
Farhan Bin Tarik
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PhD, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineer, OASiS Fellow
Education

Huawei University
2015 - 2015Trainee on Advanced Information and Communication Technology at Huawei University, Shenzhen, China from September 11 to September 18, 2015 under Huawei Telecom Seeds for The Future program.

Dhaka College, Dhaka
2008 - 2010High Secondary Certificate Science GPA 5.00 (Golden)Activities and Societies: Dhaka College Science Club (DCSC), Dhaka College Debating Club (DCDC). Accomplished Higher Secondary Certificate examination in 2010 with Golden GPA 5 and Merit-Scholarship under Dhaka education board.

Saint Gregory's High School, Dhaka
1998 - 2008High School Secondary School Certificate GPA 5.00 (Golden)Activities and Societies: Gregorian Debating Club, Gregorian English Club, Gregorian Science Club, Gregorian Quiz Club, Gregorian Cultural Club, Gregorian Chess Club, Biswa Shahittya Kendra. Finished Secondary School Certificate examination in 2008 with Golden GPA 5 and Merit-Scholarship under Dhaka education board.

Clemson University
2016 - 2022Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical EngineeringActivities and Societies: Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at the Holcombe Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; ex-President of Bangladesh Association Clemson PhD StudentDepartment: Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Major: Photonic Sciences and TechnologyConcentration: Opto-electronic, nano-photonics and optical interconnectClemson University, South Carolina, USA.

University of Dhaka
2010 - 2015Bachelor's Degree Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Former: Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engg.)Activities and Societies: Besides academic activities, I was involved in all types of cultural and sports activities as well. Successfully completed Baccalaureate Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Dhaka.

Clemson University
2016 - 2019Master of Science - MS Electrical EngineeringActivities and Societies: Clemson University - Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant (From 2016 to 2019) Bangladesh Association Clemson - President (September 2018 to September 2019), Vice-President (September 2017 to September 2018), Public Relations Officer (September 2016 to September 2017) Major : Electrical EngineeringThesis : Efficient Optical Coupling to Ultra-low Mode Area Silicon V-groove WaveguidesBatch of 2019

Beijing Language and Culture University
2015 - 2015Chinese Language and CalligraphyCompleted a very short course on "Chinese Language and Calligraphy" under the Huawei Telecom Seeds for The Future program.
Experience

Photostation Bangladesh
Apr 2013 - Aug 2022Co-founderPhotostation Bangladesh is a photography organization, which was founded and established by me and my friend Mr. Zarif Rafiul Haque. Both of us have been working as Chief Photographer of Photostation Bangladesh. With the Photostation Team, we have covered quite a lot of photography events. Our organization offers: Wedding Photography Pre/Post-Wedding Photography Personal/Couple Photography Product & Fashion Photography Macro Photography Photography for Different Socio-Cultural and Sports Events Show less

Huawei Technologies
Sept 2015 - Sept 2015Trainee Achieved two-weeks hands-on training on Advanced Information and Communication Technology including 3G, 4G, GPON, FFTH, HIS at the Huawei Headquarters and Huawei University under Huawei Telecom Seeds for The Future program. Visited Huawei Exhibition Center at Beijing and Huawei Exhibition Center at Shenzhen.

Huawei Technologies
Dec 2015 - Apr 2016Core Network EngineerHuawei Technologies is one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world. I have joined Huawei Technologies Bangladesh Limited on the 1st of December, 2015. I was assigned to the Bangladesh Network Technology Department as Core Network Engineer. I worked several months in GrameenPhone 3G Project as CS Core Engineer with MGW, IGW, BSS, MSS, SPS etc. Few of my work as a Core Network Engineer has been stated below.• Set up, installed and integrated new MGWs in Savar and Bogra. • Set up new SPS at Savar and Gazipur. • Took care of the patch and load balance work for Sylhet, Chittagong, Comilla, Faridpur and Jessore site.• Assisted in installing new HLR and solving the issues of the old ones at Bogra site. Show less

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jul 2018 - Aug 2022Visiting ResearcherI have been an active and authorized user of the cleanroom facility of The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since July 2018. My research involves Electron Beam Lithography and other relevant fabrication processes which I get done at the CNMS Cleanroom.Tools Used:- JOEL JBX 9300 Electron Beam Lithography- Oxford PlasmaPro 100 PECVD- OxfordPlasma Pro System Reactive Ion Etching- Wet etch bench (KOH, HF)- Spin coater and baking oven- Veeco 3D Profilometer- Thermionics VE-240 E-beam Evaporator- JEOL NeoArm Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) etc Show less

Bangladesh Association Clemson
Sept 2018 - Sept 2019PresidentPresident, 2018-19 Executive CommitteeVice-President, 2017-18 Executive CommitteePublic Relations Officer, 2016-17 Executive CommitteeOrganized two large scale cultural programs, several workshops, meeting, game festival and other amusement events each year as an officer of the organization. Also published three newsletters, maintained excellent relationship while collaborating in various multi-cultural events with other organizations and presided over numerous meetings during my Presidency period. Show less

Clemson University
May 2021 - Aug 2022Being a PhD Student in Electrical Engineering, I started working as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University. Currently I am affiliated with Nanophotonics Laboratories under Dr. Judson D. Ryckman.I have completed my masters degree (MS en-route PhD) in Electrical Engineering and now I am continuing my PhD in Photonic Sciences and Technology.Concentration: - Photonic behavior in nano-scale semiconductor materials (modelling, simulation, fabrication, characterization)- Efficient light coupling technique with ultra-high surface area nano-materials and ultra-low mode area photonic structures- Physical unclonable function (PUF) using disordered photonic integrated circuits- Visible/IR wavelength integrated optics and sensors; semiconductor laser - Optical interconnect and device securityCleanroom experience:- Oak Ridge National Laboratories (TN, USA): Electron Beam Lithography, RIE, Wet etch, PECVD etc- Advanced Material Research Laboratories Cleanroom (Clemson University, SC, USA): Photo-lithography, 5X Stepper, Spintrac resist coater and baking, Developer tool, Wet etch (HF), RIE, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)Software Skills:Lumerical (Mode Solutions, Interconnect, FDTD), OceanView, ToopView, Matlab, C, K-Layout, L-Edit My initial research in Clemson University started under the supervision of Dr. Haiying (Helen) Shen in the field of Computer Engineering, more particularly, Computer Systems Architecture where I worked with Peer-to-peer network, mobile ad-hoc network and delay tolerant network. I have also worked at Dr. Eric G. Johnson's lab with Blue and Green Laser Diode for coherent communication in air and underwater. Show less I have always loved interacting with the students inside the classroom. I have been Graduate Teaching Assistant for several years in the ECE department at Clemson University and successfully instructed more than a hundred students by this time. Course conducted:ECE 3110 - Electrical Engineering III (Electronics) Lab (Fall 2016)ECE 3110 - Electrical Engineering III (Electronics) Lab (Fall 2018)ECE 3110 - Electrical Engineering III (Electronics) Lab (Fall 2019)ECE 3110 - Electrical Engineering III (Electronics) Lab (Spring 2020)ECE 2120 - Electrical Engineering II (Circuits) Lab (Spring 2020)Course Assisted:ECE 6080 - Silicon Photonic ICs (Spring 2019)Software Used or Trained;LTSpice, B2Spice, Matlab, Labview, MS Excel, MatlabTools Used or Trained:Digilent Analog Discovery 2, Hameg Curve Tracer, Oscilloscope, NI-Elvis Board, DMM etc Show less I have been playing the role of Graduate Student Mentor at SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) Program. This program is run by Clemson University and funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) with a view to providing first hand research experience to the undergrad students throughout the summer in the field of Solid-State Devices for Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetics Technology. As a mentor, the goal of my job is to provide my mentee all the support and assistance in terms of background knowledge, research idea, device modeling and fabrication, test station setup, device characterization, data collection etc. At the end of the program, the mentee is supposed to present his/her research by means of poster or/and paper. I have also been training new graduate students on using Hitachi Regulus 8230 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Dicing Saw and 5X Stepper inside Clemson University cleanroom. Show less
Doctoral Research Assistant
May 2016 - Aug 2022Graduate Teaching Assistant
Aug 2016 - May 2022Graduate Student Mentor
May 2021 - Aug 2021

Clark State College
Aug 2022 - Jan 2025Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor, ENT (Engineering Technology) Photonics and Laser Materials Processing,School of Business and Applied TechnologiesFaculty Lead and Principal Investigator, Regional Fabrication and Certification Training Lab- Laser Material Processing, OH

Florida Polytechnic University
Jan 2025 - nowAssistant ProfessorAssistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering
Licenses & Certifications

Certificate of Participation – International Workshop on Climate Change "Youth Action on Climate Change"
World Youth FoundationMay 2015
Certificate of Participation – IBM-IEEE Smarter Planet Challenge
IEEENov 2013.webp)
Certificate of Accomplishment – The Art and Practice of Leadership
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)Sept 2013
Certificate of Winner – Seeds For The Future Contest 2015
Huawei TechnologiesJun 2015
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikBest Student Paper Award IEEE Dec 2021 2021 IEEE GROUP IV PHOTONICS CONFERENCE | BEST STUDENT PAPER WINNER (Second Place)Paper Title: Secure authentication of 56 physically unclonable silicon photonic integrated circuitsAbstract: We demonstrate the physical unclonability and secure authentication of fifty-six nanophotonic devices with identical design, fabricated from silicon moiré photonic quasicrystal interferometers. Such structures show promise for cryptographic applications such as authentication and… Show more 2021 IEEE GROUP IV PHOTONICS CONFERENCE | BEST STUDENT PAPER WINNER (Second Place)Paper Title: Secure authentication of 56 physically unclonable silicon photonic integrated circuitsAbstract: We demonstrate the physical unclonability and secure authentication of fifty-six nanophotonic devices with identical design, fabricated from silicon moiré photonic quasicrystal interferometers. Such structures show promise for cryptographic applications such as authentication and identification. Show less
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikSemi-Finalist, Global Innovation Competition 2016 Making All Voice Count Dec 2015 Our idea, entitled as "Sustainable Innovation Towards Better Extraction" promotes use of advanced technology with modern unmanned mechanical machinery for environment safety and its socio-economical aspects tend to improve govt-citizen relationship, preserve the rights of disadvantages and ensure gender equality. We went through the semi-final round of the competition.
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikWinner, Seeds For The Future Contest 2015 Huawei Technologies Bangladesh Limited Jun 2015 Huawei Telecom has been arranging a competition named "Seeds for the Future" globally. The competition has been organized for the first time in Bangladesh. It has been done in three phases. Five (Engineering) universities are participating from Bangladesh- BUET, CUET, KUET, IUT and DU. In first phase, three have been selected from each university. Then the fifteen have competed in the Grand Finale yesterday and finally ten has been selected and will be taken to China for two weeks… Show more Huawei Telecom has been arranging a competition named "Seeds for the Future" globally. The competition has been organized for the first time in Bangladesh. It has been done in three phases. Five (Engineering) universities are participating from Bangladesh- BUET, CUET, KUET, IUT and DU. In first phase, three have been selected from each university. Then the fifteen have competed in the Grand Finale yesterday and finally ten has been selected and will be taken to China for two weeks workshop, intern and global competition. Huawei Telecom is supposed to provide full scholarship for that.The thing is, after a presentation and idea contest in DU, three of us were selected from EEE department and moved to the national round and secured the number 1, number 2 and number 4 spots out of 10.Out of Ten Winners, there are three from DU, three from IUT, 2 from CUET, 1 from BUET and 1 from KUET.It was previously organized in collaboration with Huawei and Banglalink and was known as "Huawei-Banglalink Grandmaster Challenge" in our country. Now Huawei is organizing it solely worldwide entitled as "Seeds for the Future". Show less
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikDelegate, The International Workshop on Climate Change “Youth Action on Climate Change” World Youth Foundation, UNEP and Commonwealth Youth Association May 2015 The International Workshop on Climate Change “Youth Action on Climate Change” has been organized by World Youth Foundation in collaboration with Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Pembangunan Pertanian Melaka Sdn Bhd, Commonwealth Youth Association and various other agencies and was held on 21st – 24th May 2015 at Swiss Garden Hotel & Residences, Melaka, Malaysia.
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikIEEE-IBM Smarter Planet Challenge 2013 IEEE and IBM Dec 2013 Participated in IEEE-IBM Smarter Planet Challenge with a project on domestic waste management. We presented an economic waste management model with the integration of ICT.
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikAdditional Honors & Awards - * Senior Adjudicator at National Debate Competition, organized by Gregorian Debating Club (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).* President, Electrical and Electronics Club, Department of EEE, University of Dhaka, 2015-16.* President, Gregorian English Club, Saint Gregory's High School, 2006-08.* Joint Secretary, Gregorian Debating Club, Saint Gregory's High School, 2005-06.* Biswa Shahitya Kendra Award, 2003-2007.* Champion, National Essay Writing Competition, Dhaka district, organized… Show more * Senior Adjudicator at National Debate Competition, organized by Gregorian Debating Club (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).* President, Electrical and Electronics Club, Department of EEE, University of Dhaka, 2015-16.* President, Gregorian English Club, Saint Gregory's High School, 2006-08.* Joint Secretary, Gregorian Debating Club, Saint Gregory's High School, 2005-06.* Biswa Shahitya Kendra Award, 2003-2007.* Champion, National Essay Writing Competition, Dhaka district, organized by Ministry of Science and Technology, Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh, February 2007.* Champion, 2013 Intra-Department Cyber Games Tournament (FIFA 11), organized by Department of EEE, University of Dhaka.* Runner-up, Bhasha Protijog - 2007.* Runner-up, National Public Speaking Competition, organized by Ministry of Science and Technology, Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, February 2006. Show less
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikBoard Scholarship - 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 Dhaka Education Board, Ministry of Education, Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh
- Awarded to Farhan Bin TarikIEEE Student Enterprise Award 2012 IEEE Participated in the 2012 IEEE Student Enterprise Award. We proposed a renewable village for the developing countries by employing micro-credit. Our project was selected as one the top 50 projects in the competition.
Volunteer Experience
Programme Co-ordinator
Issued by Department of EEE (APECE), University of Dhaka
Associated with Farhan Bin TarikAsst. Sixer
Issued by Gregorian Scouts
Associated with Farhan Bin TarikHead-in-charge in Poster Presentation Sector
Issued by International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV) on May 2013
Associated with Farhan Bin TarikVolunteer
Issued by International Conference on Nanotechnology on Sept 2012
Associated with Farhan Bin Tarik
Languages
- beBengali
- enEnglish
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