Ashiqur Rahman
Overland Park,USA
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Teaching Professor
University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC)
08.2022 - Current
- Teaching Responsibilities
- Fall Semester
- ECE 474 Introduction to Communication Engineering.
- ECE 5537 Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit Design.
- ECE 334 Semiconductors and Devices
- Spring Semester
- ECE 330 Electronic Circuits
- ECE 446/5530 Digital Electronics
- ECE 445/5545 Flexible Electronics
- ECE 433/5533 Analog Electronics
- Summer
- ECE 334 Semiconductors and Devices
- New Course Development
- ECE 445/5545 Flexible Electronics
- Recently I have proposed a career-based track for both Graduate and undergraduate on Micro and Nano Electronics Track for undergraduate
- Research Responsibilities
- Pulse Tactical Effector for Regulated Attack (PTERA) Grant at MIDE
- June 2023-Present
- Title: Reconfigurable Antenna on a Flexible Substrate for UAV-to-UAV Communication.
- Service Responsibilities
- As a part of my service, I am taking care of the following undergraduate Labs:
- Spring Semester
- ECE 227 Logic Design Lab (2-sections)
- ECE 229 Introduction to Computer Design lab (6-sections)
- ECE 303 Electromagnetic Lab (4-sections)
- ECE 331 Electronic Circuit lab (4-sections)
- Fall Semester
- ECE 227 Logic Design Lab (6-sections)
- Faculty Advisor for the IEEE Student Section of UMKC.
- August 2024-Present
- Member - UMKC BSECE Degree Program Committee and UMKC MS EE Degree Program Committee
Assistant Professor
American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
05.2018 - 05.2022
- May 2018-May 2022 (From May, 2019 to December, 2021 on Leave)
Assistant Professor (Research)
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
05.2019 - 12.2021
Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
South East University Bangladesh
10.2017 - 04.2018
Research Associates
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
09.2013 - 08.2017
- Microwave Lab
Project Quality Manager
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Achieved Site Quality Index (SQI) value 1.7 (SQI≤7)
- Conducted Several Day long workshop/training to develop skill telecom professional
Project Quality Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Supervise Swap Project Supervise
- Expansion Project
- Conduct series of hands-on training on installation
- Prepared handbook on equipment configuration, handling, installation and commissioning
Project Coordinator
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Supervised BTS & BSC commissioning to the 3rd party and customer engineer Supervised New rollout project
Executive Engineer
Siemens Bangladesh Limited
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Supervised BTS & TRAU Installation, BTS Commissioning, Site Acceptance from customer, Up-gradation & Rectification
Junior Executive Engineer (Transmission)
Siemens Bangladesh Limited
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Successfully completed the access ring network of Dhaka PDH link
Education
PhD -
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Malaysia01.2017
MSc - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh01.2006
BScHons - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh01.2004
Skills
- High Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS), CST Microwave studio, AWR
- Laser marking software (EzCAD, BJJCZ)
- G-code language for motion controller
- Proteus for PCB fabrication
- Microsoft Office
Affiliations
- 1. IEEE ID: 100430323
- 2. ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0679-955X
- 3. Thomson Reuters Researcher ID: H-2462-2017
- 4. Web of Science Researcher ID is AAG-5499-2021
- 5. International Association of Advanced Materials member ID: 806111602643
- 6. International Association of Engineers member ID: 190422
Certification
- Workshop on XRD: Fundamentals and Applications
- PCB Fabrication
- Six Sigma Green Belt course
- Six Sigma Module 1, Module 2, Module 3Module4
- Data Communication Network (DCN)
- PDH (SRAL & SRAL XD Commissioning Radio System)
- Practical Project management
- Service Excellence
- Project Management Overview
- Project Quality Planning
- SDH (SRA 3, SRA4 Radio System)
Clean-room Experience
- I have extensive experience of working at ISO 7 (10K) clean-room at National University of Malaysia during my PhD, where I synthesized few materials with sol-gel method at the Institute of Micro engineering and Nano electronics, UKM.
- During this period, I obtained hands-on experience on
- Spin coater
- Hot plate and magnetic stirrer
- Laboratory LCD Analytical Balance Digital Precision Scale with Weight 0.1mg
- Deep UV for hydrophilic treatment
- Sputtering machine
- Alumina crucible furnace (model: 56000) to complete the chemical reaction, until the fine powder was obtained
Experimental and Testing Experience
In my last 8 years of research career, I have gathered extensive experience in material synthesis, characterization, device fabrication and software skills.
Workshop and Training
- Workshop on XRD: Fundamentals and Applications at the school of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaysia, 16-17 August, 2016.
- Training on PCB fabrication: Selangor Human Resource Development Centre, 17-19 February, 2014.
Research Activities / Publications
- 1. S. Olatunde-Salawu, M. Z. M. Hamdalla, T. D. Fields, K. C. Durbhakula and A. Rahman, "Effect of Radii of Curvature in Flexible Substrates on the Performance of Super-Wideband Antennas," 2024 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Orlando, FL, USA, 2024, pp. 1-2
- 2. Rahman Ashiqur, Watanabe Akira, Flexible and Semi-Transparent Antenna for ISM Band Fabricated by Direct Laser Writing, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, Vol 34, No 2 (April 2021) pp149-153
- 3. Watanabe Akira, Rahman Ashiqur, Cai Jinguang, Aminuzzaman Mohammad, Flexible and stretchable devices prepared by laser direct writing, Conference Proceeding of SPIEPhotonics West, March, 2021, doi:10.1117/12.2576682
- 4. Akira Watanabe, Ashiqur Rahman, Kazuhiko Nishitani, Rie Yamada, MarikoTakahashi, Satoru Tsugawa, TakuDemura, Laser micromarking technique in studying the negative gravitropism in pea stem, Plant Biotechnology Sep 2020
- 5. Watanabe Akira, Rahman Ashiqur, Cai Jinguang, Aminuzzaman Mohammad, Antenna Sensors Prepared by Laser Direct Writing Based on Graphene Hybrid Materials, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, Vol 33, No 2 (March 2020) pp159-163.
- 6. Watanabe Akira, Rahman Ashiqur, Cai Jinguang, Aminuzzaman Mohammad, Formation of graphene hybrid structures by laser direct writing and sensor applications, Conference Proceeding of SPIEPhotonics West, March, 2020, doi: 10.1117/12.2543768
- 7. Md.S.Anwarul Islam, M.Tanseer Ali, A. Rahman, "Design and Simulation of Triangular Shaped Meanderline Antenna" AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 18. No. 3,(2019), pp. 103-107
- 8. M. M. Ur Rashid, A. Rahman, L. C. Paul and A. Krishno Sarkar, "Breast Cancer Detection & Tumor LocalizationUsing Four Flexible Microstrip Patch Antennas," 2019 International Conference on Computer, Communication, Chemical, Materials and Electronic Engineering (IC4ME2), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019.
- 9. M. M. Ur Rashid, A. Rahman, L. C. Paul and A. Krishno Sarkar, "Performance Evaluation of a Wearable 2.45 GHz Planar Printed Meandering Monopole Textile Antenna on Flexible Substrates," 2019 1st International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering and Robotics Technology (ICASERT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019, pp. 1-6
- 10.T.Alam, M. T. Islam, A. Rahman, M. Shamsul Alam, T. Jabid, S. Kibria, MD. A. Ullah; Performance analysis of a microwave dielectric ceramic (MDC) substrate based Ku-band antenna; Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 20, No. 9-10,(2018) pp. 502 – 505
- 11. Ashiqur Rahman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Mandeep Jit Singh, Salehin Kibria, Md. Akhtaruzzaman; Electromagnetic Performances Analysis of an Ultra-wideband and Flexible Material Antenna in Microwave Breast Imaging: To implement A Wearable Medical Bra, Scientific Reports(2016), doi:10.1038/srep38906pp.1-11
- 12. Ashiqur Rahman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Mandeep Jit Singh, Norbahiah Misran; Sol–gel synthesis of transition-metal doped ferrite compounds with potential flexible, dielectric and electromagnetic properties, RSC Adv, (2016) 6, 84562, pp.1-14
- 13. Ashiqur Rahman, Ng Yi, Afaz U. Ahmed, Touhidul Alam, Mandeep J. Singh, Mohammad T. Islam; A compact 5G antenna printed on manganese zinc ferrite substrate material, IEICE Electronics Express, (2016) 13(11): pp.1-5.
- 14. Ashiqur Rahman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Md Samsuzzaman, Mandeep Jit Singh, Md. Akhtaruzzaman; Preparation and Characterization of Flexible Substrate Material from Phenyl- Thiophene-2-Carbaldehyde Compound, Materials, (2016) 9:358. pp.1-12
- 15. Ashiqur Rahman, Huda Abdullah, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Mandeep Jit Singh, Mohammad Tariqul Islam; Microwave dielectric properties of MnxZn(1-x)Fe2O4 ceramics and their compatibility with patch antenna, J Sol-Gel Sci Technol(2016) 77:470–479.
- 16. AshiqurRahman,Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Huda Abdullah; Synthesis and characterization of gahnite-based microwave dielectric ceramics (MDC) for microstrip antennas prepared by a sol–gel method, J Sol-Gel Sci Technol(2015) 74:557–565.
- 17. Ahmed Afaz Uddin, Rahman Ashiqur, Islam Mohammad Tariqul; Implementation of DRAMA in Macrocell Network, Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering(2015) 8:5-8.
- 18. Ashiqur Rahman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam; Characterization and Dielectric Properties of ZnFe2O4 Ceramics for Multiband Patch Antenna, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Science & Computational Mathematics (ICCSCM 2015) Science and Knowledge Research Society
- 19. Ashiqur Rahman, Rezaul Azim,Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Huda Abdullah, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, “Fabrication of microwave dielectric ceramics for wireless communication” poster presentation Materials Today Asia2014
Community Services
1. Organizer UMKC cricket team, 2. General Secretary Bangladesh Students Association, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 3. Team member of School cricket team, College cricket team and Department cricket team, 4. Organization secretary of “Badhan” a blood donation group
Awards
1. Class 1 Highly Skilled Professional Visa by Immigration Bureau of Japan in 2020, 2. Won the “SILVER” medal on International Conference and Exposition on Invention (PECIPTA 2017), 3. Excellent Thesis Award, 2017, Space Science Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 4. Best Presenter Award (Doctor of Philosophy) SPSA2014
Material characterization and Electromagnetic analysis skills
- XRD (Siemens D-500), analysis using Cu-Kα radiation to confirm the formation of spinel structure and crystalline size in the 2θ range from 20to 60.
- FESEM-field emission scanning electron microscopy (Carl Zeiss Supra 55 VP) to study the structural morphology of the synthesized powder.
- AFM-Atomic force microscopy (NTEGRA Prima) to analyze the surface morphology.
- UV-Vis-ultraviolet–visible double-beam spectrophotometer of Perkin Elmer (Germany) Lambda-950 UV-Vis in the wavelength range of 200–800 nm for optical property measurement of the synthesized substrate.
- LCR meter (HP 4284A) to measure the dielectric constant and quality factor.
- DAK 3.5-A dielectric probe kit connected with network analyzer (Agilent Technologies 85070E) to measure the dielectric properties.
- VNA-The vector network analyzer of PNA Series N5227A
- Satimo hybrid Star Lab in an anechoic chamber to measure the electromagnetic performances.
- Proteus for PCB fabrication
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteTimeline
Assistant Teaching Professor
University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC)
08.2022 - Current
Assistant Professor (Research)
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
05.2019 - 12.2021
Assistant Professor
American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
05.2018 - 05.2022
Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
South East University Bangladesh
10.2017 - 04.2018
Research Associates
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
09.2013 - 08.2017
Project Quality Manager
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2011 - 01.2013
Project Quality Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2010 - 01.2011
Project Coordinator
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2008 - 01.2010
Executive Engineer
Siemens Bangladesh Limited
01.2007 - 01.2008
Junior Executive Engineer (Transmission)
Siemens Bangladesh Limited
01.2006 - 01.2007
MSc - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Dhaka
BScHons - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Dhaka
PhD -
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia