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Md. Ashraful Goni

Md. Ashraful Goni

Assistant Professor

Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
Faculty of Security & Strategic Studies (FSSS)

ashraful.goni@bup.edu.bd

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216

Biography

I am a Doctoral candidate at the College of Media and Communication, at Texas Tech University and an assistant professor at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Bangladesh University of Professionals. My passion centers around the intricate interplay among technology, media, society, and culture. Specifically, I have nurtured a profound interest in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and news organizations. I did not limit myself to academic research and started an AI-based startup tool named Bangla AI for Bengali ethnic media based in New York City. I am also the student lead of the Innovation Diffusion Lab (IDL). I am currently working as a research assistant on the KnowCOVID-19 science gateway project. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this research project under grant numbers NSF-2006816 and NSF-2007100.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Education
S.S.C, হবিগঞ্জ সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
H.S.C, ঢাকা সিটি কলেজ
Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Journal Publication
1. Pre-Print: Goni, M. A., Mostafa, F., & Kee, K. F. (2024). Bangla AI: A framework for machine translation utilizing large language models for ethnic media (arXiv:2402.14179). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14179
2. Shibo, B. W., Oruche, R., Goni, M. A., Cheng, X., Milman, E., Calyam, P., & Kee, K. (2023, October 30). Challenges faced by medical professionals as gateway users: The case of KnowCOVID-19. Science Gateways 2023 (SG23), Pittsburgh, PA. https://zenodo.org/records/10028564
3. Goni, M. A.,  Maliha Tabassum. (2020). “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Journalism: Is Bangladesh Ready for It? A Study on Journalism Students in Bangladesh.” Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications Volume 6(Issue 4):209–28. doi: 10.30958/ajmmc/v6i4
4. Goni, M. A., Mehnaz Hoque. (2020). “Communication as an Obstacle for Education: An Analysis on Participation of Hijras in Mainstream Education System of Bangladesh.” Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: C Sociology & Culture 20(4):33–39. doi: 10.17406/GJHSS.
5. Tabassum, Maliha, Goni, M. A., (2020): Tied to the Mobile Phone: Exploring the Nature of Nomophobia among the Students of Bangladesh University of Professionals, BUP Journal Volume 8(Issue 1):41-56
6. Goni, M. A (2023, November). Chat GPT is Here to Help Me or Replace Me? A Case Study on Bangladeshi Journalists. Arts & Humanities Conference, Lubbock. (Champion)
7. Goni, M. A., Oruche, R., Uddin, M., Lawal, O., Calyam, P., & Kee, K E. (2023, November). User Competence Metrics for Cyberinfrastructure: The Case of Know COVID-19 Science Gateway. Metrics 2023. Denver, Colorado.
8. Goni, M. A., Kee, Kerk (2023, November). Work in Progress: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism:  A Study on AI (Chat GPT) Adoption Among Local Journalists. National Communication Association (NCA) conference. National Harbor, Maryland.
9. Goni, M. A. (2023, October-November) Can Chat GPT be a science gateway? A study on gateway developers. Science Gateways 2023 (SG23), Pittsburgh, PA. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10055572 (Best student poster and best overall poster)
10. Goni, M. A. (2023, October) Bangla AI: Introduction to an Artificial intelligence-based solution for Ethnic Media. Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI: Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence. Stony Brook University. Virtual
11. Goni, M. A., Wilkinson, Kent (2023, September). Role of ethnic media on the social identity construction of British Bangladeshi immigrants. Global Fusion Conference. Austin, Texas.
12. Goni, M.A., Eko, Lyombe. (2023, August) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Future of Press Freedom:  How the Digital Security Act Poses a threat to automated news generation in Bangladesh.  The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Washington DC.
13. Goni, M.A., (2023, July). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism:  Challenges for local news organisations. World Communications Association, Honolulu.
14. Goni, M.A., Wedge, Madison Shadmani , Shishir Fairuz, Shomaji , Sumaiya (2023, May). GPT-3 and News Automation: A study on the impact of machine heuristics on personal beliefs. International Communication Association, Toronto.
15. Goni, M.A., (2022, November), Representation of ISIS Western Girl in the Film: An Analysis on Netflix Mini-Series Caliphate and DW Documentary My Daughter and the Caliphate. Arts & Humanities Conference, Lubbock. (Champion)
16. Nuha, Tabassum & Goni, M.A., (2021, July). Communication Obstacles in Online Classes during Covid-19 Pandemic:  An Assessment of Undergraduate Students in Bangladesh. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Nairobi.
17. Research Assistant and Student Lead, Texas Tech University, Innovation Diffusion Lab (IDL) | Lubbock, Texas
18. Oruche, R., Milman, E., Zeng, Z., Vazzana, A., Cheng, X., Bruce W. S, Goni, M. A.,Goruganthu K., Kulkarni,C., Kee, K E., & Calyam, P. (2023). Dialog Design for Improved Human Performance in Domain Knowledge Discovery. In prep for submission to IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Researchs
Research activity:
Research Assistant and Student Lead, Texas Tech University, Innovation Diffusion Lab (IDL) | Lubbock, Texas

(Work-In-Progress)
Oruche, R., Milman, E., Zeng, Z., Vazzana, A., Cheng, X., Bruce W. S, Goni, M. A.,
Goruganthu K., Kulkarni,C., Kee, K E., & Calyam, P. (2023). Dialog Design for Improved Human Performance in Domain Knowledge Discovery. In prep for submission to IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

Oruche, R., Bruce W. S., Goruganthu, S.K.,  Milman, E., Cheng, X., Goni, M. A.,
Kulkarni,C., Kee, K E., & Calyam, P. (2023). A Survey on the Recent Advancements of
Human-centered Dialog Systems. Submitted to IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING. 

Tabassum, Maliha, Goni, M. A.,Patha, Sanjoy Basak (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Future Newsroom: A Study on Journalists of Bangladesh. In prep for submission to Media Asia

Goni, M. A., Kee, Kerk (2024), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism: A Study on AI (Chat GPT) Adoption Among Bangladeshi Journalists. In Prep for submission to Digital Journalism

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Awards
[INTERNAL] Goni MD Ashraful (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism: A Study on AI (Chat GPT) Adoption Among Bangladeshi Journalists. Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic & International Communication Ph.D. Student Grant. FUNDED: $2,500. [EXTERNAL] Goni, MD Ashraful, Haque, MD Ashraful, Hossain, Nabil Mosharraf (2023). Bangla AI: Introduction to an AI-based Solution for Bridging the Gap between Ethnic and Host Communities. AI & Local News Challenge, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering. FUNDED: $7,500. Media coverage: Here [INTERNAL]Goni, MD Ashraful. (2022). Role of ethnic media on the social identity construction of British Bangladeshi immigrants. Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic & International Communication Ph.D. Student Grant. FUNDED: $2,500.

Awards- (Scholarship, Travel Grant, andOthers)

2024

NNCI Winter School on Emerging Technology Attendee (Mesa, Arizona.)

2023

Champion at the 13th Annual Arts & Humanities Conference organized by the Texas Tech University Graduate School.

-Received $250

2023

 

Grad Student Travel Grants by the Humanities Center of Texas Tech

- Received $1000

2023

Science Gateways 2023 Annual Conference Travel Grant

- Received $2000

2023

Goni, MD Ashraful. Can Chat GPT be a science gateway? A study on gateway developers.

-Best Student Poster and Best Overall Poster award at the Science Gateways 2023 Annual Conference

2023

2023 ICA Michael L. Haley Travel Fund Grant Recipient

-Received $1000

2022

Champion at the 12th Annual Arts & Humanities Conference organized by the Texas Tech University Graduate School. (You can find a story featuring me winning this Here)

-Received $250

2022

2022 ICA Michael L. Haley Travel Fund Grant Recipient

-Received $800

2021-Present

Distinguished Graduate Student Assistantship in the College of Media & Communication

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Courses

Instructor of Record

JOUR 3370

Global Journalism Issues and Approaches

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

Texas Tech University

Lecturer

(In BUP, there are two six-month semesters in a year. January to June and July to December)

MCJ 1102

Introduction to Journalism

2018: Jan-Jun.

2020- Jan-Jun

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 2311

Reporting: Print and Electronic Media

2018: Jan-Jun.

2019: Jan-Jun.

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 1206

Interpersonal and Group Communication

2018: Jul- Dec.

2019: Jul-Dec.

2020: Jul-Dec. (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 2418

Information and Communication Technology

2019-Jul-Dec.

2020-Jul-Dec. (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 3525

Business and Economic Journalism

2019-Jan-Jun.

2020- Jan-Jun.

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 4735

Social Media Production and Impact (Shared Course)

Taught this course with an industry expert.

2020- Jan-Jun

2021- Jan-Jun (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 3627

Advertising (Shared Course)

Taught this course with an industry expert.

2019- Jul-Dec.

2020-Jul-Dec. (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 2314

Mass Media in Bangladesh

2018: Jan-Jun

Bangladesh University of Professionals

 

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

S.S.C, হবিগঞ্জ সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
H.S.C, ঢাকা সিটি কলেজ
Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

1. Pre-Print: Goni, M. A., Mostafa, F., & Kee, K. F. (2024). Bangla AI: A framework for machine translation utilizing large language models for ethnic media (arXiv:2402.14179). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14179
2. Shibo, B. W., Oruche, R., Goni, M. A., Cheng, X., Milman, E., Calyam, P., & Kee, K. (2023, October 30). Challenges faced by medical professionals as gateway users: The case of KnowCOVID-19. Science Gateways 2023 (SG23), Pittsburgh, PA. https://zenodo.org/records/10028564
3. Goni, M. A.,  Maliha Tabassum. (2020). “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Journalism: Is Bangladesh Ready for It? A Study on Journalism Students in Bangladesh.” Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications Volume 6(Issue 4):209–28. doi: 10.30958/ajmmc/v6i4
4. Goni, M. A., Mehnaz Hoque. (2020). “Communication as an Obstacle for Education: An Analysis on Participation of Hijras in Mainstream Education System of Bangladesh.” Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: C Sociology & Culture 20(4):33–39. doi: 10.17406/GJHSS.
5. Tabassum, Maliha, Goni, M. A., (2020): Tied to the Mobile Phone: Exploring the Nature of Nomophobia among the Students of Bangladesh University of Professionals, BUP Journal Volume 8(Issue 1):41-56
6. Goni, M. A (2023, November). Chat GPT is Here to Help Me or Replace Me? A Case Study on Bangladeshi Journalists. Arts & Humanities Conference, Lubbock. (Champion)
7. Goni, M. A., Oruche, R., Uddin, M., Lawal, O., Calyam, P., & Kee, K E. (2023, November). User Competence Metrics for Cyberinfrastructure: The Case of Know COVID-19 Science Gateway. Metrics 2023. Denver, Colorado.
8. Goni, M. A., Kee, Kerk (2023, November). Work in Progress: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism:  A Study on AI (Chat GPT) Adoption Among Local Journalists. National Communication Association (NCA) conference. National Harbor, Maryland.
9. Goni, M. A. (2023, October-November) Can Chat GPT be a science gateway? A study on gateway developers. Science Gateways 2023 (SG23), Pittsburgh, PA. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10055572 (Best student poster and best overall poster)
10. Goni, M. A. (2023, October) Bangla AI: Introduction to an Artificial intelligence-based solution for Ethnic Media. Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI: Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence. Stony Brook University. Virtual
11. Goni, M. A., Wilkinson, Kent (2023, September). Role of ethnic media on the social identity construction of British Bangladeshi immigrants. Global Fusion Conference. Austin, Texas.
12. Goni, M.A., Eko, Lyombe. (2023, August) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Future of Press Freedom:  How the Digital Security Act Poses a threat to automated news generation in Bangladesh.  The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Washington DC.
13. Goni, M.A., (2023, July). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism:  Challenges for local news organisations. World Communications Association, Honolulu.
14. Goni, M.A., Wedge, Madison Shadmani , Shishir Fairuz, Shomaji , Sumaiya (2023, May). GPT-3 and News Automation: A study on the impact of machine heuristics on personal beliefs. International Communication Association, Toronto.
15. Goni, M.A., (2022, November), Representation of ISIS Western Girl in the Film: An Analysis on Netflix Mini-Series Caliphate and DW Documentary My Daughter and the Caliphate. Arts & Humanities Conference, Lubbock. (Champion)
16. Nuha, Tabassum & Goni, M.A., (2021, July). Communication Obstacles in Online Classes during Covid-19 Pandemic:  An Assessment of Undergraduate Students in Bangladesh. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Nairobi.
17. Research Assistant and Student Lead, Texas Tech University, Innovation Diffusion Lab (IDL) | Lubbock, Texas
18. Oruche, R., Milman, E., Zeng, Z., Vazzana, A., Cheng, X., Bruce W. S, Goni, M. A.,Goruganthu K., Kulkarni,C., Kee, K E., & Calyam, P. (2023). Dialog Design for Improved Human Performance in Domain Knowledge Discovery. In prep for submission to IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

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Research activity:
Research Assistant and Student Lead, Texas Tech University, Innovation Diffusion Lab (IDL) | Lubbock, Texas

(Work-In-Progress)
Oruche, R., Milman, E., Zeng, Z., Vazzana, A., Cheng, X., Bruce W. S, Goni, M. A.,
Goruganthu K., Kulkarni,C., Kee, K E., & Calyam, P. (2023). Dialog Design for Improved Human Performance in Domain Knowledge Discovery. In prep for submission to IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

Oruche, R., Bruce W. S., Goruganthu, S.K.,  Milman, E., Cheng, X., Goni, M. A.,
Kulkarni,C., Kee, K E., & Calyam, P. (2023). A Survey on the Recent Advancements of
Human-centered Dialog Systems. Submitted to IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING. 

Tabassum, Maliha, Goni, M. A.,Patha, Sanjoy Basak (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Future Newsroom: A Study on Journalists of Bangladesh. In prep for submission to Media Asia

Goni, M. A., Kee, Kerk (2024), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism: A Study on AI (Chat GPT) Adoption Among Bangladeshi Journalists. In Prep for submission to Digital Journalism

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

[INTERNAL] Goni MD Ashraful (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism: A Study on AI (Chat GPT) Adoption Among Bangladeshi Journalists. Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic & International Communication Ph.D. Student Grant. FUNDED: $2,500. [EXTERNAL] Goni, MD Ashraful, Haque, MD Ashraful, Hossain, Nabil Mosharraf (2023). Bangla AI: Introduction to an AI-based Solution for Bridging the Gap between Ethnic and Host Communities. AI & Local News Challenge, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering. FUNDED: $7,500. Media coverage: Here [INTERNAL]Goni, MD Ashraful. (2022). Role of ethnic media on the social identity construction of British Bangladeshi immigrants. Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic & International Communication Ph.D. Student Grant. FUNDED: $2,500.

Awards- (Scholarship, Travel Grant, andOthers)

2024

NNCI Winter School on Emerging Technology Attendee (Mesa, Arizona.)

2023

Champion at the 13th Annual Arts & Humanities Conference organized by the Texas Tech University Graduate School.

-Received $250

2023

 

Grad Student Travel Grants by the Humanities Center of Texas Tech

- Received $1000

2023

Science Gateways 2023 Annual Conference Travel Grant

- Received $2000

2023

Goni, MD Ashraful. Can Chat GPT be a science gateway? A study on gateway developers.

-Best Student Poster and Best Overall Poster award at the Science Gateways 2023 Annual Conference

2023

2023 ICA Michael L. Haley Travel Fund Grant Recipient

-Received $1000

2022

Champion at the 12th Annual Arts & Humanities Conference organized by the Texas Tech University Graduate School. (You can find a story featuring me winning this Here)

-Received $250

2022

2022 ICA Michael L. Haley Travel Fund Grant Recipient

-Received $800

2021-Present

Distinguished Graduate Student Assistantship in the College of Media & Communication

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Instructor of Record

JOUR 3370

Global Journalism Issues and Approaches

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

Texas Tech University

Lecturer

(In BUP, there are two six-month semesters in a year. January to June and July to December)

MCJ 1102

Introduction to Journalism

2018: Jan-Jun.

2020- Jan-Jun

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 2311

Reporting: Print and Electronic Media

2018: Jan-Jun.

2019: Jan-Jun.

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 1206

Interpersonal and Group Communication

2018: Jul- Dec.

2019: Jul-Dec.

2020: Jul-Dec. (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 2418

Information and Communication Technology

2019-Jul-Dec.

2020-Jul-Dec. (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 3525

Business and Economic Journalism

2019-Jan-Jun.

2020- Jan-Jun.

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 4735

Social Media Production and Impact (Shared Course)

Taught this course with an industry expert.

2020- Jan-Jun

2021- Jan-Jun (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 3627

Advertising (Shared Course)

Taught this course with an industry expert.

2019- Jul-Dec.

2020-Jul-Dec. (Online)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

MCJ 2314

Mass Media in Bangladesh

2018: Jan-Jun

Bangladesh University of Professionals

 

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026