Curriculum Vitae
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Curriculum Vitae Dr. Lafifa Jamal, SMIEEE Professor Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering University of Dhaka Research Interest • Robotics and Intelligent Systems • Gender and Diversity • STEM Education • VLSI Design • Reversible Logic Synthesis • FPGA Design • Quantum Computing Education • PhD in Computer Science and Engineering (2017) Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Dhaka, Bangladesh • Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Science (2001) Department of Computer Science University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science (1999) Department of Computer Science University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh Experience • Professor Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Dhaka May 2019 till date • Chairperson Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Dhaka August 2016 to September 2019 • Associate Professor Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Dhaka August 2016 to May 2019 1 • Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka October 2014 to August 2016 • Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka March 2007 to October 2014 • Lecturer Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka April 2004 to March 2007 Other Experience • Participant International Visitor Leadership Program A multi-regional project titled “#HiddenNoMore: Empowering International Women Leaders in STEM” arranged by the U.S. Government which was held in Washington DC, Greensboro, Chicago and Los Angeles from October 26, 2019 to November 16, 2019. • Elected Senate Member University of Dhaka (From May 2017 to June 2020) • Syndicate Member Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (From November 2019 till date) • President Bangladesh Women in Technology (For 2019-2021) • Treasurer Bangladesh Computer Society (From 2015 till date) • Vice President Bangladesh Open Source Network (From 2015 till date) • Central Committee Member International Robot Olympiad (From December 2018 till date) • Director Bangladesh Women in Technology (For 2016-2018) • House Tutor Ruqayyah Hall, University of Dhaka (For 2006-2016) • Elected Executive Member Dhaka University Teachers Association (For the year 2016 and 2017) • Moderator Dhaka University Science Society (From January 2015 till date) • Member Editorial Board, Dhaka University Journal of Applied Science and Engineering (For 2017-2019) • Membership Development Coordinator IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Bangladesh Section Chapter (For the year 2018 and 2019) 2 • Founder Advisor IEEE University of Dhaka Robotics and Automation Society Student Branch (From June 2018 till date) • Team Leader Bangladesh Robot Olympiad Team, 21st International Robot Olympiad 2019, Chiang Mai, Thailand. • Team Leader Bangladesh Robot Olympiad Team, 20th International Robot Olympiad 2018, Manila, Philippines. • Founder Advisor IEEE University of Dhaka Women in Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group (From October 2016 to December 2017) • Member Curriculum Development and Revise Core Committee National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), Bangladesh • Member Expert Committee for Development of Science, Technology and ICT College Education Development Project (CEDP) Ministry of Education. • Member IT Service Review Committee National Board of Revenue (NBR). • Member Project Steering Committee Leveraging ICT for Employment and Growth of the IT-ITES Industry Information and Communication Technology Division Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. • Member Performance Monitoring Committee iDEA: Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy Information and Communication Technology Division Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. • Member High Profile Scholarship Evaluation Committee Information and Communication Technology Division Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. • Member ICT Innovation Fund Selection Committee Information and Communication Technology Division Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. • Member Research and Fellowship Selection Committee Information and Communication Technology Division Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. • Member Governing Body Marks Medical College, Bangladesh. • Member Governing Body Shahidul Chowdhury Engineering College, Bangladesh. 3 • Member Governing Body Faridpur Engineering College, Bangladesh. • Member Organizing Committee National Girls Programming Contest 2017 • Member Organizing Committee National High School Programming Contest 2017, 2016 and 2015 • Member Organizing Committee BPO Summit Bangladesh 2018 and 2016 • Convener National Girls Programming Contest 2015 • Member Organizing Committee Bangladesh Electronics Olympiad 2015 • Member Project Steering Committee, Project Implementation Committee and IT Audit Committee “Introduction of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa (MRV) in Bangladesh” (From 2009 to 2016) • Member Expression of Interest (EOI) Evaluation Committee, Request For Proposal (RFP) Creation Committee and Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) “Selection of Service Provider for Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract for Data Center, Disaster Recovery Center, Regional Passport Office, sb/dsb and Foreign Mission” (2016) • Member Expression of Interest (EOI) Evaluation Committee, Request For Proposal (RFP) Creation Committee and Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) “Selection of Service Provider for Machine Readable Visa (MRV) Application Processing in India” (From 2014 to 2015) • Member Expression of Interest (EOI) Evaluation Committee, Request For Proposal (RFP) Creation Committee and Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) “Collection of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) Enrollment Data and Related Services Incidental to and Distribution of MRP among Bangladeshi Citizens at Sight in Sultanate of Oman” (From 2014 to 2015) • Member Website Development Committee Election Commission Bangladesh (From 2014 till date) • Member Feasibility Study Committee “Development of Dhaka City Digital Monitoring System” (2016) • Member Expression of Interest (EOI) Evaluation Committee, Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) “Capacity Enhancement of Data Center of Bangladesh Police” (2016) 4 • Member Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) and Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC) Bangladesh Police (From 2015 till date) • My name was included in the list of “Influential Women in Technology in Bangladesh” in a presentation of mega exposition and conference “Digital World 2014” • Advisor Youth Engagement and Support (YES) group Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) (From 2008 to 2016) • Executive Committee Member Sudhijan Pathagar, Narayanganj (One of the best private libraries of Bangladesh which has around 40,000 book in their collection) (From 1994 till date) • Executive Committee Member Narayanganj Ideal School (A Bangla Medium School which has around 1800 students) (From 2000 till date) • Member Green For Peace (An Environmental Organization of Bangladesh) (From 1992 till date Invited International Talks • Panelist The current state and future outlook of Artificial intelligence and robotics in rehabilitation 06 March, 2020 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Sri Lanka Section Chapter, Colombo, Sri Lanka • Keynote Speaker Control System Analysis and Design by Root-Locus Method 31 January, 2019 South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China • Keynote Speaker Challenges of Women Engineering Professionals in Bangladesh 03 September, 2018 AABEA Biennial Convention 2018. New York, USA • Keynote Speaker Breaking the Barriers 09 June, 2018 Kyungsung University, Busan, South Korea • Keynote Speaker Research Applications in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Emerging Technologies 19 July, 2020 (Conducted online) Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India • Keynote Speaker Role of Robotics in the COVID-19 Affected World 23 June, 2020 (Conducted online) IEEE Student Branch Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology for Women, Kerala, India 5 • Keynote Speaker Role of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence to fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic 10 June, 2020 (Conducted online) Women Tech Global Conference 2020 • Panelist Workshop on Coding for a Social Change 09 January, 2020 (Conducted online) St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, India Invited National Talks • Keynote Speaker The Future of Robotics Technology ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Bangladesh • Keynote Speaker Robotics and Its Prospects in Bangladesh Mujib Borsho IT Carnival 2020, Dhaka International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Keynote Speaker Challenges towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution National Conference on Electronics and Informatics 2019, Bangladesh Electronic Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Keynote Speaker Women in Leadership Women Empowerment Summit 2020, Bangladesh Innovation Forum, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Keynote Speaker Present and Future of Robotics Digital Device and Innovation Expo (DDIExpo 2019), ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Bangladesh • Keynote Speaker National Workshop on IOT and Robotics 2019 Feni University, Noakhali, Bangladesh • Keynote Speaker Robotics & Artificial Intelligence – Bangladesh: Applications in Business and Industry Automation BASIS SoftExpo 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh.