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Dr. Abul Kalam Azad

Dr. Abul Kalam Azad

Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty of Science & Technology (FST)

azad@du.ac.bd

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216

Biography

Dr. Abul Kalam Azad received B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.S. degrees in Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2003 and 2005, respectively. Later, he also received the Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Information Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, in 2018, with emphasis on Brillouin scattering based high-performance distributed optical fiber sensing systems. Dr. Azad is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interests include distributed optical fiber sensing systems, fiber optics and photonics, optical signal processing, digital signal and image processing, principal component analysis, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, development of intelligent embedded systems, wavelet denoising and time-series analysis.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Education
H.S.C, Notre Dame College
H.S.C, Sayedpur High School
Honors, University of Dhaka
Masters, University of Dhaka
Ph.D, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Journal Publication
1. Abul Kalam Azad "Discrete Wavelet Transform Based Artificial Neural Networks for ExtractingTemperature Distributions in Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis Sensors," acceptedfor publication in Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. & Eng., ISSN: 2218-7413, vol. ,No. 1, July, 2021.
2. Abul Kalam Azad, "Analysisof 2D Discrete Wavelet Transform Based Signal Denoising Technique inBrillouinOptical Time Domain Analysis Sensors,” Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. & Eng, ISSN:2218-7413, vol. , No. 1&2, pp. 1-8, Nov, 2020
3. Abul Kalam Azad, "Effects of Pump-Pulse Width andTemperature on Experimental Brillouin Gain Spectrum Obtained from BrillouinOptical Time-Domain Analysis Sensors,” Bangladesh J. Physic, ISSN: 1816-1081,vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 69-80, October 13, 2020
4. Abul Kalam Azad, Faisal Nadeem Khan, Waled Hussein Alarashi, Nan Guo, Alan Pak Tao Lau, and Chao Lu, "Temperature extraction in Brillouin optical time-domain analysis sensors using principalcomponent analysis based pattern recognition,” Optics Express, ISSN: 1094-4087, vol. 25, No. 14,pp. 16534-16549, July 3, 2017.
5. Abul Kalam Azad, Liang Wang, Nan Guo, Hwa-Yaw Tam, and Chao Lu, “Signal processing using artificial neural network for BOTDA sensor system,” Optics Express, ISSN: 1094-4087, vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 6769–6782,March 18, 2016.
6. Abul Kalam Azad, Liang Wang, Nan Guo, Chao Lu, and Hwa-Yaw Tam, “Temperature sensing in BOTDAsystem by using artificial neural network,” ElectronicsLetters,ISSN: 0013-5194, vol, 51, No. 20, pp. 1578-1580, September 17, 2015.
7. Abul Kalam Azad, and Md. Mahsin, “Forecasting ExchangeRates of Bangladesh using ANN and ARIMA Models: A Comparative Study”, InternationalJournal of Advanced Engineering Sciences and Technologies, ISSN: 2230-7818,vol 10, no. 1, pp. 31-36, 2011.
8. Abul Kalam Azad,“Artificial Neural Network Approach for Stock PricePrediction : A study on Dhaka Stock Exchange”, Journal of the Bangladesh Electronics Society, ISSN :1816-1510, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 53-60, 2009.
9. Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Ashiqur Rahman, and Subrata Kumar Aditya-“Estimation of the maximum power and the normal operating power of a PVmodule using artificial neural network”, Southeast University Journal of Science & Engineering,ISSN : 1999-1630, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 74-82, 2008
10. Md. Ashiqur Rahman, Shafaat S. Giasuddin, Md. Shamim, Md. Badsha Alam, and Abul Kalam Azad, “Hardware Implementation of Data Encryption Standard using VerilogHDL”, Southeast University Journal ofScience & Engineering, ISSN : 1999-1630, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 41-48,2008.

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Conference Papers
1. Abul Kalam Azad, Liang Wang, Nan Guo, Chao Lu, and Hwa-Yaw Tam, “Temperature profile extraction using artificial neural network in BOTDA sensor system,” in The20th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), Shanghai, China, June 2015.
2. Biwei Wang, NanGuo, Faisal Nadeem Khan, Abul Kalam Azad,Liang Wang, Changyuan Yu, and Chao Lu, “Extraction of Temperature DistributionUsingDeep Neural Networks for BOTDA sensing system,” in The 16th International Conference onLaser and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), Singapore, July 2017.

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Researchs

Optical Fiber Sensing Systems

Digital Signal and Image Processing

Artificial Intelligence

Wavelet Denoising 

Time-Series Analysis

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Awards

Dean’s Award-2018 in recognition of the outstanding achievement in Research, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. 

Hong Kong PhD fellowship awarded by Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR to pursue PhD program in the Departmentof Electronic and Information Engineering at the Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity, Hong Kong SAR.

Mirza Shamsul Huda and Mahmuda Begum Memorial Gold Medal for excellent result in M.S. examination in the Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. 

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Courses

Digital Signal Processing 

Tele-Communication Engineering

Digital Data Transmission

Optical Fiber Communication

Mobile Cellular Communication

Satellite Communication

MicrowaveEngineering

Optoelectronics

Digital Electronics

Electrical Circuits

Electronic Devices

Electrical Machines

Measurement and Instrumentations

Control System Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Microprocessor and Interfacing

Renewable Energy Technology

Power Electronics

Power Electronics

Numerical Techniques

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H.S.C, Notre Dame College
H.S.C, Sayedpur High School
Honors, University of Dhaka
Masters, University of Dhaka
Ph.D, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

1. Abul Kalam Azad "Discrete Wavelet Transform Based Artificial Neural Networks for ExtractingTemperature Distributions in Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis Sensors," acceptedfor publication in Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. & Eng., ISSN: 2218-7413, vol. ,No. 1, July, 2021.
2. Abul Kalam Azad, "Analysisof 2D Discrete Wavelet Transform Based Signal Denoising Technique inBrillouinOptical Time Domain Analysis Sensors,” Dhaka Univ. J. App. Sci. & Eng, ISSN:2218-7413, vol. , No. 1&2, pp. 1-8, Nov, 2020
3. Abul Kalam Azad, "Effects of Pump-Pulse Width andTemperature on Experimental Brillouin Gain Spectrum Obtained from BrillouinOptical Time-Domain Analysis Sensors,” Bangladesh J. Physic, ISSN: 1816-1081,vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 69-80, October 13, 2020
4. Abul Kalam Azad, Faisal Nadeem Khan, Waled Hussein Alarashi, Nan Guo, Alan Pak Tao Lau, and Chao Lu, "Temperature extraction in Brillouin optical time-domain analysis sensors using principalcomponent analysis based pattern recognition,” Optics Express, ISSN: 1094-4087, vol. 25, No. 14,pp. 16534-16549, July 3, 2017.
5. Abul Kalam Azad, Liang Wang, Nan Guo, Hwa-Yaw Tam, and Chao Lu, “Signal processing using artificial neural network for BOTDA sensor system,” Optics Express, ISSN: 1094-4087, vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 6769–6782,March 18, 2016.
6. Abul Kalam Azad, Liang Wang, Nan Guo, Chao Lu, and Hwa-Yaw Tam, “Temperature sensing in BOTDAsystem by using artificial neural network,” ElectronicsLetters,ISSN: 0013-5194, vol, 51, No. 20, pp. 1578-1580, September 17, 2015.
7. Abul Kalam Azad, and Md. Mahsin, “Forecasting ExchangeRates of Bangladesh using ANN and ARIMA Models: A Comparative Study”, InternationalJournal of Advanced Engineering Sciences and Technologies, ISSN: 2230-7818,vol 10, no. 1, pp. 31-36, 2011.
8. Abul Kalam Azad,“Artificial Neural Network Approach for Stock PricePrediction : A study on Dhaka Stock Exchange”, Journal of the Bangladesh Electronics Society, ISSN :1816-1510, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 53-60, 2009.
9. Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Ashiqur Rahman, and Subrata Kumar Aditya-“Estimation of the maximum power and the normal operating power of a PVmodule using artificial neural network”, Southeast University Journal of Science & Engineering,ISSN : 1999-1630, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 74-82, 2008
10. Md. Ashiqur Rahman, Shafaat S. Giasuddin, Md. Shamim, Md. Badsha Alam, and Abul Kalam Azad, “Hardware Implementation of Data Encryption Standard using VerilogHDL”, Southeast University Journal ofScience & Engineering, ISSN : 1999-1630, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 41-48,2008.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

1. Abul Kalam Azad, Liang Wang, Nan Guo, Chao Lu, and Hwa-Yaw Tam, “Temperature profile extraction using artificial neural network in BOTDA sensor system,” in The20th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), Shanghai, China, June 2015.
2. Biwei Wang, NanGuo, Faisal Nadeem Khan, Abul Kalam Azad,Liang Wang, Changyuan Yu, and Chao Lu, “Extraction of Temperature DistributionUsingDeep Neural Networks for BOTDA sensing system,” in The 16th International Conference onLaser and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), Singapore, July 2017.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

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Optical Fiber Sensing Systems

Digital Signal and Image Processing

Artificial Intelligence

Wavelet Denoising 

Time-Series Analysis

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Dean’s Award-2018 in recognition of the outstanding achievement in Research, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. 

Hong Kong PhD fellowship awarded by Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR to pursue PhD program in the Departmentof Electronic and Information Engineering at the Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity, Hong Kong SAR.

Mirza Shamsul Huda and Mahmuda Begum Memorial Gold Medal for excellent result in M.S. examination in the Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. 

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Digital Signal Processing 

Tele-Communication Engineering

Digital Data Transmission

Optical Fiber Communication

Mobile Cellular Communication

Satellite Communication

MicrowaveEngineering

Optoelectronics

Digital Electronics

Electrical Circuits

Electronic Devices

Electrical Machines

Measurement and Instrumentations

Control System Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Microprocessor and Interfacing

Renewable Energy Technology

Power Electronics

Power Electronics

Numerical Techniques

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026