Prof. M. Mofazzal Hossain

M. Mofazzal Hossain (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, in December 1969. He received the B.S. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1993, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from Kanazawa University, Japan, in 2000 and 2003, respectively. In April 1994, he began his career as a Lecturer with Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Bangladesh. He was a JSPS Postdoctoral Visiting Research Fellow with Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (2005-2007). He is currently Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of electrical and electronic engineering, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Over the past 31 years, he has held various academic, research, and administrative roles with institutions, including Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology; East West University, Dhaka; the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh; and Tokyo Institute of Technology. His current research interests include the design, modeling, and simulation of high efficiency photovoltaic (PV) cells, the environmental impacts of electric vehicles, applications of machine learning, sustainability, and climate action. Prof. Hossain has received several prestigious awards, including Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, the JASSO Fellowship, and Japanese Government Scholarship.