Prof Syed Mahfuzul Aziz new pro-VC of Brac University

Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz has joined the Brac University as pro vice-chancellor. He is also serving as the acting VC of the university.

He has over 38 years of experience in research, teaching, curriculum design, community engagement, and academic leadership. He holds BSc and MSc degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from BUET.

Prof Aziz also has a PhD in electronic engineering from the University of Kent (UK), and a graduate certificate in higher education from Queensland University of Technology, according to a press release issued in this regard.

Prior to joining Brac University, he was a professor of electrical and electronic engineering at the University of South Australia (UniSA). He was the winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year in 2009.

Before that, Prof Aziz led the establishment of a networked multi-operating system Computer Aided Design lab in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), the first of its kind in the country.

After graduation he worked as a research engineer at Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (1985-86), where he led the development of the first batch of single-board computers and embedded systems in Bangladesh for various applications.

Aziz has authored over 180 research papers. He has conducted research in the fields of digital systems and embedded processors, microchip design, low-power wireless sensors, biomedical instrumentation, and renewable energy with electrical engineering focus.