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EXTERNAL PROFILES

Assistant Professor

Md Iftekharul Alam Efat

I particularly enjoy collaborating with Software Systems with Artificial Intelligence and solve new challenges. Currently, doing research on "Precision Agriculture and Digital Twin Technologies", using machine learning approaches to enhance production of Agriculture with smart way.

Software Engineering

BIOGRAPHY

I am Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Information Technology (IIT), Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU). I hold both a BSc and an MSc in Software Engineering from the Institute of Information Technology (IIT), University of Dhaka (DU).I am an enthusiastic, adaptive, and fast learner with a strong passion for Secure Software Design & Architecture. I enjoy collaborating on software systems that integrate Artificial Intelligence and thrive on solving complex, real-world challenges. Currently, I’m conducting research on IoT-Based Health Status Monitoring Technology. In this project, I’m using neural networks to build a system capable of continuously monitoring the health conditions of diabetic patients. My aim is to contribute to the development of intelligent and secure healthcare solutions through cutting-edge research and innovation.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Machine Learning IoT Deep Learning NLP Cloud Computing Cyber Security Software Testing Software Design and Architecture

2013 - 2014

M.Sc. in Software Engineering

Institute of Information Technology (IIT)
University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh

Thesis: Thesis: Reusability Measurement for Software Components CGPA – 3.79 (in the scale of 4.00)

2009 - 2012

Bachelor of Information Technology

Major in Software Engineering
Institute of Information Technology (IIT), University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh

Thesis: Thesis: Face Recognition with Vibrant Local Ternary Pattern (VLTP) CGPA – 3.84 (in the scale of 4.00)

2006 - 2008

Higher Secondary Certificate

Science
Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1996 - 2006

Secondary School Certificate

Science
St. Gregory’s High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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April 26, 2014 to May 04, 2014
Business Communication
Description: N/A
Organization: Project of Hi-Tech Park, Kaliakour, Ministry of ICT
September 11, 2018 to September 13, 2018
OBE Based Curriculum Design for Software Engineering Bachelor Program
Description: In the campus of Daffodil International University, during their Accreditation process.
Organization: ABET Accreditation, Thailand
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1

Best Presenter Award

ICIEV 2014
Description: 3rd International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV '14) for paper: "Face Verification with Fully Dynamic Size Blocks based on Landmark Detection".
Date: May 24, 2014

2

University Undergraduate Scholarship of Excellence

University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Description: Achieved scholarship for excellent result and other co-curricular activities throughout graduation period. Awarded by, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: March 18, 2012

3

2nd Runners-up

Banglalink Grandmaster Idea Contest
Description: Business plan and implementation of a VAS (Value Added Service) for Banglalink Idea: SMS based bus ticketing named EASY PASSANGER for inter-city & intra-city bus services in Bangladesh
Date: October 14, 2011

4

1st Runners-up on Project Showcasing

Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur, Bangladesh
Description: 3rd National ICT FEST 2011, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur, Bangladesh Project: mobile based loan & payment, providing three features including account checking, mobile balance recharge, loan & payment using the Credit Rating idea.
Date: April 16, 2011

5

2nd Runners-up on Software Project Fair

East West University (EWU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Description: EWU IT Festival 2011, East West University (EWU), Dhaka, Bangladesh Project: m-Tourism: A Mobile based Tourism System of seeking and booking
Date: February 15, 2011

6

Champion on BCSIR Science Fair

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Description: Project: E-Voting: A Pathway to Free, Fair & Transparent Election
Date: February 10, 2007

7

Runners-up on 4th Divisional (Dhaka) Mathematics Olympiad

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad (BdMO)
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Date: January 05, 2006
2025
Journal

Blockchain Aided Smart Consensus Model for IoMT Architecture

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Tasnim Rahman, Md Jane Alam, Shah Mostafa Khaled
Journal: Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing (AETiC), Publisher: International Association for Educators and Researchers (IAER) , Volume: 9 , Issue: 2 , Page: 31-52
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33166/AETiC.2025.02.003
2022
Journal

A Systematic Review of Blockchain Applications

Authors: Farhana Akter Sunny, Petr Hajek, Michal Munk, Mohammad Zoynul Abedin, Md Shahriare Satu, Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Md Jahidul Islam
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE , Volume: 10 , Issue: 2 , Page: 59155-59177
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3179690
2022
Journal

Identifying Optimised Speaker Identification Model using Hybrid GRU-CNN Feature Extraction Technique

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Md Shazzad Hossain, Shuvra Aditya, Jahanggir Hossain Setu, KM Imtiaz-Ud-Din
Journal: International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics, Publisher: Inderscience Publishers (IEL) , Volume: 12 , Issue: 6 , Page: 662-685
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCVR.2022.126508
2022
Journal

Deep-learning Model using Hybrid Adaptive Trend Estimated Series for Modelling and Forecasting Sales

Authors: Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Petr Hajek, Mohammad Zoynul Abedin, Rahat Uddin Azad, Md Al Jaber, Shuvra Aditya, Mohammad Kabir Hassan
Journal: Annals of Operations Research, Publisher: Springer , Volume: 339 , Issue: 1 , Page: 297-328
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04838-6
2020
Journal

Paperless Vehicle Certification (PVC) Framework for Transport Stakeholders

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Shouvick Ahmed Naim, Tasnim Rahman
Journal: Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University, Publisher: NSTU , Volume: 4 , Issue: 1-2 , Page: 13-25
2014
Journal

Dynamic Blocks for Face Verification

Authors: Mohammad Ibrahim, Tajkia Rahman Toma, Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Shah Mostafa Khaled, Md Shariful Islam, Mohammad Shoyaib
Journal: International Journal of Computer Vision and Signal Processing, Publisher: CNSER , Volume: 4 , Issue: 1 , Page: 39-38
2013
Journal

Vision Inspired Local Ternary Pattern (VLTP) for Face Recognition & Verification

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Mohammad Ibrahim, Humayun Kayesh, Shah Mostafa Khaled, Mohammad Mahbub Alam, Mohammad Shoyaib
Journal: Journal of Engineering and Technology, Publisher: Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur, Bangladesh , Volume: 11 , Issue: 1 , Page: 51-56
2021
Conference

A Hybrid GRU-CNN Feature Extraction Technique for Speaker Identification

Authors: Md. Shazzad Hossain Shihab, Shuvra Aditya, Jahangir Hossain Setu, KM Imtiaz-Ud-Din, Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat
Conference: 23rd International conference on computer and information technology (ICCIT) , Page: 1-6 , Publisher: IEEE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIT51783.2020.9392734
2020
Conference

Blockchain aided Vehicle Certification (BVC): A Secured E-Governance Framework for Transport Stakeholders

Authors: Moonmoon Das, Rahat Uddin Azad, Md Iftekharul Alam Efat
Conference: 23rd International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) , Page: 1-6 , Publisher: IEEE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIT51783.2020.9392725
2018
Conference

Trend Estimation of Stock Market: An Intelligent Decision System

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Rakibul Bashar, KM Imtiaz-Ud-Din, Touhid Bhuiyan
Conference: International Conference on Cyber Security and Computer Science , Page: 44-49 , Publisher: Karabuk University
2014
Conference

Dynamic Local Ternary Pattern for Face Recognition and Verification

Authors: Mohammad Ibrahim, Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Humayun Kayesh Shamol, Shah Mostafa Khaled, Mohammad Shoyaib, M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud
Conference: Recent Advances in Computer Engineering, Communications and Information Technology , Page: 146-151 , Publisher: WSEAS
DOI: ISBN: 978-960-474-361-2
2014
Conference

Face Verification with Fully Dynamic Size Blocks based on Landmark Detection

Authors: Mohammad Ibrahim, Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Shah Mostafa Khaled, Mohammad Shoyaib
Conference: 3rd International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV) , Page: 1-5 , Publisher: IEEE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIEV.2014.6850737
2014
Conference

Feature Prioritization for Analyzing and Enhancing Software Reusability

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Md Saeed Siddik, Mohammad Shoyaib, Shah Mostafa Khaled
Conference: 3rd International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV) , Page: 1-5 , Publisher: IEEE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIEV.2014.6850738
2013
Conference

Automated Bangla Text Summarization by Sentence Scoring and Ranking

Authors: Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Mohammad Ibrahim, Humayun Kayesh
Conference: 2nd International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision , Page: 1-5 , Publisher: IEEE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIEV.2013.6572686
2024
Book Chapter

Optimized Energy Consumption in Healthcare WSNs Using Enhanced LEACH Protocol with K-Means

Authors: Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat, Tasnim Rahman, Shuvra Aditya, Kaushik Sarker
Book: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS), Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore, URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-2721-9_21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2721-9_21
2023
Book Chapter

Deep Convolutional Comparison Architecture for Breast Cancer Binary Classification

Authors: Nasim Ahmed Roni, Md Shazzad Hossain, Musarrat Bintay Hossain, Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Mohammad Abu Yousuf
Book: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST), Publisher: Springer, URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-34619-4_16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34619-4_16
2023
Book Chapter

Block-chain aided Cluster based Logistic Network for Food Supply Chain

Authors: Rahat Uddin Azad, Khair Ahammed, Muhammad Abdus Salam, Md. Ifthekarul Alam Efat
Book: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST), Publisher: Springer, URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-34622-4_34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34622-4_34
2020
Book Chapter

IoT based Smart Health Monitoring System for Diabetes Patients using Neural Network

Authors: Md Iftekharul Alam Efat, Shoaib Rahman and Tasnim Rahman
Book: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST), Publisher: Springer, URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-52856-0_47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52856-0_47
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Masters - 2021-22

Rahat Uddin Azad

MSc. Student, IIT, NSTU

Thesis Title: A Dual Encoder Fusion Model for Semantic-Aware Bangla Paraphrase Generation Using Bangla-T5 and Gemini Embedding

Overview: The primary objective of this research is to build and validate a paraphrase generation system for Bangla that maximizes semantic fidelity while producing meaningful, non-trivial re- expressions of the input sentences. A core challenge in achieving this goal is mitigating semantic drift, which can occur under conditions of limited and heterogeneous supervision. To address this issue, the methodology incorporates a stable, frozen semantic signal from Gemini Embeddings, which is integrated into both the representation and the objective functions of the model. This strategy is intended to ensure that the generated paraphrases retain semantic accuracy despite the inherent variability in the input data.

Honors - 2019-20

Imtiaz Chowdhury

Software Engineer

Thesis Title: A Framework for Maximizing Assertion Accuracy in LLMs Generated Test Code

Overview: Well designed and cost-effective unit tests are crucial to developing and maintaining quality software. Recently, Large Language Models have dramatically improved automated test generation; however, the precision of assertions in such tests is still an important issue to address. A novel framework is presented that uses a step-by-step approach to improve assertion reliability in LLM-generated test code by performing assertion quality classification, mutation-guided evaluation, and a targeted strategy for model fine-tuning. The framework was applied to a dataset of 1,328 test cases and shows substantial improvements in the accuracy of assertions. Empirical findings attest to the framework’s ability to enhance assertion power by at least double, while raising mutation scores by up to 93.57\%. The proposed framework addresses unique issues related to assertion generation and offers a highly effective approach to improving the dependability and efficiency of LLM-generated tests in actual software development scenarios.

Honors - 2019-20

Shoriful Habib

Software Engineer

Thesis Title: AI Driven Dynamic Multi Period Vehicle Routing

Overview: This thesis addresses the Dynamic Multi-Period Vehicle Routing Problem (DMPVRP) in order delivery logistics, focusing on efficient route planning for multiple vehicles under dynamic customer demands and operational constraints. A novel Graph Neural Network (GNN)-based framework is proposed to learn routing policies from heuristic-generated data and adaptively optimize delivery routes over multiple days. The GNN approach is evaluated against a classical Nearest Neighbor heuristic, demonstrating promising adaptability despite initial lower route efficiency. Experimental results show the heuristic achieves shorter total distance and lower fuel cost, while the GNN model offers scalability and potential for improvement through advanced training. This research bridges traditional optimization and modern AI, providing a foundation for scalable, robust dynamic routing solutions in real-world logistics.ew

Honors - 2017-18

Shuvra Aditya

MSc. Student, IIT, NSTU

Thesis Title: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Enabled Machine Learning-based Intrusion Detection System to Enhance Interpretability and Trustworthiness

Overview: Despite the increasing popularity of machine learning models in cyber-security applications such as intrusion detection systems (IDS), most of these models are often perceived as black-box solutions. The significance of eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has grown as it allows for the interpretation of machine learning models, thereby enhancing trust management. XAI enables human experts to comprehend the underlying data evidence and causal reasoning, leading to improved trust in the system. While previous studies have primarily focused on the accuracy of various classification algorithms for trust in IDS, they often lack insights into the behavior and reasoning of these complex algorithms. In this paper, we address the concept of XAI to enhance trust management in IDS by examining the decision tree model. By utilizing simple decision tree algorithms that are easily interpretable and resemble human decision-making processes, we split choices into smaller subchoices for IDS. We conducted experiments using a widely used KDD benchmark dataset and extracted rules to assess the effectiveness of this approach. Additionally, we compared the accuracy of the decision tree approach with other state-of-the-art algorithms.

  • Institutional Email: iftekhar.iit@nstu.edu.bd
  • Personal Email: iftekhar.efat@gmail.com
  • Mobile number: 01727208714
  • Emergency Contact: 01842208714
  • PABX: 1202
  • Website: https://iftekhar.sererl.com/

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Software Engineering

Noakhali Science and Technology University