Farzana Shabnam
Senior Lecturer (On leave)
Ms. Farzana joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Brac University in January, 2011. She obtained her Master of Engineering degree from the University of Sydney in 2018. Farzana also worked as a Research Intern at the School of IT of the University of Sydney. Her current research interest involves various aspects of the Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Network, Mobile and Vehicular Network.
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Education
+–2017–2018 Master of Telecommunication Engineering
The University of Sydney, Australia2007–2010 Bachelor of Science
Brac University (Bangladesh)2005–2006 Higher Secondary School Certificate
Chittagong College (Bangladesh)2003–2004 Secondary School Certificate
Dr. Khastagir Govt. Girls High School (Bangladesh) -
Publications
+–Conferences
Kabir, S., Kamruzzaman, S. M., Ahmed, A., Hoque, M. A., & Shabnam, F. (2019). Design and implementation of an IoT based forest environment monitoring system. 5th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC 2019). Chengdu, China.
Sahdman, S. A., Islam, K. S., Ahmed, S. S., Siddiqui, S. S., & Shabnam, F. (2019). Comparison of antenna parameters for different substrate materials at terahertz frequency region. 5th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC 2019). Chengdu, China.
Shabnam, F., Shemonti, N. M., Ibnat, A. A., & Chakraborty, A. (2016). The interference management and cost analysis perspective of femtocell in 4G network. 2016 IEEE International WIE Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (WIECON-ECE), 100–103. https://doi.org/10.1109/WIECON-ECE.2016.8009095
Shabnam, F. (2019). Analysis of energy harvesting techniques for mobile networks. IEEE Region 10 Symposium, TENSYMP 2019. Kolkata, India.
Shabnam, F., Saha, A., Sobhan, R. B., & Debnath, T. (2016). A comprehensive study and performance based evaluation on routing protocols of WiMAX. 2016 International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICISET.2016.7856533
Shabnam, F., Karim, K. L. D., & Shahrear, S. M. F. (2016). Improvisation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with development and feasible evaluation of fiber optic sensors: A survey. 2016 International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering (ICAEES), 577–581. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAEES.2016.7888112
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Professional Activities
+–10/06/2012– Till Date Lecturer
Brac University, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
▪ Taking theory and lab classes
▪ Preparing questions and invigilating exams
▪ Marking and grading scripts and assignments
▪ Supervising undergraduate thesis students and guiding students in their projects02/01/2011–09/06/2012 Junior Lecturer
Brac University, Dhaka (Bangladesh)08/2017–08//2018 Research Assistant
Wireless Networking Group (Wings), University of Sydney, Australia11/2017–03/2018 Summer Research Scholarship Intern
CODES Research Lab, University of Sydney, Australia
Other Experiences
12/03/2018–27/07/2018 Exam Invigilator & Casual Enrolment Officer
Federation University, Australia.
▪ Invigilating term final examinations.
▪ Helping with the enrolment process of the international students.
▪ Updating and maintenance of student records in the School’s database
▪ Other administration and related tasks in support of the International Student Programme01/05/2009–31/12/2010 Teaching Assistant
BRAC University, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
▪ Marking class-tests and assignments
▪ Counselling students regarding the course material
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Courses Taught
+–• Electromagnetic Waves and Fields (EEE241)
• Electrical Circuits II (EEE203)
• Electronic Devices and Circuits (CSE251)
• Optical Communication (ECE410)
• Measurement & Instrumentation (ECE360)Laboratory:
- Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory (EEE342)
- Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory (CSE251)
- Electronic Devices and Circuits I Laboratory (EEE206)
- Microprocessor Laboratory (EEE366)
- VLSI Design Laboratory (EEE412)
- Digital Electronics Laboratory (EEE302)
- Control System Laboratory (EEE306)
- Digital Logic Design (CSE260)
- CSE 421: Computer Networks (CSE421)
- Electrical Circuits I Laboratory (EEE202)
- Electrical Circuits II Laboratory (EEE 204)
- Circuits and Electronics Laboratory (CSE250)
- Data Communication Laboratory (CSE320)
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Awards, Honors
+–• Summer Research Scholarship, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Sydney, Australia.
• “Dr. Abdul Kalam International Postgraduate Scholarship”, The University of Sydney, Australia.
• Graduated with "Highest Distinction" from BRAC University.
• Performance based scholarship, BRAC University
• Vice-chancellor's and Dean's Certificate for academic excellence, BRAC University. -
Research Areas/Interests
+–• Internet of Things
• Wireless Sensor Network
• Computer Network
• Mobile Networks
• Vehicular Network