Qualifications:

·M.Sc.  in Computer Science & Engineering

University of Chittagong

· B.Sc. (Hons.) in Computer Science & Engineering

University of Chittagong

Ferdous Ara is an Assistant Professor at BGC Trust University Bangladesh Department of Computer Science and Engineering. She has currently more than 10 years of teaching experience. She has published some research work in prestigious journals and conferences. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Chittagong. She has around 9 papers, book chapters, and abstracts published in various international journals. Her Google Scholar citation count is currently 141, while his h-index and i-index are 5 and 4, respectively. She is enthusiastic about artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.

Research Links:

ORCID:     https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4100-9701

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2dVsbxAAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ferdous-Ara-2

Scopus:  https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57221519318

• Assistant Professor (1st May 2018 ~ Present)

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong-4381, Bangladesh.

• Lecturer  (10th  January 2012 ~ 30th April 2018)

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong-4381, Bangladesh.

Courses:

• Operating Systems
• Theory of Computation.
• Software Development Project
• Computer Fundamentals
• Decision Support System
• Artificial Intelligence
• Simulation & Modeling
• Systems Analysis & Design

Expert System, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning.

1. ‘A Comparative Analysis of the Ensemble Method for Liver Disease Prediction’. Published in the International Conference on Innovation in Engineering and Technology (ICIET)on December 2019. It was a jointly authored  by Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara, Vicky Barua, Md. Arif Istiek Neloy, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Karl Andersson.
2. ‘A Hybrid CNN-LSTM-Based Emotional Status Determination using Physiological Signals.’ It was a jointly authored  by Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara, Jubair Ahmed Junjun, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Karl Andersson. Published in Trends in Computational and Cognitive Engineering, January 2022.
3. ‘Feature Selection Based Machine Learning to Improve Prediction of Parkinson Disease.’ It was a jointly authored by Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara, Md. Arif Istiek Neloy, Anik Biswas, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Karl Andersson. Published in Brain Informatics, September, 2021.
4. ‘Human Age Estimation Using Deep Learning from Gait Data.’ It was a  jointly authored  by Refat Khan Pathan, Mohammad Amaz Uddin, Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Karl Andersson. Published in Springer,  August, 2021.
5. ‘Gender Classification from Inertial Sensor-Based Gait Dataset.’ It was a jointly authored  by Refat Khan Pathan, Mohammad Amaz Uddin, Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Karl Andersson. Published in Intelligent Computing and Optimization, December 2019.

1. ‘Liver Disease Prediction by Using Different Decision Tree Techniques.’ Article by Nazmun Nahar and Ferdous Ara. Published in International Journal of Data Mining & Knowledge Management Process (IJDKP), Vol.8, No.2, March 2018.
2. ‘A Belief Rule Based Expert System to Assess Hyperthyroidism.’ Article by Ferdous Ara. Published in ‘IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering’, Volume 20, Issue,      January 2018.
3. ‘Child Maltreatment Assessment by using Belief Rule based Expert System’. Article  by Ferdous Ara and Nazmun Nahar. Published in the International Journal of  Computer Applications. Volume 180 – No.29, March 2018.
4. ‘Barriers to Implement Green ICT in Bangladesh: A Study on Organizations.’ Article by Ferdous Ara. Published in International Journal of Computer Applications, Volume 179 – No.34, April 2018
5. ‘Sociodemographic determinants of child mortality based on mothers’ attitudes toward partner violence: Evidence from Bangladesh’. Article by Ferdous Ara a , Mir Misnad Sultana b , Sabrina Naoshin c , Israth Sultana  d, Mohammad Nazmul Hoq d,* , Mohammad  Emdad Hossain d . Published in Heliyon open access journal. VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3, E13848, MARCH 2023 Open Access Published: February24, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13848