Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar (ডঃ মোঃ মোস্তফা আকবর)

Professor

mostofa AT cse DOT buet DOT ac DOT bd
880 2 9665650/7109
880 17 15006345

Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh


Education

Ph.D., 2002
University of Victoria, Canada

M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, 1998
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, 1996
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Research Interest

Multimedia Systems
Knapsack Problem
Distributed Systems
Computer Networks
VLSI (System on Chip, Network on Chip)

Journal Article

1. Joanna Bauer, Md Nazmul Hoq, John Mulcahy, Syed A. M. Tofail, Fahmida Gulshan, Christophe Silien, Halina Podbielska, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Implementation of artificial intelligence and non-contact infrared thermography for prediction and personalized automatic identification of different stages of cellulite, EPMA Journal, 11, 17--29, 2020. DOI
2. Md. Mostofa Akbar, S. M. Farhad, Munima Jahan, Md. Humayun Kabir, Distributed Client-Assisted Patching for Multicast Video-on-Demand Service in an Enterprise Network, Journal of Computers, 12, 511-520, 2016.
3. Rifat Shahriyar, Md. Faizul Bari, Gourab Kundu, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Intelligent Mobile Health Monitoring System (IMHMS), International Journal of Control and Automation (IJCA), 2 (3), 13-28, 2009.
4. Salmin Sultana, Rezwana Karim, Rifat Shahriyar, Md. Mostofa Akbar, and Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Ubiquitous Secretary: A Ubiquitous Computing Application based on Web Services Architecture, International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (IJMUE), 4 (4), 53-70, 2009.
5. S. M. Farhad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Md. Humayun Kabir, A Multicast video-on-demand service in an enterprise network with client-assisted patching, International Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, 43, 63-90, 2009.
6. Rifat Shahriyar, Enamul Hoque, Iftekhar Naim, S M Sohan, Md. Mostofa Akbar and Masud Khan, Remote Controlling of Home Appliances using Mobile Telephony, International Journal of Smart Home (IJSH), 2 (3), 37-54, 2008.
7. A. Z. M. Shahriar, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Sohel Rahman, M. A. H. Newton, A Multiprocessor based Heuristic for Multi-dimensional Multiple-Choice Knapsack Problem, the Journal of Supercomputing, 43, 257-280, 2008.
8. D.T. Ahmed, M. Kabir, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Admission Control Algorithm for Multimedia Server: A Hibrid Approach, International Journal Computers and Application, 29(4), 414-419, 2007.
9. S.M. Masum, M. A. Mamun, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A Fault Tolerant Ring Based Algorithm for Achieving Mutual Exclusion in Distributed Systems, Asian Journal of Information Technology, Grace Publications Network,, 4(2), 185-193, 2005.
10. Md. Mostofa Akbar, Eric G. Manning, M. Sohel Rahman, M. Kaykobad, Optimal Server Selection for Content Routing, Computers and Their Applications, 259-264, 2005.
11. Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Sohel Rahman, M. Kaykobad, G Manning, GC Shoja, Solving the Multidimensional Multiple-choice Knapsack Problem by constructing convex hulls, International Journal of Computers and Operations Research, 2004.
12. S. Khan, K. Li, E. Manning, Md. Mostofa Akbar, olving the Knapsack Problem for Adaptive Multimedia System, Studia Informatica Universalis 2002, 2, 161-182, 2002.
13. M. Kaykobad, Md. Sanaul Hoque, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Suman Kumar Nath, An Efficient Preprocessor for Solving Systems of Linear Equations, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 64, 309-315, 1997.
14. S.M. Masum, A.A. Ali, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A.K.M. Ashikur Rahman, A Consensus based Exclusion Algorithm for Mobile Ad hoc Networks, Elsevier Science, 0000.
15. M. Y. S. Uddin, Md. Mostofa Akbar, S.M. Masum, Hierarchical Numbering based Addressing and Stateless Routing Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Network, Taylor and Francis, 0000.

Conference Article

1. Md. Nasim Adnan, Md. Zahidul Islam, Md. Mostofa Akbar , On Improving the Prediction Accuracy of a Decision Tree Using Genetic Algorithm, Advanced Data Mining , Applications: 14th International Conference, ADMA 2018, 80--94, 2018. DOI
2. M. Sultana, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Rouf, Network Flow Heuristic Algorithm for a Distributed Web Service Selection Platform, IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 2009.
3. M. M. Hossain, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Md. Humayun Kabir, Dynamic Adaptive Content Delivery using Genetic Algorithm, IEEE PACRIM, 2009.
4. Rifat Shahriyar, Enamul Hoque, Iftekhar Naim, S M Sohan and Md. Mostofa Akbar, Controlling Remote Systems Using Mobile Telephony, 1st International Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Applications, Mobilware 2008, 2008.
5. Anindya Iqbal, N. Ahmed, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Directional Antenna Based Connected Dominating Set Construction for Energy Efficient Broadcasting in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, ICCEE, 2008.
6. S. Sultana, R. Karim, Md. Mostofa Akbar, S. I. Ahamed, A web service based ubiquitous computing application, Proceedings of the 2008 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC), 1935-1939, 2008.
7. A. Iqbal, N. Ahmed, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Directional Antenna Based Connected Dominating Set Construction for Energy Efficient Broadcasting in Wireless Adhoc Network, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering, 839-843, 2008.
8. S. M. Farhad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Multicast Video-on-Demand Service in an Enterprise Network with Client-Assisted Patching, IEEE Pacific Rim Conference, 2007.
9. Hemayet Hossain, M. Ahmed, A. Al-Nayeem, T. Z. Islam, Md. Mostofa Akbar, gpNoCsim - A General Purpose Simulator for Network-on-Chip, International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, 2007.
10. M. A. Rahman, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A Quorum Based Distributed Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Multi-Level Clustered Network Architecture, in the proceedings of WALCOM 2007, 121-135, 2007.
11. N. M. M. K. Chowdhury, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Kaykobad, An Efficient Data Structure using Flash Memory for Mobile Devices, in the proceedings of WALCOM 2007, 76-87, 2007.
12. Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. A. Hasan, E. G. Manning, G. C. Shoja, A Call Admission Protocol of Service Level Agreement in Enterprise Network, International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICCIT 2007, 254-257, 2007.
13. H. Hossain, M. Ahmed, A. A. Nayeem, T. Z. Islam, Md. Mostofa Akbar, GPNOCSIM A general purpose Simulator for Network-On-Chip, International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICCIT 2007, 323-326, 2007.
14. N.M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury , Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Kaykobad, DiskTrie: An Efficient Data Structure Using Flash Memory for Mobile De, Workshop on Algorithms and Computation (WALCOM 2007), 76-87, 2007.
15. Md. Yusuf Sarwar Uddin, M. A. Rahman, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Hierarchical Numbering based Routing Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks (Poster, Proceedings of the First International Conference Next-Generation Wireless Systems, ICNEWS 2006, 345-349, 2006.
16. S. M. Masum, A. A. Ali, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Design of An l- Exclusion Algorithm for Mobile Adhoc Networks, First International Conference Next-Generation Wireless Systems, ICNEWS 2006, 36-40, 2006.
17. Md. Yusuf Sarwar Uddin, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Addressing Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Short Survey, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE 2006), 581-584, 2006.
18. K. Abdullah-Al-Mamun, N. K. Siddika, M. F. A Ameen, F. Sarker, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Segment and Semi Circle Based Geometric Characters of Bangla and An Efficient Relevant Method of Character Recognition, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE 2006), 193-196, 2006.
19. A. A. Muzahid, Ahmed Khurshid, Md. Mostofa Ali Patwary, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M.K. Khan, Reservation Based Adaptive Uplink Admission Control for WCDMA, Proceedings of First International Conference on Next-Generation Wireless Systems, 119-123, 2006.
20. M. A. Rahman, M. S. Alam, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A Two Layer Quorum Based Distributed Mutual Exclusion Algorithm, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2006, 496-501, 2006.
21. Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Sohel Rahman, E. Manning, G. Shoja, Distrbuted Utility Model for Distributed Multimedia Server Systems, Proceedings of Design, Analysis, and Simulation of Distributed Systems (DASD), Spring Simulation Multi-conference, 148-155, 2005.
22. Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. G. Manning, G. C. Shoja, M. Sohel Rahman, Optimal Server Selection for Content Routing (Conference, 20th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications (CATA 2005), 259-264, 2005.
23. S. M. Masum, A. A. Ali, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A Fault Resilient Exclusion Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Proceedings of the IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing 2005, 586-589, 2005.
24. Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Sohel Rahman, E. G. Manning , G. C. Shoja, Distributed Utility Model for Distributed Multimedia Server Systems, Proceedings of Design, Analysis, and Simulation of Distributed Systems (DASD), 148-155, 2005.
25. D.T. Ahmed, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Near Optimal Disk Scheduling Algorithm, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2005, 612-615., 2005.
26. I. Hoque, S. Jahid, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A Web Service Based Architecture of Ubiquitous Computing, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2005, 710-715, 2005.
27. M. M. R. Khan, M. H. A. Khan, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A Family of Ternary Reversible Quantum Gates, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2005, 388-392, 2005.
28. Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Hemayet Hossain, E. G. Manning, Admission Control of Multimedia Sessions to a set of Multimedia Servers connected by an Enterprise Network, IEEE Pacrim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 2005.
29. Hemayet Hossain, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Md. Monirul Islam, Extended-butterfly Fat Tree Interconnection (EFTI) Architecture for Network on Chip, IEEE Pacrim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 2005.
30. S. M. A. Masum, Md. Mostofa Akbar, An Optimal and Fault Tolerant Solution for Distributed Mutual Exclusion, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2004, 698 -704, 2004.
31. N. Basher, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. S. Alam, Semi Distributed Admission Controller Architecture of Video on Demand Service for a Set of Media Server Firms, Proceedings of ICECE 2004, 307-310, 2004.
32. J. Pu, Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. Gowland, E. Manning, G. Shoja, SLA Admission Controller for reliable MPLS Networks, Proceedings of the IASTED Conference on Applied Informatics, 35., 630-635, 2003.
33. S. Shelford, Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. Manning, G. Shoja, Distributed Optimal Admission Controllers for Service Level Agreements in Interconnected Networks, Proceedings of the IASTED Conference on Applied Informatics, 565-570., 2003.
34. M. Mahboob, F. Habib, S. S. Nejhum, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Developing a Framework for Video-Telephony in MANET, roceedings of the International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2003,, 680-685., 2003.
35. M. Ali, Md. Mostofa Akbar, QoS Support for Multimedia Sessions in the Diffserv-Aware ATM Based MPLS Network, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer and Information Technology 2003, 575-579, 2003.
36. M. A. H. Newton, M. W. H. Sadid, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A parallel Heuristic Algorithm for Multiple Choice Multi Dimensional Knapsack Problem, Proceedings of International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 181-184., 2003.
37. M. Sohel Rahman, M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Independence Number and Hamiltonicity of Graphs (Conference, 6th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 150-152, 2003.
38. M. Sohel Rahman, M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Independence Number and Hamiltonicity of Graphs, Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 150-152, 2003.
39. Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. Manning, R. Watson, G. Shoja, S. Khan, K. Li., Optimal Admission Controllers for Service Level Agreements in Enterprise Networks, 6th SCI Conference,, 2002.
40. Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. Manning, G. Shoja, Application of UM-D to Optimal Server Selection for Content Routing, Proceedings of ICECE 2002,, 60-63., 2002.
41. Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. Manning, G. Shoja, S. Khan, Heuristic Solutions for the Multidimensional Multiple-Choice Knapsack Problem, Lecture Notes on Computer Science 2074, International Conference on Computational Science,, pp 659 -668., 2001.
42. Md. Mostofa Akbar, E. Manning, G. Shoja, Admission Control and QoS adaptation in Distributed Multimedia Server System, ITCom 2001, Proceedings of SPIE, Internet and Multimedia Management Systems II,, 246-257., 2001.
43. M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, S. Hadian, Fault tolerance of distributed multimedia system using quality adaptation, Proceedings of International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 2000, 55-59, 2001.
44. M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Mamunul Islam, Quick sort using comparators with higher degree, Proceedings of International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 28-32, 1999.
45. M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Mamunul Islam, Quicksort Using Higher Degree Comparators, IASTED Conference on Simulation and Modeling, 1999, 1999.
46. M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A. K. M. Azad, F. J. M. Salzborn, Complexity of Max Cut on Special Graphs, International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 28-32, 1998.
47. M. Kaykobad, Md. Mostofa Akbar, A.K.M. Azad , F.J.M. Salzborn, Complexity of Max-Cut on Special Graphs, An International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 28-32, 1998.
48. M. Z. Rahman, S. Ghosh, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Kaykobad, M. M. Murshed, Divide and Conquer Approach to Solving System of Linear Equations, First National Conference on Computer and Information Systems,, 7-12, 1997.
49. M. Kaykobad, M. Ziaur Rahman, Md. Mostofa Akbar, M. Manzur Murshed, Divide and Conquer Approach in Solving System of Linear Equations, National Conference on Computer and Information Systems, 7-12, 1997.
50. M. M. Rahman, Md. Mostofa Akbar, R. A. Ruby, Reservation based Admission Control of a Multimedia Server, Proceedings of the 1st International Computer Engineering Conference ICENCO 2004, 2004, 0000.