Faculty Profile

Dr. Ahsan Habib

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Associate Professor Institute of Institute of Information and Communication Technology Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801915796886
  • Email: [email protected]

Biography

Ahsan Habib received his B.Sc.(Engg.) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh, in 2004. In 2012, he completed his MSc. (Engg.) Degree in Information and Communication Technology from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, in 2019. Now he is working as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Information and Communication Technology of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Before joining SUST, he also worked at Metropolitan University and North East University Bangladesh, and some other industries during 2005-2018.

Education

  • Ph.D. (2019) in Computer Science and Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • M.Sc. (2012) in Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc. (2004) in Computer Science and Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Data Structure and Algorithm
  • Data Compression
  • E-Governance

Active Research Project

  • Exploring Crime Patterns in the Sylhet Region: An Innovative K-means Clustering Approach

Previous Research Project

  • A Dictionary-Based Compression Technique for Bengali Text
  • Bangla License Plate Detection and Recognition using Morphological Image Processing and Template Matching
  • Potato late blight disease detection using convolutional neural network
  • An Event Driven and Light Weight Proactive Auto-Scaling Architecture for Cloud Application
  • Quaternary Code Performs Better Than Binary Code in Terms of Decoding Speed

Journal Publish

  • 1. Mia, M., Das, P., Habib, A. (2024). Verse-Based Emotion Analysis of Bengali Music from Lyrics Using Machine Learning and Neural Network Classifiers, International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, 15, No.1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12785/ijcds/150128
  • 2. Islam, M., Islam, M. A., Habib, A. (2023). Potato late blight disease detection using convolutional neural network, International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 23, No. 4. DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2021.10043260
  • 3. Habib, A., Islam, M. J. & Rahman, M. S. (2023). Quaternary Tree Structure as a Novel Method for Huffman Coding Tree. Journal of Computer Science, 19(9), 1132-1142. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2023.1132.1142
  • 4. Akash, U., Paul, P.P., Habib, A. (2023). An Event Driven and Light Weight Proactive Auto-Scaling Architecture for Cloud Application, Int. J. Grid and Utility Computing, Vol. 14, No. 5. DOI: 10.1504/IJGUC.2023.10058856
  • 5. Islam, M. A. & Habib, A. (2021). An Effective Method for the Recognition and Verification of Bangladeshi Vehicle Digital Number Plates. Journal of Computer Science, 17(11), 1059-1070. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2021.1059.1070
  • 6. Habib, A., Islam, M.J. & Rahman, M.S. (2020). A dictionary-based text compression technique using quaternary code. Iran J Comput Sci 3, 127–136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42044-019-00047-w
  • 7. Habib, A., Islam, M. J. & Rahman, M. S. (2018). Huffman Based Code Generation Algorithms: Data Compression Perspectives. Journal of Computer Science, 14(12), 1599-1610. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2018.1599.161
  • 8. Habib, A., Rahman, M.S. (2017). Balancing decoding speed and memory usage for Huffman codes using quaternary tree. Appl Inform 4, 5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40535-016-0032-z
  • 9. Habib, A. & and Chowdhury, D. (2014). An Efficient Compression Technique Using Arithmetic Coding, Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp 60-67.
  • 10. Habib, A., Haque, A.S.M.L., Hossain, MR. (2013). H-HIBASE: Compression Enhancement of HIBASE Technique Using HUFFMAN Coding, Journal of Computer, ISSN 1796-203X, VOL. 8, NO. 5, p 1175-1183.
  • 11. Habib, A., Haque, A.S.M.L., Rahman, M.S. (2012) High Performance Query Operations on Compressed Database, International Journal of Database Theory and Application, ISSN: 2005-4270, Vol. 5, No. 3.

Awards & Recognition

  • Received ICT fellowship of Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh for PhD (2014-17)

Book/ Book Chapter

Conference

  • 1. Ahsan Habib, Mir Lutfur Rahman and Pranta Sarker, “A Faster Decoding Technique for Huffman Codes Using Adjacent Distance Array,” 5th International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE), 25-27 JAN, 2019.
  • 2. Tarequzzaman Khan Tajul, Saifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Ahsan Habib, “Enhancement of LZAP (Lempel Ziv All Prefixes) Compression Algorithm,” International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (iCEEiCT), Bangladesh, ISBN: 978-1-5386-8279-1; IEEE, Sept. 2018.
  • 3. Ahsan Habib, Muhammad Badruzzaman, Manjur Ahammed, and Arif Iqbal, ICT: A tool to reduce corruption in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Governance (ICEGOV), Portugal, ISBN: ISBN 978-1-4503-2456-4, ACM DL, October 2014.
  • 4. Ahsan Habib, Md. Mamun Hossain, Muhammad Shahidur Rahman, Transliteration based Bengali Text Compression Using Huffman Principle, Proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV), Bangladesh , ISBN 978-1-4799-5179-6; IEEE, May 2014.
  • 5. Ahsan Habib, Debojyoty Chowdhury and Mridul Kanti Bhattacharjee, ICT for Development and UISC – A step to alleviate poverty in rural areas of Bangladesh, Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Governance (ICEGOV), South Korea, ISBN: ISBN 978-1-4503-2456-4, ACM DL, October 2013.
  • 6. Ahsan Habib, A.S.M. Latiful Haque, Md. Russel Hossain, Sabir Ismail, Compression Enhancement of HIBASE Technique Using HUFFMAN Coding, Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Bangladesh, ISBN: 978-1-4244-8496-6, IEEE Explore, December 2011.
  • 7. Ahsan Habib, A.S.M. Latiful Haque, Towards Mobile based e-learning in Bangladesh – A framework, Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Bangladesh, ISBN: 978-1-4244-8496-6, P305, IEEE Explore, December 2010.
  • 8. Ahsan Habib, Atikur Rahman Baizid, Digital Bangladesh – Achievements and Expectations: a scenario on e-governance in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Governance (ICEGOV), China, ISBN: 978-1-60558-663-2, p365, ACM DL, October 2010.
  • 9. Ahsan Habib, Md. Mustafijur Rahman Faysal, Paperless Office: First Step to Digital Bangladesh, Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Governance (ICEGOV), Colombia, Vol. 322, p400, ISBN: 978-1-60558-663-2, ACM DL, November 2009.
  • 10. Ahsan Habib, Debashish Roy, Steps to Defend Against DoS Attacks, Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Bangladesh, p614, ISBN: 978-1-4244-6283-4, IEEE Explore, December 2009.

Teaching

  • Software Engineering
  • Database Management System
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Computer Networking
  • Technical Writing and Presentation
  • Software Project Management

Graduate Supervision

  • Supervised at least 40 Masters in IT graduates during last 6 years

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