Dr. Ehsanur Rahman

Dr. Ehsanur Rahman

Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Major Area

Electronics and Photonics (EP)

Education

Ph.D. (2022), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Research Interests
  • Next Generation Solar Cells
  • Near-field thermophotovoltaics
  • Thermophotonic
  • High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT)
  • FET-based biosensors
  • First Principles Study
  • Fuel cell-based cogeneration systems
  • Thermoelectric devices
  • Thermionic solar cells
  • Novel Hybrid Energy Conversion Devices
Dr. Ehsanur Rahman
Academic Biography

Dr. Ehsanur Rahman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from BUET and earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. His doctoral research focused on static heat-to-electricity conversion, driven by a strong interest in sustainable energy technologies. Dr. Rahman is a recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Canada’s most prestigious doctoral award, as well as UBC’s International Doctoral Fellowship and Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship. He further broadened his expertise through an industry internship at Ansys Inc., USA, where he contributed to advanced modeling of electric motors. Following his Ph.D., he was awarded a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). At BUET, Dr. Rahman leads the PHENIX Lab (Photonics & High-Efficiency Nanoelectronics Innovations Laboratory), focusing on next-generation nanoscale devices for energy conversion, computing, and sensing. His research lies at the interface of electronics and photonics, with emphasis on quantum transport, hybrid optoelectronics, and thermophotonic systems that harness photon-electron interactions for high-efficiency applications.

Dr. Rahman has also actively contributed to the academic and professional community through peer review, conference leadership, and national-level consultancy. He has served as a peer reviewer for several international journals and conferences, including Energy Conversion and Management, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Applied Thermal Engineering, IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications and Photonics, and International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was the Session Chair for the Renewable Energy track at ICECE 2024 and has been a member of the organizing committees for both the 13th and 8th editions of the ICECE in 2024 and 2014, respectively. In 2015, Dr. Rahman served as Treasurer of the IEEE Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits Society, Bangladesh Chapter, and as the Membership Development Coordinator for the IEEE Young Professionals, Bangladesh Section.

In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Rahman has participated in various national consultancy projects under the Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC) at BUET. These include feasibility studies for establishing the National Academy of Advanced Telecommunication Research and Training; Fire and life safety assessments for the Patenga Container Terminal; Grid-impact studies for the DSEPL solar power plant and BSRM arc furnace on behalf of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh(PGCB); Electrical Service Design for the new academic building at the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX); and leading the Impact Assessment Study of a 132 kV PGCB transmission line on human health, requested by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

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Education
  • PhD in ECE, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2022
  • M.Sc. in EEE, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016
  • B.Sc. in EEE, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014
Career
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), May 2017 - date
  • Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), August 2014 - May 2017
Publications

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