Risul Islam Rasel

Assistant Professor
Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
(On Study Leave)

E-mail: risul@ciu.edu.bd

Contact No.: +88-02333352926, 02333351262; Ext: 314; +88 01779 022055

Office Address: Room No# 2204, 2nd Floor, School of Science and Engineering (SSE), Roksana Manzil, Chittagong Independent University

Education

Degree Name	Institute Name	Year
PhD in Computer Science	Taylor’s University, Malaysia	April 2027 (Expected)
M.Sc. (Information Technology). Funded by Royal Thai Government	King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand	2013
B.Sc. (Computer Science and Engineering)	University of Chittagong (CU) , Bangladesh	2010

Publications

Risul Islam Rasel, Anowar Hossen Zihad, Nasrin Sultana, Mohammad Moshiul Hoque, “Bangla Fake News Detection using Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Transformer Models”, In: 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), IEEE, December 2022.
Nasrin Sultana, Rehena Sultana, Risul Islam Rasel, Mohammad Moshiul Hoque, “Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis of Bangla Comments on Entertainment Domain”, In: 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), IEEE, December 2022.
SC Sarkar, A Bashar, MS Mahmud, RI Rasel , “Application of Soft-computing for Time Series Water-Level Prediction in Jamuna River”, In: International Journal of Systematic Innovation, V: 6, I : 6, pp: 13-21, 2021
Sayeda Samia Nasrin and Risul Islam Rasel,“HennaGAN: Henna Art Design Generation using Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (DCGAN)” In: IEEE International Women in Engineering (WIE) Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (WIECON-ECE), 26-27 December, 2020, Bhubaneswar, India.
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasrin Sultana, Phayung Meesad, Anupam Chowdhury, Meherab Hossain, “1st-degree Atrioventricular (AV-block) and Bundle Branch Block Prediction using Machine Learning”; In: 11th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology (IAIT2020) [Scopus, ISI Web of Science (Thompson Reuters), Ei- Compendex, indexed]
Risul Islam Rasel, Phayung Meesad, Anupam Chowdhury, Meherab Hossain, “Heart Block Prediction using Data mining and Machine Learning”; In: 8th Joint Symposium Computational Intelligence (JSCI8), 2020 [IEEE indexed]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasrin Sultana, GM Azharul Islam, Mahfuzul Islam, Phayung Meesad , “Spatio-Temporal Seismic Data Analysis for Predicting Earthquake: Bangladesh Perspective”; In: 2019 Research, Invention, and Innovation Congress (RI2C2019), IEEE [Scopus-Elsevier indexed]
Tariqul Islam, Risul Islam Rasel,“Real-Time Bangla License Plate Recognition System using Faster R-CNN and SSD: A Deep Learning Application”; In: IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Artificial-intelligence and Internet-of-Things (RAAICON), IEEE. [Scopus-Elsevier indexed]
R.I. Rasel, N Sultana, S Akther, A Haroon; “Predicting Electric Energy Use of a Low Energy House: A Machine Learning Approach”, In: 2019 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), IEEE [Scopus-Elsevier indexed]
R.I. Rasel, M. Nizam Uddin, F. Islam, A Haroon; “Application of Deep Neural Network for Predicting River Tide Level”, In: 2nd Int. Conf. on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), IEEE [Scopus-Elsevier indexed]
R.I. Rasel, N Sultana, S Akhter, P Meesad; “Detection of Cyber-Aggressive Comments on Social Media Networks: A Machine Learning and Text mining approach”, In: NLPIR 2018 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval, ACM [Scopus-Elsevier indexed]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasrin Sultana, Sheikh Nurunnahar, Daliya Bari; “Short Term Wind Speed Forecasting Using Soft Margin SVR and BP-ANN: A Comparative Analysis”, In: 20th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2017), IEEE [CrossRef index]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasrin Sultana, Fahim Ifteker Ahmed, Md. Rezaul Islam, Mohammad Shazzad Hossan; “River Tide Level Prediction: A Data Mining Approach for Hydrographic Time Series data Analysis”, In: 20th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2017), IEEE [CrossRef index]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasrin Sultana, Phayung Meesad; “An Application of Data Mining and Machine Learning for Weather Forecasting”; In: Recent Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2017; AISC book series, V: 566; pp: 169-178; Springer, 2017 [indexed in SCOPUS, ISI, EI-Compendex, DBLP]
Nasrin Sultana, Risul Islam Rasel; “Evaluation of Geographic Locations for River Bridge Construction: A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis with Evidential Reasoning Approach”; In: International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (iCEEiCT 2016); pp: 1-4; IEEE, 2016 [SCOPUS index]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasrin Sultana, Nasimul Hasan; “Financial Instability Analysis using ANN and Feature Selection Technique: Application to Stock Market Price Prediction”; In: International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET-2016); pp: 1-4; IEEE, 2016 [SCOPUS index]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasimul Hasan; “Artificial Neural Network Approach for Stock Price and Trend Prediction”; In: International Conference on Advanced Information and Communication Technology 2016 (ICAICT 2016); pp: 1-6, 2016 [Best Honorary paper award]
Risul Islam Rasel, Nasimul Hasan, Nayan nath; “A support vector regression model for forecasting rainfall”; In: 2nd International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (ECIT 2015); pp: 554 – 559, IEEE, 2015 [SCOPUS index]
R.I. Rasel, N Sultana, P Meesad; “An efficient modeling approach for forecasting financial time series data using support vector regression and windowing operators”; In: International Journal of Computational Intelligence Studies (IJCISTUDIES), V: 4, Issue: 2, pp: 134-150, 2015 [ACM index]
P Meesad, R.I. Rasel; “Predicting stock market price using support vector regression”; In: International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV 2013); pp: 1-6; IEEE, 2013 [SCOPUS index]
Risul Islam Rasel, Phayung Meesad; “Dhaka Stock Exchange Trend Analysis Using Support Vector Regression” In: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, V: 209; Springer; pp: 135-143, 2013 [SCOPUS index]

Fellowship, Awards, Grants and Achievements

Taylor’s Research Excellence Scholarship 2024, Scheme A award.
(April 2024 to April 2027)
Awarding body: Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Program: PhD in Computer Science
IT-KMUTNB Scholarships 2011.
(October 2011 to September 2013)
Awarding body: King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Malaysia
Program: Master of Science in Information Technology (I-MIT), Plan A2 Thesis, International Program.
Best Honorary Research Paper award at ICAICT 2016, Data Mining and Machine Learning category.
Royal Thai Government scholarship (Master Level, 2011-2013).
Bangladesh Government scholarship (Secondary Level, 2001-2003).

Current Research Interests

Time series analysis, Explainable AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing

Courses Taught

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Algorithm
Data Structure and Programming
Database Management System
Data Mining
Discrete Mathematics
Software and System Engineering
Machine Learning
Artificial Neural Network

Memberships, Professional Affiliations and Social Affiliations

Member of IEEE, Bangladesh Section. 2018 – Present.

Work Experience

Academic Experience

Tutor, Department of Computer Science, Taylor’s University, Malaysia, April 2024 to present.
Head of Department, Computer Science and Engineering, Chittagong Independent University (CIU). July 2022 – April 2024.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Chittagong Independent University (CIU). September 2018 – Present.
Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC). October 2014 – September 2018.
Research Assistant, Data Mining and Machine learning lab, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Jun 2012 – Jul 2013

Industry Experience

Executive, MIS, Bashundhara Group, Bangladesh, December 2023 to August 2014
Executive, KT/IT, Holcim Bangladesh Limited (Now LafargeHolcim Bangladesh), May 2010 to August 2011
Programmer, Genuine Technology & Research Ltd, November 2009 to May 2010