Dr Manzur Ashraf earned his undergraduate degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at BUET (2001). Subsequently, he completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of South Australia, Australia (2009). He possesses Cybersecurity certificates from Google, EC-Council, etc. He also possess Advanced diploma in Project Management.
Dr. Manzur has 25 years of teaching experience across universities and IT institutes.
At present, Dr Ashraf is serving as a Permanent Part time role in SISTC, Melbourne. In addition, he runs a software company specialised in Search Engine Optimisation based in Melbourne.
Research Interests:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Search Engine Optimisation
- Data Analysis
- Wireless Networking
Research Grant/Project Successes:
[1] ‘Oz-Energy-Analysis’ at Research Institute for Climate Change & Sustainability, University of Adelaide (2010-2011): Research project on the production, transmission, storage, and optimality of the renewable energy sources in Australia and analysed how their variability interacts with the national grid – how it can be managed, how much power they can produce and how much it would cost. We developed a website that transparently present data, assumptions, models, analysis, interpretation and engage with a wide range of contributors by using an Open Science model.
[2] MAGIC 2010 Project at Flinders University jointly sponsored by the Australian defence to develop next-generation fully autonomous ground vehicle systems that can be deployed electively in military operations and civilian emergency situations. We demonstrated the use of multi-vehicle robotic teams that can execute an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission in a dynamic urban environment. (2009-2010)
[3] Distance learning project jointly by Suffolk University, UK and BRAC University, Bangladesh in 2004-2006. We proposed the methodology, results and effectiveness in the development of Mobile telephone based (Short Message Service-based) distance learning. The project was about the application of information technology to education, was setup, delivered and evaluated using a real-life environment.
Selected Publications:
[1] ‘Risk Scoring System for Macro- and Micro-Vascular Complications Related to Type 2 Diabetes’ IDF 2019, March 2019.
[2] Channel MAC protocol for opportunistic communication in ad hoc wireless networks
Ashraf, M., Jayasuriya, A., & Perreau, S. (2009). Channel MAC protocol for opportunistic communication in ad hoc wireless networks. EURASIP journal on advances in signal processing., (2009), 1-17. doi:10.1155/2009/368209.
[3] Distributed opportunistic communication protocol for wireless multihop networks
Ashraf, M., Jayasuriya, A., & Perreau, S. (2009). Distributed opportunistic communication protocol for wireless multihop networks. International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, 3(2), 112-127. doi:10.1504/IJMNDI.2009.030843.
[4] Load-regulated CSMA,
Ashraf, M., Jayasuriya, A., & Perreau, S. (2009). Load-regulated CSMA. International journal of communication systems., 22(1), 101-117. doi:10.1002/dac.963.
[5] Manzur Ashraf, Syed Mahfuzul Aziz, Mohammad Lutful Kabir and Biswajit Kumar Dey, A SIM-based Electronic Transaction Authentication System, Int Journal of Computer Systems Science and Eng, Vol. 24, No. 4, Leicester, UK: CRL Publishing, pp. 13-20, 2009
[6] Yousuf M. Islam, Mawdudur Rahman, Zillur Rahman and Manzur Ashraf, “Mobile telephone technology as a distance learning tool”, ICEIS, May 2005, USA.
Selected Presentation:
I was invited as a speaker at ‘Hack In the Box’ conference (a hacking conference) by ES-Gulf, Bahrain on 2005. I talked about the architectural challenges in secured mobile devices for (i) energy efficient Mobile Device & Applications, (b) Energy-efficient Security Protocols (c) Tamper Resistance and flexibility of h/w and s/w, and (d) De-signing (Modeling) & verifying Security Protocols.