Md. Saiful Bari Siddiqui (Iftu) is a passionate educator and researcher with a strong background in engineering and computer science. His personality type is ENTP-A. His constant tendency to question the establishment and norms along with his expressive, headstrong, and independent nature characterize him as a person.
 

Saiful holds a B.Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and an M.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering from BRAC University. During his undergraduate studies, he actively participated in extracurricular activities, including debating and leadership roles. He acted as the Vice President of the BUET Debating Club and was a member of BUETDC-Nandonik from 2018 to 2020, winning two national championships. These involvements honed his communication and persuasion skills. He also has a keen interest in logical reasoning and problem-solving, and he has excelled in various academic pursuits, particularly olympiads. He has been a National and Divisional winner in the Bangladesh  Mathematical Olympiad and Bangladesh Physics Olympiad. He also loves to socialize and the idea of leadership intrigues him. During the lockdown in 2020, he got familiar with the field of Data Science and Machine Learning through online platforms and self-study. This sparked the beginning of his research career in Applied Machine Learning and Deep Learning. Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, and other facets of Computer Vision are also among his research interests.

In August of 2021, he began teaching at Brac University. Saiful has spent a significant portion of his life explaining complex ideas and convincing others of his arguments, meaning he was well suited to teaching. His experience so far has been nothing short of rewarding. Since joining Brac University, he has taught a variety of courses and coordinated the CSE250 Lab (Circuits & Electronics). He is also a passionate sports enthusiast and a die-hard admirer of both Real Madrid and Bangladesh Cricket. The exciting area of Sports Analytics is where he hopes to use his expertise in the future.

Conferences

• M. S. B. Siddiqui, S. A. Shusmita, S. Sabreen and M. G. R. Alam, ”FedNet: Federated Implementation of Neural Networks for Facial Expression Recognition,” 2022 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), Chiangrai, Thailand, 2022, pp. 82-87, doi: 10.1109/DASA54658.2022.9765165.
   
• M. S. I. Siam, M. S. B. Siddiqui, M. Abedin and M. I. H. Bhuiyan, "Bioradiolocation-Based Multi-Class Sleep Stage Classification Using Time and Frequency Features with Random Forest Classifier," 2022 12th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022, pp. 208-211, doi: 10.1109/ICECE57408.2022.10089093.

Center for Computational & Data Sciences, IUB, Research Assistant (February ’22 - August ’22)
Bangladesh Physics Olympiad, Academic Team Member (2015)
BUET Debating Club, Vice President (2019-2021)

Academic Awards

Srijonshil Medha Onweshon, Ministry of Education, Divisional Champion, Science & Technology Category (2014)

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad (National), 2nd Runner-Up (2011)

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad (Chittagong), Winner (2011,2012,2013,2014,2015)

Bangladesh Physics Olympiad (Chittagong), Winner (2013,2014,2015)

Bangladesh Informatics Olympiad (Chittagong), Winner (2015)

Co-Curricular Awards

Champion, DUDS National Inter-University Debating Championship 2018

Champion, Jahangirnagar University Debating Organization(JUDO) National Inter-University Debating Championship 2018

Debater of the Tournament, UIU Nationals 2017

Champion, CUETDS National Inter-College Debating Championship 2014
Champion, Prothom Alo-Bondhushova Inter-School Debating Championship 2012
Award of Excellence, Drishty School of Debate, 2010 

M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2022-2024)

M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Ongoing), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2021-Present)

B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2016-2021)

H.S.C., Chittagong College, Chattogram, Bangladesh (2015)

S.S.C., Chittagong Collegiate School, Chattogram, Bangladesh (2013)

Theory

CSE250 (Circuits & Electronics)
CSE428 (Image Processing)

Lab

CSE250L (Circuits & Electronics Laboratory)

CSE251L (Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory)

CSE350L (Digital Electronics and Pulse Techniques Laboratory)

Presentation

”FedNet: Federated Implementation of Neural Networks for Facial Expression Recognition”, 2022 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), March 2022.

“Bioradiolocation-Based Multi-Class Sleep Stage Classification Using Time and Frequency Features with Random Forest Classifier”, 2022 12th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), December 2022.