Hi, I am Ishfaq — a Ph.D. candidate at CEE, UIUC, working under the supervision of Prof. Mohamad Alipour (visit his website here.) My research interests lie in Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of materials and structures, using Radar Sensing, Model Updating, and Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs). I enjoy engaging in outdoor sports, including soccer, badminton, cricket, and swimming.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | 2022-Present |
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Mohamad Alipour - Website.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Structural), 2020.
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 2017.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Graduate Research Assistant (2022-Present)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Fall 2026)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering (Jan. 2021 – Present)
Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, (Oct. 2019 – Jan. 2021)
Lecturer, BUET-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety (Dec. 2017 – Oct. 2019)
ASCE O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2026-27. View News.
Mavis Future Faculty Fellow.
The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 2026-27. Link.
ASNT Foundation Fellowship.
American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). 2025. News. LinkedIn Announcement.
Fiddler Innovation Fellowship.
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). 2025. View News.