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Sarowar Morshed Shawon

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Email: shawon@ustc.ac.bd

Profile

Sarowar Morshed Shawon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC), with expertise in Precision Agriculture (PA), Smart Grid Technologies, Machine Learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT). He holds both Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (BEngSc.) and a Master of Engineering by Research (MEngSc.) from Multimedia University, Malaysia. Sarowar’s research focuses on leveraging AI and IoT to address critical challenges in agriculture and energy systems. In Precision Agriculture, he works on innovative solutions for Soil-Water Interaction Analysis and Crop Yield Prediction, integrating advanced ML and DL techniques with IoT-driven frameworks to enhance agricultural efficiency and sustainability. In the energy domain, his expertise lies in developing state-of-the-art ML and DL-based frameworks for Electrical Load Forecasting, contributing to smarter, more resilient energy grids. He has successfully secured research project grants aimed at advancing sustainable technologies in both Agriculture and Energy. Sarowar has published numerous articles in reputable journals and conferences, sharing his insights on topics ranging from smart grid optimization to data-driven agricultural solutions.

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (BEngSc.), Multimedia University, Malaysia
  • Master of Engineering by Research (MEngSc.), Multimedia University, Malaysia

Program Affiliated

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

Areas of Interest

  • Precision Agriculture
  • Electrical Load Forecasting
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Internet of Things

Courses Taught

  • Electrical Machines
  • High Voltage Engineering
  • Power System Protection
  • Renewable Energy and Technology
  • Electrical Properties of Materials
  • Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques
  • Computer Architectures
  • Machine Learning

Journals & Articles

International Journals and Conference Proceedings

  • S. M. Shawon, N. I. Neha, A. N. Jui, N. Dey and M. M. S. Raihan, “AgriAI: Machine Learning Frameworks for Tailored Crop Recommendations using Soil Nutrient Parameters,” 2024 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication, Electrical, and Smart Systems (iCACCESS), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/iCACCESS61735.2024.10499482.
  • S. M. Shawon, F. Barua Ema, A. K. Mahi and M. Mohsin Sarker Raihan, “Crop Yield Prediction: Robust Machine Learning Approaches for Precision Agriculture,” 2023 26th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICCIT60459.2023.10441634.
  • S. M. Shawon, A. Barua and J. Sultana, “Navigating Solar Peaks: Simulation Study of Fuzzy Logic and Improved Perturb & Observe MPPT Techniques for Standalone PV Systems,” 2024 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (ICEEICT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024, pp. 1269-1274, doi: 10.1109/ICEEICT62016.2024.10534502.
  • Aggarwal M, Khullar V, Rani S, Prola TA, Bhattacharjee SB, Shawon SM, et al. Federated learning on internet of things: extensive and systematic review. Computer Material & Cont. 2024;79(2):1795-1834 https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2024.049846­­
  • A. N. Jui, N. Dey, K. N. -E. -A. Siddiquee and S. M. Shawon, “Botanika: An IoT-Enabled Solar Powered Soil Profiling Sensor Probe for Rooftop Gardening,” 2024 3rd International Conference on Advancement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICAEEE), Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICAEEE62219.2024.10561822.
  • N. Tasnim, N. H. Rattre, S. M. Shawon, M. S. Alam and T. Alam, “Microwave Marvels: Design and Computational Analysis of an Ultra-thin Metamaterial Absorber for C, X and K Band,” 2024 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (ICEEICT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024, pp. 610-615, doi: 10.1109/ICEEICT62016.2024.10534515.
  • S. M. Shawon, Ijaz Ali, Gobbi Ramasamy, “Mastering Programmable Logic Controller: A self-directed learning approach”, 2015 4th EURECA International Conference, Kulalumpur, Malaysia, 2015, pp. 778-786.
  • S. M. Shawon, S. N. Haider, “DeepFlowNet: Deep Learning Based Daily Water Flow Forecasting of Test River”, 2024 International Conference on Power, Electrical, Electronics and Industrial Applications (PEEIACON), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2024 (Accepted)
  • S. M. Shawon, A. Barua, S. N. Haider, S. Austin, “Super Hybrid Deep Learning Framework: Transformer-LSTM-CNN-DNN for Accurate Multi-Location Load Forecasting”, 2024 27th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2024, (Accepted)
  • S. M. Shawon, A. N. Adnan, K. S. Noor, Z. Kabir, A. Chakrabarty, “Design and Development of Solar Powered IoT Enabled Multi-layer Soil Moisture Probe”, 2024 27th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2024, (Accepted)
  • P. Roy, K. R. Noor, S. M. Shawon, “Safe-Women: An IoT-Enabled Smart Safeguarding Device for Enhancing Women’s Security”, 2024 International Conference on Power, Electrical, Electronics and Industrial Applications (PEEIACON), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2024 (Accepted)
  • A. Barua, S. N. Haider, S. Austin, S. M. Shawon, “Predictive Modelling for Multi-Location Deep Learning based Load Forecasting: An Integrated Approach”, 2024 13th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024 (Accepted)

Book Chapter

  • S. M. Shawon, S. N. Haider, A. Barua, S. Austin,”HybridNet: ResNet50-GRU Integration for Enhanced Rice Leaf Disease Classification in Precision Agriculture”, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS), 2024, Springer, Electronic ISSN: 2367-3389.­­­