Biography

I was born in Howapara, Sylhet, Bangladesh in 1978. I received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from East-West University, Dhaka, in 2001 and the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden in 2005. I have recently completed my Ph.D. degree (i.e. the degree was awarded on 23rd March, 23) in computer science and engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. Since March 2020, I have been serving as an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of CSE, Leading University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
I started my career as a Software Engineer; after completing my Bachelor degree, I worked as a Software developer in Beximco Computers Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 2002 to August 2004 and in Aero-Syn Infotech Ltd., Dhaka from May 2001 to May 2002. From September 2006 to October 2007, I was a Lecturer in Sylhet International University, Sylhet, Bangladesh. From 2007 to 2008, I worked as Research Assistant at an EU project (DustBot) in AASS Research Center, Örebro, Sweden. From November 2008 to December 2010, I was working as a Software Engineering Consultant in a software company named System Resources Ltd. in Dhaka. In 2011, I joined Manarat International University (MIU), Dhaka as a Lecturer; from 2016 to Feb’2020, I had been an Assistant Professor with the Dept. of CSE, MIU, Dhaka; that time, I was in study leave. From 2016 to Feb, 2023, I was working as Ph.D. Research Fellow in HEQEP project - “Development of Multi-Platform Speech and Language Processing Software for Bangla” (CP3888 – https://sustbanglaresearch.org/) at Dept. of CSE, SUST. My research interests include Speech Recognition, Accent Analysis, Bangla Speech to Text, Bangla Natural Language Processing, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Machine Learning systems (behavior-based robotics), Mobile robotics (path planning, outdoor robotics), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Financial Computation & Analysis for Decision Making, Embedded System based smart & Ubiquitous Environment.
I have also reviewed several journal papers as a peer reviewer. Here is my "Publons" profile https://publons.com/researcher/3032649/shafkat-kibira/ and “ResearchGate” profile https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shafkat-Kibria