PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman

Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman is a machine-learning researcher whose work includes data classification and transformer-based text compression. He earned engineering and computer-science degrees at BUET and completed a machine-learning PhD at Tokyo Institute of Technology. A 1995 paper he coauthored earned the IEEE Best Student Paper award at an artificial-intelligence conference. He led BUET's CSE department, founded United International University, and served as its pro-vice-chancellor and vice-chancellor before taking a vice-chancellor-designate role at State University of Bangladesh. As of October 2026, he is a professor in BRAC University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Now at
BRAC University
Works
58
Citations
1,108
h-index
17
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1989–1996

    BUET degrees and a machine-learning PhD

    He earns a BSc in electrical and electronic engineering at BUET in 1989 and an MSc in computer science and engineering there in 1992, then completes a machine-learning PhD at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1996.

  2. 1995

    An IEEE student paper award

    He coauthors ‘Look-ahead in ILP by taming the hypothesis search space,’ which wins the IEEE'95 Best Student Paper award at the 8th Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

  3. 2000–2003

    From BUET to founding UIU

    He heads BUET's CSE department from 2000 to 2001, retires early from BUET, and founds UIU in 2003.

  4. 2006–2018

    Pro-vice-chancellor at UIU

    At UIU, he serves as pro-vice-chancellor during 2006–2010, 2010–2014, and 2014–2018.

  5. 2017–2024

    LIUBoost and text compression

    In 2017, he coauthors LIUBoost, a boosting method for imbalanced-data classification that uses under-sampling. In 2024, he coauthors ‘An Enhanced Text Compression Approach Using Transformer-based Language Models,’ which presents RejuvenateForme for text decompression.

  6. 2018–2022

    Vice-chancellor at UIU

    In 2018, he becomes UIU's vice-chancellor for a four-year term and serves through 2022.

  7. 2023–2024

    Vice-chancellor designate at SUB

    He serves as State University of Bangladesh's vice-chancellor designate from October 2023 through October 2024. In October 2023, he inaugurates SUB's World Architecture Day discourse.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at BRAC University

    As of October 2026, he is a professor in BRAC University's CSE Department, after returning from SUB.

Career

  1. Since 2023BRAC UniversityProfessor
  2. 2023–2024State University of BangladeshVice-chancellor designate
  3. 2003–2022United International UniversityFounder, Pro-vice-chancellor
  4. 2000–2001Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyHead of CSE department

Education

  1. 1996Institute of Science TokyoPhD in machine learning
  2. 1992Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyMSc in computer science and engineering
  3. 1989Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBSc in electrical and electronic engineering

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Hybrid decision tree and naïve Bayes classifiers for multi-class classification tasks2013 · Expert Systems with Applications · 368 citations
  2. An adaptive ensemble classifier for mining concept drifting data streams2013 · Expert Systems with Applications · 165 citations
  3. Application of Transfer Learning to Detect Potato Disease from Leaf Image2019 · IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Artificial-Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (RAAICON) · 49 citations
  4. Attacks Classification In Adaptive Intrusion Detection Using Decision Tree2010 · 46 citations
  5. Adaptive Intrusion Detection based on Boosting and Nave Bayesian Classifier2011 · International Journal of Computer Applications · 43 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

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  3. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Institute of Science Tokyo. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.

Sources and credits

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  1. Dr. Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman - BRACU CSE cse.bracu.ac.bd. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Prof Mofizur appointed as VC of UIU | The Daily Star thedailystar.net. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. LIUBoost : Locality Informed Underboosting for Imbalanced Data Classification arxiv.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. An Enhanced Text Compression Approach Using Transformer-based Language Models arxiv.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. State University of Bangladesh (SUB) celebrated the World Architecture Day, 2023 sub.ac.bd. Checked 19 October 2026.