LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Sheraton Anaheim Hotel 900 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California Saturday, November 15, 2014 Chief Guest: Dr. N. Nina Ahmad Member, President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Keynote Speaker: Dr. Anis Uzzaman General Partner and CEO, Fenox Venture Capital Editor: Dr. M. Yunus Rahi Editorial Advisor: Dr. Ashraf Ali Credits: Mukhles Bhuiyan Mourshad Haider Shafayat M. Dewan Jalil Khan AKM Tareque Cover Design: Sharif Abid Rahman Published by 2014 AABEA Biennial Convention Committee Page 1 Highlights Program 3 Message from Anaheim Mayor Mr. Tom Tate 11 Greetings from Host Chapter President 12 Welcome by AABEA CEC President 13 Message form White House Initiative on AAAPI 14 Chief Guest 15 Keynote Speaker 16 Entrepreneurship Speaker 18 List of Sponsors 23 List of Advertisers and Exhibitors 25 AABEA 2014 Outstanding Awards 27 - 31 AABEA Lifetime Achievement Award 32 Technical Article 34 AABEA Chapter Reports 37 – 49 Technical Seminar Paper Abstracts 51 - 74 Page 2 Program 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM : Reception and Guest Registration: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM : Business, Services and Fashion Exhibits (Dorset Room): : Sponsored by Bangladeshi Business Companies, Saree Collections, Fashion and Jewelry houses 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM : Students and Youth Programs (Somerset Room) : : Moderated by Syed Ashfaqul Huq, Project Manager, California Department of Transportation (California) District 7, Los Angeles, California [Presentations by extraordinarily successful Bangladeshi American professionals as well as aspiring future professionals of various disciplines] 11:00 - Welcome by Syed Ashfaqul Huq 11-01 - Shariar Momen – Sophomore, University of California, Riverside 11:10 - Tabassum Hyder – Intern, Ellipse Technologies 11:20 - Sarah Ahmed, PE, - Senior Civil Engineering Assistant, LAC-DPW 11:30 - Rifat Farzana Lisa, - Structural Project Engineer, Bolton Engineering 11:40 - Sarahzin Sanjana Chowdhury - Intern, Department of Homeland Security 11:50 - Dr. Shemi Jalil, MD – Resident Physician, USC Internal Medicine 12:00 - Anik Rahman - 9th Grade, North High School Torrance 12:10 - Shadman Chowdhury - Founder and CEO, Premed HQ 12:20 - Nafis Atiqullah - Analyst, Capital Research Global Investors 12:35 - Dr. Habib Rahman - Founding President of Plexstar and Genusys Inc. 12:55 - Question & Answer 1:00 - Closing Remarks 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM : Lunch Break : Page 3 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM : Technical Seminars : : Coordinated by Dr. Sadrul Ula, University of California at Riverside, California, and Dr. Zahidul Rahman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California [Presentation of Technical Papers on Emerging Issues, Technological Advancements and Challenges for Infrastructure Development and Quality of Life Improvements in Bangladesh in Concurrent Sessions under Energy/Power, Economic Development/Industrialization, Entrepreneurship/High- tech/Outsourcing, and Infrastructure/Environment Tracks] 2:00 – Energy/Power Track (Somerset Room): Organizer: Ahmed Badruzzaman, Institute for South Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California : “What Can We Learn from Ashulia and Savar? An Examination of Safety Issues for the Planned Nuclear Power Plant at Rooppur,” by Mohammad Harunuzzaman, Energy Industry Consultant, Columbus, Ohio. [2:00 – 2:15] : “Fossil Fuels in Bangladesh Energy Mix,” by Golam Kabir, Wynnewood Refining, CVR Energy, Inc., Wynnewood, Oklahoma. [2:15 – 2:30] : “Rural/Household Energy Sector - Role of Small, Distributed Energy Systems in Addressing Bangladesh Energy Challenges,” by Ahmed Badruzzaman, Institute for South Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California. [2:30 – 2:45] : “Solar Inverter Market in Bangladesh: A Case Study,” by Jahangir Dewan, President and CEO, sBIT, Inc., Silicon Valley, California. [2:45 – 3:00] 2:00 – Entrepreneurship/High-tech/Outsourcing Track (Westmorland Room): Organizer: Shakhawat Hossain, President, AABEA Silicon Valley Chapter, California : “Bangladesh ICT Industry - Investment & Collaboration Opportunity for NRBs,” by Shameem Ahsan, Co-founder, Akhoni.com Ltd., eGeneration Ltd., Benchmark-eGeneration Ltd and Element 5 Ltd; Director of Agrani Bank Ltd., Dhaka. [2:00 – 2:15] : “A Framework for Mobile eLearning (mLearning) with Analytical Decision Model,” by Jahangir Dewan, President and CEO, sBIT Inc., Silicon Valley, California. [2:15 – 2:30] Page 4 : “Big-data PaaS (Platform as a Service): Analytics at Your Fingertips,” by Fuad Rahman, CEO, Compliance Expressware, California. [2:30 – 2:45] : “Behind the Apps: Opportunities in Data Centers,” by Alimul Haque, Sr. Architect @ Intel, California. [2:45 – 3:00] 3:00 – Infrastructure/Environment Track (Somerset Room): Organizer: Faruq Siddiqui, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania : “Computer Literacy Program Empowers Underprivileged Youths in Bangladesh,” by Mohammad Farooque, Computer Literacy Program Volunteer, Retired Senior Vice President and Discipline Fellow, FuelCell Energy, Inc., Connecticut. [3:00 – 3:15] : “Enforcing Building Design Codes in Bangladesh with Limited Government Resources,” by Sukomal Modak, Computers and Structures, Inc., California, USA and Souren Modak, Engineer, Subastu Developments Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh. [3:15 – 3:30] : “Electrical Energy Infrastructure of Bangladesh,” by Sadrul Ula, University of California, Riverside, California. [3:30 – 3:45] : "River System Restoration and Development along River Banks in Dhaka, Bangladesh," by Enamul Hoque, P.E, D. GE, F. ASCE, Hoque & Associates, Phoenix, Arizona. [3:45 – 4:00] 3:00 – Economic Development/Industrialization Track (Westmorland Room): Organizer: Ashraf Ali, The Boeing Company, Everett, Washington, and Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI), Seattle, Washington : “Economic Growth and Industrialization in Bangladesh – The Future from a Global Perspective,” by Dr. Zaki Eusufzai, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California. [3:00 – 3:15] : “A Global Vision for the Industrialization of Bangladesh,” by Choudhury M. Shamim, California State University, Fullerton, California. [3:15 – 3:30] : “Improvement of Investment Climate in Bangladesh,” by MD. Mahmudur Rahman, Director General in the Prime Minister’s Office, People's Republic of Bangladesh. [3:30 – 3:45] Page 5 : “NOBAYON: A New Agenda for a New Bangladesh,” by Shafi A. Khaled, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota. [3:45 – 4:00] : “A Nation is Known by the Goods it Produces: Nature of Industrialization,” by Ashraf Ali, The Boeing Company, Washington, and Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI), Seattle, Washington. [4:00 – 4:15] 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM : Entrepreneurs Meet and Chat Session (Somerset Room): : Moderated by Dr. Yunus Rahi, President and Principal Engineer, Traffic Design, Inc., San Dimas, California [Engineering Entrepreneurs Discuss Opportunities, Challenges and Innovative Investment Options in Today’s Entrepreneurship, and Share their Success Stories] 4:30 - Shameem Ahsan, President, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4:40 - Zaki Hossain, President, Modern Packaging, Inc., Deer Park, New York 4:50 - Ahammed Akbar Khan, President, Empire Cargo Solutions, Inc., Ontario, California 5:10 - Jahangir Dewan, President and CEO, sBIT Inc., Silicon Valley, California 5:20 - On “Engineered Living Flagellum” by Dr. Taher Saif, Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Illinois 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM : Break: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM : Banquet (Kensington Ballroom): 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM : Speeches, Sponsors Recognition and Awards: 7:00 - Greetings from Host Chapter by Mourshad Haider, President, American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects, Southern California Chapter 7:05 - Welcome by Dr. Nazmul Ula, President, American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects, Central Executive Committee 7:10 - Sponsors Recognition Page 6 7:20 - Entrepreneur’s Speech by Dr. Habib Rahman, President, Plexstar, Inc., Lewisville, Texas 7:30 - Keynote Speech by Dr. Anis Uzzaman, General Partner and CEO, Fenox Venture Capital, San Jose, California 7:40 - Guest of Honor’s Speech by Representative Dr. Judy Chu, US Congress 7:50 - Chief Guest’s Speech by Dr. N. Nina Ahmad, Commissioner, White House Advisory Commission on American Asians and Pacific Islanders 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM : AABEA Achievement Awards and Recognitions: 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM : Cultural Show and Performances: 8:30 - Bangla Modern and Classical Songs by Tomal Hossain from Los Angeles 9:00 - Bangla Nazrul and Modern Songs by Ferdous Ara from Bangladesh 10:15 - Bangla Contemporary Modern Songs by S. I. Tutul from Bangladesh 11:30 PM – 12:00 AM : Closing: Page 7 Biennial Convention Committee, 2014 Convener: Prof. Nazmul Ula (President, Central Executive Committee) Co-Conveners: Mourshad Haider (President, AABEA-SC) Mukhles R. Bhuiyan (Past President, AABEA-CEC) Secretary: H. K. Mohammed A. Chowdhury (General Secretary, AABEA-CEC) Treasurer: Dr. M. Yunus Rahi (Treasurer, AABEA-CEC) Coordinator: Shafayat M. Dewan (CEC Rep., AABEA-SC) Sub-Committees Registration and Reception: Mahmuda Akhter (Treasurer, AABEA-SC) Khan Akram Hossain (AABEA-SC) Venue Management: Ahammed Akbar Khan (General Secretary, AABEA-SC) Mohammed Iqbal (Past General Secretary, AABEA-SC) Shafkat Kabir (AABEA-SC) Khondaker Bashar Finance and Sponsorship: Jalil Khan (Past President, AABEA-SC) AKM Tareque (Past General Secretary, AABEA-SC) Guests and Speakers: Azmal Khan (EC Member, AABEA-SC) Shafiqur Rahman