Hello! 

I am Saiful Islam, someone who is passionate about teaching and is currently enrolled as a Senior lecturer at BRAC University. As a dedicated mentor and educator, my teaching dynamics revolves around innovation, integrity, and inclusivity. My love for teaching has transcended classrooms and has been depicted on platforms like YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@saifulcreates) which I created for the sole purpose of inspiring keen learners around the world. Through my tutorials and study materials, I  hope to live my dreams through my students and ensure education is accessible to all. 

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I am wholeheartedly dedicated to nurture my students to achieve global milestones. My unwavering commitment behind the success of my students has earned me accolades like a Gold Medal at the International Science and Invention Fair organized by the Young Scientists Association. Besides, I have served as a Co-Principal Investigator at BRACU Mongol Tori and was selected to participate in NASA’s Mars Rover Competition that took place in Utah, USA. Additionally, I have served as the Co-Advisor of the Robotics Club. Together, all these experiences make me want to foster innovation and creativity amongst all students. 

At the same time, my leadership as a team leader of Techniche, a fully-funded Techno-Management Festival at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), showcases my organizational acumen and effective leadership qualities. This role contributed to securing a merit position at the prestigious Indian Rover Challenge (IRC), organized by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, India. Apart from the above mentioned, my other contributions have been featured in several prominent news sources, for example - Mars Society South Asia, The Daily Star, BRACU Express.

Google scholar profile

Journal Paper

1. ECARRNet: An Efficient LSTM-Based Ensembled Deep Neural Network Architecture for Railway Fault Detection, S. I. Eunus, S. Hossain, A. E. M. Ridwan, A. Adnan, M. S. Islam, D. Z. Karim, G. R. Alam, J. Uddin, AI, pp. 482-503.

Book Chapter

1. An Efficient Traffic Sign Recognition Approach Using a Novel Deep Neural Network Selection Architecture, S. Saha, M. S. Islam, M. A. B. Khaled, S. Tairin, Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information Security: Proceedings of IEMIS 2018, Volume 3, Springer Singapore, pp. 849-862
2. Bangla Handwritten Character Recognition With Multilayer Convolutional Neural Network, B. M. Abir, S. N. Mahal, M. S. Islam, A. Chakrabarty, Advances in Data and Information Sciences: Proceedings of ICDIS 2017, Volume 2, Springer Singapore, pp. 155-165.

Conference Paper
 

1. Automated Detection of Malignant Lesions in the Ovary Using Deep Learning Models and XAI, M. H. S. Ifty, N. Nirjan, L. Islam, M. Diganta, R. A. Ornate, A. Tasnim, M. S. Islam, 2025 IEEE 4th International Conference on AI in Cybersecurity (ICAIC), USA, pp. 1-8. 
2. Intracranial Brain Hemorrhage Diagnosis and Classification: A Hybrid Approach, M. I. H. Emon, K. N. Iqbal, I. Azad, A. A. Aporna, N. S. Amlan, and M. S. Islam, 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies (ICICT), USA, pp. 95-99.
3. DeepGrip: Cricket Bowling Delivery Detection with Superior CNN Architectures, R. Rahman, M. A. Rahman, M. S. Islam, M. Hasan, 2021 6th international conference on inventive computation technologies (ICICT), India, pp. 630-636.
4. Approaching Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Biometric Recognition Based on Fingerprint Database, M. S. Islam, T. Islam, M. Hasan, Intelligent Computing: Proceedings of the 2021 Computing Conference, Volume 2, United Kingdom, pp. 581–590. 
5. Pneumonia detection by analyzing X-ray images using MobileNet, ResNet architecture, and Long Short Term Memory, S. Hossain, R. Rahman, M. S. Ahmed, M. S. Islam, 2020 30th International Conference on Computer Theory and Applications (ICCTA), Egypt, pp. 60-64.
6. Smart Security, Food, and Environment Monitoring System for Cows using Microcontroller, A. R. Arko, S. H. Khan, M. S. Islam, 2019 International Conference on Communication and Electronics Systems (ICCES), Coimbatore, India, pp. 679-684.
7. Thumb Controlled Low-Cost Prosthetic Robotic Arm, A. H. Khan, F. N. Khan, L. Israt, M. S. Islam, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT), Coimbatore, India, pp. 1-6.
8. Smart Health Care Monitoring System By Seven Segment Image Processing Technique, M. Rahman, M. R. A. Islam, M. Rezyuan, M. S. Islam, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT), Coimbatore, India, pp. 1-6. 
9. Detecting Sex From Handwritten Examples, S. Saha, M. A. B. Khaled, M. S. Islam, N. S. Puja, M. Hasan, 2018 IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), Pondicherry, India, pp. 1–7.
10. Faster Image Compression Technique Based on LZW Algorithm Using GPU Parallel Processing, M. A. Alam, F. Ahsan, M. Subhani, F. F. Hossain, M. S. Islam, K. N. Ruma, 2018 Joint 7th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV) and 2018 2nd International Conference on Imaging, Vision & Pattern Recognition (ICIVPR), Kitakyushu, Japan, pp. 272-275. 
11. Human Identification Using WiFi Signal, M. N. A. Nipu, S. Talukder, M. S. Islam, A. Chakrabarty, 2018 Joint 7th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV) and 2018 2nd International Conference on Imaging, Vision & Pattern Recognition (ICIVPR), Kitakyushu, Japan, pp. 300-304.
12. Low Latency Image Processing of Transportation System Using Parallel Processing Co-Incident Multithreading (PPCM), S. K. Shammi, S. Sultana, M. S. Islam, A. Chakrabarty, 2018 Joint 7th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV) and 2018 2nd International Conference on Imaging, Vision & Pattern Recognition (ICIVPR), Kitakyushu, Japan, pp. 363-368. 
13. Implementation of an Optical Character Reader (OCR) for Bengali Language, M. T. Chowdhury, M. S. Islam, B. H. Bipul, M. K. Rhaman, 2015 International Conference on Data and Software Engineering (ICoDSE), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, pp. 126-131.
     

• Senior Lecturer
  Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  BRAC University, Jul. 2022 - Present
• Lecturer
  Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  BRAC University, Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2022                                                                                      
• Senior Researcher
  Department of Computer Science
  Independent University, Bangladesh, May. 2017 - Present
• Co-Principal Investigator, NASA Mars Rover Competition
  Mongol Tori ‑ A next generation Mars Rover, 2018
• Advising Team Lead                                                                                
  Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  BRAC University, Jul. 2022 - Present
• Co-Advisor
  Robotics Club of BRAC University (ROBU)
  BRAC University, Sep. 2016 - Present
  
  
  
   

1. VC’s Award for Academic Excellence
   BRAC University
2. Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
   BRAC University
3. Gold Medal
   IYSA, Indonesian Young Scientists Association 2022
4. Certificate of Participation 
   The Mars Society’s University Rover Challenge, Affiliated with NASA 2017, 2019
5. Felicitation
   Techniche, fully funded by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, India, 2017
6. Certificate of Merit
   Indian Rover Challenge, Organized by VIT University, Vellore, India, 2018
7. Letter of Felicitation
   Mayor, Chittagong City Corporation

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
Master of Science in Computer Science, CGPA: 3.81/4.0
• Graduated with Distinction (Magna Cum Laude).
• Placed among the top 12% of the graduating students in the graduate program.
• Thesis: Utilization of Machine Learning, Image Processing and Data Mining Techniques.
• Supervisor: Dr. Mahady Hasan

BRAC University (BRACU)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
• Graduated with Distinction and awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award and Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence.
• Thesis: Implementation of an Optical Character Reader (OCR) for Bengali language.
• Supervisor: Dr. Khalilur Rhaman