Biography
I was born in Howapara, Sylhet, Bangladesh in 1978. I received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from East-West University, Dhaka, in 2001 and the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden in 2005. I am currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of CSE, Leading University, Sylhet. Besides that, I am pursuing a Ph.D. degree in computer science at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
I started my career as a Software Engineer; after completing my Bachelor degree, I worked as a Software developer in Beximco Computers Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 2002 to August 2004 and in Aero-Syn Infotech Ltd., Dhaka from May 2001 to May 2002. From September 2006 to October 2007, I was a Lecturer in Sylhet International University, Sylhet, Bangladesh. From 2007 to 2008, I worked as Research Assistant at an EU project (DustBot) in AASS Research Center, Örebro, Sweden. From November 2008 to December 2010, I was working as a Software Engineering Consultant in a software company named System Resources Ltd. in Dhaka. In 2011, I joined Manarat International University (MIU), Dhaka as a Lecturer; from 2016 to Feb’2020, I had been an Assistant Professor with the Dept. of CSE, MIU, Dhaka; that time, I was in study leave. From 2016 to date, I am working as Ph.D. Research Fellow in HEQEP project - “Development of Multi-Platform Speech and Language Processing Software for Bangla” (CP3888 – https://sustbanglaresearch.org/) at Dept. of CSE, SUST. My research interests include Speech Recognition, Accent Analysis, Bangla Speech to Text, Bangla Natural Language Processing, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Machine Learning systems (behavior-based robotics), Mobile robotics (path planning, outdoor robotics), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Financial Computation & Analysis for Decision Making, Embedded System based smart & Ubiquitous Environment.
I have also reviewed several journal papers as a peer reviewer. Here is my "Publons" profile https://publons.com/researcher/3032649/shafkat-kibira/