@aust.edu

 

2 Years

9,82,000/-

9

AIRG/2023/MPE/05/13

Determining the Key Factors Impacting Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in Pursuit of Export Competitiveness: A Machine Learning Approach

A.N. Mustafizul Karim

Professor

MPE Department

mustafizul.karim@aust.edu

Sadia Hasanat

Lecturer

MPE Department

sadiahasanat.ipe@aust.edu

 

Dr. Mahbubul Haque

Associate Professor

BBA Department

University of Asia Pacific

mahbubuap@uap-bd.com

 

2 years

6,16,000/-

10

AIRG/2023/ARCH/05/14

Comprehensive Landscape Design Guidelines for Residential Areas in Dhaka Metropolitan City

Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

tomal.arch@aust.edu

Nafisa Bari

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

nafisabari.arch@aust.edu

 

1 year 10 months

8,00,000/-

11

AIRG/2023/A&S/05/15

Nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery simulation for cardiovascular diseases prediction, diagnosis, and treatment

Dr. Kazi Ekramul Hoque

Associate Professor

A&S Department

ekram_math.as@aust.edu

Dr. Md. Masum Billah

Professor

A&S Department

mmb.as@aust.edu

 

Dr. Mohammed Nasir Uddin

Associate Professor

ICT Department

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

nasiruddin@bup.edu.bd

 

2 years

9,97,000/-

12

AIRG/2023/EEE/05/16

Temperature-Dependent Structural, Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Samarium and Cobalt co-doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Sol-gel Method

 

Dr. Md. Meganur Rhaman

Professor

EEE Department

mizan.eee@aust.edu

Md. Aminul Islam

Lecturer (Grade-I)

EEE Department

aminul.eee@aust.edu

2 years

10,00,000/-

13

AIRG/2023/ARCH/05/17

Study on sustainability of Traditional Stilt House in Munshiganj as a Prefabricated Modular Housing Pattern

Dr. Rumana Rashid

Professor

Arch Department

rumanarashid17@gmail.com

Dr. Roxana Hafiz

Professor and Head

Arch Department

roxanahafiz@gmail.com

 

Mehnaz Tabassum

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

mehnaz.arch@aust.edu

 

Asma Siddika

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

asma_siddika.arch@aust.edu

 

1 year 6 months

6,50,000/-

14

AIRG/2023/TEX/05/18

Evaluating fabric defects generated in the knitting floors of the export-oriented RMG industry: Bangladesh perspective

 

Dr. A.K.M. Mobarok Hossain

Associate Professor

TEX Department

mobarok@aust.edu

Dr. Chowdhury Jony Moin

Associate Professor

TEX Department

moin.tex@aust.edu

1 year

5,00,000/-

15

AIRG/2023/ARCH/05/20

Climate Migrants and Peri-Urban Dynamics: Unraveling the migrant-adaptive spatial attributes in public spaces of Khulna, Bangladesh

Naimul Aziz

Associate Professor

Arch Department

naimul.arch@aust.edu

Dr. Apurba Kumar Podder

Associate Professor

Arch Department,

BUET

apurba@arch.buet.ac.bd

 

Imran Ebne Amin

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

imran.arch@aust.edu

 

S.M. Arafat Hossain

Assistant Professor

Arch Department

arafat.arch@aust.edu

 

2 years

9,98,960/-

16

AIRG/2023/MPE/05/21

The Future of Feminine Care: IoT-Enhanced Vending Machines for Optimized Accessibility and Sustainability

Dr. Mohammad Sarwar Morshed

Professor and Director of IQAC

MPE Department

m.morshed.mpe@aust.edu

Mrs. Rafat Tabassum

Lecturer (Grade II)

MPE Department

sukonna.ipe@aust.edu

 

Md. Sabit Shahriar Haque

Research, Development & Production Intern - Frontech Limited,

Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering

sabitshahriarh@gmail.com

 

6 months

1,40,000/-