Dr Md Sohel Rana
Assistant Professor
Dept. of EEE, RUET
Rajshahi-6204, Bangladesh
 | sohel.unsw@gmail.com; s.rana@ruet.ac.bd |
BACKGROUND:
Dr Md Sohel Rana received the BSc degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, in 2008. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia in 2014. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, RUET. He worked as a Research Associate at the UNSW. He also served as a Lecturer in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, the University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh. His research interests include control theory and applications, nanopositioning control, mechatronics, smart structures, and MEMS/NEMS. Dr Rana received the Award for Excellence in High Impact Journal Publications-2014, from UNSW, Australia and the Best Paper award at the 5th Australian Control Conference (AUCC), 2015.
ACADEMIC HISTORY:
Jun. 2013-Present:
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh
Nov. 2014-Nov. 2015:
Research Associate, School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW, Australia
Dec.2008-Jun.2013:
Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh
Oct.2008-Dec.2008:
Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
RESEARCH INTEREST:
My particular areas of interest include but not limited to the followings:
Control theory and Control Applications
Nanopositioning Control
MEMS/NEMS
Mechatronics
Measurement and Instrumentation
Electrical Machine and Power System
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2015: Best Paper Award from the Australian Control Conference (AUCC), 2015
2014: Award for Excellence in High Impact Journal Publications, SEIT, UNSW, Australia
2013: Honourable Mention Award for Excellence in High Impact Journal Publications, SEIT, UNSW, Australia
Mar.2014-Aug. 2014: Top-up Scholarship funded by Australian Research Council (ARC)
2011-2014: TFS Scholarship from UNSW, Australia (for 3.5 Years)
2011-2014: UCPRS Scholarship from UNSW, Australia (for 3.5 Years)
2003-2008: H.S.C Government Scholarship for excellent performance at Higher Secondary level, Bangladesh
2001-2003:S.S.C Government Scholarship for excellent performance at Secondary School level, Bangladesh
RESEARCH GRANTS:
Rector Fellowship from UNSW, Australia
Research Publications Fellowship from UNSW, Australia, 2014
IEEE Student Travel Grant from Control System Society (CSS) to attend in the Australian Control Conference (AUCC), 2013.
Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) Travel Grant from the SEIT, UNSW, Australia to attend in the 51st IEEE Decision and Control Conference (CDC), USA, 2012
Research Grants from UNSW, Australia for AUCC 2012, AUCC 2013
Research Grants from ARC for CDC 2015, ASCC 2015, CDC 2014, ECC 2014, MSC 2014, and AUCC 2015
PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES:
Member of International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
Member of Asian Control Association (ACA)
Member of Institute of Physics (IOP)
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Session chair (Linear control (II)) in 9th Asian Control Conference (ASCC-2013)
Manuscript reviewer for the many transactions/journals & publishers, including:
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
Physics Letters A
Asian Journal of Control
IET Micro & Nano Letters
European Journal of Control
Sensors
Reviewer of many control conferences (IFAC-2014, AUCC-2013, ICARCV-2012, ICIEA-2013, EICT-2013, ACC-2015, etc.)
RESEARCH COLLABORATION:
I have strong research collaboration with the following:
Control Theory and Application Laboratory (CTAL), UNSW, Australia
Scientia Professor Ian Petersen, UNSW, Australia
Associate Professor Hemanshu Pota, UNSW, Australia
Dr Md Sohel Rana received the BSc degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, in 2008. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia in 2014. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, RUET. He worked as a Research Associate at the UNSW. He also served as a Lecturer in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, the University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh. His research interests include control theory and applications, nanopositioning control, mechatronics, smart structures, and MEMS/NEMS. Dr Rana received the Award for Excellence in High Impact Journal Publications-2014, from UNSW, Australia and the Best Paper award at the 5th Australian Control Conference (AUCC), 2015.
ACADEMIC HISTORY:
Jun. 2013-Present:
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh
Nov. 2014-Nov. 2015:
Research Associate, School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW, Australia
Dec.2008-Jun.2013:
Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh
Oct.2008-Dec.2008:
Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
RESEARCH INTEREST:
My particular areas of interest include but not limited to the followings:
Control theory and Control Applications
Nanopositioning Control
MEMS/NEMS
Mechatronics
Measurement and Instrumentation
Electrical Machine and Power System
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2015: Best Paper Award from the Australian Control Conference (AUCC), 2015
2014: Award for Excellence in High Impact Journal Publications, SEIT, UNSW, Australia
2013: Honourable Mention Award for Excellence in High Impact Journal Publications, SEIT, UNSW, Australia
Mar.2014-Aug. 2014: Top-up Scholarship funded by Australian Research Council (ARC)
2011-2014: TFS Scholarship from UNSW, Australia (for 3.5 Years)
2011-2014: UCPRS Scholarship from UNSW, Australia (for 3.5 Years)
2003-2008: H.S.C Government Scholarship for excellent performance at Higher Secondary level, Bangladesh
2001-2003:S.S.C Government Scholarship for excellent performance at Secondary School level, Bangladesh
RESEARCH GRANTS:
Rector Fellowship from UNSW, Australia
Research Publications Fellowship from UNSW, Australia, 2014
IEEE Student Travel Grant from Control System Society (CSS) to attend in the Australian Control Conference (AUCC), 2013.
Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) Travel Grant from the SEIT, UNSW, Australia to attend in the 51st IEEE Decision and Control Conference (CDC), USA, 2012
Research Grants from UNSW, Australia for AUCC 2012, AUCC 2013
Research Grants from ARC for CDC 2015, ASCC 2015, CDC 2014, ECC 2014, MSC 2014, and AUCC 2015
PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES:
Member of International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
Member of Asian Control Association (ACA)
Member of Institute of Physics (IOP)
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Session chair (Linear control (II)) in 9th Asian Control Conference (ASCC-2013)
Manuscript reviewer for the many transactions/journals & publishers, including:
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
Physics Letters A
Asian Journal of Control
IET Micro & Nano Letters
European Journal of Control
Sensors
Reviewer of many control conferences (IFAC-2014, AUCC-2013, ICARCV-2012, ICIEA-2013, EICT-2013, ACC-2015, etc.)
RESEARCH COLLABORATION:
I have strong research collaboration with the following:
Control Theory and Application Laboratory (CTAL), UNSW, Australia
Scientia Professor Ian Petersen, UNSW, Australia
Associate Professor Hemanshu Pota, UNSW, Australia
