Md. Mahfuzul Haque

• PhD, Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

• MS, Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Mahfuzul Haque is an academic and researcher with around 15 years of experience in Physics, Applied Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is an accomplished Lecturer and Researcher specializing in advanced materials for solar cell applications and sustainable energy solutions. Throughout his academic career, he has taught a wide range of Physics and EEE courses and contributed significantly to curriculum development and accreditation processes.

Alongside his teaching career, as the Additional Director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT), Md. Mahfuzul Haque has coordinated numerous quality enhancement initiatives, including curriculum improvements, internal audits, and compliance with national quality standards. He earned his PhD in Renewable Energy from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and holds both B.Sc. and M.S. degrees from the Department of Applied Physics, Electronics, and Communication Engineering (now Electrical and Electronic Engineering) at the University of Dhaka.

He has authored several publications in Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus-indexed journals, with additional manuscripts and a book chapter forthcoming. He serves as the Honorary Director of the Institute of Advanced Research and Technology (IART), Bangladesh, and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Physics (IOP), UK. Actively engaged in the academic community, he contributes as a Peer Reviewer for WoS- and Scopus-indexed journals and as an Advisory Panel Member of the IOP Science journal Engineering Research Express.

His expertise spans quality assurance, outcome-based education, and academic peer review, reflecting a strong blend of academic, research, and leadership excellence.

Academic Experiences

• Assistant Professor (May 2025-till date)
  Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, East West University, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.

• Adjunct Faculty (February 2025-May 2025)
  Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, East West University, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.

• Assistant Professor (5 years 6 months: June 2015-December 2020)
  Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT), Dhaka, Bangladesh.    

• Lecturer (4 years: June 2011-May 2015)
  Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT), Dhaka, Bangladesh.    

• Lecturer (5 months: October 2010-March 2011)
  Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  
  

  Administrative Experiences (As an Academician)

• Additional Director (3 years 9 months: March 2017 to December 2020)
  Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• External Peer Reviewer (3 days: 06 to 08 November 2018) (as a Quality Assurance Expert of the External Peer Review team)
  Department of Music, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

• External Peer Reviewer (3 days: 10 to 12 October 2018) (as a Quality Assurance Expert of the External Peer Review team)
  Department of Education, Prime University, Bangladesh.
  
  

Research Related Experiences

• Director (Honorary) (January 2025-till date)
  Institute of Advanced Research and Technology (IART), Bangladesh.

• Graduate Research Assistant (3 years 11 months: February 2021-December 2024)
  Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

• Member, Advisory Panel
  Journal: Engineering Research Express, Publisher: IOP Science

• Peer Reviewer (for technical research articles)
  Reviewed a few submitted articles in some journals (Optical Materials, Physica Scripta, Engineering Research Express, Semiconductor Science and Technology, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Journal of Physics: Energy and so on)

• Invited Speaker and Technical Committee Contributions

Md. Mahfuzul Haque was invited as an Invited Speaker at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Photonics, Artificial Intelligence, and Networking, held from 31 July to 02 August 2025, organized by the IEEE Photonics Society Bangladesh Chapter and hosted by the Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST), Saidpur, Nilphamari, Bangladesh, where he delivered a talk titled “Perovskites – The Game Changer in Solar Energy: Progress and Challenges”, highlighting cutting-edge research on perovskite solar cells. (10.1109/QPAIN66474.2025.11172029)

In addition to the invited talk, he contributed to the conference as a Technical Program Committee Member, reviewing several submitted manuscripts to ensure academic quality and integrity, and also served as a Session Chair of a technical session during the event, reflecting his active role in the academic and research community.

• Advisory Panel Appointment
  Md. Mahfuzul Haque has been selected as an Advisory Panel Member of the reputed journal Engineering Research Express (published by IOP Science), which is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (WoS). This recognition was awarded in acknowledgment of his significant contributions as a dedicated and constructive reviewer, supporting the journal’s peer-review process and publication quality. (https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2631-8695/page/advisory-panel)
  
  
• Outstanding Reviewer Award – IOP Publishing (2024)
  Md. Mahfuzul Haque was honored with the Outstanding Reviewer Award 2024 by IOP Publishing for his exceptional contributions to the journal Semiconductor Science and Technology. This recognition highlights his commitment to maintaining high scientific standards through timely, constructive, and high-quality peer reviews. The award reflects his dedication to supporting the integrity and excellence of scholarly publishing within the international research community.
  https://ioppublishing.org/outstanding-reviewer-awards-2024/#Semiconductor-Science-and-Technology
  

Institute of Physics (IOP), United Kingdom — Associate Member