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Engr. Ashraful Arefin

Designation: Assistant Professor & Chairperson

  • Academic experience of 17+ years at different universities.
  • Administrative experience of 10+ years in different roles.
  • 20+ published research works.
  • 80+ thesis and project work as a supervisor of undergraduate students.
  • Featured in AD Scientific Index from 2021 to 2026.
  • Guest Speaker of School of Engineers and Bishwabiddalaya Porikroma.

Memberships:

  • EECE Alumni Society of MIST: General Secretary
  • The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB): Lifetime Fellow
  • Bangladesh Electronics & Informatics Society (BEIS): Lifetime Member
  • Notre Dame Alumni Association (NDAA): Lifetime Member
  • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Graduate Student Member
  • The American Center, US Embassy Annex: General Member
  • International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT): Member

Postgraduate
Departmental of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
University of Dhaka

Undergraduate
Departmental of Electrical, Electronic & Communication Engineering
Military Institute of Science & Technology, University of Dhaka

Higher Secondary
Notre Dame College, Dhaka

Secondary
Ideal School & College, Motijheel, Dhaka

Academic Experiences

External Examiner
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Northern University Bangladesh

Advisor
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna

External Expert – Curriculum
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
University of Scholars

Senior Lecturer
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Northern University Bangladesh

Lecturer
Department of Electrical, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering
Dhaka International University

Administrative Experiences

Head
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Northern University Bangladesh

Coordinator
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Northern University Bangladesh

Technical Manager
Preparation of Electoral Roll with Photographs and Facilitating the Issuance of National ID Card Project
Bangladesh Election Commission

  1. M. M. Saleheen, A. Arefin, C. Ganguly, and S. Akter, “Voltage-Dependent Dark Current Modeling in Thin-Film Solar Cells: Effects of Surface Recombination and Device Parameters,” 11th IEEE International Women in Engineering (WIE) Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 2025 (11th IEEE WIECON-ECE 2025) , December 2025.
  2. C. Ganguly, S. I. Sadin, M. M. Islam, Arafat, and A. Arefin, “A New Low Leakage Power Circuit for Adder and Subtractor Implementations in Lower Node Technology” Proceeding of International Conference on Electronics and Informatics 2024, p. 50.
  3. N. R. Chowdhury, M. Hasan, P. Dey, S. Janefar, N. A. Salsabil, I. J. Khan, A. Arefin, O. Farrok, “A Critical Analysis of Wind Energy Generation Potential in Different Regions of Bangladesh”, Energy Report, vol. 11, June 2024, pp. 2152-2173 [url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235248472400060X?via%3Dihub].
  4. A. Debnath, NA Nithe, A. Arefin, MN Uddin and E. Nezeric, “Current Scenario of Solar Home Systems and Future Utilization in Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the 8th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Houston, Texas, USA, June 13-16, 2023, pp. 1267-1275 [url: https://ieomsociety.org/proceedings/2023houston/328.pdf].
  5. A. Debnath, NA Nithe, A. Arefin, MN Uddin and E. Nezeric, “Underwater Surveillance Autonomous Boat”, Proceedings of the 8th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Houston, Texas, USA, June 13-16, 2023, pp. 973-984 [url: https://ieomsociety.org/proceedings/2023houston/250.pdf].
  6. A. Arefin, Marufuzzaman, M. A. Haque, and M. A. Mondal, “IoT Based Remote Patient Health Monitoring System” Proceeding of International Conference on Electronics and Informatics 2022, p. 50.
  7. A. Arefin, Marufuzzaman, M. A. Haque and M. A. Mondal, “IoT Based Transformer Parameter Monitoring”, Proceeding of International Conference on Electronics and Informatics 2022, p. 112.
  8. A. Arefin, “Deviation of Ballistic Mobility in Response to Different Channel-Lengths in Quantum-Well FET”, NUB Journal of Applied Sciences, December 2018, ISSN: 2307-8065, vol. 2, no. 1 & 2, pp. 13-16.
  9. A. Arefin, “Mid-Span Schemes for Energy Demand & Supply Strategies in Bangladesh”, NUB Journal of Applied Sciences, December 2018, ISSN: 2307-8065, vol. 2, no. 1 & 2, pp. 53-59.
  10. A. Arefin, “Impact of Temperature on Threshold Voltage of Gate-All-Around Junction less Nanowire Filed-Effect Transistor”, ULAB Journal of Science & Engineering, November 2015, ISSN: 2079-4398 (Print), ISSN: 2014-102X (Online), vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 14-18 [url: https://ulab.edu.bd/sites/default/files/ULAB-Journal-of-Science-and-Engineering-Vol-6-Nov.-2015.pdf].
  11. A. Arefin, “Feasibility Analysis and Comparative Study of Wind Energy at Different Coastal Regions of Bangladesh Considering Betz Limit”, Daffodil International University Journal of Science and Technology, July 2015, ISSN: 1818-5878, vol. 10, issue 1-2, pp. 57-61.
  12. A. Arefin, N. Tazin, A. S. M. S. Arefin and S. Akter, “Influence of Temperature on Steady-State Performance of VCSEL”, International Journal of Scientific Engineering & Applied Science, June 2015, ISSN: 2395-3470, vol. 1, issue 4, pp. 503-507.
  13. N. Tazin, A. Arefin and K. M. Shahiduzzaman, “Analysis of SIMO Transceiver System for Rayleigh Fading Environment with Maximal Ratio Combining”, International Journal of Research in Computer and Communication Technology, January 2015, ISSN: 2320-5156, vol. 4, issue 1, pp. 9-13.
  14. A. Chakraborty, M. K. Baowaly, A. Arefin and A. N. Bahar, “The Role of Requirement Engineering in Software Development Life Cycle”, Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, May 2012, ISSN: 2079-8407, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 723-729.
  15. M. I. Hossain, S. A. Khan, A. Arefin, M. S. and M. N. Sahadat, “Implementation of PID Control and PWM Technique in Embedded System for Ripple-Free and Stabilized Sine-Wave Inverter”, International Conference of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education 2011, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  16. S. Afrin and A. Arefin, “A Single-Electron Transistor Based Digital DC/AC Converter for Nanoscale Power Electronic System”, Journal of Dhaka International University, December 2010, ISSN: 2007-0111, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 129-135.
  17. S. A. Khan, M. I. Hossain and A. Arefin, “Design and Implementation of Microcontroller Based Sine Wave Inverter using PID Control and PWM Technique”, Journal of Dhaka International University, December 2010, ISSN: 2007-0111, vol. 2, no.1, pp. 136-142.
  18. S. R. Sabuj, M. I. Hossain, S. A. Khan and A. Arefin, “Room Control Unit using Standard RC5 Remote Code”, Green University Review, July 2010, ISSN: 2218-5283, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 83-92.
  19. A. Arefin and S. Akter, “Reducing Cotunneling Effect in a Single-Electron Transistor using Ohmic Microstrips”, International Conference of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education 2010, Sylhet, Bangladesh, vol. C, pp. 445-449.
  20. A. Arefin, A. Chakraborty and M. S. Islam, “Role of Requirement Engineering in SDLC”, Conference of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education 2010, Sylhet, Bangladesh, vol. C, pp. 456-461.
  21. A. Arefin, A. Chakraborty, M. M. Rahman and M. A. H. Prodhan, “Thinned Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Fabrication for Optical Interconnects”, Journal of Dhaka International University, December 2009, ISSN: 2007-0111, vol. 1, no.1, pp. 161-169.
  • Semiconductor Device Physics
  • VLSI Circuit Design
  • Solar PV Energy
  • Wind Energy

Professional Certificates

Fundamentals of Modern Russian-designed NPPs with VVER-1200
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI & Rosatom Technical Academy
Introduction to Semiconductor Devices 1
Korean Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

VLSI Design
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology and Cadence Design Systems

Embedded System Design & Development
Institute of Information & Communication Technology, BUET and Higher Education Quality Enhancement Program, UGC

Command Line in Linux
Coursera Project Work

Getting Started with Linux Terminal
Coursera Project Work

Cisco® Certified Network Associate
Praxis Training Technology & Consultancy

Programming with C/C++ and Utilization of MATLAB®
Proshika Computer Systems

Professional Training

Transforming Education for the Industry: Engineer’s Perspective in Achieving Vision 2041
Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)

Outcome Based Education (OBE)
Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)

Hands-on Orientations for New Program Evaluators
Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)

Electronic World Marketing
Kotler Business School

RISC-V Technology and SiFive Tutorial
SiFive, Ulkasemi and IEEE Bangladesh Section

Enabling a Hi-Tech Economy with Microelectronic VLSI Design
Cadence Design Systems and sBIT Inc.

Getting Ready to Teach the new BTEC Higher Nationals in Engineering
Pearson UK

Online Teaching- Assessment by NUB Learning Management System
IQAC, Northern University Bangladesh

Curriculum Development, Mapping of Objective of Courses with Intended Learning Outcome (ILO) and Evaluation Matrics
IQAC, NUB & HEQEP, UGC

Research Methodology & Report Writing
IQAC, NUB & HEQEP, UGC

BTEC HNC and HND Training
Edexcel & Pearson UK


Updated On:February 4, 2026