School of Engineering and Technology
Computer Science
Dr. Soharab Hossain Shaikh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SoET, BMU. He has over a decade of experience in academics and research. He is an ardent learner and passionate about looking for new techniques and applications of Machine Learning and Deep Learning in the domain of Computer Vision and text processing.
He has received his PhD degree from University of Calcutta. His area of specialization is in Computer Vision and Image Processing. Prior to joining BMU, Dr. Shaikh has worked as a faculty member at NIIT University for about one-and-half year. Earlier he was a faculty member at A.K.Choudhury School of Information Technology, University of Calcutta for about six years. Before that, he was associated with two Engineering institutions in Kolkata as faculty of CSE for two years.
He has secured the first rank at University of Calcutta in his Master of Technology programme and was awarded the Gold medal. After completing M.Tech, he received a fellowship from the Italian Ministry of Education for Universities and Research (MIUR) for perusing research at Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy. Dr. Shaikh is also the recipient of TEQIP financial assistance from University of Calcutta for visiting AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. He has participated in a number of international conferences held in both India and abroad. Dr. Shaikh has also qualified for the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship.
His area of research is in Computer Vision and Image Processing. He has worked on object detection and categorization and biometrics. He has over twenty publications in international journals and conferences.
Dr. Shaikh jointly holds a US-patent. He has co-authored two books published by Springer. He has also written a book chapter on Gait Analysis in the book New Directions in Behavioural Biometrics published by CRC Press.
Dr. Shaikh has been involved in other professional activities as well. He is one of the guest editors for the International Journal – Springer Transactions on Computational Science, XXV, 2015. He has served as the reviewer for a number of international journals including IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Springer – The Visual Computer, IET Image Processing, International Journal of Biometrics, International Journal of Advancements in Technology, etc. He was also one of the committee members for the international conferences – ICDCN-2010; CISIM-2011, 2013; International Doctoral Symposium on Applied Computation and Security Systems (ACSS)-2014, 2015. In addition, he has reviewed papers for a number of internal conferences including ReTIS-2015, CISIM-2015, FICTA-2014, Nostradamus -2013, ACITY-2012 etc. Dr. Shaikh was the invited speaker at Jagiellonian University, Poland; Heritage Academy, Kolkata. He has also delivered a lecture at the Faculty Development Program (FDP) organized by CSE, Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore, West Bengal.
Apart from his professional interests, Dr. Shaikh is passionate about music. He plays mouth-organ and loves writing songs and composing music. He is also interested in digital photography. His favourite leisure activities involve playing football with daughter and going out for a long-drive with family.
| From – To (Year) | Designation & Organization |
|---|---|
| July, 2016 – Current | Assistant Professor, BMU |
| Feb, 2015 – July, 2016 | Assistant Professor, NIIT University, Neemrana |
| April, 2009 – Jan, 2015 | Faculty Member, A.K Choudhury School of Information Technology, University of Calcutta |
| March 2008- March 2009 | Lecturer, CSE, MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah |
| Sep 2006-Sep-2007 | Research Associate, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy |
| September 2006- September 2007 | Lecturer, CSE, Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata |
The aim of Automation course is to demonstrate how PLC controls communicate with the machines by user defined programs and monitor/control the whole process by means of HMI and SCADA. This lab is equipped with 6 S7-1200 PLCs and 1 S7-1500 PLC with KTP HMI-700 Basic and SCADA system and used to train the trainees about the different hardware arrangements of PLC, application of PLC, HMI and SCADA and the process to program a PLC using different programming languages. PLC has a wide variety of applications in manufacturing industry to automate the conventional arrangement in to automated systems it make ease for manufacturing industry.
The aim of the Mechatronics course is to apply the fundamentals and principle of mechanical, electronics and computer engineering for the integration of automated systems for the ease of production industry. The lab is equipped with two sets of 5-station Industrial application prototypes for understating the application of mechatronic concept. These are used to provide the training on basic concepts and implementation of computers, electronics, mechanical drives and systems, programmable logic controllers, sensors and transducers, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric drives design of mechanical structure and mechanism.
To support faculty in research in Materials Science and Engineering, BMU has created an advanced research facility named the “Center for Advanced Materials and Devices”.
It is equipped with several scientific instruments that are available in some of the renowned universities/ IITs/ Institutes in India. The Center is broadly classified into three research facilities:
This facility generates the capability to design a product and validate the design by automating the process of designing, drawing and analysing with digital tools and curriculum prepared by renowned professionals from SIEMENS PLM. Students can learn and perfect the engineering of conceptualizing and designing a new product right from the scratch and validate it using FEA. The following softwares are installed:
The aim of Automation course is to demonstrate how PLC controls communicate with the machines by user defined programs and monitor/control the whole process by means of HMI and SCADA. This lab is equipped with 6 S7-1200 PLCs and 1 S7-1500 PLC with KTP HMI-700 Basic and SCADA system and used to train the trainees about the different hardware arrangements of PLC, application of PLC, HMI and SCADA and the process to program a PLC using different programming languages. PLC has a wide variety of applications in manufacturing industry to automate the conventional arrangement in to automated systems it make ease for manufacturing industry.
This lab is used to train how to apply the fundamentals and principle of machining, part programming, tooling and production technology for the integration of automated systems for the ease of production industry. The centre has real time CNC controller to provide the training on CNC Turning and Milling. Lab is equipped with two CNC turning kits and 2 CNC Milling Kits and 1 replica of VMC in which trainees use to prepare the coding for the product design and also use SINUMERIC software for virtual training practice.
Pneumatic solutions are increasingly used in all branches of industry and it is also used in the development of automation solutions. This lab has a set of sophisticated Pneumatic/Hydraulics, Electro-Pneumatic and Hydraulics equipment which is used to impart fundamental training, including on the process of designing pneumatic and hydraulic circuits on kit and on Fluid Sim software.
The aim of the Mechatronics course is to apply the fundamentals and principle of mechanical, electronics and computer engineering for the integration of automated systems for the ease of production industry. The lab is equipped with two sets of 5-station Industrial application prototypes for understating the application of mechatronic concept. These are used to provide the training on basic concepts and implementation of computers, electronics, mechanical drives and systems, programmable logic controllers, sensors and transducers, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric drives design of mechanical structure and mechanism.
The Centre is equipped with standard training cells comprising of KUKA (a German manufacturer of industrial robots and solutions for factory automation) KRC-4 industrial robot with required auxiliary equipment. This training cell is capable of performing multitude of operations used for Arc welding, Material handling and Spot welding and other essential operations used by the automobile, food and beverages, packaging and other manufacturing and production industries.
The Centre is equipped with standard training cells comprising of KUKA (a German manufacturer of industrial robots and solutions for factory automation) KRC-4 industrial robot with required auxiliary equipment. This training cell is capable of performing multitude of operations used for Arc welding, Material handling and Spot welding and other essential operations used by the automobile, food and beverages, packaging and other manufacturing and production industries.
The objective of BMU CoE is to develop/enhance the technical skills and competence of the trainees (Engg. Grad. /Under Grad., ITI, Diploma and Industry people) which leads them to enlarge their area of employment opportunity and career in the field of modern industry The Centre is equipped with several scientific instruments that are available otherwise only in some of the renowned institutions of technical learning in India. The Centre is broadly classified into eight facilities:
This lab is designed to enable maintenance personnel to carry out commissioning, calibration and maintenance of the typical devices used for measurements and control in industrial systems. These are equipped with 2 types of industrial Pressure sensor, 3 types of Level sensor, Temperature sensor, 3 types of flow sensor and control valves with smart positioner and PCS7.
These are used to skill the trainees on how to program, calibrate and monitor the sensors using HART and Profibus modules. PCS-7 is used to instruct trainees on how to communicate and program the different industrial sensors and process control equipment and design the SCADA system to monitor and control the process.
