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Research Grant Kakenhi (C) 

Recent and Upcoming Research Activities

✿Guest Editor of MDPI Smart cities, Special Issue on "Connected and Cooperative Transportation Systems for the Future Society" April 2020~.

✿Guest Editor of Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Special Issue on Advanced Motion Control and Mechatronic Systems" April 2020~

• Invited Speaker: ICIEV&IcIPVR 2018, Kitakyushu, Japan.

• "Road-Speed Profile for Enhanced Perception of Traffic Conditions in a Partially Connected Vehicle Environment", in IEEE Transactions of Vehicular Technology, 2018.NEW 

• Simulation of Traffic flow at a Roundabout

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• Completion of my work in Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Japan on 31 January 2016.

• My paper has been presented in IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference 2015, Spain.

• Offered Tutorial of "Eco-driving using realtime optimization" in European Control Conference ECC2015, Linz, Austria.

• Presented paper in Itelligenet Vehicle Symposium 2015, Seoul.

• Attended Workshop Energy-Efficient Drive Control of Road Vehicles, organized by IFP Energies nouvelles, Paris France. Visited IFSTTAR and IFPEN France, May 17-20, 2015.

• Paper accepted in Intelligent Vehicle Symposium 2015.

• Visited Kyoto University on 3rd April 2015. 

• Attended SICE Multi-Symposium on Control Systems (MSCS) 2015 held in Tokyo Denki University. 

• 実時間最適化による制御の実応用 (Practical applications of control by real-time optimization) Japanese book available in the market now.NEW

• My paper is ranked Fourth out of 50 top-most popular paper in IEEE-ITS Transactions.

• Visited Laboratory of Prof. Imura at Tokyo Institute of Technology on Oct 24, 2014.

• "A Vehicles-Intersection Coordination Scheme for Smooth Flows of Traffic without Using Traffic Lights" Published online-first, in IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, September 23, 2014. DOI:10.1109/TITS.2014.2354380.

• Visited Laboratory of Prof. Fujimoto, Kyoto University, Japan,  September 2014.

• Manuscript Accepted in Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, to appear in Vol.26 No.5 (October 20, 2014): Network-wide Optimization of Traffic Signals Using Mixed Integer Programming. 

• Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering 

• Technical Committee Member: International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM 2015) to be held at Hyatt Regency Dubai, UAE during March 3-5, 2015.

• Publication Co-Chair: 4th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV), 15~17 June, 2015, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

• Attended a seminar at Univ. of Tokyo on Basics of Vehicular motion dynamics (基礎セミナー 「自動車の運動力学」) arranged by Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME).

• Journal Paper Accepted: "Traffic Signal Control of a Road Network Using MILP in the MPC Framework," Springer International Journal on Intelligent Transportation Systems Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13177-014-0090-3

• Invited Talk and open discussion with CSE & ME students at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), April 29, 2014.

• Published with Open access:"Smart Driving of a Vehicle Using Model Predictive Control for Improving Traffic Flow" IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 15 (2), pp. 878-888, April 2014.

• Joined the Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagakute city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 1st April 2014.

• Successfully completed the project of JST @ the University of Tokyo on 31st March 2014.

• Outstanding Reviewer 2013: The IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, (http://sites.bu.edu/tcns/).

•  Member of Technical Committee, Fifth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Hyatt Regency Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 3-5, 2015.

• Invited Seminar at BRAC University, Dhaka Bangladesh, February 23, 2014. Title: Predictive Control of Vehicles for Intelligent Transportation Systems.

• Journal Paper Accepted "Efficient Eco-driving Strategies at Signalized Intersections Based on Engine Fuel Cut-off of a Vehicle," International Journal of Environment ISSN: 2186-6872 (print). 2186-0009 (online)

• Invited Presentation in 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM Jan 7-9, 2014) Bali, Indonesia.

• Workshop Speech on "Vehicle Intersection Coordination for Improving Traffic Flows in Urban Road Networks" in joint workshop of Aihara-PJ and NEC on Big Data (ビッグデータの数理モデリング：理論と実社会への応用), Dec 26, 2013.

• Patent application submitted in Japan on "Traffic Control System (in an intersection without using traffic lights)".

• Presented paper "Coordination of Automated Vehicles at a Traffic-lightless Intersection" In the 16th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems. The Hague, Netherlands.

• Journal Published: "Model Predictive Control for Ecological Vehicle Synchronized Driving Considering Varying Aerodynamic Drag and Road Shape Information" in SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol.6, No. 5, Sep 2013.

• Poster presented: "Merging Maneuver of a Vehicle Using Model Predictive Control" the 3rd International Symposium on Innovative Mathematical Modelling, 12-15 November 2013.

• Presented Paper "Traffic Signal Control in an MPC Framework Using Mixed Integer Programming" in IFAC Advances in Automotive Control (IFAC-AAC2013), Tokyo, Sep 2013.

• Best Paper Award II, "Fuel Efficient Strategies for Stopping a Car at a Signalized Intersection" in Proc. of International Conference on Green Energy and Technologies (ICGET), No. G5, 2013, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, JAPAN.

• Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Green Energy and Technologies (ICGET), Aug. 24-26, 2013, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, JAPAN.

• Paper Published: "Influence of Eco-Driving on Fuel Consumption of Vehicles in the Following Traffic", International Journal of Automotive Engineering, JSAE, May 2013.

• Invited Speaker, 2nd International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV), May 17-18, 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Journal Published “Model Predictive Control of Vehicles on Urban Roads for Improved Fuel Economy,” in the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 831 - 841, April 2013.

• Program Secretary, International Conference on Green Energy and Technologies (ICGET), Aug. 24-26, 2013, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, JAPAN.

• International Program Committee Member, International conference on electrical, information and communication technology (EICT 2013), Khulna, Bangladesh.

• International Advisory Committee Member, The 5th International Conference on Mechatronics 2013 (ICOM'13), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Presented paper "Efficient Control of Vehicle in Congested Traffic Using MPC", in IEEE MSC 2012, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Watch Animation

Professional and Relevant Experiences

² Researcher, (April 2014--), Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.

² Researcher, (July 2011-March 2014), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan, Under Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency.

² Researcher, (Jun 2008-Jun 2011) Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation, Fukuoka, Japan.

² Researcher (May 16-30, 2008), Kyushu University, Japan.

² Assistant Professor (Dec 2006-Jun 2008) Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

² Postgraduate Academic Adviser, Dept. of Mechatronics Eng., IIUM, Jun 2007 – May 2008.

² Researcher (April 2006-Nov 2006): COE 21st Century Project, Graduate School of Information Sc. & Elect. Eng., Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

²Teaching Assistant (April 2004-March 2006): Control Systems Lab, Department of Electrical Systems Engineering., Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

² Lecturer (Aug 1997-Sep 2000): Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh (KUET).

Membership      

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); 

• The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE). 

• Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN Japan)

Academic Qualifications