Syed Mahfuzul Aziz

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Syed Mahfuzul Aziz is the pro-vice chancellor and the acting vice-chancellor of BRAC University. [1] [2] He is a professor of the School of Engineering at the University of South Australia. [3]

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Early life

Aziz did his bachelor's and master's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] [5] He did his PhD at the University of Kent in Electronic Engineering. [4]

Career

From 1985 to 1986, Aziz worked at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. [4] He joined the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology as a lecturer in 1986. [4] After his PhD he developed microchip design teaching in Bangladesh. [4] He founded the Computer Aided Design lab in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] In 1996, he was a visiting faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. [4] In 1999, he took leave and joined the Computer Systems Engineering department at the University of South Australia. [4]

In January 2002, Aziz resigned from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] In 2006, he was a visiting professor at the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse. [4] From 2007 to 2012, Aziz was the academic director of the common first year engineering program at the University of South Australia. [4] From 2013 to 2015, he was the discipline leader of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of South Australia. [4] He was appointed the acting dean in 2015. [4] In 2017, he was a visiting professor at the University College London. [4]

From 2018 to 2021, Aziz was a member of the Australian national teaching awards committee. [4] In 2009, he received the Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year. [6] He is a member of Engineers Australia. [7]

Aziz was appointed pro-vice chancellor of BRAC University and acting vice-chancellor of the university in February 2023. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Walk the Talk". The Daily Star. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ↑ "Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz joins Brac University as pro vice-chancellor". Dhaka Tribune . 13 March 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mahfuz Aziz Home Page, University of South Australia". people.unisa.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz, PhD". www.bracu.ac.bd. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. 1 2 "Prof Syed Mahfuzul Aziz new pro-VC of Brac University". The Daily Star. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ↑ "Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz joins BRAC University as pro vice chancellor". The Business Standard. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  7. ↑ "Syed Mahfuzul Aziz joins BRAC University as Pro-VC". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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