Md Arefin Islam

Md. Arefin Islam (Student Member, IEEE) is a doctoral student in the Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University in South Carolina, USA. He is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Optoelectronics Group at the Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), an interdisciplinary unit of the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University dedicated to cutting-edge research.

Arefin Islam pursued a Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Kazla, Rajshahi- 6204, Bangladesh. He started his career as a Design Verification (DV) Engineer at Ulkasemi, a prominent semiconductor design service company headquartered in Cupertino (Silicon Valley), California, USA. Later, he became a Lecturer at the University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS) before departing for his PhD studies on study leave.

During his undergraduate years, he explored different branches of electrical engineering like Optoelectronics, Analog and Digital Electronics, VLSI and Embedded System Design and Optimization, Biomedical Engineering, Power System Operation, and Control, etc. and authored four journal articles during this period. 

His current research interests include quantum optics, photonic integrated circuits, Semiconductor Diode Laser. He has authored several technical papers published by publishers including IEEE, OPTICA (Formally OSA), and Elsevier in his research area. His recent article 'Design and Analysis of GO Coated High Sensitive Tunable SPR Sensor for OATR Spectroscopic Biosensing Applications' is published in IEEE Access (Q1, IF: 3.9) and 'Surface Plasmon Resonance Based Tunable D-Shaped Single Polarization Filter at Communication Band' is published in Optical Material Express (Q1, IF: 3.442). 

He has served the IEEE RUET Student Branch as a volunteer for 5 years, holding significant roles including Secretary (2021-22) and Membership Development Coordinator (2019-21) of the IEEE RUET Student Branch, as well as the Student Coordinator (2018-19) for the IEEE RUET IAS Student Branch Chapter. Additionally, Arefin volunteered as a Lead Ambassador and Ambassador for various programs organized by IEEE Region 10, IEEE Bangladesh Section, and IEEE RUET Student Branch. Under his membership drive, the IEEE RUET Student Branch achieved record membership numbers in 2019-20.