Professional Experience
Research Experience
Operations Research Postdoctoral Research Associate, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (April 2021 - Present)
Studying energy-efficient unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) deployment optimization under different delivery scenarios, operating, and environmental conditions
Developing efficient mathematical optimization approaches to provide insights into using drones compared to ground-only vehicles in different delivery scenarios, operating, and environmental conditions
Implementing and validating a biomass pre-processing model
Research Aide, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL (Summer 2020)
Worked on solving a power generation capacity expansion and operational (unit commitment/economic dispatch) planning problem with variable renewable energy integration and storage
Implemented a scenario reduction algorithm to approximate the yearly planning horizon by a smaller number of periods that makes the mixed-integer programming model computationally efficient
Modified the model implementation to improve AMPL/CPLEX memory efficiency
Analyzed the effects of different problem parameters on the capacity expansion decisions
Graduate Research Assistant, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (2018 - 2021)
Developing models and algorithms for an attacker-defender wireless network jamming problem under several models of radio interference
Studied the submodularity property of the stochastic program with endogenous uncertainty for the reliability of complex networks and proved that the reliability maximization objective function is submodular when the uncertain parameters are exponentially distributed.
Implemented supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms to find critical points in high-dimensional energy landscapes, with the goal of improving material simulations.
Developed data-driven stochastic programming models and decomposition algorithms for optimization problems with endogenous uncertainty
Data Analytics Intern, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (Summer 2018)
Developed accelerated decomposition algorithm for scheduling of cloud computing resources under uncertainty
Worked on developing risk-averse models to protect smart-grid systems against random cyber-attacks
Graduate Research Assistant, High-Performance Computing Collaboratory, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS (2016 - 2018)
Developed a hypergraph library for parallel computing to simulate large-scale hypergraphs
Implemented a scalable graph simulation algorithm that scales-up graphs to billions of nodes containing normal and malicious traffic
Developed supervised machine learning algorithms to detect malicious cyber nodes in large, highly class-imbalanced real-life graphs
Data Analytics Intern, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (Summer 2017)
Developed stochastic programming models and algorithms for scheduling cloud computing resources in executing complex scientific workflows
Graduate Research Assistant, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS (2015 - 2018)
Utilizing the concept of an attack graph, developed a two-stage stochastic programming model and Implemented a Sample average approximation algorithm with an L-shaped decomposition algorithm for finding optimal security countermeasure deployment decisions under uncertain attack success probabilities.
Developed a bi-level risk-averse stochastic programming model and accelerated constraint-and-column generation algorithm for finding the optimal security countermeasure deployment decisions against multiple potential attackers under uncertain attackers' capabilities
Teaching Experience
Instructor (Graduate Teaching Associate), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA (Fall 2020)
Taught “Supply Chain Engineering/Advanced Supply Chain Engineering” course (IE 430/530) to both undergraduate and graduate levels
Assistant Professor (On Leave), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2014- Present)
Undergraduate Theory Courses Taught:
Industrial Management
Ergonomics and Safety Management
Material Handling and Maintenance Management
Product Design II
Undergraduate Laboratory Courses Taught:
Manufacturing Process II Lab
Product Design II Lab
Measurement, Control, and Instrumentation Lab
CATIA Design Lab
Lecturer, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2012- 2014)
Undergraduate Theory Courses Taught:
Industrial Management
Ergonomics and Safety Management
Product Design I
Undergraduate Laboratory Courses Taught:
Manufacturing Process I Lab
Product Design I Lab
Quality Control Lab
Material Handling and Maintenance Lab
Measurement, Control, and Instrumentation Lab
Human Factors and Ergonomics Lab
Adjunct Assistant Professor, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2014-2015)
Undergraduate Theory Courses Taught:
Industrial Management
Adjunct Lecturer, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2014)
Undergraduate Theory Courses Taught:
Industrial Management
Adjunct Lecturer, Northern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2014)
Undergraduate Theory Courses Taught:
Industrial Management
Adjunct Lecturer, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2012)
Undergraduate Theory Courses Taught:
Ergonomics and Productivity Engineering