Faculty

Biography  :

Dr. Tanzilur Rahman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He received a BSc. in Computer Engineering from the North South University, Bangladesh, an MSc, in Electrical Engineering from Sheffield University, UK, and a PhD in Bioengineering from The University of Tokyo. In Japan, under the Japan Government Scholarship (MEXT), he worked on developing an automated microelectrofluidic system for rapid miRNA profiling. After his PhD, he worked at the Innovation Centre of Nano Medicine, Tokyo as a recipient of the JASSO Follow-up Research Fellowship and the Biosensing Lab at IIT Madras through the Indian Science and Research Fellowship. There, he worked on a U-bent fiber optic biosensor to detect DNA. His research interests include biomolecular sensing, medical device design, micro total analysis systems, smartphone-based sensing, etc. He is also interested in integrating AI in biosensing.

 

 


Education :

  • Ph.D. Bioengineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan, 2015   
  • MSc. Electronic Engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK, 2009
  • BSc. Computer Engineering from North South University, Bangladesh, 2007

 


    Courses Taught in KFUPM:

    BIOE 211Fundamental of Bioengineering
    BIOE 533Biomedical Instrumentation
    BIOE 534Biosensors
    ICS 104Introduction to Programming in Python & C
    COE 202Digital Logic Design

     


    Courses Taught Outside KFUPM:

    CSE 231Digital Logic Design, North South University
    CSE 332Computer Organization and Architecture, North South University
    CSE 331Microprocessor Interfacing and Embedded Systems, North South University
    CSE 2214Assembly Language Programming, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
    CSE 3215Microcontroller Based System Design, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology

     

    Dr. Tanzilur Rahman Assistant Professor Building 7, 130 +966(13)860-3286 tanzilur.rahman@kfupm.edu.sa https://sites.google.com/site/tanzilctg