Associate Professor
Dr. Shekh Md. Mahmudul Islam (on leave)
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Research profiles & links
Biography
Dr. Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam (Senior Member, IEEE) has been serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, since June 2024. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Dr. Islam received his B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees in ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering | University of Hawaii at Manoa | United States | 2020 |
| Masters | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2014 |
| Bachelor | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| H.S.C | Science | Mirzapur Cadet College | Bangladesh | 2007 |
| S.S.C | Science | Mirzapur Cadet College | Bangladesh | 2005 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University | Durham, NC, USA | Aug 2024 | Present |
| Associate Professor (On Leave) | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jun 2024 | Present |
| JSPS Invitational Fellow | Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Student Adviser | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Aug 2022 | Jul 2024 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), University of Dhaka | Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh | Jan 2022 | Jun 2024 |
| Radio Frequency and Wireless Propagation Intern | Google Life Sciences | Mountain View, California, USA | May 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| Radar System and Applications Engineering Intern | ON Semiconductor | Phoenix, AZ, USA | May 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| Lecturer | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Dec 2014 | Jan 2022 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| RF Sensing for Vital Signs Monitoring | ||
| Digital Biomarker Extraction | ||
| Wireless Sensing | ||
| Digital Health |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student | SCH: INT: Collaborative Research: Non-Contact Smart Monitor for Sleep Disorder Diagnosis and Intervention | NSF | 01-09-2019 | University of Hawaii |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | ECE-595 Department Seminar at University of Illinois at Chicago. (December 6, 2024) https://ece.uic.edu/events/rf-sensing-at-the-human-microwave-frontier-identity-authentication-and-occupancy-sensing/ |
| 2 | IEEE Webinar arranged by IEEE Croatia Section: Invited Talk on "Non-Contact Radar-Based Continuous Identity Authentication in Multiple Subject Environment" https://www.ieee.hr/ieeesection/odjeli_chapteri/ed15ssc37?@=2w3cz |
| 3 | "Radar for Physiological Sensing"--Measurement and Biomedical Instrumentation Lab, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy, 2021. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IEEE Senior Member | Senior Member | 2023 | |
| 2 | IEEE Student Member | Graduate Student | 2016 | 2020 |
| 3 | IEEE Member | Professional Member | 2020 | 2023 |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam
Radar for Human Sensing: Presence, Identification, and Disease Assessment: Non-Contact Sensing Using Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Radar.
Denmark: River Publisher-IEEE, 2026 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Sujay Saha and Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam "Machine Learning for Disease Assessment."
Artificial Intelligence for Disease Diagnosis and Prognosis in Smart Healthcare. Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press, 2023 .
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| 2 |
Shekh M. M. Islam "Radar-Based Non-Contact Physiological Sensing."
Vision, Sensing and Analytics: Integrative Approaches. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021 177-212 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam and Jessilyn Dunn : The 2026 global roadmap for textile-integrated wearable technologies in health,
(impact factor:2.5) Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine by IOP , 2026
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| 2 |
Md Shahriar, Kaisari Ferdous, Sourav Kumar Pramanik and Shekh M. M. Islam : Non-Contact Monitoring and Recognition of Varied Respiratory Patterns From Dual-Subject Across Sleep Postures Using CW Radar,
IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (impact factor:3.2) , vol.10 , no.1 , 2025
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| 3 |
Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam, Masaya Kato, Yuji Tanaka, Sourav Kumar Pramanik and Takuya Sakamato : Non-Contact Arterial Pulse Wave Measurement in a Two-Subject Scenario Using Millimeter-Wave Radar,
IEEE Sensors Letters (impact factor:2.2) IEEE , 2025
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| 4 |
K. Ishmael, Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam, Mohammad Shadman Ishrak, Jannatun Noor Sameera, Richard C. Ordonez, Victor M. Lubecke and Olga Boric-Lubecke : A Dual-Radar Noise Compensation System for UAV-Born Cardiopulmonary Vital Signs Detection,
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technique (impact factor:4.5) IEEE , 2025
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| 5 |
Sourav Kumar Pramanik, Md Shafkat Hossain and Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam : Building occupancy estimation using single channel CW radar and deep learning,
Scientific Reports (impact factor:3.8) , vol.15 , no.8 Springer Nature , 2025
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| 6 |
Amy Droitcour, Shekh MM Islam, Ryan Neville, Miles Topping, Eileen Peppard, Victor M Lubecke, and Olga Borić-Lubecke : Microwave Doppler Radar Occupancy Sensing for HVAC Energy Savings,
IEEE Journal of Microwave (impact factor:6.5) , vol.34 , no.2 IEEE , 2024
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Jahid Hasan Chowdhury, Md. Shihab, Sourav Kumar Pramanik, Md Shafkat Hossain, Kaisari Ferdous, Md. Shahriar and Shekh M. M. Islam : Separation of Heartbeat Waveforms of Simultaneous Two-Subjects Using Independent Component Analysis and Empirical Mode Decomposition,
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letter (impact factor:2.9) , vol.34 , no.8 IEEE , pp.1059 - 1062 , 2024
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| 8 |
Sourav Kumar Pramanik, Md. Shafkat Hossain and Shekh M. M. Islam : Non-Contact Soil Moisture Estimation Using Continuous Wave Radar and Deep Learning,
IEEE Sensors (impact factor:4.3) IEEE , 2024
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| 9 |
Sourav Kumar Pramanik and Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam : Through the Wall Human Heart Beat Detection Using Single Channel CW Radar,
Frontiers in Physiology (Q1, IF: 4.50) (impact factor:4.5) Frontiers , pp.1-12 , 2024
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| 10 |
Md Shafkat Hossain, Sourav Kumar Pramanik, Atikur Rahman, Shahin Ali and Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam : Non-Contact Vital Signs Monitoring in Broiler Chicken,
Wiley-The Journal of Engineering (impact factor:1.0) , vol.2 , no.6 Wiley-IET , 2023
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| 11 |
Syed Doha Uddin, Md Shafkat Hossain and Shekh M. M. Islam : Heart Rate Variability-Based Obstructive Sleep Apnea Events Classification Using Microwave Doppler Radar,
IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (impact factor:3.2) IEEE , pp.1-9 , 2023
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| 12 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Yao Zheng, Yanjun Pan, Marionne Millan, Willy Chang, Ming Li, Olga Boric-Lubecke, Victor M. Lubecke and Wenhai Sun : Cross-Modality Continuous User Authentication and Device Pairing with Respiratory Patterns,
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (impact factor:10.238) IEEE , 2023
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| 13 |
M S Ishrak, F Cai, Shekh M. M. Islam, Olga Boric-Lubecke, Teressa Wu and Victor M. Lubecke : Doppler radar remote sensing of respiratory function,
Frontiers in Physiology (impact factor:4.77) Frontiers , 2023
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| 14 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Nunzia Molinaro, Sergio Silvestri and Emiliano Schena : Respiratory Feature Extraction for Contactless Breathing Pattern Recognition Using a Single Digital Camera,
IEEE Transactions on Human Machine Systems (impact factor:4.124) IEEE , pp.1-10 , 2023
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| 15 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Amy Droitcour, Ehsan Yavari, Victor M. Lubecke and Olga Boric-Lubecke : Building occupancy estimation using microwave Doppler radar and wavelet transform,
Building and Environment (impact factor:7.093) , vol.23 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.1001-1020 , 2023
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| 16 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Lupua Oba, Lana Lubecke and Victor M. Lubecke : Contactless vital sign monitoring with unmanned aerial vehicle-borne radar,
IEEE Potential , vol.42 , no.1 IEEE , pp.27-34 , 2023
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| 17 |
Chenyan Song, Amy Droitcour, Shekh M. M. Islam, Victor M. Lubecke & Olga Boric-Lubecke : Unobtrusive occupancy and vital signs sensing for human building interactive systems,
Scientific Reports (impact factor:4.996) Nature , 2023
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| 18 |
Shekh M. M. Islam : Radar-based remote physiological sensing: Progress, challenges, and opportunities,
Frontiers in Physiology (impact factor:4.755) , vol.13 Frontiers , 2022
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| 19 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Olga Boric-Lubecke and Victor M. Lubecke : Identity Authentication in Two-Subject Environments Using Microwave Doppler Radar and Machine Learning Classifiers,
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (impact factor:4.38) IEEE , pp.1-14 , 2022
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| 20 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, F. Fiaronelli and Victor M. Lubecke : Can Radar Remote Life Sensing Technology Help Combat COVID-19?,
Frontiers in Communication and Network , vol.2 , no.1 , pp.1-13 , 2021
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| 21 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, John E. Kiriazi, Olga Boric-Lubecke and Victor M. Lubecke : Sleep Posture Recognition With a Dual-Frequency Cardiopulmonary Doppler Radar,
IEEE Access (impact factor:3.745) , vol.9 , no.1 , pp.36181-36194 , 2021
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| 22 |
Shekh M. M. Islam and Md Adnan Kiber : Optimizing Patient Ventilator Synchrony Utilizing Radar-Based Respiratory Features for Monitoring COVID-19 Patients,
Frontiers in Communications and Network , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.1-5 , 2021
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| 23 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Olga Boric-Lubecke and Victor M. Lubecke : Concurrent Respiration Monitoring of Multiple Subjects by Phase-Comparison Monopulse Radar Using Independent Component Analysis (ICA) with JADE Algorithm and Direction of Arrival (DOA),
IEEE Access (impact factor:3.745) , vol.8 , no.1 , pp.73558-73569 , 2020
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| 24 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Olga Boric-Lubecke, Yao Zheng and Victor M. Lubecke : Radar-Based Non-Contact Continuous Identity Authentication,
Remote Sensing (impact factor:4.509) , vol.12 , no.14 , pp.1-22 , 2020
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| 25 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Md Anisur Rahman Reza and Md Adnan Kiber : Performances of Multi-Frequency Voltage to Current Converters for Bioimpedance Spectroscopy,
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Physics , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.71-76 , 2013
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| 26 |
Shekh M M Islam and Victor M. Lubecke : BreathID: Radar's New Role in Biometrics,
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic System Magazine (Accepted) (impact factor:1.58) IEEE , 2021
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| 27 |
Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam and Victor M. Lubecke : Sleep Posture Recognition with a Dual-Frequency Microwave Doppler Radar and Machine Learning Classifiers,
IEEE Sensors Letters (impact factor:2.358) IEEE , 2022
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| 28 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, Olga Boric-Lubecke, Victor M. Lubecke, Adel-Kareem Moadi and Aly E. Fathy : Contactless Radar-Based Sensors: Recent Advances in Vital-Signs Monitoring of Multiple Subject,
IEEE Microwave Magazine (impact factor:2.99) , vol.23 , no.7 IEEE , pp.47-60 , 2022
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, L. C. Lubecke, C. Grado and V. Lubecke "An Adaptive Filter Technique for Platform Motion Compensation in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Remote Life Sensing Radar."
50th European Microwave Conference
, pp. 937-940. Utrecht, Netherlands: IEEE, 2021
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| 2 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, N. Motoyama, S. Pacheco and V. Lubecke "Non-Contact Vital Signs Monitoring for Multiple Subjects Using a Millimeter Wave FMCW Automotive Radar."
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)
, pp. 783-786. Los Angeles, California: IEEE, 2020
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| 3 |
Shekh M. M. Islam and Victor M. Lubecke "Extracting Individual Respiratory Signatures from Combined Multi-Subject Mixtures with Varied Breathing Pattern Using Independent Component Analysis with the JADE Algorithm."
IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong: IEEE, 2020
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| 4 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, O. Boric-Lubecke and V. Lubecke "Comparative Analysis of Phase-Comparison Monopulse and MUSIC Algorithm Methods for Direction of Arrival (DOA) of Multiple-Subject Respiration Measured with Doppler Radar."
IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong: IEEE, 2020
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| 5 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, C. Grado, L. Lubecke and V. Lubecke "UAV Radar Sensing of Respiratory Variations for COVID-Type Disorders."
IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC'20)
Hong kong, Hong kong: IEEE, 2020
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| 6 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, E. Yavari, A. Rahman, O. Boric-Lubecke and V. Lubecke "Identity Authentication of OSA Patients Using Microwave Doppler radar and Machine Learning Classifiers."
2020 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)
, pp. 1-4. San Antonio, Texas: IEEE, 2020
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| 7 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, A. Sylvester, G. Orpilla and V. Lubecke "Respiratory Feature Extraction for Radar-Based Continuous Identity Authentication."
IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)
San Antonio, Texas: IEEE, 2020
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Shekh M. M. Islam, E. Yavari, A. Rahman, O. Boric-Lubecke and V. Lubecke "Multiple Subject Respiratory Pattern Recognition and Estimation of Direction of Arrival using Phase-Comparison Monopulse Radar."
IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS
, pp. 1-4. Orlando, FL: IEEE, 2019
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| 9 |
Shekh M. M. Islam, E. Yavari, A. Rahman, V. Lubecke and O. Boric-Lubecke "Direction of Arrival Estimation of Physiological Signals of Multiple Subjects Using Phase Comparison Monopulse Radar."
IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC'19)
Kyoto, Japan: IEEE, 2019
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| 10 |
Shekh. M. M. Islam, A. Sylvester, B. Tomota and V. Lubecke "A Programmable Robotic Phantom to Simulate the Dynamic Respiratory Motions of Humans for Continuous Identity Authentication."
IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
Singapore: IEEE, 2019
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Shekh M. M. Islam, E. Yavari, A. Rahman, O. Boric-Lubecke and V. Lubecke "Identity Authentication System using a Support Vector Machine (SVM) on Radar Respiration Measurements."
2019 93rd ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG)
Boston, Massachusetts: IEEE, 2019
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Shekh M. M. Islam, E. Yavari, A. Rahman, O. Boric-Lubecke and V. Lubecke "Separation of Respiratory Signatures for Multiple Subjects Using Independent Component Analysis with the JADE Algorithm."
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
, pp. 1234-1237. Honolulu: IEEE, 2018
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Duke Postdoctoral Professional Development Award-2026 | 2026 | United States | https://research.duke.edu/postdoctoral-awards-professional/ |
| International | Giving Tree Scholarship PhD Students Award | 2019 | United States | Best Graduate Research Student |
| International | Best Innovation Award--Annual Medical Device Design Competition, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii | 2019 | United States | https://www.mindhawaii.com/teams |
| National | Prime Minister Gold Medal Award | 2017 | Bangladesh | University Grants Commission (UGC) Scholarship based on Undergraduate result. |
| National | Information and Communication Technology Fellowship | 2014 | Bangladesh | Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| National | National Science and Technology Fellowship | 2013 | Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| National | Dean's Award | 2013 | Bangladesh | Faculty of Engineering and Technology |
Name & designation
Dr. Shekh Md. Mahmudul Islam (on leave)
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email
mahmud@du.ac.bd
Phone
+880-1818-402137