Senior Member EEE

Academic Awards and Achievements·     

World’s Top 2% Scientist (Elsevier–Stanford Ranking)
Profile: https://topscinet.com/scientist_profile/Miah,%20Abu%20Saleh%20Musa/2017/?stype=single_year

·        Best Paper Award, International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST 2025), Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia (November, 2025) Certificate

·       Best Paper Award, MDPI Computers (2025)

o   “Multistage Spatial Attention-Based Neural Network for Hand Gesture Recognition.”

o   Award news | University News

·       Outstanding Research Assistant, The University of Aizu – June 2023

·       MEXT Scholarship, Government of Japan – April 2021 to March 2024

·       Best Paper Award (1st Place), International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), University of Asia Pacific – October 2017

·       Dean’s Awards, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

o   Undergraduate (2nd, 3rd, and 4th year)

o   Master’s level http://dept.ru.ac.bd/foe/engg/?page_id=1051

·       Academic Scholarships, University of Rajshahi

o   Graduate-level scholarship for excellent academic performance

o   Annual undergraduate merit-based scholarships (2011–201

Short Biography:

Dr. Abu Saleh Musa Miah is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Aizu, Japan, funded by the Public University Corporation Fukushima. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Vision from the University of Aizu under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. During his doctoral studies, he developed vision-based sign language recognition systems using graph-based and deep neural networks. He also worked as an AI Engineer at Eyes Japan Co., Ltd., where he contributed to the development of a vision-based Parkinson’s disease detection system. Additionally, he served as a Research Assistant at the Center for Language Research, University of Aizu, applying machine learning and NLP techniques to detect machine-generated scientific texts.
Dr. Miah’s research focuses on computer vision, deep learning, and multimodal AI applications, with particular emphasis on sign language recognition, human activity recognition, and AI for healthcare. Earlier in his career, he conducted research on EEG-based motor imagery classification.
His name has been included in the world’s top 2% Elsevier researchers' list. He has authored 92 peer-reviewed publications, including 62 journal articles, 11 book chapters, and 19 conference papers, in prestigious venues such as Scientific Reports (Nature), IEEE Access, IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, Pattern Analysis and Applications, Multimedia Tools and Applications, Multimedia Systems, and MDPI journals. He has also presented his work at international conferences organized by IEEE, Springer, and ACM.
For more details, please visit Dr. Miah’s Research Activities & Profile Web –

World’s Top 2% Scientist: https://topscinet.com/scientist_profile/Miah,%20Abu%20Saleh%20Musa/2017/?stype=single_year
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abu-Saleh-Musa-Miah?ev=hdr_xprf
Orchid id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1238-0464
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-1uXsVMAAAAJ&hl=en

 Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203037361
Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/IAQ-1066-2023

DBLP: https://dblp.org/pid/284/3225.html
ScholarGPS: 72565813451074

Email contact: (musa.cse@ru.ac.bd, musa@u-aizu.ac.jp)

Mobile No: +8801734264899

Mobile No: +81-07089758715 (WhatsApp)

Work Experience

Total Service Period:  Around 7 Years

1.     Working as a full-time Lecturer, in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh from 12 August 2025 to present (On Leave).

2.     Working as a Global Research Fellow (GloRE)  Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (UniKL MIIT), 1016, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from  1^st January  2026 to December 2026

3.     Working as a full-time Post-doctoral researcher, funded by the Public University Corporation the University of Aizu, Japan, from April 2024 to March 2026 Web link: https://u-aizu.ac.jp/labs/is-pp/pplab/index.html

4.     Worked as the AI Engineer to develop AI based system for Parkinson Disease (PD) detection system Eyes Japan (English: Eyes, JAPAN Co. Ltd.) JAPAN from Jun 2022 to March 2024.  Head office: ntt toeicho building, 9-15 toei-cho, aizuwakamatsu-shi, fukushima prefecture, 965 0872, Japan Web link: https://www.nowhere.co.jp/blog/#page_top.

5.     Worked as a part-time Research Assistant (RA) in the Pattern Processing Research Lab under Professor Jungpil Shin (Ph.D.) to develop a fall detection system using Deep Learning at the University of Aizu, Japan from Jun 2023 to December 2023 Web link: https://u-aizu.ac.jp/labs/is-pp/pplab/index.html

6.     Worked as the part time Research Assistant (RA) in the Center for Language Research Lab under the professor John Blake (PhD, MBA, MSc, MEd, MBCS) to develop a system for detecting a machine generated scientific paper using ML and NLP at the University of Aizu, Japan from September 2022 to March 2023  Web link: https://u-aizu.ac.jp/~jblake/

7.     Working as a full-time Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST), Saidpur, Bangladesh from 01 July 2021 to 12 August 2025.

8.     Worked as a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST), Saidpur, Bangladesh from 03 May 2018 to 30 Jun 2021.

9.     Worked as a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Rangpur Engineering College under the affiliated college University of Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bangladesh from October 2017 to April 2018.

10.  Worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Rajshahi Engineering Science and Technology College (RESTC) under the affiliated college University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh from February 2016 to September 2017.

11.  Worked as a part-time Teacher in the Karigori proshikkhon Academy, Rajshahi University, Programmer certificate course under the Bangladesh Vocational Education Board, Bangladesh from 8^th February 2016 to 30^th September 2017.

Education

a.      PhD Degree (Successfully Completed March 2024)  in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, at the Pattern Processing Lab at the University of Aizu. PhD research title is “Vison-Based Hand Gesture Recognition Using General and Graph Deep Neural Network”.

b.     M.Sc Engg Degree with CGPA 3.82 out of 4.00(1^st  Position)  in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. (Exam of 2015 held in 2017)

c.      B.Sc Engg Degree with CGPA 3.82 out of 4.00(1^st  Position)  in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. (Exam of 2014 held in 2015)

d.     Higher Secondary School Certification with GPA 5.00 out of 5.00 in Science Group from Rangpur, Bangladesh (Alim Exam of 2009).

e.      Secondary School Certification with GPA 5.00 out of 5.00 in Science Group from Rangpur, Bangladesh (Dakhil Exam of 2007).

Technical Skills (Programming and Others)

a.      Computer Vision Expertise: Proficient in applying OpenPose, OpenCap, MediaPipe, YOLOv4, and MMPose for advanced computer vision applications, specializing in Hand Gesture, Whole Body, and Animal Keypoints.

b.     Deep Learning -​Pytorch, Transformer Model (Attention, BERT, GPT), Transfer Learning, CNN, LSTM,  GAN (Generative Adversarial Network), Tensorflow, Pytorch, Keras for Recognition and Detection work (Video, Image, Text). 

c.      Deep Learning for Computer Vision: Segmentation, Classification, Anomaly detection, etc.

d.     Traditional Computer Vision Skills (non-deep learning): OpenCV, PyTorch (or other deep learning framework), C++, Python

e.      Programming Language:  Python, C/C++, Java, Matlab, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, Visual Basic, Assembly, Prolog.

f.      Machine Learning -​ Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine, DecisionTree, Random Forest, Naive Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbors, K-Means, Latent Dirichlet Allocation, Principal Component Analysis, BoofCV, Numpy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn, MLlib

g.     Software Development: Extensive experience with Jira, Confluence, Git, GitHub, and Discord for project management and collaboration. Proficient in WordPress and Android app development using Java. Skilled in Java Selenium for automation testing. Familiar with cloud services including AWS (Amazon Web Services), GCP (Google Cloud Platform), Microsoft Azure, and Google Apps Script (GAS).

h.     Database Management System: Oracle, MS Access, Basic SQL, and MySQL;

i.      Other Language: Packet Tracer 6.3. Illustrator, Photoshop.

j.      Operating System: Windows, MAC, Linux (Ubuntu).

Trainings & Seminars

§JSPS e-Learning Course on Research Ethics: “e-Learning course on Research Ethics for Graduate Students”, Offered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Date of completion: 2 March 2022.

§      “Essential Tools for Conducting Online Classes for Faculty Members”, 22–24 September 2020
       Organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), BAUST

§         Inter Academia Conference 2017, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan

§  §     International Conference on Computer, Communication, Chemical, Materials and Electronic Engineering (IC⁴ME²-2016), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

§   §  International Workshop on Biomedical Signal Processing and Systems, CSE Department, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, March 21–23, 2014

§ §     International Workshop on Biomedical Signal Processing and Systems, CSE Department, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, March 21–23, 2013

Taught courses

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Computer Networks, Programming Language C, Object-Oriented Programming, Java Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms.

Students Supervision

BSc in CSE Student Supervision Supervised 40 students in the Department of CSE, BAUST

Membership of Professional Societies   

1. Member, IEEE, Sendai Section,  Membership No: #95192441                 

2. Associate Member Bangladesh Computer Society   Membership NO: 12062

3. Mext Scholars Association    https://mextsa.org/msa-membership-for-students/

 Company Tours and Visited area

1.     Fukushima Atomic Energy Center,

2.     Minamisoma City Industrial Creation Center, ③-1 Kufuushiya Co., Ltd. A company that specializes in mechatronics such as robots and automatic control. Bit Trade One's Arduino control introductory robot kit "KTR-1". https://www.kufusha.com/
https://bit-trade-one.co.jp/adcrktr1/ ,  Date: September 14, 2022, Morning

     3. Meltin MMI, "Cyborg business using biosignals and robot technology", Developed a prosthetic hand robot system that manipulates the fingers of a prosthetic hand robot using changes in the potential of cranial nerves https://www.meltin.jp/ https://www.meltin.jp/technology/ , Date: September 14, 2022, Morning