ASM Shihavuddin, PhD

Dr. ASM Shihavuddin is a visionary educator, research strategist, and globally accomplished scientist whose career epitomizes the transformative power of cross-disciplinary innovation. Boasting an elite research portfolio with over 3,800 citations, an H-index of 29, and a cumulative impact factor exceeding 250, Dr. Shihavuddin’s academic journey spans world-class institutions. From earning his Ph.D. with highest honors (Cum Laude) at the Universitat de Girona in Spain to conducting postdoctoral research at the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris and serving as a faculty member at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), his trajectory showcases a relentless pursuit of excellence that bridges continents and disciplines.

At the heart of his work is the application of Artificial Intelligence and deep learning to solve complex structural, climate, and biological challenges. Dr. Shihavuddin has pioneered groundbreaking computational methodologies, ranging from automated wind turbine damage detection for green infrastructure to high-precision neuro-cellular image analysis. His breakthrough discoveries have been featured in premier scientific journals, including Science and Nature Communications. By seamlessly translating advanced AI models into practical solutions for energy systems and biomedical science, he stands at the absolute vanguard of modern technological evolution.

Beyond his technical mastery, Dr. Shihavuddin is deeply committed to institutional empowerment and humanitarian impact. As a Professor and the Director of both the Center for Research, Innovation, Transformation, and Sustainability (CRITS) and the Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL) at the Green University of Bangladesh, he spearheads educational reforms and models for outcome-based learning. Concurrently, his leadership as a finance director at the MOMODa Foundation drives grassroots socioeconomic development and sustainability programs, proving that true academic leadership finds its ultimate fulfillment in elevating both human minds and community well-being.

PhD - Universitat De Girona, Spain

MSc - Universite de Bourgogne, France, Universitat de Girona, Spain and Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

MBA - University of Dhaka

BSc - Islamic University of Technology

Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Educational innovation.

Infrastructure & Renewable Energy Projects

• AI-Driven Drone-Based Inspection and Monitoring (AIDIM): Led an international project funded by an Elsevier AIJ Grant (€6,000) focused on using automated drones to inspect infrastructure.
• Drone-Based Surface Damage Detection: Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and CRITS to deploy deep learning models for detecting surface flaws on energy installations and power plants.
• AQUADA & AQUADA PLUS: Collaborative automation projects using thermal imagery and computer vision to quantify damages in cyclic-loaded, large-scale composite structures (like wind turbine blades) to reduce maintenance costs.
• Exergy Analysis of Power Plants: Funded by a MOST grant to evaluate the sustainability, economic performance, and thermal efficiency of power infrastructure.
• Dhaka AI Challenge: Organized and managed the municipal-scale data challenge funded by an Elsevier AIJ Grant (€5,000).

Biomedical & Image Analysis Projects

• DARWIN Project: Conducted advanced computer vision and image analysis research during his tenure at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
• Ependymal Cell Study & Ciliogenesis: Formulated automated image processing tools to track neuro-cellular structures, 3D microscopic stacks, and cell differentiation, executed at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris.
• Greenotyper: Co-developed a distributed computing and deep learning system optimized for image-based plant phenotyping.
• Automated Underwater Object Classification: Developed an image classification framework during his Ph.D. to create large-scale thematic maps of ocean floors and identify benthic coral reefs and underwater munitions.

Institutional Transformation & Policy Projects

• Research Extension Project & Restart Campaign: Designed a strategic academic blueprint at Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) to minimize student dropouts and boost research capacity.
• Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Curriculum Deployment: Led the structural transition, tool creation, and template updates for engineering departments across multiple universities to map educational objectives with precision.
• Brightest Mind Scholarship Initiative: Created and launched an institutional internship scholarship platform through the Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL).

Research & Innovation Awards

• Green University Research Awards (2021): Won 2 Outstanding Research Awards, 2 Excellent Research Awards, and 1 GUB Research Award.
• GUB Special Grant (2023): Awarded by the Green University of Bangladesh for continuous research contributions.
• Gold Medal (2021): Won at the Green University Exhibition (GEX 2021).
• Silver Medal (2021): Received at the Research, Innovation, and Creative Exhibition Series (RICES 2021).
• Best Paper Award Runner-Up (2018): Awarded at the prestigious Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Conference for the CVMI Workshop.

Major Research Grants

• MOST Grants (2020 & 2022): Received funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, for power plant exergy analysis and drone-based inspection systems.
• Elsevier AIJ Grants (2020 & 2021): Secured a €6,000 grant for the 1st International Workshop on AI-Driven Drone-based Inspection and Monitoring (AIDIM 2021) and a €5,000 grant for the Dhaka AI Challenge 2020.
• IUB Research Grant (2022): Awarded research funding during his tenure at the Independent University, Bangladesh.
• CRITS Grant (2021): Received localized funding from the Center for Research, Innovation, Transformation, and Sustainability.

Fellowships & Academic Distinctions

• Doctoral Honors (2014): Graduated with Cum Laude (With Honors) for his Ph.D. from the Universitat de Girona, Spain.
• FI Grant (2010–2013): Ranked at the top of the selection list to secure the doctoral fellowship from the Catalan Government, Spain.
• Erasmus Mundus Grant (2008–2010): Awarded a full two-year European Commission scholarship for his M.Sc. in Computer Vision and Robotics (VIBOT), graduating 4th in his class.
• Most Creative Brain Award (2006): Bestowed upon him by the student body of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT).
• OIC Full Free Scholarship (2003–2006): Received a fully funded 4-year scholarship from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for his undergraduate studies at IUT, where he placed 2nd overall.
• Dhaka Board Scholarship (2002): Awarded for outstanding performance in his Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.C.) examinations.

2025

• A. Bankolé, A. Srivastava, A. Shihavuddin, K. Tighanimine, M. Faucourt, V. Koka, S. Weill, I. Nemazanyy, A. J. Nelson, M. P. Stokes, et al., "mTOR controls ependymal cell differentiation by targeting the alternative cell cycle and centrosomal proteins," EMBO Rep., vol. 26, no. 12, p. 3075, 2025.
• M. H. Maruf, S. I. Pranto, M. S. I. Ashrafi, S. M. Moin, M. U. Ahmed, M. K. Nipun, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "High-performance bootstrapped sample & hold circuit for ADCs: Achieving low power and enhanced SNR/SNDR in 45nm CMOS technology," J. Electron. Voltage Appl., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 59–69, 2025.

2024

• M. A. Islam, M. N. Ali, A. A. Mamun, M. S. Hossain, M. H. Maruf, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Optimizing energy solutions: A techno-economic analysis of solar-wind hybrid power generation in the coastal regions of Bangladesh," Energy Convers. Manage. X, vol. 22, p. 100605, 2024.
• A. Al Mansur, M. I. Islam, M. S. Alam, M. S. Jadin, Z. Sultana, M. N. Ali, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Optimizing photovoltaic arrays: A tested dataset of newly manufactured PV modules for data-driven analysis and algorithm development," Data in Brief, vol. 54, p. 110482, 2024.
• M. S. I. Ashrafi, M. H. Maruf, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, and S. I. Ali, "Comparative evaluation of memristor-based compact 4T2M SRAM with different memristor models," Int. J. Electron. Lett., vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 144–155, 2024.
• M. A. Islam, A. A. Mamun, M. N. Ali, R. H. Ashique, A. Hasan, M. M. Hoque, M. H. Maruf, M. A. Al Mansur, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Integrating PV-based energy production utilizing the existing infrastructure of MRT-6 at Dhaka, Bangladesh," Heliyon, vol. 10, no. 2, p. e24078, 2024.

2022

• M. M. M. Syeed, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. F. Uddin, M. Hasan, and R. H. Khan, "Outcome-based education (OBE): Defining the process and practice for engineering education," IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 119170–119192, 2022.
• R. U. Haque, R. H. Khan, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. M. M. Syeed, and M. F. Uddin, "Lightweight and parameter-optimized real-time food calorie estimation from images using CNN-based approach," Appl. Sci., vol. 12, no. 19, p. 9733, 2022.
• M. S. H. Lipu, S. Ansari, M. S. Miah, S. T. Meraj, K. Hasan, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. A. Hannan, K. M. Muttaqi, and A. Hussain, "Deep learning enabled state of charge, state of health and remaining useful life estimation for smart battery management system: Methods, implementations, issues and prospects," J. Energy Storage, vol. 55, p. 105752, 2022.
• M. A. Rahman, H. J. Apon, M. Rabbani, M. H. Maruf, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Numerical simulation and analysis of the temporal concentration of timolol after topical administration in the human eye," Int. J. Thermofluids, vol. 16, p. 100251, 2022.

2021

• W. A. Haque, S. Arefin, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, and M. A. Hasan, "DeepThin: A novel lightweight CNN architecture for traffic sign recognition without GPU requirements," Expert Syst. Appl., vol. 168, p. 114481, 2021.
• X. Chen, M. A. Eder, A. Shihavuddin, and D. Zheng, "A human-cyber-physical system toward intelligent wind turbine operation and maintenance," Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 1–11, 2021.
• M. S. N. Siemon, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, and G. Ravn-Haren, "Sequential transfer learning based on hierarchical clustering for improved performance in deep learning based food segmentation," Sci. Rep., vol. 11, p. 813, 2021.
• R. H. Ashique, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. M. Khan, A. Islam, J. Ahmed, M. S. B. Arif, M. H. Maruf, A. Al Mansur, M. A. ul Haq, and A. Siddiquee, "An analysis and modeling of the class-E inverter for ZVS/ZVDS at any duty ratio with high input ripple current," Electronics, vol. 10, no. 11, p. 1312, 2021.
• M. H. Maruf, M. Rabbani, R. H. Ashique, M. T. Islam, M. K. Nipun, M. A. U. Haq, A. Al Mansur, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Exergy based evaluation of power plants for sustainability and economic performance identification," Case Studies Therm. Eng., vol. 28, p. 101393, 2021.
• X. Chen, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, S. H. Madsen, K. Thomsen, S. Rasmussen, and K. Branner, "AQUADA: Automated quantification of damages in composite wind turbine blades for LCOE reduction," Wind Energy, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 535–548, 2021.
• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. R. A. Rashid, M. H. Maruf, M. A. Hasan, M. A. ul Haq, R. H. Ashique, and A. Al Mansur, "Image based surface damage detection of renewable energy installations using a unified deep learning approach," Energy Rep., vol. 7, pp. 4566–4576, 2021.

2019

• A. Gómez-Ríos, S. Tabik, J. Luengo, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, B. Krawczyk, and F. Herrera, "Towards highly accurate coral texture images classification using deep convolutional neural networks and data augmentation," Expert Syst. Appl., vol. 118, pp. 315–328, 2019.
• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, X. Chen, V. Fedorov, N. A. B. Riis, A. N. Christensen, K. Branner, A. B. Dahl, and R. R. Paulsen, "Wind turbine surface damage detection by deep learning aided drone inspection analysis," Energies, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 676, 2019.
• G. Ortiz-Alvarez, M. Daclin, A. Shihavuddin, P. Lansade, A. Fortoul, M. Faucourt, S. Clavreul, M.-E. Lalioti, S. Taraviras, S. Hippenmeyer, et al., "Adult neural stem cells and multiciliated ependymal cells share a common lineage regulated by the geminin family members," Neuron, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 159–172, 2019.
• A. Gómez-Ríos, S. Tabik, J. Luengo, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, and F. Herrera, "Coral species identification with texture or structure images using a two-level classifier based on convolutional neural networks," Knowl.-Based Syst., vol. 184, p. 104891, 2019.

2017

• A. Al Jord, A. Shihavuddin, R. S. d’Aout, M. Faucourt, A. Genovesio, A. Karaiskou, J. Sobczak-Thépot, N. Spassky, and A. Meunier, "Calibrated mitotic oscillator drives motile ciliogenesis," Science, vol. 358, no. 6364, pp. 803–806, 2017.

2014

• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, N. Gracias, R. Garcia, A. C. R. Gleason, and B. Gintert, "Automated detection of underwater military munitions using fusion of 2D and 2.5 D features from optical imagery," MTS J., vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 61–71, 2014.

2013

• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, N. Gracias, R. Garcia, A. C. R. Gleason, and B. Gintert, "Image-based coral reef classification and thematic mapping," Remote Sens., vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1809–1841, 2013.

2010

• M. S. Amin, M. R. Azim, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, and M. A. Hoque, "Spectral and statistical analysis of human sleep EEG signals," J. Eng. Technol. (JET), vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 33–50, 2010.

2008

• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, K. Ahmed, M. S. Munir, and K. R. Ahmed, "Road boundary detection by a remote vehicle using radon transform for path map generation of an unknown area," Int. J. Comput. Sci. Netw. Secur., vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 64–69, 2008.
• R. A. Khandakar, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. S. Munir, K. Ahmed, and M. A. Asad, "Abnormal node detection in wireless sensor network by pair based approach using IDS secure routing methodology," Int. J. Comput. Sci. Netw. Secur., vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 339–342, 2008.

• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, Ed., EEE Times, Green University of Bangladesh, Dept. of EEE, Periodic Institutional Tech Digest Circle, 2020–2024. [pdf_KeREai.pdf]
• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Outcome-based education deployment strategies and digital system workflows," CETL Educational Transformation White Papers, Green University of Bangladesh, 2022. [pdf_KeREai.pdf]

2025

• M. R. Robin, M. H. Maruf, M. R. I. Rashed, M. S. I. Ashrafi, M. M. N. Ali, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Exploring CMOS technology impact on Static Random Access Memory (SRAM): A performance assessment," in Proc. Int. Conf. Electr., Comput. Commun. Eng. (ECCE), 2025, pp. 1–6.

2024

• S. A. Himo, M. T. H. Amin, M. S. Alam, R. H. Ashique, M. M. Hoque, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. H. Maruf, and A. Al Mansur, "Microcontroller based pack to cell active cell balancing for battery management system (BMS) using DC-DC fly-back converter," in Proc. 6th Int. Conf. Electr. Eng. Inf. Commun. Technol. (ICEEICT), 2024, pp. 451–456.
• R. Rasham, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, D. M. Saaduzzaman, A. Hossain, S. Das, and M. S. H. Lipu, "GlioSeg 3D: Advancing glioma brain tumor classification & segmentation with 3D MRI data," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Power, Electr., Electron. Ind. Appl. (PEEIACON), 2024, pp. 1–6.
• M. S. Alam, A. Al Mansur, M. I. Islam, M. A. Islam, S. A. Himo, M. A. U. Haq, M. M. N. Ali, and A. Shihavuddin, "Experimental analysis of the old solar module performance degradation under outdoor weather conditions in Bangladesh: A visual and electrical investigation," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Power, Electr., Electron. Ind. Appl. (PEEIACON), 2024, pp. 1–6.
• S. I. Pranto, M. H. Maruf, A. Al Mahfuz, M. M. N. Ali, A. Al Mansur, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Advancing communication systems: A novel low-power ADC design in 45nm CMOS technology," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Power, Electr., Electron. Ind. Appl. (PEEIACON), 2024, pp. 389–394.
• M. T. Anam, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. F. Hasan, A. Al Mansur, M. H. Maruf, and M. M. N. Ali, "Microgrid dynamics control: GA-optimized LQR vs. iLQR controller comparison," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Power, Electr., Electron. Ind. Appl. (PEEIACON), 2024, pp. 1–5.

2022

• R. Awal, A. Al Mansur, M. I. Islam, T. Rahman, R. H. Ashique, M. A. U. Haq, M. H. Maruf, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. S. H. Lipu, and M. R. Amin, "A 1kW transformerless inverter with a microcontroller-based battery charging system for off-grid photovoltaic modules," in Proc. 4th Int. Conf. Sustainable Technol. Ind. 4.0 (STI), 2022, pp. 1–4.
• T. Rahman, A. Al Mansur, S. Islam, M. I. Islam, M. Sahin, M. R. Awal, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, and M. A. U. Haq, "Effects of aging factors on PV modules output power: An experimental investigation," in Proc. 4th Int. Conf. Sustainable Technol. Ind. 4.0 (STI), 2022, pp. 1–5.
• M. S. Ahmed, S. Hossain, M. N. Haque, M. M. M. Syeed, D. M. Saaduzzaman, M. H. Maruf, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "MRI based automated detection of brain tumor using DWT, GLCM, PCA, ensemble of SVM and PNN in sequence," in Int. Conf. Machine Intell. Emerging Technol. (MIET), Springer, 2022, pp. 267–279.
• M. M. M. Syeed, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. Hasan, M. F. Uddin, and A. Rahman, "Impact study of data-driven automated system for maintaining equality in outcome based education," in Proc. 6th Int. Conf. Equity Inclusion Educ. (ACIE), 2022.
• M. Caspersen, M. S. Tanveer, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. M. M. Syeed, M. H. Maruf, A. Amin, and F. M. Uddin, "Cascaded DNNs for detecting the position and orientation of left ventricle from 3D CT scans," in Proc. IEEE 14th Image, Video, Multidimens. Signal Process. Workshop (IVMSP), 2022, pp. 1–5.

2021

• M. T. Islam, M. F. Rahman, S. Barua, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. H. Maruf, and R. H. Ashique, "Harmonic reduction of cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter using advanced level shifted pulse width modulation technique," in Proc. Int. Conf. Electron., Commun. Inf. Technol. (ICECIT), 2021, pp. 1–4.
• M. T. Islam, M. H. Maruf, A. Shihavuddin, R. H. Ashique, S. Barua, and M. F. Rahman, "Modeling and analysis of high frequency magnetic link-based 11kvasymmetric 21 level inverter for solar photovoltaic systems," in Proc. IEEE Ind. Electron. Appl. Conf. (IEACon), 2021, pp. 50–55.
• M. T. Imam, M. H. Maruf, A. Al Mansur, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Reducing levelized cost of energy using gas generator in off-grid wind-PV hybrid system," in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Sustainable Technol. Ind. 4.0 (STI), 2021, pp. 1–6.
• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. K. Kiron, M. I. Islam, M. H. Maruf, R. H. Ashique, and S. M. Kabir, "Cascaded 3-stage nuclei segmentation using U-Net, Faster-RCNN and SegNet for higher precision," in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Sustainable Technol. Ind. 4.0 (STI), 2021, pp. 1–5.

2015

• F. Codevilla, S. S. C. Botelho, N. Duarte, S. Purkis, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, R. Garcia, and N. Gracias, "Geostatistics for context-aware image classification," in Proc. 10th Int. Conf. Comput. Vis. Syst. (ICVS), Springer, 2015, pp. 228–239.
• A. C. R. Gleason, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, N. Gracias, G. Schultz, and B. E. Gintert, "Improved supervised classification of underwater military munitions using height features derived from optical imagery," in Proc. MTS/IEEE OCEANS Washington, 2015, pp. 1–5.

2013

• J. Escartin, R. Garcia, T. Barreyre, M. Cannat, N. Gracias, A. Shihavuddin, and E. Mittelstaedt, "Optical methods to monitor temporal changes at the seafloor: The lucky strike deep-sea hydrothermal vent field (mid-atlantic ridge)," in Proc. IEEE Int. Underwater Technol. Symp. (UT), 2013, pp. 1–6.

2010

• A. Acharya, M. N. Ambia, M. A. Rob, A. S. M. Mohsin, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "A comparative analysis between the step index fiber and polarization maintaining fiber on the basis of their modal solutions," in Proc. Int. Conf. Electron. Inf. Eng., 2010, vol. 2, pp. V2-35.
• M. N. M. Arefin, M. N. Ambia, T. Ahammad, and A. S. M. Shihavuddin, "Low cost design of a PC based integrated system for signal measurement and generation using microcontroller," in Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. Signal Process. Syst., 2010, vol. 3, pp. V3-747.

2008

• M. S. Munir, K. Ahmed, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, S. M. Nizamuddin, and M. J. Sarker, "A new SS7-sigtran protocol interchanger software and hardware to implement an improved distributed database based atm network using existing ip network," in Proc. 11th Int. Conf. Comput. Inf. Technol. (ICCIT), 2008, pp. 504–509.
• K. Ahmed, M. S. Munir, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. A. Hoque, and K. K. Islam, "Towards autonomous robot operation: Path map generation of an unknown area by a new trapezoidal approximation method using a self guided vehicle and shortest path calculation by a proposed SRS algorithm," in Proc. 10th Pacific Rim Int. Conf. Artif. Intell. (PRICAI), Springer, 2008, pp. 593–602.

2007

• A. S. M. Shihavuddin, N. My. Fadlullah, and K. K. Islam, "Microcontroller operated robot using photo sensor guiding system," in Proc. 1st Int. Conf. Control, Instrum. Mechatronics (CIM), 2007.