Research Projects Summary
Project teams, grant amounts, research assistants, and project years.
| Research Project Title | Project Team (PI and Co-PIs) | Funding Agency | Grant amount (BDT) | Number of RAs in 2024 | Number of RAs in 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML based Test case auto-creation | Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar, Dr. Anindya Iqbal, Dr. Sadia Sharmin, and Sukarna Barua | SAMSUNG R&D INSTITUTE BANGLADESH LIMITED | 2024: 8496470 2025: 0 |
6 | 0 | 2024 |
| Automated Analysis of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Characteristics and Severity Based on Videos Collected via a Web-based Platform | PI: Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Co-PI: DR.IMRAN SARKER, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital | ICT Division | 2024: 500000 2025: 500000 |
1 | 1 | Both |
| Automating Web Testing with Large Language Models | Junaed Younous Khan (PI), Faizul Bari (co-PI) | RIC, EDGE | 2024: N/A 2025: 3800000 |
N/A | 8 | 2025 |
| How can we generate effective test cases from use cases? | Junaed Younous Khan (PI), Faizul Bari (Co-PI) | RIC, EDGE | 2024: N/A 2025: 3500000 |
N/A | 9 | 2025 |
| Machine Learning Based Automated Testing of Mobile Apps | Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar PI, Dr. Anindya Iqbal Co PI, Dr. Sadia Sharmin, Co PI | Samsung Bangladesh Research | 2024: Tk 10 million approximately 2025: Tk 10 million approximately |
4 | 4 | Both |
| Leveraging the Hotel Domain Adaptation of Retrieval Augmented Generation Models for Question Answering of Customer Services | Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar PI | Bengal Mobile QA Solution | 2024: Tk 2 million 2025: Nil |
4 | Nil | 2024 |
| Feasibility Study for Designing Software for Circular Script Evaluation and Development of a Prototype | Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar, PI and Dr. Rifat Shariyar, Co PI | Public Service Commission, Bangladesh | 2024: Nil 2025: Tk 1.2 million |
0 | 2 | 2025 |
| MobileDefender App: AI-enabled iOS and Android device privacy and security protection | Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar, PI and Zeeshan Khan Co PI | World Bank through EDGE Project, Bangladesh Computer Council, ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh | 2024: Nil 2025: Tk 4.2 million |
Nil | 5 | 2025 |
| Leveraging Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Groundwater Data Imputation and Forecasting in the North Western Region | A. B. M. Alim Al Islam | Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) | 2024: 42 lac 2025: 34 lac |
2 | 1 | Both |
| Developing a Bangla-based Tool for Quantitative Data Analysis | A. B. M. Alim Al Islam, Tamanna Haque Nipa, Jannatun Noor, Ishrat Jahan | EDGE Project, BCC | 2024: 0 2025: 42 lac |
0 | 8 | 2025 |
| Identification of Dengue Breeding Sites through Object Recognition (RIC PROJECT RPID: HE-01-244) | PI: Dr. M. Sohel Rahman, Co-PIs: Dr. Anindya Iqbal, Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar, Gaji Md. Shahabuddin | World Bank | 2024: 0 2025: 4,000,000/- |
0 | 6 | 2025 |
| Identification of Dengue Breeding Sites through Object Recognition (RIC PROJECT RPID: HE-01-244) | PI: Dr. M. Sohel Rahman, Co-PIs: Dr. Anindya Iqbal, Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar, Gaji Md. Shahabuddin | World Bank | 2024: 0 2025: 4,000,000/- |
0 | 6 | 2025 |
| Developing Pedagogical Conversational Agent and Interactive Practice site (RIC Project RPID: ED-01-25) | PI: Dr. Rifat Shahriyar; Co-PIs: Tishna Sabrina, Dr. Anindya Iqbal, Dr. Md. Mostofa Akbar. | World Bank, EDGE | 2024: 0 2025: 45,00,000/- |
0 | 15 | 2025 |
| Graph Machine Learning and Networks: Theory, Methods and Applications | PI: Dr. Sadia Sharmin, Associate Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI: Dr. Atif Hasan Rahman, Associate Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI 2: Dr. Akira Suzuki, Professor, Division for AI,Center for Data-driven Science and AI, Tohoku University, Japan. | ICSETEP RDG | 1.10 crore BDT | Not stated | Not stated | 2026 |
| AI Enabled Building Code Compliant Structural Design Ensuring Safety Standard | PI: Dr. Anindya Iqbal, Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI: Sukarna Barua, Associate Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI 2: Engr. Abdul Siddik Hossain, Head of Design and Geotechnical Engineering, Environment and Infrastructure Management Solution (EIMS) Limited. Co-PI 3: Dr. Raquib Ahsan, Professor, CE, BUET. | ICSETEP RDG | 1.96 crore BDT | Not stated | Not stated | 2026 |
| Progya (প্রজ্ঞা): Developing a Unified AI-Powered National Competency Framework Integrating Psychometric Modeling, Domain-adapted LLM and Personalized Learning Pathways for 21st-Century Skills | PI: Dr. Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI: Md. Shariful Islam Bhuyan, Associate Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI 2: Dr. M. Sohel Rahman, Member, Bangladesh Public Service Commission, and Professor (On leave), CSE, BUET. | ICSETEP RDG | 1.69 crore BDT. | Not stated | Not stated | 2026 |
| BanglaEduAI: A Bengali-First Large Vision Language Model for Personalized Tutoring, Teacher Content Co-Creation, and Automated Script Marking | PI: Dr. Rifat Shahriyar, Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI: Tahmid Hasan, Assistant Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI 2: Md. Mynul Islam, Chief Technology Officer, BacBon Limited. Co-PI 3: Dr. Shubhra Kanti Karmaker, Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida (UCF), USA | ICSETEP RDG | 2 crore BDT | Not stated | Not stated | 2026 |
| সবার খামার (ShobarKhamar): Building Bangladesh’s First AI-Driven Livestock Operating System | PI: Dr. A. B. M. Alim Al Islam, Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI: Dr. Novia Nurain, Assistant Professor, CSE, BUET. Co-PI 2: Hasan Ibna Akbar, Chief Technology Officer, Tirzok Private Limited. Co-PI 3: Dr. Jannatun Noor Mukta, Associate Professor, CSE & Director, Data Science Program, UIU | ICSETEP RDG | 2.49 core BDT | Not stated | Not stated | 2026 |