First Call 2021
| Business and Economics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title of the Project | Principal Investigator | Co-Investigators | Duration | Budget | Commencement Date |
| 1 | Financial innovation, Financial Risk Management, and value of the firm | Dr. Md. Qamruzzaman
Associate Professor
SoBE, UIU |
12 Months | 450,000.00 | 22 June, 2021 | |
| 2 | IT adaptation, financial disclosure and firm sustainability: Evidence from listed Financial Institutions in Bangladesh | Dr. Salma Karim Professor SoBE, UIU | 1. Ms. Israt Jahan Assistant Professor SoBE, UIU 2. Dr. Md. Qamruzzaman Associate Professor SoBE, UIU | 12 Months | 475,000.00 | 1st July, 2021 |
| 3 | Comparison of GARCH Family Models for Forecasting the Financial and Non-financial Sectors' Volatility of Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh | Muhammad Enamul Haque Assistant Professor SoBE, UIU | 1. Md. Azizul Baten, PhD Professor (Grade-1) Department of Statistics, School of Physical Sciences, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology 2. Md. Mohan Uddin Professor School of Business and Economics, United International University | 24 Months | 702,000.00 | 10 August, 2021 |
| 4 | Facilitators and Inhibitors of Digital Municipal Service System Using Behavior in Emerging Economics: The Case of Bangladesh [Collaborative Project between UIU and NSU] | Dr. Md. Shamim Talukder Assistant Professor Management, North South University | 1. Mr. Quazi Tafsirul Islam
Lecturer
North South University
2. Mr. A.K.M. Najmul Islam
Associate Professor
LUT University, Finland &
Adjunct Professor
Tampere University.
3. Mr. Ziaul Karim
Assistant Professor
School of Business and Economics
United International University
(Project Coordinator from UIU)
|
18 Months | 964,500.00 | 15 September, 2021 |
| Science and Engineering | ||||||
| 1 | Application of IoT and Remote Sensing Method to Monitor Water Quality of Dhaleshwari River Surrounding Dhaka City | Dr. Afzal Ahmed Professor & Head Department of Civil Engineering United International University | 1. Prof. Dr. Sirajul Islam
Department of Civil Engineering and Director of CISR, North South University (NSU)
2. Prof. Dr. Md. Tauhid Ur Rahman
Department of Civil Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
3. Dr. Nova Ahmed
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), North South University (NSU)
|
18 Months | 1,195,225.00 | 1 October, 2021 |
| 2 | TQAMS - Total Quality Assurance and Monitoring System for Primary and Secondary Level Institutions in Bangladesh | Mr. Suman Ahmmed Assistant Professor Dept. of CSE, UIU | 12 Months | 490,000.00 | 21 June, 2021 | |
| 3 | Blood Glucose Prediction from Daily Food Intake and Activities | Mr. Md. Benzir Ahmed Assistant Professor Dept. of CSE. UIU | 1. Prof. Dr. Mahmuda Naznin Department of CSE, BUET 2. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Eunus Ali Department of CSE, BUET 3. Dr. Mohammad Mehedy Masud Associate Professor, College of IT, United Arab Emirates University | 24 Months | 1,290,000.00 | 23 August, 2021 |
| 4 | Semiconductor Physics based Modeling and Computational Analysis of Phase Change Memory | Dr. Sadid Muneer Assistant Professor EEE Dept., UIU | 1. Dr. Nafisa Noor
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. Dr. Helena Silva Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Connecticut, CT 06269, USA |
12 Months | 499,000.00 | 17 July, 2021 |
| 5 | Design and Development of Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Based System for Identifying Suicidal Biomarkers using Neural Connectivity Analysis | Dr. Nipa Roy
Assistant Professor INS, UIU |
1. Prof. Dr. Khondaker Abdullah Al Mamun
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University (UIU)
2. Dr. Md. Kafiul Islam
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
3.Prof. Md. Ashraful Amin
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
4. Dr. Chiranjeeb Biswas
Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College for Women & Hospital (MCWH)
5. Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed
Associate Professor, Child Adolescent & Family Psychiatry NIMH, Bangladesh, Secretary-General, BACAMH, Bangladesh
6. Dr. Ravi Vaidyanathan
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Biomechatronics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
7. Prof. Dr. Tom Chau
Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto and Senior Scientist, Raymond Chang Foundation Chair in Access Innovations, Vice President of Research & Director, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
8. Dr. Farhana Sarker
Cofounder, CMED Health Ltd.
|
36 Months | 2,468,569.00 | 1 October, 2021 |
| 6 | IMATAP - Identifying Mathematical Anxiety Through Automated Process | Mr. Jashodhan Saha Senior Lecturer INS, UIU | 12 Months | 495,000.00 | - | |
| 7 | Performance Analysis of IoT Networks with Innovative Implementation Schemes [Collaborative Project between UIU and NSU] | Rajesh Palit
Associate Professor ECE, NSU |
1. Prof. Dr. Salekul Islam Dept. of CSE, UIU 2. Biswajit Paul Associate Professor Electrical & Electronic Engineering, SUST 3. Prof. Dr. Jean-Charles Grégoire INRS - Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut national de la recherche scientifique | 12 Months | 490,000.00 | 1 September, 2021 |
| 8 | Mining Traffic Big Data to Forecast Road Traffic for Developing Intelligent Transportation System: Dhaka City as Case Study | Dr. Dewan Md. Farid Professor Dept. of CSE, UIU | 24 Months | 990,000.00 | 1 November, 2021 | |
| 9 | An Integrated Architecture for Cloud and IoT based Smart City : Smart Healthcare Perspective | Dr. Md. Motaharul Islam Professor Dept. of CSE, UIU | 1. Dr. Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, North South University | 12 Months | 499,000.00 | 3 July, 2021 |
| Multidisciplinary | ||||||
| 1 | Gender, Health, Education and Social Capital: The Determinants of Marginality and Crisis of Social lives in Bangladesh | Muhammad Rehan Masoom Assistant Professor SoBE, UIU | 24 Months | 499500 | - | |
| 2 | Exploring the Black Box of Bangladeshi Universities in view of SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Beyond | Dr. Farid A. Sobhani Professor SoBE & Director, MBA, EMBA, MIHRM, UIU | 1. Dr Amlan Haque Lecturer & Subject Coordinator Researcher Central Queensland University 2. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Vice-President, Australian Academy of Business Leadership | 24 Months | 992,000.00 | 1 September, 2021 |
Second Call 2019
| Business and Economics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title of the Project | Principal Investigator | Co-Investigators | Duration | Budget | Commencement Date | Date of Completion | |
| 1 | Corporate Natural Resource Efficiency and Environmental Performance in Bangladesh: Measures, Evaluation, and Management for Sustainable Development |
Dr. James Bakul Sarker Associate Professor School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University |
Suborna Barua Assistant Professor Department of International Business University of Dhaka |
24 months | Taka 783,275 | 13 August, 2020 | 12 August, 2022 | |
| Science and Engineering | ||||||||
| 1 | Implementation of 3D model to assess the performance improvement of a software company |
Dr. Hasan Sarwar
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University |
1. Teresa Goncalves
Assistant Professor, University of Evora 2. Mohammad Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury Chief Knowledge officer, Consultant IT & ERP, Odittyaw Solutions |
18 Months | Taka 1,131,000 | 15 July, 2020 | 14 January, 2022 | |
| 2 | Towards IoT and ML Driven Health Risk Prediction System |
Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University |
Dr. Ashir Uddin Ahmed Associate professor, Department of Advanced Information Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Kyushu University, Japan |
12 Months | Taka 498000 | 1 July, 2020 | 30 June, 2021 | |
| 3 | Numerical model, analysis, and optimization of agro-photovoltaic systems |
Prof. Dr. M. Rezwan Khan
Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Research (IAR), United International University" |
1. Dr. M. Ryyan Khan Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, East West University 2. Dr. Anisul Haque Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, East West University |
16 Months | Taka 495,000 | February 9, 2020 | June 8, 2021 | |
| 4 | Development of Low-Cost Technology for remote Pediatric Cardiac Consultation |
Prof. Dr. Raqibul Mostafa
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Dean, School of Science and Engineering (SoSE), United International University |
1. Prof. Dr. Khawza I Ahmed
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Director, Center for International Affairs and Cooperation (CIAC), United International University 2. Dr. M Nurul Akhtar Hasan FCPS, Pediatric Intensivist & Associate Professor, Pediatric & Congenital Cardiac Program, Children & Women Cardiac Unit, National Heart Foundation Hospital & RI 3. Dr. Ahsan Habib Khandoker Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University, UAE |
24 Months | Taka 1,335,000 | 1 August, 2020 | 31 July, 2022 | |
| 5 | Integration of multi-modal data focused on time, frequency and space to create localized and high-level features for improved BCI |
Dr. Kaled Masukur Rahman Associate Professor, Dept. of EEE, United International University |
24 Months | Taka 495,000 | February 9, 2020 | February 8, 2022 | ||
First Call 2019
Institute for Advanced Research (IAR) of United International University (UIU) has awarded research grants for multidisciplinary Projects. Applications were submitted online through the IAR website in response to the 1st call for Proposal on 6 May, 2019.
The evaluation committee approved 11 proposals and IAR awarded BDT 9,257,171 to the researchers who successfully completed all the assessment procedures. Among these selected projects, 6 (six) Business and Economics based projects received BDT 6,728,400, 3 (three) Proposals with Science and Engineering based topics had received BDT 2,297,271 and the rest of the BDT 231,500 were awarded to the proposals based on English discipline.
| Business and Economics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title of the Project | Principal Investigator | Co-Investigators | Duration | Budget | Commencement Date | Date of Completion | |
| 1 | Behind Attitude and Purchase Intention: Factors Influencing Organic Food Consumption in Bangladeshi Retail Chain Users |
Mr. Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan
Assistant Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU)" |
1. Dr. Huam Hon Tat
Professor, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Putra Business School (PBS) University Putra Malaysia (UPM) 2. Dr. Mohammad A Ashraf Associate Professor, Department of Economics United International University (UIU) |
13 Months | 499,000.00 | 1 October, 2019 | 31 October, 2020 | |
| 2 | Voluntary disclosure in transition economy : An evidence from Bangladesh |
Mr. Mofijul Hoq Masum
Assistant Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff
Associate Professor Putra Business School Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 2. Dr. Mohammad Noor Hisham Osman Senior Lecturer Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) |
14 Months | 499,000.00 | 1 October, 2019 | 30 November, 2020 | |
| 3 | Influence of Occupational Hazards on Employee Turnover Intention: The Case for Readymade Garments Industry of Bangladesh |
Ms. Mimnun Sultana
Assistant Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. Mohd Hasanur Raihan Joarder
Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) 2. Dr. Rashed Osman Associate Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) 3. Dr. Md. Rabiul Islam Professor Associate Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) |
18 Months | 483,000.00 | 1 October, 2019 | 31 March, 2021 | |
| 4 | Understanding the dynamics among trust, knowledge exchange, informal learning and skills development in the rural communities of Bangladesh |
Mr. Mohammad Tohidul Islam Miya
Assistant Professor School of Business & Economics (School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. Abureza M Muzareba
Associate Professor, Department of Marketing University of Dhaka 2 . Dr. Muhammad Ismail Hossain Professor, Department of Marketing University of Dhaka 3. Dr. Nasrin Akter Professor, Department of Marketing University of Dhaka 4. Dr. Nahid Rezwana Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environment University of Dhaka. |
36 Months | 2,450,500.00 | 15 October, 2019 | 14 October, 2022 | |
| 5 | Reconstruction of Shabolombee Gram: Exploring local people’s practices of sustainable development and sustainability |
Dr. Hamidul Huq
Director, Institute of Development Studies & Sustainability (IDSS), United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. M. Anwar Hossen
Professor, Department of Sociology University of Dhaka 2.Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Research Fellow Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability (IDSS) United International University (UIU) |
36 Months | 2,298,900.00 | 15 October, 2019 | 14 October, 2022 | |
| Science and Engineering | ||||||||
| 1 | Design and development of a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) based Neuromarketing System and evaluation of its feasibility for marketing research in Bangladesh |
Dr. Khondaker Abdullah -Al-Mamun
Professor, Dept. of CSE United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. Khandoker Mahmudur Rahman
Associate Professor School of Business & Economics (SoBE) United International University (UIU) 2. Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar Professor & Director Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Dhaka University 3. Dr. Ravi Vaidyanathan Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Biomechatronics Department of Mechanical Engineering Imperial College, London 4. Tom Chau Professor, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto and Senior Scientist Raymond Chang Foundation Chair in Access Innovations Vice President of Research & Director Bloorview Research Institute Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital 5. Dr. Farhana Sarker Managing Director, CMED Health Limited" |
24 Months | 1,499,271.00 | 15 October, 2019 | 14 October, 2021 | |
| 2 | Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Microstrip Antenna Design and Optimization |
Mr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman
Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam
Professor, Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia 2. Sharif Tanvir Rahman Big Data and Cloud Consultant Dynamic Solution Innovators Ltd., Bangladesh |
12 Months | 498,000.00 | 1 October, 2019 | 30 September, 2020 | |
| 3 | Computation of Optimal Control for Differential Algebraic Equations (DAE) with Engineering Applications |
Mr. Mahtab Uddin
Assistant Professor Institute of Natural Sciences (INS) United International University (UIU) |
Dr. Mohammad Monir Uddin
Assistant professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics North south University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
18 Months | 300,000.00 | 1 October, 2019 | ||
| Multidisciplinary | ||||||||
| 1 | Development of a Framework for a Sustainable Quality Education Ensuring Students’ Satisfaction and Job Market Skills at Tertiary Level of Bangladesh |
Prof. Dr. Hasnan Ahmed
Pro Vice Chancellor United International University (UIU) |
1. Dr. Mohammad A. Ashraf
Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, UIU 2. Prof. Dr. Kabirul Islam Director of Research, Daffodil International University |
24 Months | 890,000 | 29 December, 2019 | 28 December, 2021 | |
| 2 | A comparative study between the effectiveness of reading- only condition and reading- while- listening condition in incidental vocabulary acquisition |
Mr. Md. Didar Hossain
Assistant Professor, English Language Institute (ELI) United International University (UIU) |
Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan
Assistant Professor, English Language Institute United International University (UIU)" |
9 Months | 110,500.00 | 1 October, 2019 | 30 June, 2020 | |
Second Call 2016
| # | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Co - Investigators | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Probabilistic methods for filling gaps in genome assemblies |
Dr. Swakkhar Shatabda Associate Professor - CSE Dept. |
Taka 410,000 | |
| 2 | Stock market response to the changes of macroeconomic fundamentals in Bangladesh: The role of financial news media |
Dr. Md Mohan Uddin Associate Professor - SoBE |
Taka 977,520 | |
| 3 | Development of a secured Vehicular Cloud Networking framework by integrating Cognitive Radio and Internet of Things | Mr. Mohammad Mamun Elahi Assistant Professor - CSE Dept. |
Taka 360,000 | |
| 4 | Strategic Destination Image for Tourism Development: A Comparative Study between Langkawi and Cox's Bazar | Dr. Md. Shariful Alam Assistant Professor - SoBE |
1. Dr. Md. Abdul Hai Professor– Dhaka City College; Visiting faculty, SoBE, UIU 2. Dr. Mohd. Hasanur Raihan Joarder Professor & Director, IBER, UIU |
Taka 6,00,000 |
| 5 | Theory of Planned Behavior & Organic Food Purchase: A Case Study in Bangladesh | Dr. Mohammad A. Ashraf Associate Professor - Dept. of Economics |
1. Dr. Mohd. Hasanur Raihan Joarder Professor & Director, IBER, UIU 2. Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan Assistant Professor - SoBE, UIU |
Taka 480000 |
| 6 | Development of Novel Low Cost Technology for Screening Cardiac Complications in Pre-diabetic and Diabetic Population in Bangladesh | Prof. Dr. Khawza I. Ahmed Professor - EEE Dept. |
1. Dr. Sharmin Parveen Associate Professor and Head, Department of Health Informatics, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Darus Salam, Mirpur - 1, Dhaka 2. Dr. Ahsan Habib Khandoker Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University, UAE 3. Dr. Hasan Sarwar Professor, Dept. Of CSE, UIU 4. Prof. Dr. Raqibul Mostafa Dean - SoSE, UIU |
Taka 1,200,000 |
First Call 2016
| # | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Co - Investigators | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality education and employee retention practices among Private Universities in Bangladesh: Mediating effects of organization commitment (OC) and perceived organizational support (POS) on HRM practices and employee retention | Prof. Dr. Mohd Hasanur Raihan Joarder Professor - SOBE & Director - IBER |
Dr. Mohammad A Ashraf
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, SoBE, UIU |
Taka 9,00,000 |
| 2 | An Assessment of Impact of Social Performance of Microfinance Organizations on the Financial Performance of Microfinance Ventures | Dr. Mohammad Badruddoza Mia Asst. Professor - SOBE & Director - BBA Programs, UIU |
Taka 5,86,500 | |
| 3 | Financial Consequences of Widowhood in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study | Mr. Raihan U. Amin Adjunct Faculty - SOBE, UIU |
Rehan Masoom Asst. Professor - SoBE, UIU |
Taka 487,700.00 |
| 4 | Bangla Onubad: An English to Bengali Machine Translator | Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nurul Huda
(Professor - CSE Dept. & Coordinator - MSCSE Program) |
1. Prof. Dr. Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman Vice Chancellor, UIU 2. Dr. Khondaker Abdullah Al Mamun Associate Professor, Dept. Of CSE, UIU 3. Mr. Suman Ahmmed Assistant Professor, Dept Of. CSE, UIU 4. Faruq Ahmed Jewel Consultant, Access to Information, Prime Minister’s Office, Dhaka. (Voluntary service) |
Taka 5,10,000 |
| 5 | Novel All-Carbon Based MIS Solar Cell | Dr. Md. Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury Associate Professor - Dept. Of EEE, UIU |
Taka 3,60,000 | |
| 6 | Design theory of optical mode converter using photonic bandgap structure | Dr. Intekhab Alam Associate Professor & Head, Dept. Of EEE, UIU |
Mohammad Wahiduzzaman Khan Lecturer, EEE Dept, UIU |
Taka 2,40,000 |
| 7 | Nonlinear Collective Waves in Highly Charged Dusty Plasma | Prof. Dr. Abu Saklayen Director - INS & Proctor, UIU |
Mr. Md. Asaduzzaman Lecturer - Physics, INS, UIU |
Taka 3,60,000 |