Curriculum Vitae

Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering Sept. 2014 - April 2020
Stanford University Stanford, CA
Advisor: Prof. Lambertus Hesselink
Research focus: Nanophotonics

MS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2009 - 2011
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advisor: Prof. Md. Abdul Matin
Research focus: Computational Electromagnetics

BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2004 - 2009
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advisor: Prof. Md. Abdul Matin
Research focus: Antenna Design and Optimization

Research Experience
Post-doctoral Research Fellow April 2020 - Present
Stanford University Stanford, CA

Hesselink Research Group, Ginzton Lab
Working on a lab-on-a-chip device that integrates droplet generation and particle manipulation for bio-chemistry applications. The device will utilize optoelectronic tweezers and dielectrophoretic forces.

Graduate Research Assistant Sept. 2014 - April 2020
Stanford University Stanford, CA

Hesselink Research Group, Ginzton Lab
Worked on nanophotonics, plasmonics, optics, and computational electromagnetics. The main focus was to design and fabricate a particle manipulating platform for lab-on-a-chip applications. Near-field optical trapping and dielectrophoresis techniques are used to manipulate the micro/nano-particles.

Research Student/Member Nov. 2009 - Aug. 2014
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Microwave Engineering Lab
Worked on computational electromagnetics techniques such as FDTD, Physical Optics (PO), and Uniform Theory of Diffraction (UTD). Also worked on antenna design (shaped reflectors, antenna arrays, patch antennas) and optimization, Radar Cross Section (RCS), and magnetic hysteresis models.

Numerical Analysis Lab
Worked on numerical optimization algorithms (Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Differential Evolution (DE), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Firefly Algorithm (FA), Taguchi's method etc.) and their application to engineering problems. Also worked on Bézier curves and surfaces.


Teaching Experience
Adjunct Lecturer/Teaching Fellow Sept. - Dec. 2021, 2020, 2019
Stanford University Stanford, CA
Course instructor of EE 236A: Modern Optics
I was awarded a teaching fellowship to teach this graduate level optics course. I am conducting lectures on geometrical optics and wave optics, and how these concepts are applied to design practical optical systems. Electromagnetic phenomenon related to light, imaging systems, interferometers and nanophotonic applications are covered in the course.

Teaching Assistant 2017, 2019
Stanford University Stanford, CA

TA of the course EE 134: Introduction to Photonics Jan. 2019 - Mar. 2019 and
Jan. 2017 - Mar. 2017
Conducted lectures on geometrical optics and imaging. Supervised laboratory experiments on imaging, lasers, polarization, spatial light modulators (SLMs), interferometry, photodetectors, and split image focusing. Also contributed in designing some of the experiments.
Received two separate teaching award based on the performances on this course.

TA of the course EE 23N: Imaging: From the Atom to the Universe Apr. 2017 - June 2017
Supervised experiments on telescopes, UV lithography, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), interferometry, and holographic storage in LiNbO3 crystals. Also contributed in setting up the experiments.

Lecturer Nov. 2009 - Aug. 2014
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Teaching faculty, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Worked as a lecturer (Nov. 2009 - Aug 2014). During this time, I taught undergraduate theory and laboratory courses. Some of the courses I taught include: Numerical Methods, Control System Engineering, Electrical Properties of Materials, Telecommunication Engineering, Microwave Engineering Laboratory, Digital Signal Processing Laboratory, and Electrical Circuits Laboratory.


Honors and Awards
Teaching Fellowship Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2019
Department of Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
Was selected to be the teaching fellow for the course “EE236A: Modern Optics” during the Autumn 2019-2020 quarter.

Centennial Teaching Assistant Award June 2019
Stanford University
Awarded for my work as a TA. The selection criterion included evaluations from students and nominations from faculty and peers.
https://ee.stanford.edu/news/award-student/06-10-2019/mohammad-asif-zaman-phd-candidate-awarded-2019-centennial-ta

Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition Winner Aug. 2018
Annual optical design competition (North America)
Synopsys (Organizer)
Awarded for the design of a lens system for endomicroscopy. The competition was open to all North-American universities.

James F. Gibbons Outstanding Student Teaching Award June 2017
Department of Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
Awarded by the Department of Electrical Engineering for my work as a teaching assistant

Departmental Fellowship Aug. 2014 - June 2015
Department of Electrical Engineering
Stanford University

Best Poster Award Nov. 2009
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Dean's List 2004 - 2009
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

University Merit Scholarship 2004 - 2009
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Professional Services
Member, Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation Oct. 2011 - Aug 2014
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Took part in testing commercial electrical equipments/products such as distribution transformers, solar panels, and batteries. Was part of a team that evaluated the impact of adding a high load industrial equipment on the power grid.

Member 2013
Technical Committee for evaluating health hazards due to microwave radiation from commercial roof-top cell-phone towers in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Bangladesh
Was part of a team that measured radiation levels from various roof-top cell-phone towers and evaluated potential health hazards to nearby residents.

Guest Lecturer 2010 - 2012
National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Conducted lectures on wireless broadcasting. Topics included propagation of radio waves, antennas, and digital communication techniques.

Computer Skills
Programming Languages:   Python, Julia, C/C++, Fortran, QBASIC
Numerical Analysis:   Matlab, NumPy, SciLab, Maxima
Electromagnetic Simulation:   Comsol, Lumerical FDTD, GRASP, ICARA
Developer Tools:   Emacs, Spyder, Jupyter, GitHub
Electrical Circuits Simulation:   OrCAD, LTSpice, Proteus
Optical Design/Ray Tracing:   Code V
CAD, Graphics and Image Processing:   FreeCAD, POV-Ray, CADRays, GIMP, ImageJ
Plotting and Illustrations:   Veusz, TpX, TikZ, Inkscape
Web development:   HTML, CSS
Document Processing:   Latex, MS Office
Operating System:   Linux (Ubuntu, Mint), Windows, MS-DOS
Activities and Interests
Amateur Radio (Call sign: AE6AZ) March 2018 - Present
License class: Amateur Extra USA
Member, Stanford Amateur Radio Club (W6YX)
Volunteer Examiner, American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

Treasurer Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012
IEEE Bangladesh SectionBangladesh

Member, Organizing Committee 2010 & 2012
International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Secretary, IEEE Young Professionals Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2011
IEEE Bangladesh SectionBangladesh