Ongoing Researches

• Microbiology
• Biotechnology
• Plastic Biodegradation
• Bioinformatics

Received Research Grants:

1. Principle Investigator. East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT) Research Grant. Jan 2022-present.  Isolation and characterization of plastic waste degrading microorganisms from landfill Soil. 

2. Co-Principle Investigator. Research grant under special allocations (Interdisciplinary group) from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Bangladesh in the financial year 2022-2023. Project title: Analysis of the effects of food and water borne carcinogens on the cancer patients of Bangladesh.

3. Phi Sigma Research Grant at UTA. Jan 2017 - Aug 2017. Nucleic acid-protein interactions in the integration complex of site specific Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements. 

4. Phi Sigma Research Grant at UTA. Jan 2016 – Aug 2016. Structure and function of non-LTR retrotransposons: Globular domain structure.

• Structural Biology
• RNA Structure Determination through NMR
• Enzyme kinetics
• 3 Dimensional Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship Studies
• Pharmacological research and Chronic toxicological studies
• Clinical Microbiology

• Structural Dynamics
• Soil Dynamics
• Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical & Structural Engineering
• Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering.

• Dusty Plasma Physics
• Applied Mathematics

• Radio frequency identification (RFID)
• Radio wave propagation
• Wireless sensor network
• Wireless communications 
• Biomedical and Neurological image processing/imaging
• Bioinformatics
• Optimization
• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Robotics and Internet of Things
• Green Computing/IT and Sustainable Development 
• Brain Machine Interface
• Biomedical signal Processing
• Cognitive radio
• Electromagnetics

Research webpage: [Khan SLR Group]

• Solar cells, solar farm, bifacial PV, agro-PV, 
• Paper bsed biosensors, non-invasive biosensors

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling

Water Quality and Ecological Modeling

Statistical Methods

Water Treatment

Big Data Analytics

REVIEWER OF JOURNAL MANUSCRIPTS

• Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
• Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Journal of ELSEVIER.

Dr. Billah's research interests span several interdisciplinary domains, emphasizing the application of advanced techniques to address critical engineering challenges. Primary focus areas include transportation safety, investigating strategies to reduce accidents and enhance the safety of vulnerable road users through data-driven approaches. Research efforts also involve water resources modeling, exploring sustainable and efficient methods for managing water systems. Additionally, machine learning techniques are applied to enhance predictive modeling in both transportation safety and resource management. Another key area of interest is the use of solid wastes in construction materials, aiming to promote sustainable building practices by incorporating waste materials into construction processes. Dr. Billah also conducts research on assessing the water quality of water bodies, investigating methods to monitor and improve the quality of freshwater and coastal systems. The overarching goal of his research is to integrate innovation and technology to tackle pressing challenges in urban infrastructure, environmental systems, and sustainability.

• Metagenomics 
• Gut Microbiome
• Microbiome and Mycobiome
• NGS Data Analysis
• Metabolomics
• Machine Learning

• Facial Image Analysis
• Texture Analysis
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Graphics
• Image processing
• Algorithms 

• Photonics
• Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
• Image Processing
• Renewable  Energy

• Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy
• Clinical and Basic research of  Pharmacology
• Clinical and Hospital Microbiology
• Public Health

1. Studies on the antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Bangladeshi medicinal plants.
2. Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from Bangladeshi medicinal plants which involves various chromatographic methods with advanced spectrophotometric analysis.
3. Isolation of endophytic fungi from fresh medicinal plants of Bangladesh followed by their extraction and isolation of various bioactive compounds. 
4. Evaluation of the role of selected molecules to improve vascular dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases using a combination of in-silico, in vitro, in vivo and biomolecular techniques 

Robust methods of estimation, Outlier detection, Regression diagnostics, Data mining and statistical machine learning, Multivariate analysis, Statistical computing and graphics, Econometrics methods, Simulation and bootstrapping techniques.