Prof. Khondaker Abdullah Al Mamun

Chairman

CMED Health LTD

Khondaker A. Mamun received his Ph.D. in Computer and Biomedical Engineering from University of Southampton, UK. After that he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the PRISM Lab with joint appointment from Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada and Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He also worked as a lecturer and then assistant professor in the Department of CSE, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology from 2002 to 2007, and as a researcher in the College of Computer and Information Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia from 2007 to 2008. Since October 2014, he is working as an Associate Professor and then Professor at the Department of CSE, United International University (UIU), Bangladesh. He is the founder and Director of Advanced Intelligent Multidisciplinary Systems Lab (AIMS Lab) at UIU, where he actively performs research in areas of machine learning, intelligent System, healthcare, disabilities and education as well as human machine interface (HMI), brain computer interface (BCI), rehabilitation engineering, and mobile technology for health care and rehabilitation applications. He has published more than 100 peer reviewed international journal and conference papers. He has invented a number of digital healthcare and rehabilitations service delivery architecture and mobile based solutions for developing countries. His research and innovation has also been featured in a number of local and international news outlets including New Scientist and BBC.

 

His contribution in the innovation and development is recognized internationally and by the government of Bangladesh. He is the founder of CMED Health, a startup that focuses on preventive and primary healthcare through ICT. CMED Health is the Winner of DBS-NUS Social Innovation 2018 (Singapore), SeedStarWorld Global Innovation 2018 (Switzerland), Bangladesh Innovation 2018, BASIS National ICT 2017, Startup Challenge 2017 and GP Accelerator 2016 Award. He also received National ICT and APICTA Awards for Autism Barta (Smart Phone App for Autism Screening) and Bolte Chai (Smart Phone App for enhancing communications for nonverbal children).

 

He is the organizer and general chair of the first medical engineering conference, MediTec 2016 (International Conference of Medical Engineering, Health Informatics and Technology) in Bangladesh supported by IEEE EMBS. He is also the organizer and chair of the first International Neuroscience School (IBRO APRC 2017) to develop future neuroscience researcher in Bangladesh, sponsored by International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). With the IBRO support, Prof. Mamun has introduced first Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s patients in Bangladesh through National Institute of Neuroscience and Hospital with active support from Prof. Tipu Z. Aziz, University of Oxford, UK.

 

He is a member of the Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), IEEE; Founder Chair, EMBS Bangladesh section; Fellow, Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS).