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Keynote Speakers<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Keynote Speaker Registration Link: https:\/\/www.xcdsystem.com\/IEOM\/attendee\/index.cfm?ID=K2iwK63<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 27, 2022 – Onsite<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

10:00 – 10:05 am: Conference Chair Remarks<\/strong> – Dr. Mosharraf Hossain, Chair and Head of Industrial and Production Engineering Department, RUET<\/p>\n

10:05 \u2013 10:30 am: Welcome and Opening<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Prof. Dr. M. Anwar Hossain<\/strong><\/span>
\nFormer VC of IUT
\nFormer VC of AUST
\nFormer Professor of ME, BUET<\/span><\/h3>\n

Prof. Dr. Engr. Anwar Hossain since graduation in 1961 from Ahsanullah Engineering college (AEC, now BUET) had been deeply involved with teaching and research & development activities in engineering and technology and contributed significantly towards the developments of engineering education and profession in Bangladesh, primarily in the capacities of Professor, Head & Dean of Mechanical Engineering & Director of Students Welfare (DWS) at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), a public sector University; First Vice Chancellor of Islamic University of Technology (IUT), a multi-governmental, multi- cultural, multi-lingual international university established in Dhaka by 57- nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with Head office in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Second Vice Chancellor of Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST), a private sector university in Bangladesh; Chairman, last Board of Governors, Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Rajshahi (now RUET); Founder President of Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers (BSME) and President of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), the apex body of all the engineers of the Country.<\/p>\n

Prof. Hossain was also actively associated in various ways with a number of other educational institutions, research organizations, commissions and public sector corporations in Bangladesh like Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BEAC), Bangladesh University Grants Commission (BUGC), Bangladesh Planning Commission (BPC), Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation (BSEC), Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institute (BSTI), etc. Dr. Hossain was also the Chairman, Industrial Safety Board of Bangladesh, IEB; Member, National Road Safety Council; Member, 6th National Pay Commission; Member & Assessor, Professional Engineers Registration Board, IEB; Founding President, 61 Club of 1961 graduates (last batch) of AEC which instituted Dr. Rashid Professorial Chair at UET; President of North Bengal Samity and pabna District Samity, both Social and Welfare Society based in Dhaka; etc.<\/p>\n

At the regional and international level, Dr. Hossain was an active Member of the Executive Council of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), Commonwealth Engineering Council (CEC), Federation of Engineering Institutions of South & Central Asia (FEISCA) and Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEllC). He was also engaged in teaching and research activities for about three years at Mosul University in Iraq and for about one year at University College, London as Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow. He has more than 40 papers to his credit published in national and international journals primarily related to energy sector. In recognition of his valuable and praiseworthy contributions towards engineering education and profession, Prof. Hossain’s name appeared in WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD (5th Edition) published by MARQUIS, USA and he was honored by IEB with its highest award, IEB Medal.<\/p>\n

Prof. Hossain has a brilliant academic record to his credit. He passed all the state examinations in First Division\/Class with distinction, particularly stood First from Pabna Edward College in the combined merit list of I. SC (now HSC) Examination conducted by Rajshahi University in 1957, First with Honors in the Preliminary B.Sc Engineering Examination of Dhaka University in 1958 and Second in the Final B.Sc Engineering (Mechanical) Examination of Dhaka University in 1961. He obtained MS and PhD degrees from Cornell University, USA in 1964 and 1966 respectively. He was also a very good soccer player and athlete in his school\/college\/ university and in recognition of his performance he was selected from Rajshahi University for the All Pakistan Combined University Soccer Training Camp in 1957. He is still very active and a regular Member of Kurmitola Golf Club, Dhaka.<\/p>\n

Prof. Hossain was born in Pabna in 1941. He has married Shahana Hossain who retired from BCIC as Senior Deputy Chief of Personnel. They are blessed with two daughters, Natalie and Shaolie, both have graduate\/post-graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and also with three lovely grandchildren, Zareef, Zymee, and Zoeya.<\/p>\n

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10:30 \u2013 11:00 am Keynote I (Opening Keynote):<\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 Room 1 Onsite<\/p>\n

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Abdullah Talha
\n<\/strong>Managing Director of Noman Group of Industries & Talha Group<\/span>
\nDhaka, Bangladesh<\/span><\/h3>\n

Abdullah Mohammad Talha is well-known for being one of the Managing Directors of Noman Group, the largest exporter of Bangladesh among all the categories of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

Mr. Talha received the Commercially Important Person, Highest Category Tax Payer Award, President’s Industry Development Award, and Highest Category Exporter in Terry Towels, Accessories, and Fabrics Manufacturing before the age of 30 years old.<\/p>\n

Mr. Talha has spearheaded complex projects in the Noman Group in turnaround, transformation, and modernization, exponentially increasing revenue and profitability in five industries. He led and sponsored the digital transformation of Oracle Inc’s ERP System and secured it by implementing advanced cybersecurity systems in both hardware and software platforms. Subsequently, he has enabled data-driven information systems. He has improved the process with strategy and innovation management. He has managed several successful process improvement projects, which led to both effectiveness in efficiency and financial health development. Mr. Talha is always working on new projects to modernize the industries.<\/p>\n

He specializes in strategy, tactics, and operational management, which includes leadership development, people and organizational management, supply chain management, experimentation, knowledge and learning management, innovation management, implementation, finance, and marketing.<\/p>\n

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11:00 \u2013 11:30 am Keynote II:\u00a0<\/strong> \u2013 Room 1 Onsite<\/p>\n

\"\"Prof. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Choudhury
\n<\/strong>Professor<\/span>
\nDepartment of Mechanical and Production Engineering<\/span>
\nFaculty of Engineering<\/span>
\nAhsanullah University of Science and Technology<\/span>
\nDhaka, Bangladesh<\/span><\/h3>\n

Imtiaz Ahmed Choudhury is a professor at the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Choudhury was a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya (UM), and was with UM from 1996 to 2022. He received his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), MEng from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University, USA and Ph.D. from Dublin City University, Ireland. Professor Choudhury is a Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK (IMecheE), and a life fellow of Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB). He is also a chartered Engineer UK (CEng). He has supervised PhD and Masters students and authored many ISI papers and several book chapters, including working as Section Editor on recent MRW Comprehensive Materials Finishing (Sept 2016).<\/p>\n

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11:30 am \u2013 12:00 pm Keynote III:<\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 Room 1 Onsite<\/p>\n

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Dr. Mohammad Uddin<\/strong><\/span>
\nSenior Lecturer at UniSA STEM<\/span>
\nUniversity of South Australia<\/span>
\nAdelaide, Australia<\/span><\/h3>\n

Title of the talk: Advances and prospects in surface engineering for transforming manufacturing landscape<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Mohammad Uddin is\u00a0 a Senior Lecturer<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0UniSA STEM\u00a0in\u00a0University of South Australia. Right after completing his PhD at University of Kyoto, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in University of California Davis (UCDavis)\u00a0and\u00a0University of New South Wales (UNSW).<\/p>\n

His current research focuses on innovative surface engineering, bio-manufacturing, design and processing of advanced materials, medical implants, smart biomedical sensors and surgical technology.<\/p>\n

Due to growing aging population and undesired medical complications, health care cost and burden across the world is mounting. Therefore, development of emerging technologies is inevitable. Equipped with advanced research facilities and capacity, my lab collaborates with world leading researchers and takes fundamental interdisciplinary engineering and scientific approach to underpin the burning issues with an aim of developing innovative solutions. His research activities are highly supported by intramural and external competitive research grants from industry, state, federal, CRC, ARC and OLT funding bodies. To date, he has\u00a0 secured a total research grant of A$2.2m, thanks to those generous agencies. Currently he leads a research team consisting of 2 PhD, 1 Master and 6 undergraduate project students.<\/p>\n

His research complements and supports UniSA’s key theme \u201cTransforming Industries\u201d thus contributing to sheer economical and societal development within Australia and the world. A recent highlight of his research work is development of an innovative surfacing approach to biodegradable Mg implants\u00a0and\u00a0smart sensor for healthcare industry. To date, he has published more than 50 articles in high quality and leading journals and conferences. Among are 38 journals, 11 conferences, 1 book chapter, 1 edited book.<\/p>\n

His current research projects are:<\/p>\n