Tahsina Farah Sanam, Ph.D.

I am serving as a Professor in the Institute of Appropriate Technology at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. I completed my PhD from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey in 2020. I earned both my M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2012, and B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2009 from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. My research works lie at the intersection of Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Wireless Communication and Internet of Things (IoT). My goal is to establish an independent research career in Bangladesh with multidisciplinary collaborations in the field of smart city development (including smart healthcare, smart building management system, smart transportation, etc. ) and assistive living leveraging the advance AI and IoT technologies. 

Keywords/ Research Interest

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Healthcare, Assistive Living, Smart City and Connectivity

Recent News

• I have been invited as the Guest Speaker in the UNESCO-TWAS roundtable ‘Science and Tech: Shifts and Global Impact, within the programme of the Trieste Next science festival, to be held on September 2025 in Trieste, Italy.

• I am honored to be featured in OWSD official page :  "From PhD struggles to smart screening: A Bangladeshi engineer tackling autism with AI"   https://owsd.net/about-owsd/impact/success-stories/phd-struggles-smart-screening-bangladeshi-engineer-tackling-0 

• Received the 'স্বপ্নজয়ী নারী সম্মাননা ২০২৫' in the category of outstanding contribution to AI and Smart Healthcare Innovation. 

20 visionary women from different sectors of Bangladesh and Overseas have been selected for this prestigious award by the Jury board after multiple screening process. Received the award from the Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Mr. Faiz Taiyeb Ahmad. 

• Treasurer, ICTP 2025, Organized by IEEE ComSoc, BD chapter

• Publication Chair, IEEE ICICT 2024, Organized by IICT, BUET

•  I was invited to DBC News, a renowned TV News Channel in Bangladesh to talk about what challenges the women in STEM face and how to overcome those challenges. And also how to choose career for women. Link below:

https://www.facebook.com/DbcNewsDaily/videos/1237103607359753/ 

• Received  Early Career Fellowship Award 2023  from UNESCO-OWSD (The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World) '

• Received Global Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning IEOM Society Awards – 6th IEOM Bangladesh International Conference, December 26-28, 2023

• Associate Editor, "Digital Health" in Frontiers Journal

• Received Forum 86 Research Excellence Award 2022 in Early Researcher Category : https://www.buet.ac.bd/web/#/details/111 

https://forum86.org/activities/ 

• Organizing Member (Sponsorship Sub Committee), IEEE ICTP, 2023

• Hybrid Session Design, Management and Digital Communication Chair in IEEE ICCIT 2023, Bangladesh

• Received "GHC Faculty Scholarship  Award" from Google Anita Borg for Attending to attend the virtual component of the 2022 Grace Hopper Celebration from Sep 20-23, Florida, USA

• My team won the Second Runner-Up position in IEEE Signal Processing Cup 2022 organized by 2022 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Prize money 1500 USD. I served as the Supervisor of the team.

• Newsletter Editor, IEEE BDS ExCom 2021-2022, 2022-2023

• Associate Editor, "Fuzzy System Applications in Robotics and Automation" in Frontiers in Robotics and AI Journal

• Appointed as AI Program Committee Member at Virtual GHC 2021, USA

• Appointed as Secretary, IEEE SPS Bangladesh Chapter 2021, 2022

• Served as the Central Committee Member of International Robot Olympiad, 2021

• Organizing Member (Sponsorship Sub Committee), IEEE ICTP, 2021

• My work on news in Rutgers University  

http://studentawards.rutgers.edu/2020/03/26/tahsina-farah-sanam/ 

https://www.facebook.com/102445529877324/photos/tahsina-farah-sanam-an-ece-phd-student-working-with-prof-hana-godrich-has-been-a/1575326292589233/ 

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