Faculty Profile

Pronob Kumar Biswas

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801750887879
  • Email: pronob-ipe@sust.edu

Biography

Pronob Kumar Biswas completed both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Industrial and Production Engineering from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He joined the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) as a Lecturer on January 11, 2018, and was promoted to Assistant Professor on July 11, 2019. Before joining SUST, he worked as a Lecturer at the National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering in the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering (ongoing), Texas A&M University, College Station.
  • M.Sc. (Engg.) in Industrial and Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
  • B.Sc. (Engg.) in Industrial and Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

Research Interests

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Occupational Safety

Active Research Project

  • 1. Emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) in the industrial sector of Bangladesh: exploring and managing key success factors.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Prediction of liquid loading for producing wells of Rashidpur gas field, Bangladesh.
  • 2. Numerical simulation of Non-Newtonian blood flow through an eccentrically stenosed artery with 64% cross-sectional area reduction using LES method.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Islam, S., Biswas, P.K., Saha, S., Sayem, A., & Khan, M. M. A. (2023). Occupational injuries and risk assessment among stone crushing industry workers: a cross-sectional study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.
  • 2. Khan, M. M. A., Sayem, A., Biswas, P. K. (2022). Workplace productivity of service industry: evidence from public and private Banks of Bangladesh. International Journal of Services and Operations Management.
  • 3. Sayem, A., Biswas, P. K., Khan, M. M. A., Romoli, L., & Dalle Mura, M. (2022). Critical Barriers to Industry 4.0 Adoption in Manufacturing Organizations and Their Mitigation Strategies. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 6(6), 136.
  • 4. Saha, S., Sayem, N. A., Khan, M. M. A., Biswas, P. K. (2021). Overall performance of steam system used in garment industries in Bangladesh: a case study–based approach. Energy Efficiency, 14(2), 1-18.
  • 5. Islam, S., Biswas, P. K., Saha, S., Khan, M. M. A. (2021). Assessment of occupational injuries, health, and risk faced by the workers in the engineering workshops: a survey-based approach. SUST Journal of Science and Technology, 31(1), 10-18.
  • 6. Biswas, P. K., Kibria, M.H., Hasan, J., Khan, M.M.A. (2020). Productivity determinants of cement industries and their impacts assessment: a survey-based approach. Journal of Production Systems and Manufacturing Science, 1(2), 11-22.
  • 7. Kibria, M. H., Khan, M. M. A., Malek, A. B. M. A., Biswas, P. K. (2019). Inventory Cost Minimization through Item Categorization and Demand Forecasting: A Case Study-based Approach. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 8(12), 823-827.
  • 8. Biswas, P. K., Saha, S., Das, S., Sourov, S. R., Khan, M. M. A. (2019). User Satisfaction of Electric Vehicles (EVs) as an Alternative form of Public Road Transport System: A Survey-based Approach. SUST Journal of Science and Technology, 29(1), 33-38.
  • 9. Biswas, P. K., Das, S., Sourov, S. R., Islam, S., Kibria, M. H., & Hasan, J. (2019). Financial Attractiveness and Operating Characteristics of E-Rickshaw in Bangladesh: A Case Study. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 8(6), 1137-1140.

Teaching

  • Quality Control and Management
  • Operations Research
  • Engineering Statistics

Awards & Recognition

  • 2011-2015: Department Merit Scholarship, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology.
  • 2014: Best Science Article Writer, SUST Science Arena Article Writing Competition.