Dr. Md. Zahidul Islam
Professor
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About
Dr. Md. Zahidul Islam is a Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Technology at Islamic University, where he has served since 2003. A Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), he has held leadership roles in the IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Chapter, including Vice Chair (Activity), Secretary, and currently Vice Chair (Technical). He is also the Founder and Counselor of the IEEE Student Branch at Islamic University. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Chonnam National University, South Korea, supported by a research internship at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. His research interests include computer vision, medical imaging, intelligent robotics, and AI-driven healthcare solutions. He leads the Computer Vision and Intelligent Interfacing Lab (CVIIL), ICT Innovation Lab, and Biomedical Robotics, AI & Imaging Network (BRAIN) Lab. He also holds an international patent on robust particle resampling for visual tracking. Dr. Md. Zahidul Islam has served as Head of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Director of the Central Laboratory, and Sub-Project Manager of the Digital Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab). He is an Evaluator for BAETE under IEB and a Visiting Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, Australia. With 80+ scholarly publications, extensive research supervision, and involvement in national and international funded projects, he continues to contribute to advancing innovation and research excellence in ICT and biomedical engineering.
Research Areas
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Focus on robust visual object tracking, multi-cue synthesis with particle filters, 3D object recognition via chamfer matching, and real-time motion analysis for human-computer interaction (e.g., adaptive template-based tracking in dynamic scenes).
Human and Motion Tracking
Development of algorithms for articulated body pose recognition using multiclass SVM and CNNs, eye and iris center tracking with occlusion correction, and upper body gesture recognition for human-robot interfaces.
Medical Imaging and Diagnostics
AI-driven segmentation and detection of prostate cancer using deep learning on bi-parametric MRI, radiomics for grade classification, and lung cancer identification from CT scans with uncertainty-driven U-Nets.
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
Network-based analysis of disease comorbidities (e.g., psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and obesity links), molecular biomarker identification via GWAS and WGS, and pathway exploration for COVID-19 and type 2 diabetes.
Genetic Algorithms and Optimization
Evolutionary approaches for function optimization, hybrid clustering to mitigate empty clusters, and integration with particle filters for enhanced resampling in visual tracking (e.g., attenuated sequential importance resampling).
Surveillance and Emerging Applications
Professional Activities
Chairman, Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia
May 23, 2013 – May 22, 2016
Academic Council (AC) Member, Islamic University, Kushtia, and Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka
Former Member, International Affairs Cell, Islamic University, Kushtia
Evaluator, Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), Dhaka
Faculty Member, Engineering Faculty, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka
Director, Central Lab, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh
2024-Present
Visiting Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Senior Member (SMIEEE), IEEE
Vice Chair (Activity), IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Chapter
2020-21
Secretary, IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Chapter (2022)
Student Branch Counselor (Founder), Islamic University IEEE Student Branch
Member, IEEE Robotics Society; IEEE Computer Society; Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Vice Chair (Technical), IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Chapter (2025)
TPC Chair, STI 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
General Co-Chair, STI 2023, STI 2024
TPC Co-Chair, BIM 2021
TPC Co-Chair, MIET 2022
Organizing Co-Chair, NCIM 2023
Organizing Secretary, IEEE CS Summer Symposium 2023
Technical Co-Chairs, IEEE Conference on Computing Applications and Systems (COMPAS 2024)
Organizing Chair, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computing Applications and Systems (COMPAS 2025)
Guest Lead Editor, Special Collection on "User-Centric Design Approaches for Enhancing Safety and Accountability in Assistive Medical Robotics," International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (SAGE ARX, IF ~2.1)
Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "AI-driven Healthcare Data & Feature Optimization," Big Data (Mary Ann Liebert, USA)
Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Network-Based Molecular Biomarkers for Early Detection & Prognosis," Innovation and Emerging Technologies (World Scientific, Singapore)
Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "User-Centric Design Approaches for Enhancing Safety in Robotic Systems," International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (SAGE Publications, UK/USA)