Dhaka, Bangladesh – October 31, 2024 – The IQAC-BUBT recently hosted a Research Project Proposal Presentation on October 31, 2024, in the Meeting Room of the Shahid Sujon Mahmud Building. This event spotlighted a notable research initiative aimed at the early detection of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) using artificial intelligence. The project, spearheaded by Nafis Shahriar Munir, a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), includes contributions from co-researchers Abdullah Bin Shams, a former Lecturer in EEE, BUBT and current Rogers Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Toronto (St. George) and Rahat Bin Preo, a Teaching Assistant in the same department. The presentation introduced an innovative AI-driven mobile application designed to enhance CKD detection.

Notable attendees at the event included Prof. Santi Narayan Ghosh, Director of IQAC, BUBT; Abul Lais M. S. Haque, Ph.D., Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Zaved Mannan, Additional Director of IQAC, BUBT; Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin, Chairman of the Department of EEE; Nafis Shahriar Munir, the lead researcher; and Rahat Bin Preo. The presentation emphasized the commitment of these leaders to advancing innovative healthcare research.

This research initiative highlights the University’s commitment to leveraging technology to address critical health challenges, further establishing BUBT as a hub of academic and technological innovation.