Open to Collaboration

Md. Imtiaz
Kamrul

PhD researcher in antenna design, microwave and mmWave imaging systems, and applied machine learning — bridging electromagnetics with intelligent systems.

PhD Student and GRA — University of Alabama
Former RA — SeoulTech EM Lab
Md. Imtiaz Kamrul
11+
Publications
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Best Paper
11+
Publications
3
Research Labs
3
Countries
1
Best Paper Award
Focus Areas

Research Interests

RF Systems

Design and characterization of radio frequency systems, including mmWave circuits and flexible PCB substrates.

Electromagnetics

Electromagnetic wave propagation, measurement techniques, and material characterization at high frequencies.

AI and Machine Learning

Deep learning for computer vision, LSTM forecasting, generative AI, and vision-language models.

Antenna Design

Miniaturized wideband antennas including Vivaldi antennas for microwave imaging applications.

Electric Machine Design

Electromagnetic design and optimization of electric machines and magnetic material applications.


Career Path

Experience

Present
PhD Student and Graduate Research Associate
The University of Alabama
Jan 2021 — Feb 2023
Research Assistant and Graduate Student
EM Measurement and Application Lab, SeoulTech
Nov 2018 — Nov 2020
Lecturer
Dept. of ETE, IIUC
Oct 2018 — Oct 2019
Research Assistant
Dept. of ETE, IIUC
Apr 2018 — Apr 2019
Teaching Assistant
Dept. of ETE, IIUC
Academic Background

Education

In Progress
Ph.D. — Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Alabama
Completed
M.Sc. — Integrated IT Engineering
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Completed
B.Eng. — Electronic and Telecom Engineering
International Islamic University Chittagong

Lab Work

Research Projects

Key projects spanning antenna design, RF measurement, and material characterization.

PhD Project

Miniaturized Vivaldi Antenna for Microwave Imaging

Designed a miniaturized Vivaldi antenna with a -10 dB bandwidth from 3.3 GHz to 8.6 GHz using Ansys HFSS. Fabricated the antenna and measured far-field radiation patterns in an anechoic chamber.

Ansys HFSSAntenna DesignMicrowave ImagingAnechoic Chamber
MSc Project I

Flexible PCB Characterization at mmWave Frequencies

Designed flexible PCBs using polyimide substrates at millimeter-wave frequencies and developed a Multiline TRL calibration standard using Ansys HFSS and MATLAB.

Flexible PCBmmWaveMultiline TRLMATLABVNA
MSc Project II

Magnetic Coaxial Connector up to 10 GHz

Constructed and simulated a magnetic coaxial connector model up to 10 GHz using Ansys HFSS. Measured reflection coefficient and insertion loss using a VNA.

Connector DesignRF MeasurementAnsys HFSS10 GHz

Applied AI

Machine Learning Projects

Deep learning implementations across computer vision, generative AI, and time-series forecasting.

CNN Dataset

CNN Gender Classification from Facial Images

Built a CNN to classify gender from 48x48 grayscale facial images using UTKFace dataset with TensorFlow/Keras.

CNNTensorFlowComputer Vision
CLIP Architecture

CLIP + LoRA Image Classification

Fine-tuned CLIP on Food-101 using LoRA for parameter-efficient adaptation of large multimodal models.

CLIPLoRAPyTorchHuggingFace
LSTM Results

Stock Price Forecasting with LSTM

Developed ML models for stock price prediction. Used SHAP for feature importance and demonstrated LSTM superiority.

LSTMSHAPTime-SeriesScikit-learn

Scholarly Work

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers.

Journal
Broadband Insertion Loss Measurement of Flexible Copper Clad Laminate with Direct Metallization
Md. I. Kamrul, L. Nov, J.-Y. Chung, B.-J. Lee, and E.-J. Kim
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 356, p. 114349, 2023
DOI
Book Chapter
A Review on Security Solutions for Virtual Reality Systems
Md Imtiaz Kamrul
pp. 115-130, Nov. 2025
DOI
Conference
Broadband Miniaturized Vivaldi Antenna for Microwave Imaging System
M. I. Kamrul and N. Jeong
IEEE AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI, Firenze, Italy, 2024
DOI
Conference
Broadband Measurement of Insertion Loss of FCCL Directly Metallized on Modified Polyimide
T. Chrek, M. I. Kamrul and J.-Y. Chung
IEEE ISAP, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023
DOI
Conference
Broadband Measurement of Insertion Loss and Permittivity of Flexible Copper Clad Laminated Film
Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, C. Thorn, L. Nov and J.-Y. Chung
KIEES Fall Conference, Seoul, Nov. 2021
Conference
Broadband Measurement of Insertion Loss of Film Substrate up to 100 GHz
Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, L. Nov, C. Thorn, J.-Y. Chung
KIEES Summer Conference, Jeju, Aug. 2021
Conference
Rain Attenuation Estimation for Bangabandhu-1 Satellite
Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, A. Imran, A. Gafur, S. Z. Rashid
ICAEEE, 2018
Conference
Performance Evaluation of MIMO in Urban Microcell for Dhaka City at 28 GHz
Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, K. M. Haque, M. Faisal
ICISET, 2018
Conference
An Expert System Based on Belief Rule to Assess Bank Surveillance Security
MD. Jamshed Alam, Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, S M Ziaur Raashid
ICISET, 2018
Conference
Security Threats of Esoteric Subdomain Takeover and Prevention Scheme
S. M. Zia Ur Rashid, MD. Imtiaz Kamrul, Asraful Alam
ECCE, 2019
Conference
Comparative Analysis of Breast Cancer Cell Detection Antennas
M. Faisal, M. Uddin, M. Ullah, Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, K. Haque, E. Rahman
ICICI, 2017
Conference
Investigation of Cloud Attenuation Over Bangladesh for Microwave Communications
M. Murtuza, A. Imran, Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, R. Ahmed, A. Gafur
ICCIT, 2017
Conference
Estimation of Rain Attenuation of Earth-to-Satellite Link over Nepal for Ku and Ka Bands
J. Alam, Md. Sakir Hossain, J. Ansari, A.Z.M Imran, Md. Imtiaz Kamrul
ICREST, 2019

Recognition

Awards

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Best Paper Award

2022 — 7th EM Wave Measurement Technology Paper Contest

Awarded for the paper on measuring broadband transmission loss and permittivity of FCCL films at mmWave frequencies. Recognized for originality and excellence in measuring dielectric constant and loss of flexible substrates up to 40 GHz.

Award CeremonyAward Certificate

In the Press

News and Features

SeoulTech News

Featured in SeoulTech Highlights

Research achievements highlighted in the university's official news publication.

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KIEES Newsletter

Featured in KIEES Newsletter

Featured in the Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science newsletter.

Read feature
SeoulTech Magazine

SeoulTech Magazine — April 2022

Featured for research contributions in electromagnetic measurement.


Toolkit

Skills and Tools

Programming

PythonMATLABNumPyPandas

Machine Learning

TensorFlowPyTorchScikit-learnKerasHuggingFace

Deep Learning

CNNLSTMGANTransfer LearningLoRACLIP

Simulation

Ansys HFSSVNAAnechoic ChamberProbe Station

Visualization

MatplotlibSHAPTraining Diagnostics

Let's Connect

Interested in collaboration, have questions about my research, or just want to say hello?

mkamrul@crimson.ua.edu GitHub