Bangladesh Maritime University

Rear Admiral Dr. Khandakar Akhter Hossain, NUP, ndc, psc, PhD,  was commissioned into the Engineering Branch of Bangladesh Navy on 01 January 1991. He has completed his BSc. and MSc. Engineering in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a distinct result from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He also holds PhD from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He has performed various instructional duties in Naval Academy, Marine Academy, NIT and Military Institution of Science and Technology (MIST). He was also the Dean/Head (On NAME department/ME Faculty) at Military Institution of Science and Technology (MIST). He has served as member Engineering in Chittagong Port Authority. He successfully performed the duties of Managing Director (MD) in all three shipbuilding heavy industries run by Bangladesh Navy, namely Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), Dockyard & Engineering Works Ltd (DEW) and Khulna Shipyard Ltd (KSY). He also performed his duties as Area Superintendent Dockyard of Bangladesh Navy. He is a fellow of different prestigious institutes like IEB(BD), RINA(UK), and IAMSP(USA). Before joining here, he performed his duties in the prestigious post of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel). He has around 200 international publications/papers on AI, IoT, Robotics, Satellite Communication, ship recycling, shipbuilding, energy solutions, human resource diversification, port operations, and advanced technologies which all are available in “Google Scholar”. He is happily married with Dr. Sharmin Hasan and blessed with twin daughters and two sons.