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Dr. Md. Istiaque Reja
Dr. Md. Istiaque Reja
Associate Professor
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UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Optical Fiber Sensing
(June 2019-January 2024)

Institute: Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Thesis: Design and development of microstructured optical fiber based pressure sensor for industrial applications
Awards:
- Australian Commonwealth Government Research Training Program Scholarship for 3.5 years
- 'Merry Wickes Transdisciplinary Prize' for the best transdisciplinary 3-minute presentation within 'Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)' in 2021
- 'People's choice award' in 'IPAS wide AIP/KOALA talk' in 2022.
- 'People's choice award' in 'IPAS wide KOALA talk' in 2019.

M.Sc. in Photonic Networks Engineering

(September 2013-September 2015)
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Program 'MAPNET' funded by European Commission

Institute: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP), Italy and Aston university, UK
Thesis: Experimental Characterization of a Si Photonics all-optical network-on-chip with quantification of fabrication tolerances.
Awards:
- 'Erasmus Mundus' Scholarship for two years awarded by European Commission.

B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
(January 2007-May 2011)
Institute: Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh
Thesis: Modeling and performance analysis of Free Space Optical Communication System.  
Awards:
-Dean’s List Award for outstanding result in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of B.Sc. degree.  
-Best student award in B.Sc. 3rd year awarded by ‘KUET Alumni CANADA’


WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor, Department of EEE, CUET 
    (February 2016- present)

  • Lecturer, Department of EEE, CUET
    (November 2011-January 2016)

  • Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of EECE, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Military Academy campus 
    (January 2017- June 2017)

  • Lecturer (Casual), STEM, University of South Australia
            -Industrial Automation System (July 2021- December 2021)          
            -Operation and Control of Modern Power System (February 2023-June 2023)

  • Research Assistant (Casual), Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia (May 2023-January 2024)

Field of Interest

    • Design and fabrication of microstructured optical fiber sensors
    • Machine learning for photonic applications
    • Design of photonic waveguide
    • Nonlinear and ultrafast optics
    • Microwave photonics
    • Solid state and semiconductor light sources
    • Optical network on Chip (NoC)


    Qualification

    PhD (Fiber optic sensing), University of Adelaide, Australia
    MSc (Photonic Networks Engineering), SSSUP, Italy and Aston University, UK (Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc degree);  


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