Collaborations
Funded projects, industry and academic partnerships, and patents arising from the group's work.
Research Funding
grants receivedFourteen funded projects and over BDT 8 crore secured to date — supported by industry partners, national ministries and councils, and international agencies including the European Commission and the US National Science Foundation.
funding agencies & research councils
Development of a scientific inventory for Bangladesh and identifying challenges and opportunities
Team Leader
Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh
BDT 55,00,000
2026–2027
AI-powered smartphone-based hand-held imaging device for critical disease diagnosis
Principal Investigator
ICT Innovation Fund, ICT Division, Bangladesh
BDT 20,00,000
2025–2026
Cool paints and coating solutions: a multi-dimensional applicable coating for vertical and horizontal surfaces
Principal Investigator
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited
BDT 18,00,000
2024–2026
Design of low-cost earth-abundant electrode incorporating FeOOH/MnO₂ electrocatalyst for efficient H₂ generation by water splitting
Principal Investigator
Neural Semiconductor Limited, Bangladesh
BDT 6,30,000
2024–2025
Development of a smart charger and virtual testing platform for electric vehicle batteries
Principal Investigator
Poly Cables Industries Limited, Bangladesh
BDT 50,00,000
2022–2024
Terahertz ultra-short pulses from self-induced transparency modelocked quantum cascade lasers (TERAULTRA)
Principal Investigator
European Commission — Horizon 2020, Marie-Curie Individual Fellowship
€195,454.80
2016–2018
Development of design software for infrared photodetectors
Principal Investigator
Banpil Photonics Inc., CA, USA
USD 8,000
2016–2018
Plasmonic photovoltaics for next generation solar cells
Principal Investigator
Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
BDT 15,00,000
2013–2016
Mid-infrared sensors for monitoring greenhouse gases
Co-Principal Investigator
University Grants Commission, Bangladesh
BDT 1,39,99,000
2012–2014
Modeling gain dynamics of quantum cascade lasers
Co-Principal Investigator
MIRTHE, NSF Engineering Research Center, USA
USD 43,109
2013–2014
Efficient photovoltaic energy conversion for solar cells toward sustainable future
Principal Investigator
Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
BDT 10,00,000
2012–2013
Active modelocking of quantum cascade lasers
Co-Principal Investigator
National Science Foundation, USA
USD 47,375
2012–2013
Active modelocking of quantum cascade lasers and quantum coherence
Co-Principal Investigator
MIRTHE, NSF Engineering Research Center, USA
USD 93,317
2011–2013
Modelocking of quantum cascade lasers and quantum coherence effects
Co-Principal Investigator
MIRTHE, NSF Engineering Research Center, USA
USD 50,717
2010–2011
Industry & Research Collaborations
partners
industry partners funding active projects
national
Poly Cables Industries Limited
Smart charger and AI-powered virtual testing platform for electric-vehicle batteries
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited
Cool paints and multi-dimensional coating solutions
Neural Semiconductor Limited
Earth-abundant electrocatalyst electrodes for hydrogen generation
Walton Digitech Industries Limited
Walton Industrial Research Laboratory at RISE, BUET
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR)
Institute of Energy Research and Development — on-chip 3D cell imaging and photoelectrochemical electrodes for green hydrogen
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)
Materials Science Division — efficient photoelectrochemical electrodes for green hydrogen
Atlas Bangladesh · Anwar Group · Unilever Bangladesh
Industrial R&D engagement and product-development collaboration
DCCI · FBCCI
Industry–academia linkage, innovation and research-centre advisory
University of Dhaka · Khulna University · BRAC University · AUST · UIU
Joint research projects and academic exchange
international
University of Maryland (UMBC), USA
Prof. Curtis R. Menyuk, Prof. Anthony Johnson, Prof. Fow-Sen Choa
Princeton University · Johns Hopkins University · University of Illinois, USA
Prof. Claire Gmachl; Prof. Jacob Khurgin; quantum-cascade and photonic device research
University of Leeds · City, University of London, UK
Dr. Paul Dean, Prof. E. H. Linfield, Prof. A. G. Davies; Prof. B. M. A. Rahman
Banpil Photonics · US Army Research Laboratory · Applied Physics and Photonics, USA
Multi-spectral image sensors and photonic systems
Queen's University, Canada · King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Nanophotonics and energy-materials collaborations
VIT · IIT (ISM) Dhanbad · University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India
Photonic devices and sensing
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (CAS) · Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China
Optics and advanced materials
Technovative Solutions · Precision Varionic International · D-Ready, UK
Horizon Europe proposal development and intelligent digital systems
CONTEC (KARI spin-off), Korea · Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh
Industrial technology partnerships
UNESCO · D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
Industry integration in higher education; Greening Education Partnership; D-8 research and innovation network
Patents
granted & filed
Passively modelocked quantum cascade lasers
C. R. Menyuk and M. A. Talukder
Awarded
US 7,940,818 B2 · 2011
Ultra-short pulses from quantum cascade structures with distributed gain and absorption
M. A. Talukder and C. R. Menyuk
Application filed
US 62031225 · 2014
Quantum cascade laser
M. A. Talukder, P. Dean, E. H. Linfield, and A. G. Davies
Application filed
UK 1814766.0 · 2018