Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman

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Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of State University of Bangladesh. [1] He is the former vice chancellor of United International University. [2] [3] He is the former pro-vice chancellor of United International University. [4]

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Early life

Rahman was born in 1965 in Dhaka. [5] He graduated from Notre Dame College, Dhaka. [5] He did his bachelor's degree in electrical and electronic engineering and masters in computer science at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1989 and 1992 respectively. [6] [7] He completed his PhD in Machine Learning at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1996. [6] He had received the Monbukagakusho Scholarship. [8]

Career

Rahman joined the CSE Department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [6] From 2000 to 2001, he was the head of the CSE Department. [6]

Rahman was one of the founders of United International University in 2003 after retiring from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [6] He was appointed pro-vice chancellor of United International University and served three terms. [6] [9] In 2009, he was a visiting professor at the University of Bradford. [8]

From 2008 to 2022, Rahman was the vice chancellor of United International University. [6] [10] He is an adviser to the board of trustees of United International University. [11] He was appointed vice-chancellor of State University of Bangladesh on 1 October 2023. [6]

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