Hafiz Imtiaz: Bio

My brief biography is listed here. You can download my short CV in pdf format. You can also find me in LinkedIn.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2020.
    Ph. D. Dissertation: Decentralized Differentially Private Algorithms for Matrix and Tensor Factorization
  • Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, 2017
    Project: Empirical Comparison of Differentially Private Principal Component Analysis Algorithms
  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2011
    Thesis: A Spectral Domain Dominant Feature Extraction Algorithm for Face and Palm-print Recognition
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2009
    Thesis: Show-through Cancellation in Duplex Printed Documents

Experience

Awards

  • ECE Graduate Program Academic Achievement Award, Department of ECE, Rutgers University (2020)
  • PhD Research Excellence Award, Department of ECE, Rutgers University (2019)
  • Pre-Doctoral Leadership Development Academy Fellowship, Center for Organizational Leadership, Rutgers University (2019)
  • Conference Travel Grant, School of Graduate Studies, Rutgers University for attending IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (2018)
  • TA/GA Professional Development Fund Award, Rutgers University (2018)
  • TA/GA Professional Development Fund Award, Rutgers University (2017)
  • PhD Research Excellence Award, Department of ECE, Rutgers University (2016)
  • Conference Travel Grant, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for attending IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (2016)
  • TA/GA Professional Development Fund Award, Rutgers University (2016)
  • Best Presentation Award for the paper in International Conference of Industrial Applications Engineering (ICIAE) (2013).
  • Best Paper: Rank-1 Award for the paper in International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) (2011).
  • Travel Grant for attending IEEE Region-10 International Conference (TENCON) (2010).
  • University Scholarship for the result of undergraduate study during all academic years at BUET (2004-2009)
  • Dean’s List Scholarship for academic excellence during all academic years at BUET (2004-2009)
  • University Merit Scholarship for 15th position in BUET admission test (2004)
  • Mahbubul Islam (Bachchu) Memorial Scholarship for academic results of the session 2007-2008 at BUET
  • American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects (AABEA) Scholarship for academic performance at BUET (2007)
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Educational Impact Award, IEEE International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) (2007)
  • Bangladesh Education Board Scholarship (Grade A) for result of H. S. C. examination during period (2003)
  • Perfect Attendance Certificate for 100% presence in class in Notre Dame College (2002)
  • Bangladesh Education Board Junior Scholarship (1999)
  • Bangladesh Education Board Primary Scholarship (Talent pool) (1996)