curriculum vitae

Assistant Professor, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering

West Virginia University

Establishing an applied ergonomics and human performance research program; mentoring students; developing coursework in occupational ergonomics and human factors.

• Launching multi-modal workload assessment lab capabilities
• Mentoring undergraduate and graduate researchers

Visiting Assistant Professor

Purdue University (Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering)

Led projects on workload characterization and ergonomic intervention design.

• Advanced integration of EMG and observational assessment methods

Lecturer, Industrial & Production Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Taught core industrial engineering courses and supervised student design projects.

• Course delivery in ergonomics & production systems

Research Intern

Mayo Clinic

Supported translational ergonomics and clinical workflow analyses.

• Analyzed physical workload factors in clinical settings

Ph.D.

Iowa State University

Industrial Engineering (Dissertation: Multi-modal assessment of physical & cognitive workload)

M.S.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Industrial Engineering

B.S.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Industrial Engineering

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Iowa State University

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Iowa State University

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Sustained-till-exhaustion effects of firefighter helmets on neck muscle fatigue mechanism

Ergonomics

Study of sustained exertion and helmet characteristics on fatigue mechanisms.

The Influence of Firefighter Helmet Inertial Properties on Neck Muscle Fatigue

SSRN Preprint

Preprint on helmet inertial effects and neck muscle fatigue progression.

Multidisciplinary robust and reliability-based design optimization of injection molding system

International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing

Applied robust design and reliability-based optimization to injection molding.

Use of inventory control theory and multi-objective optimization to model work-rest scheduling

PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University

Doctoral research integrating inventory control theory for ergonomic work-rest modeling.

Exploring the relationship between neck flexion and neck problems in occupational populations: a systematic review of the literature

Ergonomics

Systematic review linking neck flexion exposure to neck problems in occupational settings.

Inter-individual variability in a repetitive lifting task

HFES Proceedings

Conference paper examining variability in biomechanical responses during lifting.

Effects of break scheduling strategies on measures of neck and shoulder muscle fatigue

Applied Ergonomics

Assessed optimal break strategies for mitigating neck/shoulder fatigue in precision tasks.

Effects of Break Schedule on Neck Muscle Fatigue

HFES Proceedings

Proceedings paper on scheduling and neck fatigue mitigation.

Effect of surgical radiation PPE on EMG-based measures of back and shoulder muscle fatigue

Applied Ergonomics

Investigated impact of protective equipment on muscle fatigue indicators.

The effects of repetitive bouts of a fatiguing exertion on the slope of EMG measures of localized muscle fatigue

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Evaluated EMG median frequency slope changes across repeated exertion bouts with rest.

Effects of sampling frequency and window size on median frequency of surface EMG

HFES Proceedings

Analyzed EMG processing parameters on frequency-domain fatigue metrics.

Multidisciplinary design optimization of injection molding systems under uncertainty

M.S. Thesis, BUET

Master's thesis applying MDO under uncertainty to injection molding.

Multi-modal Workload Assessment Framework

Integrated physical and cognitive workload metrics (EMG, posture, subjective ratings) to guide ergonomic redesign.

• Combined EMG + observational analytics
• Actionable redesign recommendations

Ergonomic Intervention Evaluation Studies

Evaluated redesigned tools and workflow modifications for biomechanical load reduction.

• Measured load reductions
• Informed work-rest policy