Pabna University of Science and Technology

Faculty Profile

Md. Toukir Ahmed

B.Sc Engg. (CSE, BUET) 

Assistant Professor (On Study Leave)

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Pabna University of Science and Technology

Pabna, Bangladesh

Contact Information

+8801745983200 (Personal)

toukirahmedreal@pust.ac.bd (Office)

toukirahmedreal@gmail.com (Personal)

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Total Publications: 10

Total Publications (10)

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Education (2)

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with Data Science Engineering concentration (Ongoing), The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Engineering Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Teaching Experience (3)

  • Working as an Assistant Professor of CSE in Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) since 3rd August, 2020. Worked as a Lecturer of CSE in Pabna University of Science And Technology (PUST) from February 3,2018 to August 2, 2020.
  • Worked as a Lecturer of CSE in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science And Technology University (BSMRSTU).
  • Worked as a Lecturer of CSE in Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT).

Administrative or Other Experience (2)

  • Graduate research assistant at IOSNEL lab, UIUC (Fall 2021-ongoing)
  • Former Advisor, IEEE PUST Student Branch.

Research Interests (6)

  • Computer Vision
  • Spectroscopy and Hyperspectral Imaging
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • NLP
  • Bioinformatics

Awards & Recognition (5)

  • Featured in the Illinois ACES for the hyperspectral reconstruction research.
  • ”Graduate College Conference Presentation Award” for Spring 2024-UIUC.
  • Featured in the esteemed Popular Science Magazine and Illinois ACES for the explainable AI-based hyperspectral research
  • Buet Dean’s List Award for academic excellence in level-4 (GPA: 3.82, session:2014-15).
  • National Education Board Scholarship (General Grade) in Secondary School Certification Examination.

Journal Articles (8)

  • Ahmed, Md Toukir, et al., "SpectroChat: A windows executable graphical user interface for chemometrics analysis of spectroscopic data." Software Impacts 21 (2024): 100698. (Elsevier Q3, Impact factor: 1.3, Citescore: 2.7, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100698)
  • Ahmed, Md. Toukir, et al., "Hyperspectral image reconstruction for predicting chick embryo mortality towards advancing egg and hatchery industry" Smart Agricultural Technology 9 (2024): 100533. (Elsevier Q1, Impact factor: 6.3, Citescore: 4.2, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100533)
  • Ahmed, Md. Toukir, et al., "Comparative analysis of hyperspectral Image reconstruction using deep learning for agricultural and biological applications", Results in Engineering 23 (2024): 102623. (Elsevier Q1, Impact factor: 6.0, Citescore: 5.8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102623)
  • Ahmed, Md. Toukir, et al., "Deep learning-based hyperspectral image reconstruction for quality assessment of agro-product", Journal of Food Engineering 382 (2024): 112223. (Elsevier Q1, Impact factor: 5.3, Citescore: 11.8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2024.112223)
  • Ahmed, Toukir, et al. "Advancing sweetpotato quality assessment with hyperspectral imaging and explainable artificial intelligence." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 220 (2024): 108855. (Elsevier Q1, Impact factor: 8.3, Citescore: 15.3, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.108855).
  • Ahmed, Md. Toukir, and Mohammed Kamruzzaman. "Enhancing corn quality prediction: Variable selection and explainable AI in spectroscopic analysis." Smart Agricultural Technology 8 (2024): 100458. (Elsevier Q1, Impact factor: 6.3, Citescore: 4.2, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100458)
  • Effect of variable selection algorithms on model performance for predicting moisture content in biological materials using spectral data (Analytica Chimica Acta, ELSEVIER Q1, IF: 6.558, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339390)
  • RBSURFpred: Modeling protein accessible surface area in real and binary space using regularized and optimized regression (Published in Journal of Theoretical Biology of ELSEVIER, Q1, Impact Factor: 2.049, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.12.029)

Conference Proceedings (2)

  • Ahmed, Md. Toukir, and Mohammed Kamruzzaman. "Hyperspectral Imaging and Optimized Convolutional Neural Network for Quality Assessment of Sweetpotato." In 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, California, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2024. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202400873
  • Ahmed, Md Toukir, Yuzhen Lu, Arthur Villordon, and Mohammed Kamruzzaman. "Prediction of Firmness of Sweetpotatoes using VNIR Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning." In 2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting, p. 1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2023. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202301414

Conducted Courses (4)

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Database Management Systems
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Structured Programming

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