Dr. M. Kaykobad, a Professor of the Department of Computer Science &
Engineering (CSE), BUET has been declared for the prestigious Dhaka
Zila Prosashak Bijoy Dibosh Padak-2010 in recognition of his outstanding
contribution in the Science and technology sector. In addition to teaching and
doing high quality research in computer science, over the decades, Prof.
Kaykobad has been relentlessly working for the improvement of science and
technology education and relevant sectors. For his excellent contribution in
research, he was awarded the BAS-Gold Medal Award in Physical Sciences (Senior
Group) by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. He also received a Gold Medal for
his contribution to computer programming culture in Bangladesh and was
recognized as an outstanding coach by ACM ICPC in the World Finals held in
Hawaii in 2002. Very recently, he was honoured with the Distinguished Alumni
Award 2008 by his Alma Mater, the Flinders University of South Australia, with
the citation ‘For significant contributions to Computational Mathematics, and
to Computer Science and Engineering Education in Bangladesh’. This year's
Dhaka Zila Prosashak Bijoy Dibosh Padak-2010 would be an excellent addition to
his already celebrated career as an acclaimed researcher and inspiring
educator in the field of science and technology. It is expected that the
honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would hand over the award.
Posted on: [2011-01-26]
