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General Information

Full Name Mohammad Arafat Hussain
Languages Bengali (native), English (fluent)

Education

  • 2015-20
    Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
    University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
    • Awarded the Four Year Fellowship (FYF).
    • Awarded the Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award.
    • Supervisor: Prof. Rafeef Garbi
    • Thesis: Volumetric Image-based Supervised Learning for Renal Cancer Detection and Analysis
  • 2013-15
    M.A.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering
    University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
    • Awarded the Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award.
    • Supervisors: Prof. Rafeef Garbi and Prof. Antony Hodgson
    • Thesis: Robust Bone Detection in Ultrasound Using Combined Strain Imaging and Envelope Signal Power Detection
  • 2011-13
    M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
    • Supervisor: Prof. Md Kamrul Hasan
    • Thesis: Robust Bone Detection in Ultrasound Using Combined Strain Imaging and Envelope Signal Power Detection
  • 2006-11
    B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

Professional Experience

  • 2021-Now
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
  • 2020-21
    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
  • 2018-20
    Laboratory Admin
    Biomedical Signal and Image Computing Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • 2013-20
    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
  • 2014-19
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
  • 2015
    Senior Lecturer
    Eastern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2013
    System Engineer
    Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2011-12
    Research Engineer
    Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2011
    Software Engineer
    Samsung R&D Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Grants Received as PI

  • 2024-25
    Exploring Premature Brain Aging in Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease - An Explainable AI and Genomic Analysis of MRI Data
    National Institutes Of Health - 1066
  • 2022-23
    Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defect - Accelerated Brain Aging and Neurocognitive Outcomes
    American Heart Association

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    International Travel Award for Trainees
    Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
    • Received an award of 2000 US$ to attend the premier conference, the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), held in Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • 2019
    Graduate Student Award
    Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society
    • Received an award of 500 US$ to attend the premier conference, the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), held in Shenzhen, China.
  • 2017
    Conference Travel Support for ICICS Graduate Students
    Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), UBC
    • Received an award of 1000 CA$ to attend the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI) and International Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (MLMI), held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  • 2016
    Outstanding Reviewer Recognition
    Elsevier
    • Received this recognition from Elsevier for outstanding journal reviewing works.
  • 2015-19
    Four Year Fellowship
    University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
    • Received a full scholarship of 22,000 CAD/year plus full tuition coverage for 4 years from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UBC. This fellowship funds the doctoral research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
  • 2014
    Graduate Student Travel Award
    Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society
    • Received an award of 750 US$ to attend the premier conference, the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), held in Boston, MA.
  • 2013-16
    Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award
    University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
    • Award of 4,000 CA$/year offered to graduate students demonstrating evidence of strong academic performance throughout their university studies.
  • 2010
    Singapore Bangladesh Society Scholarship
    • Received two awards totaling 12,000 BDT in recognition of strong academic performance in the undergraduate class at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 2009
    American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects Scholarship
    • Received an award of 10,000 BDT in recognition of strong academic performance in the undergraduate class at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 2008
    Life Membership
    • Awarded the “Life Membership” in recognition of the voluntary participation and efforts in relief management and distributions of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society during different natural calamities like hurricane and tornado.
  • 2007
    Dean’s List Award
    • Received an award of 3,000 BDT in recognition of achieving a CGPA greater than 3.75 out of 4.00 in a year of the undergraduate class at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 2003-10
    Merit Scholarship
    • Received two merit scholarships totaling 20,000 BDT/year for securing merit positions in class X and XII nationwide board examinations.

Received Offers

  • 2020
    Postdoctoral Fellowship Offer
    Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School
  • 2019
    Postdoctoral Fellowship Offer
    Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
  • 2019
    Postdoctoral Fellowship Offer
    School of Medicine, Stanford University, 2019
  • 2015
    DPhil Admission Offer
    Department of Engineering, University of Oxford

Invited Talks

Reviewing Experience

  • 2014-Now
    I am/was a reviewer of the following journals/proceedings:
    • Nature Computational Science
    • Nature Communications Medicine
    • Medical Image Analysis
    • IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
    • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
    • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
    • IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
    • IEEE Access
    • Frontiers in Neuroscience
    • Frontiers in Neurology
    • Frontiers in Medicine
    • Frontiers in Oncology
    • PLOS ONE
    • BMJ Open
    • Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (Elsevier)
    • Heliyon (Elsevier)
    • Ultrasonics (Elsevier)
    • Computers in Biology and Medicine Journal (Elsevier)
    • Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (MDPI)
    • Sensors (MDPI)
    • Tomography (MDPI)
    • Algorithms (MDPI)
    • Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis, 2019 (Springer)
    • Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, 2019/2021/2023 (Springer)
    • Medical Imaging meets NeurIPS

Teaching Experience

  • 2014-19
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
    • EECE 269 Signals and Systems (Winter T2 2013)
    • EECE 360 Systems and Control (Winter T1 2014)
    • EECE 380 Electrical Engineering Design Studio (Winter T2 2014)
    • CPEN 312 Digital Systems and Microcomputers (Winter T2 2015, 2016, 2017)
    • CPEN/ELEC 481 Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects (Summer 2016)
    • CPSC 340 Machine Learning and Data Mining (Summer 2017)
    • ELEC 221 Signals and Systems (Winter T1 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
    • APSC 160 Introduction to Computation in Engineering Design (Summer 2017, 2018, 2019, and Winter T1-2 2017)
    • ELEC 211 Engineering Electromagnetics (Winter T2 2018)
  • 2015
    Senior Lecturer, Eastern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • EEE 431 Microprocessor and Interfacing (Spring 2015)
    • EEE 432 Microprocessor and Interfacing Laboratory (Spring 2015)
    • EEE 353 Measurement and Instrumentation (Spring 2015)
    • EEE 354 Measurement and Instrumentation Laboratory (Spring 2015)
    • EEE 433 Solid State Devices (Spring 2015)
    • EEE 340 Electronic Project Design (Spring 2015)