Panel Sessions
Venue: Krishibid Institute Bangladesh (KIB), Bagan Bari, Farmgate, Dhaka
Industry 4.0 Panel
8:00 – 9:45 pm (December 27, 2023) – Room 2
Panel Chair
Dr. Tahsina Farah Sanam
Associate Professor in the Institute of Appropriate Technology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Tahsina is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Institute of Appropriate Technology at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Dr. Sanam completed her Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey in 2020. She earned both her M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2012, and B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2009 from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Her research areas lie at the intersection of applied machine learning, signal processing, and cyber physical systems with a focus on smart city, intelligent systems, and environment sensing & monitoring.
Dr. Sanam’s primary research focus is to exploit artificial intelligence, advanced statistics and machine learning techniques to make homes and offices beyond smart. The Internet of Things (IoT) has shifted from an emerging idea into an established industry in its own right – one that smart cities will be an integral part of. Smart city projects leverage IoT, AI, and networking to make urban living more efficient and convenient through everything from smart traffic lights and data-driven energy efficiency schemes, smart hospitals, to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and interactive kiosks that offer free broadband. In the approach of the Smart Cities Mission, the objective of Dr. Sanam’s research is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ Solutions. The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a lighthouse to other aspiring cities. With that aim, her goal is to establish an independent research career in Bangladesh with multidisciplinary collaborations in the field of smart city development leveraging the advanced Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to make sensor-based systems smarter, trustworthy, and easier to use. She is currently in charge of the research laboratory named ‘Cyber Physical Intelligence’ at IAT, BUET as the Lab Director. The Cyber Physical Intelligence (CPI) Laboratory’s overarching mission is to propose novel sensing paradigms to transform raw sensed heterogeneous data into valuable information (by giving semantic meaning to the collected data) and, finally, into knowledge through information fusion and integration. The paradigms will apply to those distributed systems that need to timely react to sensor information with an effective action such as cyber-physical systems, which feature a tight combination of, and coordination between, the system’s computational and physical elements. The significance of the research is to leverage the acquired knowledge to broaden the potential of cyber physical systems in several dimensions, including smart healthcare, e-commerce, augmentation of human capabilities, understanding of human activities, smart medical waste management and smart traffic management, to name a few.
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Lean Six Sigma Panel
2:00 – 3:45 pm (December 27, 2023) – Room 2
Panel Chair
Sadique Salim
Vice President, Bangladesh
Six Sigma Management Institute
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sadique Salim is one of the well-known resources in the field of Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking, Innovation, Start UP acceleration and Business Excellence in the South Asia. He is known for transforming organization with little or limited resources. Sadique is one of the first Design Thinking, Six Sigma experts in his home country. He has been practicing Six Sigma in his work and as a consultant for last 16 years and helped set it up for many organizations. He is featured frequently as a guest speaker is ACCA Asia programs, universities, seminars where he talks about Design Thinking, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, Business Transformation and Data Science. Sadique is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black from Six Sigma Management Institute. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional for last 10 years from Project Management International, USA. He also received certification on Design Thinking from AHO (The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway) and Designing Better Services from Telenor Academy- Pebble Road (Thailand). Since 2014. Sadique has guided over 50+ organizations, both manufacturing and services across ten countries in their Organizational Excellence journey, Design Thinking implementation, TQM and Six Sigma implementation and known for his avid skills in successful Business Transformation and Change Management. He is also a frequent pro bono consultant for local start-ups and plays an active role in raising funds and investments for them. He also represents some global venture capitalist organizations in Bangladesh. He received Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from IBA, Dhaka University and MBA from North South University, Bangladesh. Salim is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt from Dr. Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute and Certified Project Management Professional from PMI.
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Global Engineering Education Panel
Assessment and Accreditation – Student Learning
4:00 – 5:40 pm (December 27, 2023) – Room 2
Panel Honorary Chair
Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahamed
Head, Department of Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering
Professor, Department of Mechanacal Engineering
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Pahartoli, Raozan, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Dr. Abu Taher
Associate Professor & Chairman
Department of Industrial and Production Engineering
European University of Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Abu Taher is an Associate Professor at European University of Bangladesh. His research interests include Waste Management, Solar Cell, Catalysis, Nano-materials and Neno-technology. He earned his PhD from Inha University, South Korea; MSc and BSc from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He was a Faculty member at Inha University, South Korea.
Selected Publications:
- Mymuna Sabrina, Most. Sayima Siddika, Abu Taher, M. Azizul Islam, Bilkis Jahan Lumbiny: Dye and Preservative Efficacy Screening of Some Synthesized Substituted Chalcones through their Bioactivity, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, 2021 (April-2021), 8, 13858-13862.
- Abu Taher, Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan, Noorjahan Begum, Ik-Mo Lee: Aminefunctionalized metal–organic framework-based Pd nanoparticles: highly efficient multifunctional catalysts for base-free aerobic oxidation of different alcohols, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 19113-19121.
- Abu Taher, Dong Wook Kim: Pyrene-Tagged Alcoholic Ionic Liquids as Phase Transfer Catalysts for Nucleophilic Fluorination, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2020, 41, 1140-1146.
- Abu Taher, Bilkis Jahan Lumbinyb, Ik-Mo Lee: A facile microwave-assisted Knoevenagel condensation of various aldehydes and ketones using amine-functionalized metal organic frameworks, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2020, 119, 108092.
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Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma
Director, Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
Coordinator, Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, MI 48075, USA
Founder and Executive Director of IEOM Society International
Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE & MSIE), Director of Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma and Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. He established Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab at LTU in 2019. Dr. Ali was the primary author of the ABET self-study report of the BSIE Program at LTU in 2022. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He received an Outstanding Professor Award of the Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico -Mayaguez, (2006-2007). He has published 60 journal and 150 conference papers. Dr Ali has conducted research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He supervised 11 doctoral students. Dr. Ali has involved with many international conference committees. He is the Founder of IEOM Society International and serving as an Executive Director. Dr. Ali serves as a Conference Co-Chair of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management and organized events in Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Bali, Dubai, Orlando, Detroit, Rabat, UK, Bogota, Paris, Washington, DC, Pretoria, Bangkok, Pilsen, Toronto, Costa Rica, Sao Paulo, India, Riyadh, Manila and Sydney. He is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.
Business Management Panel
8:00 – 9:40 pm (December 28, 2023) – Room 2
Panel Chair
Prof. Md. Mamun Habib, Ph.D.
Professor, SBE, Independent University, Bangladesh
Visiting Scientist, University of Texas – Arlington, USA
Adjunct Professor, UNIRAZAK, Malaysia
Visiting Professor, Beijing Wuzi University, China
Visiting Professor, UCSI, Malaysia; PUP, Philippines
Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib is a Professor at the School of Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). He is the Visiting Scientist at the Dept. of Industrial Engineering of the University of Texas – Arlington, USA. He is also the Adjunct Professor at Unirazak, Malaysia; UCSI, Malaysia; Beijing Wuzi University, China and PUP, Philippines. He is involved in Ph.D. supervision locally and internationally. He has more than 22 years of experience in the field of teaching, training, workshop, consultancy, and research. Dr. Habib published about 200+ research papers, including Conference Proceedings, Journal articles, and book chapters/books. Among them, more than 75 articles are Web of Science and Scopus Indexed. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief/Editor/Editorial Board Member of more than 50 journals. He delivers Keynote speeches at 80+ international conferences in various countries of the world. He conducted 200+ Webinars/Workshops locally and internationally. He accomplished his Ph.D. and M.S. with outstanding performance in Computer & Engineering Management (CEM) from Assumption University, Thailand. His core research areas are supply chain management, production & operations management, research methodology, and educational management. Prof. Habib is an active member of different professional organizations, including IEEE (Senior Member); IEOM (President, SCM Technical Division); Chartered Fellow (FCILT), and CILT International (UK) just to name a few. Finally, He is involved with QS World University Ranking/Times Higher Education Ranking as an academician.
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Safety and Quality for Bangladesh RMG Manufacturing Panel
2:00 – 3:40 pm (December 28, 2023) – Room 1
Panel Chair
Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma
Director, Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
Coordinator, Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, MI 48075, USA
Founder and Executive Director of IEOM Society International
Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE & MSIE), Director of Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma and Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. He established Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab at LTU in 2019. Dr. Ali was the primary author of the ABET self-study report of the BSIE Program at LTU in 2022. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He received an Outstanding Professor Award of the Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico -Mayaguez, (2006-2007). He has published 60 journal and 150 conference papers. Dr Ali has conducted research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He supervised 11 doctoral students. Dr. Ali has involved with many international conference committees. He is the Founder of IEOM Society International and serving as an Executive Director. Dr. Ali serves as a Conference Co-Chair of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management and organized events in Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Bali, Dubai, Orlando, Detroit, Rabat, UK, Bogota, Paris, Washington, DC, Pretoria, Bangkok, Pilsen, Toronto, Costa Rica, Sao Paulo, India, Riyadh, Manila and Sydney. He is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.
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Women in Industry and Academia Panel
Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company
4:00 – 5:40 pm (December 28, 2023) – Room 2
Panel Chair
Annesha Ahmed, PMP
Director, Strategy and Business Development
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- PMP (Project Management Institute, USA), MBA in International Business (Dhaka
University), BSc in CSE (BRAC University), Mandarin Language Efficient (IML-Dhaka
University) - 16+ Yrs. experience in Business Development Strategy, Project Management, Marketing,
Business Research and Consultancy in Power Generation and CMMI Level 5 ITES
companies. - Currently working as Director, Strategy and Business Development, Diesel Power Services
Limited, 30+ years old off Grid power supply management company with 80% of area
coverage in Bangladesh. - Involved in Volunteering with Project Management Institute since 2013. Currently leading
PMI Bangladesh Chapter as President.
Panel Co-Chair
Kazi Nusrat Islam
Lecturer in Mathematics
Basic Science Department
Primeasia University
Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Assistant Editor of IEOM Society International
Kazi Nusrat Islam is a Lecturer of Mathematics at Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Additionally, she is working as an Assistant Editor in an International Society of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. She earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics respectively from Khulna University (KU), Bangladesh, under Science Engineering and Technology School. Also, she was the Director of Program/ Activities of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) student chapter in Khulna University (2019- 2020). In 2022, she was honored with the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship, a prestigious accolade bestowed by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her academic prowess was also acknowledged through the Khulna University Academic Merit Scholarship in 2021, following a consistent track record of excellence that earned her the Undergraduate University Merit Scholarship from 2016 to 2020. At the 5th Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Bangladesh Conference in 2022, she was the recipient of the outstanding conference service award from IEOM Society International, USA. She has some journal and conference papers, also attended different conferences as well as several webinars. She has lifetime membership of Bangladesh Society for Mathematical Biology (BSMB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, and full membership of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Trieste, Italy. Her research interests include mathematical Modeling with ODEs, Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Ecology, Mathematical Sociology, and epidemiology.
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