S. M. Mahfuz Alam, PhD
Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, DUET, Gazipur
Dr. S. M. Mahfuz Alam received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA in 2020. He received the MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois, USA, in 2016. He was a Lecturer with the EEE Department of DUET, Bangladesh, from 2010 to 2013, where he joined as an Assistant Professor in 2013. Later he joined as an Associate Professor and Professor in EEE, DUET in 2022 and 2024 respectively. His current research interests include Advanced Machine Drives, Smart Grids, Smart Home Energy Management System, New Load Forecasting and Scheduling Methods for Smart Buildings, Data Analytics Based Control of Smart Residential Loads, Power Electronics, Control System Applications in Smart grid and Conventional Power System. Dr. Alam has 16 publications including 10 journal papers and 6 peer-reviewed conference papers. He served as the reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IET-Generation, Transmission and Distribution (GTD), Frontiers in Energy Research and International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Electric Power System Research and IEEE Transaction on Consumer Electronics journal.
| Mobile: | +8801738223433 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Office: | +0249274034-53 Extn: 3059 |
| Address: | Old Academic Building, DUET, Room No: 110 (B), Gazipur-1707, Gazipur |
| Field of interest: | Advanced Machine Drives, Smart Grids, Smart Home Energy Management, New Load Forecasting and Scheduling Methods for Smart Buildings, Data Analytics Based Control of Smart Residential Loads, Power Electronics, Control System Applications in Smart grid and conventional Power System . |
| Field of specialization: | Advanced Machine Drives, Smart Grids, Energy Management System. |
Degrees Obtained (Starting from Recent Degrees):
| # | Degree | Institute | Year | Discipline & Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | The University of Memphis | 2020 | Electrical and Computer Engineering (Field: Power and Energy System) |
| 2 | M.Sc. in Eng. | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 2016 | Electrical and Computer Engineering (Field: Advanced Machine Drives) |
| 3 | B.Sc. in Eng. | Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology | 2009 | Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
| 4 | HSC | Kushtia Government College | 2004 | Science |
| 5 | SSC | Kushtia Zilla School | 2002 | Science |
Employment Record (Starting from Present Position):
| # | Designation | Institute | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology | 2024-02-25 : Continue |
| 2 | Associate Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET) | 2022-04-07 : 2024-02-24 |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology | 2013-04-15 : 2022-04-06 |
| 4 | Lecturer | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology | 2010-01-18 : 2013-04-14 |
Additional Charges:
| # | Designation | Faculty/ Department/ Institute/ Office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Provost | STA Hall | 2021-12-01 : 2022-06-14 |
| 2 | Associate Director | Student Welfare | 2022-06-20 : 2024-06-13 |
| 3 | Provost | SM Hall | 2024-06-14 : Continue |
Consultancy and Sponsored Research Activities:
| # | Title | Organization | Role | Fund | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Online health monitoring system of smart loads in residential buildings | UGC Research Project | Project Director | TK. 2,65,000 | 2021-2022 |
| 2 | Very short-term wind power forecasting using Random search hyper parameter optimization technique | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology | Project Director | TK. 4,30,000 | 2022-2024 |
Publications (Journal):
| # | Year | Title | Authors | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Very short-term wind power forecasting for real-time operation using hybrid deep learning model with optimization algorithm | Md. Omer Faruque, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md. Rashidul Islam, S. M. Mahfuz Alam, Ashish Kumar Karmaker | Cleaner Energy Systems |
| 2 | 2024 | Load Scheduling of Smart Net-zero Residential Building Based on Pandemic Situation | S. M. Mahfuz Alam and Mohd. Hasan Ali | Journal of MDPI Electronics |
| 3 | 2024 | Residential Load Forecasting by PSO Tuned ANFIS2 Method Considering the COVID-19 Influence | S. M. Mahfuz Alam and Mohd. Hasan Ali | Frontiers in Energy Research |
| 4 | 2023 | Month-Wise Investigation on Residential Load Consumption Impact during COVID-19 Period on Distribution Transformer and Practical Mitigation Solution | S. M. Mahfuz Alam, Ahmed AbuHussein and Mohammad Ashraf Hossain Sadi | MDPI Energies |
| 5 | 2022 | A Critical Review on the Sensing, Control, and Manipulation of Single Molecules on Optofluidic Devices | Mahmudur Rahman,Kazi Rafiqul Islam,Md. Rashedul Islam, Md. Jahirul Islam, Md. Rejvi Kaysir, Masuma Akter, Md. Arifur Rahman and S. M. Mahfuz Alam | Micromachines |
| 6 | 2021 | Analysis of COVID-19 Effect on Residential Loads and Distribution Transformers | S. M. Mahfuz Alam and Mohd. Hasan Ali | International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems |
| 7 | 2020 | Equation Based New Methods for Residential Load Forecasting | S. M. Mahfuz Alam and Mohd. Hasan Ali | Journal of MDPI Energies |
| 8 | 2019 | Support Vector Regression Based Model for Forecasting of PV Power Generation | U. Kumar Das, Md. Arifur Rahman, S. M. Mahfuz Alam, Alamgir Hossain, Sujit Roy, Md Raju Ahmed | DUET Journal |
| 9 | 2017 | Triple-Stage Actuator System for High Speed Precision Hard Disk Drive Servomechanism | Md. Arifur Rahman , Alamgir Hossain, U. Kumar Das, S. M. Mahfuz Alam, Md. Raju Ahmed | DUET Journal |
| 10 | 2012 | Radiation Pattern Investigation of n Element Microstrip Patch Antenna Array | S. M. Mahfuz Alam, M. Anwarul Abedin, U. Kumar Das and M. Arifur Rahman | DUET Journal |
Publications (Conference):
| # | Year | Title | Authors | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | A Hybrid LSTM-LightGBM Model for Precise Short-Term Wind Power Forecasting | Md. Omer Faruque, Md Alamgir Hossain, S. M. Mahfuz Alam*,Md. Rashidul Islam, Md. Rabiul Islam, Youguang Guo | 2023 IEEE International Conference on Applied Superconductivity and Electromagnetic Devices (ASEMD) |
| 2 | 2022 | Development of an Auto-detection and Quantification Algorithm Of Malaria Infection Using Image Processing | Md. Hachhibur Rahman; Masuma Akter; Md. Rashedul Islam; S. M. Mahfuz Alam; Md. Arifur Rahman; Fariha Tabassum and Mahmudur Rahman. | 2022 International Conference on Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE) |
| 3 | 2022 | Optimal Placement of Neutral Based GIC Blocking Devices In Distribution Systems | Ahmed AbuHussein; Mohammad Ashraf Hossain Sadi ; S. M. Mahfuz Alam | 2022 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D) |
| 4 | 2020 | A New Fuzzy Logic Based Method For Residential Loads Forecasting | S. M. Mahfuz Alam and Mohd. Hasan Ali | 2020 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D) |
| 5 | 2020 | A New Subtractive Clustering Based ANFIS System for Residential Load Forecasting | S. M. Mahfuz Alam and Mohd. Hasan Ali | 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT) |
| 6 | 2017 | Sensorless direct torque control of surface permanent magnet synchronous motors with resilient extended Kalman filtering | X. Wang, B. Cao and S. M. Mahfuz Alam | 2017 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) |
Honors and Awards:
| # | Title | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3rd Position Award for Research Presentation | 6th Annual EECE Dept. Poster Competition, The University of Memphis | 2018 |
| 2 | Teaching and Research Assistantship, Department of EECE | The University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA | 2016 |
| 3 | Teaching Assistantship, Department of ECE | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois, USA | 2015 |
| 4 | Competitive Graduate Award (Fellowship), Graduate School | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois, USA | 2014 |
| 5 | First Class Honors | B. Sc. in EEE, RUET | 2009 |
| 6 | Board Scholarship from Jessore Board of Education of Bangladesh | HSC | 2005 |
| 7 | Nasir Uddin Trust Scholarship | SSC | 2002 |
| 8 | Junior Scholarship | Jessore Board of Education | 2000 |
Guided Ph. D./ M.Sc. / M.Engg. Students:
| # | Programme | Awarded Students | Running Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Sc. | 26 | 6 |
| 2 | M.Sc. | 1 | 5 |
List of Conferences, Short-term Course etc. Organized or Participated):
| # | Event | Organizer | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D) | IEEE | Paper Presenter | 2020 |
| 2 | 2021 International Conference on Automation, Control and Mechatronics for Industry 4.0 (ACMI) | RUET | Reviewer | 2021 |
| 3 | 2021 International Conference on Automation, Control and Mechatronics for Industry 4.0 (ACMI) | RUET | Session Co-chair | 2021 |
| 4 | 5th International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT) | Department of EEE, KUET | Reviewer | 2021 |
| 5 | 2nd International Conference of Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE 2022) | Department of EEE, DUET | Technical Co-Chair | 2022 |
| 6 | 2nd International Conference of Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE 2022) | Department of EEE, DUET | Reviewer | 2022 |
| 7 | IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy | IEEE | Reviewer | 2022 |
| 8 | IEEE BANGLADESH SECTION CO-LOCATED CONFERENCES- PEEEIACON 2021 | IEEE Bangladesh Section | Reviewer | 2022 |
| 9 | 25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ICCIT 2022) | IEEE Bangladesh Section | Reviewer | 2022 |
| 10 | ICAEEE 2024 | Dept. of EEE, IEEE Bangladesh | Technical Secretary | 2024 |
| 11 | ICPSconf2023 | IEEE | Reviewer | 2023 |
| 12 | Frontiers in Energy Research | Frontiers | Reviewer | 2023 |
| 13 | 26th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) | IEEE Bangladesh Section | Reviewer | 2023 |
Course Conducted:
| # | Programme | Course No | Course Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Sc. | EEE-2813 | Electronic Devices & Circuits | 2010 |
| 2 | B.Sc. | EEE-2814 | Electronic Devices & Circuits Sessional | 2010 |
| 3 | B.Sc. | EEE-2503 | Electrical & Electronic Technology | 2010 |
| 4 | B.Sc. | EEE-2504 | Electrical & Electronic Technology Sessional | 2010 |
| 5 | B.Sc. | EEE-3002 | Software Development | 2010 |
| 6 | B.Sc. | EEE-2303 | Electrical Machines-II | 2011-2014 |
| 7 | B.Sc. | EEE-2304 | Electrical Machines-II Sessional | 2011-2014 |
| 8 | B.Sc. | EEE-2301 | Electrical Machines-I | 2011-2014 |
| 9 | B.Sc. | EEE-2302 | Electrical Machines-I Sessional | 2011-2014 |
| 10 | B.Sc. | EEE-1103 | Electrical Circuit-I | 2013 |
| 11 | B.Sc. | EEE-1104 | Electrical Circuit-I Sessional | 2012-2014 |
| 12 | M.Sc. | EEE-6504 | Digital Control Theory | 2016 |
| 13 | M.Sc. | EEE-6304 | Power System Stability | 2021 |
| 14 | B.Sc. | EEE-2301 | Electrical Machines-I | 2021 |
| 15 | B.Sc. | EEE-4401 | Electromagnetic Field | 2021 |
| 16 | B.Sc. | EEE-2302 | Electrical Machines-I Sessional | 2021 |