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Md. Raju Ahmed, PhD

Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, DUET, Gazipur

Dr. Md Raju Ahmed earned his Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Information Systems from The University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2013. He began his academic career in 2004 as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, and has been serving as a professor since 2015. His research interests encompass electromagnetic wave propagation, lightning protection, DC-DC and AC-DC converters, power system stability and optimization, renewable energy systems, and smart grid technologies. Dr. Ahmed has served as a consultant, advisor, and expert member for several esteemed national and international organizations, including Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the National Tier IV Data Center in Kaliakoir, Gazipur. As a Sub-Project Manager, he successfully spearheaded the establishment of a Fabrication Laboratory (FAB LAB) at DUET, Gazipur. This initiative was funded by the World Bank under the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Dr. Ahmed has authored numerous research papers published in reputable refereed journals and presented at international conferences. He was the Organizing Chair of the inaugural IEEE International Conference on Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE 2018) and served as the Vice-Chair (Technical) of the IEEE Bangladesh Section from 2022 to 2023. During his tenure as Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at DUET, he organized the university’s first robotics competition, TECHFEST. Additionally, he has held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at DUET, Gazipur. Dr. Ahmed actively contributes as a reviewer for various international journals and conferences.

Mobile: +8801712753656
Email: [email protected]
Office: +88-02-49274034-53 EXT. 3033 AND 611
Address: House: 4G, R. P. Tower, Plot: 4, Block: D, Zoo Road, 1216, Section-2, Mirpur, Dhaka
Field of interest: High Voltage Engineering, Power Systems, Power Electronics, and Renewable Energies.
Field of specialization: Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, Lightning Protection, DC-DC and AC-DC Converters, Power System Stability & Optimization, Renewable Energy Systems, and Smart Grid.
Degrees Obtained (Starting from Recent Degrees):
# Degree Institute Year Discipline & Field
1 PhD The University of Tokyo, Japan 2013 Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
2 M.Sc. in Eng. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka 2006 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
3 B.Sc. in Eng. Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Chittagong 2003 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Employment Record (Starting from Present Position):
# Designation Institute Duration
1 Professor Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur 2015-07-15 : Continue
2 Associate Professor Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur 2013-09-15 : 2015-07-14
3 Assistant Professor Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur 2006-11-15 : 2013-09-14
4 Lecturer Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur 2004-02-08 : 2006-11-14
Additional Charges:
# Designation Faculty/ Department/ Institute/ Office Duration
1 Director IQAC 2021-11-01 : Continue
2 Dean Faculty of EEE 2019-09-01 : 2021-09-01
3 Head EEE 2017-04-01 : 2019-04-01
Publications (Journal):
# Year Title Authors Event
1 2020 Exploration and corrective measures of greenhouse gas emission from fossil fuel power stations for Bangladesh A. K. Karmaker, M. M. Rahman, M. A. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 244, no. 11864520
2 2019 Investigation and Analysis of Electro-Physical Properties of Biodegradable Vegetable Oil for Insulation and Cooling Application in Transformers A. K. Karmaker, M. M. Sikder, M. J. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed Journal of Electronic Materials, vol. 49, no.1
3 2019 Polarization-insensitive infrared-visible perfect metamaterial absorber and permittivity sensor M. J. Hossain, M. R. I. Faruque, M. R. Ahmed, M. J. Alam and M. T. Islam Results in Physics, Elsevier Journal, vol.14, no. 102429
4 2019 Resonance Compensation in Dual-Stage Hard Disk Drive Servo System M. A. Rahman, A. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed International Journal of Automation and Control, vol. 13, no. 1
5 2019 Polarization-Independent Perfect Metamaterial Absorber and Sensor Applications M. J. Hossain, A. K. Karmaker, M. J. Islam, M. R. Ahmed and M. F. Khan DUET Journal, vol. 5, no. 1
6 2018 Feasibility assessment & design of hybrid renewable energy based electric vehicle charging station in Bangladesh A. K. Karmaker, M. R. Ahmed, M. A. Hossain and M. M. Sikder Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 39
7 2018 Microcontroller-based Power Factor Improvement using Switched Single Capacitor M. R. Ahmed, M. H. K. Khan and A. K. Karmaker DUET Journal, vol. 4, no. 1
8 2017 Triple-Stage Actuator System for High Speed Precision Hard Disk Drive Servomechanism M. A. Rahman, A. Hossain, U. K. Das, S. M. M. Alam and M. R. Ahmed DUET Journal, vol. 3, no. 1
9 2017 Performance Comparison of Power Quality Evaluation Using Advanced High Resolution Spectrum Estimation Methods M. Z. Hoque and M. R. Ahmed IOSR Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 12, no.1
10 2017 Tuning of PI and PID Controller with STATCOM, SSSC and UPFC for Minimizing Damping of Oscillation S. K. Ray, M. A. Rahman and M. R. Ahmed IOSR Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 12, no.1
11 2015 Overvoltage in Solar Power System due to nearby Lightnings M. A. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed Journal of Electrical Engineering
12 2015 Solar-Biomass Hybrid System; Proposal for Rural Electrification in Bangladesh M. R. Ahmed, S. R. Hazra, M. M. Rahman, and R. J. Bhuiyan An International Journal on Electrical and Electronics Engineering
13 2014 Overview of Power Generation Sector of Bangladesh and Proposed Grid Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System M. R. Ahmed, S. R. Hazra and M. Kamruzzaman International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, ISSN : 2248-9622, vol. 4, Issue 11(Version - 5)
14 2014 Analysis of Indirect Lightning Phenomena on Solar Power system M. A. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed ,” International Journal of Electrical Engineering, vol. 21, no. 4
15 2013 Present Energy Scenario and Potentiality of Wind Energy in Bangladesh M. A. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed International Journal of Electrical, Electronic Science and Engineering, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 7, no:11
16 2012 Electromagnetic Analysis of Interconnected Grounding System for Wind Turbines M. R. Ahmed and M. Ishii IEEJ Trans. on Power and Energy, vol. 132, no. 7
17 2008 Performance Comparison of Cúk and Boost Regulated Rectifier Ruma, M. R. Ahmed and M. A. Choudhury Journal of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, vol. EE-35, no. II
18 2007 Improvement of Input Side Currents of A Three Phase Rectifier Using Cûk Converter In Discontinuous-Capacitor-Voltage Mode Operation M. R. Ahmed and M. J. Alam Journal of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, vol, EE-34, no.1 & II
19 2006 Improvement of Input Side Currents of A Three Phase Rectifier Combining Active and Passive Filters A. H. Abedin, M. R. Ahmed and M. J. Alam Journal of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, vol. EE-33, no.1 & II
Publications (Conference):
# Year Title Authors Event
1 2023 Assessing the Techno-Economic Feasibility of Cogeneration Systems in Bangladesh’s Sugar Mills M. R. Ahmed, A. K. Karmaker and M. R. Islam 10th IEEE International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
2 2022 Protection of Solar Power Generation System from Lightning Induced Overvoltage M. R. Ahmed, M. R. Karim and M. A. Hossain 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
3 2021 Treatment of Water Algae by Water Surface Discharge Plasma Ruma and M. R. Ahmed 2nd International Conference on Robotics, Electrical and Signal Processing Techniques (ICREST), Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 2021 Experimental Investigation of Electrical and Thermal Properties of Vegetable Oils for Used in Transformer M. R. Ahmed, M. S. Islm and A. K. Karmaker International Conference on Automation, Control and Mechatronics for Industry 4.0 (ACMI), Rajshahi, Bangladesh
5 2020 Performance Analysis of BLDC Motor using an Improved Methodology S. Nahar, M. R. Ahmed and M. A. Rahman IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), Dhaka, Bangladesh
6 2020 Development of a Prototype Dry Heat Sterilizer for Pharmaceuticals Industry M. R. Ahmed, M. N. Marshed and A. K. Karmaker 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization (ICO),
7 2019 Fuzzy Logic based Optimization for Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Bangladesh A. K. Karmaker and M. R. Ahmed 1st International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering and Robotics Technology (ICASERT), Dhaka, Bangladesh
8 2019 Challenges for Electric Vehicle Adoption in Bangladesh M. R. Ahmed and A. K. Karmaker 2019 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
9 2019 Stability Enhancement of a Smart Power Generation System Suitable for Bangladesh M. R. Ahmed and S. R. Hazra 5th International Conference on Advancement in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), Dhaka, Bangladesh
10 2019 Design, Improvement & Analysis of Solar Based Three-Stage Interleaved Boost Converter for BLDC Motor A. Afrin and M. R. Ahmed 2019 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering(ECCE), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
11 2019 Design and analysis of compact perfect metamaterial absorber for X-band applications M. J. Hossain, M. R. I. Faruque, M. R. Ahmed, S. Abdullah1 and M. T. Islam IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
12 2019 Lightning Effect on a Large-Scale Solar Power Plant with Protection System M. R. Karim and M. R. Ahmed 1st International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering and Robotics Technology (ICASERT), Dhaka, Bangladesh
13 2019 Analysis of Electromagnetic Induction due to Lightning on a Large-Scale Solar Power Generation M. R. Karim and M. R. Ahmed 2019 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
14 2019 A Survey on Coal Gasification Scenarios in Bangladesh M. Kamruzzaman, M. R. Ahmed and N. Chowdhury International Conference on Energy and Power Engineering (ICEPE), Dhaka, Bangladesh
15 2018 Bagasse, Coal and Biogas Based Cogeneration Rising Trend in Bangladesh for Energy Crisis M. R. Islam, A. K. Karmaker and M. R. Ahmed 8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation (ISMS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16 2018 Prosthetic Arm Control Using Electromyography (EMG) Signal M. R. Ahmed, R. Halder, M. Uddin, P. C. Mondal and A. K. Karmaker International Conference on Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE), paper no. 124, Gazipur, Bangladesh,
17 2018 Design and Implementation of a Single Phase Symmetrical Hybrid Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulated Inverter for Improve Performance I. T. Salsabil and M. R. Ahmed International Conference on Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE), Gazipur, Bangladesh
18 2018 Performance Analysis of Solar MPPT (InC Algorithm) Based Three Phase Interleaved Boost Converter using Coupled Inductor for Brushless DC Motor S. Nahar, M. R. Ahmed and A. Afrin International Conference on Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE), Gazipur, Bangladesh
19 2017 Performance Evaluation of Power Transmission System in Bangladesh M. D. A. Satter and M. R. Ahmed 4th International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), Dhaka, Bangladesh
20 2016 Analysis of Lightning Induced Effects on Buried Pipeline due to Direct Strike on Ground M. Rabbani, A. M. T. Oo, M. R. Ahmed, and M. J. Kabir Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Brisbane, Australia
21 2014 Analytical Studies of Lightning Over-voltages at Grounding System of Small Wind Turbine M. R. Ahmed 9th International Forum on Strategic Technology (IFOST), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
22 2014 Study and Protection of Lightning Overvoltage on DC Cables of Solar Power Generation M. A. Hossain and M. R. Ahmed 8th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh
23 2014 Lightning Surge Response of Wind Turbine Grounding at Low Resistivity Soil M. R. Ahmed and U. K. Das 8th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh
24 2012 Effectiveness of Interconnection of Wind Turbine Grounding Influenced by Interconnection Wire M. R. Ahmed and M. Ishii 31st International Confer¬ence on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Vienna, Austria
25 2011 Electromagnetic Analysis of Lightning Surge Response of Interconnected Wind Turbine Grounding System M. R. Ahmed and M. Ishii 11th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XI SIPDA), Fortaleza, Brazil
26 2010 Electromagnetic Analysis of Long Grounding Conductor M. Ishii and M. R. Ahmed Proc. of GROUND’2010 & 4th LPE, Salvador, Brazil
27 2008 Three Phase PWM Cûk AC-AC Converter Employing Minimum Switches M. R. Ahmed and M. J. Alam 5th International Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh
28 2006 Design of a Switch Mode AC Voltage Regulator with Improved Performance M. R. Ahmed and M. J. Alam India International Conference on Power Electronics, Chennai, India
29 2006 India International Conference on Power Electronics, pp. 203-207, Chennai, India, 2006. 29. M. R. Ahmed and M. J. Alam, “Power Factor Improvement by Pulse Width Modulated Switched Single Capacitor M. R. Ahmed and M. J. Alam India International Conference on Power Electronics, Chennai, India
Fellowship / Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies:
# Type Organization Membership Code
1 Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) M94597118
2 Fellow Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) F12568
Honors and Awards:
# Title Event Year
1 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Received from the Japanese Government for the Doctor of Engineering program at The University of Tokyo 2009
2 University Gold Medal Presented for attaining the highest CGPA in the B. Sc. in Engineering program for the academic session 2000–2001 at CUET, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2003
Course Conducted:
# Programme Course No Course Title Year
1 B.Sc. EEE-4501 Industrial Electronics 2006 to continue
2 B.Sc. EEE-4905 Switch Gear & Protection 2013 to continue
3 B.Sc. EEE-3701 Measurement & Instrumentation 2006 to 2009
4 B.Sc. EEE-4401 Electromagnetic Field 2004-2006
5 B.Sc. EEE-2303 Electrical Machines-II 2006 to 2009
6 B.Sc. EEE-4907 High Voltage Engineering 2013-2016