Syed Akhter Hossain
Syed Akhter Hossain | |
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| Born | 21 January 1969 Jessore, Bangladesh |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science Computer Engineering |
| Institutions | Canadian University of Bangladesh |
Syed Akhter Hossain (born 1969) is a computer scientist, educator,[1][2] columnist[3] and technology consultant[4] from Bangladesh. Currently, he is a professor and dean of Computer Science and Engineering department at Daffodil International University (DIU).[5]
Birth and education[edit]
He was born in Jessore on 21 January 1969.
Others activities[edit]
Hossain is a contest director of ACM-ICPC Dhaka Regionals 2007, 2012[6] and Chief Judge of National Collegiate Programming Contest in Bangladesh 2015[7] and Contest Director of NCPC 2014.[8] He is also the Chief Judge of ACM ICPC Dhaka Site 2015[9][10][11] and one of the pioneers of spreading programming education in Bangladesh by organising Computer Science Education Week and NGPC(National Girls Programming Contest).[12]
He is also an organising committee member of ICCIT (International Conference on Computer and Information Technology) at 2013,[13] and hold the chair on 2014.[14]
He is also taking steps to enrich Bengali language content.[15][16]
Honors and awards[edit]
- Gold Medal in BSc (Honors) examination for the first place in the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajshahi University
- Digital Innovation Award 2011 for Bangla-2-Braille Machine Translator
- BASIS 2011 Abishaker Khoze Champion Award
- CMO-Asia Best Professor in IT Award from Singapore, July 2012
- National ICT Award 2016 for Outstanding Contribution to the ICT Education and Technology of Bangladesh at Digital World 2016 Award Night, 21 October 2016[17][18]
References[edit]
- ^ Hossain, Syed Akhter; Biswas, Lora Annanya; Hossain, Md Iqbal (22 December 2014). Analysis of Bangla-2-Braille Machine Translator (PDF). 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology. Dhaka, Bangladesh: IEEE. pp. 300–304. ISBN 978-1-4799-6288-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.
- ^ "CSE Head Professor Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain attends a training program in South Korea by Samsung SDS". Daffodil International University. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
- ^ Hossain, Syed Akhter. "Impact of Smart Technologies in Higher Education". TechWorldBD.
- ^ "EATL Prothom Alo Apps Contest 2015 Channel-i Talk Show Episode 02".
- ^ "Prof. Dr Syed Akhter Hossain". Daffodil International University.
- ^ "The 2012 ACM-ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional Contest". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "RUET NCPC Committee". RUET NCPC 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Daffodil NCPC 2014 Committee Organizing Committee".
- ^ "Judging and Problem Setting Panel" (PDF). Welcome to ACM-ICPC Asia Regional Dhaka Site. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to ACM-ICPC Asia Regional Dhaka Site Committee Members" (PDF). Northsouth.edu. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Jawad, Muhammad Muhtasim (19 November 2015). "Young Programmers at the ACM ICPC, Dhaka Regional Site Event 2015". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Computer Science Education Week To Begin From Sunday". HiFi Public. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Organizing Committee, ICCIT 2013". The 16th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Organizing Committee, ICCIT 2014". ICCIT 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
- ^ "GDG Bangla holds seminar on how to enrich Bangla Content". The Daily Star. 10 February 2015.
- ^ "First International Symposium on Bengali/Bangla Computational Linguistics".
- ^ "ICT Award' 2016 to DIU CSE Head". The New Nation. Dhaka. 26 October 2016.
- ^ "DIU Professor Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain awarded National ICT Award 2016". Daffodil International University. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
External links[edit]
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