Mohammed Kamruzzaman

Mohammed Kamruzzaman
Mohammed Kamruzzaman
Assistant Professor
(217) 333-3570
376A Agricultural Engr Sciences Bld

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Education

  • PhD., Food and Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin(UCD), Ireland, 2013
  • MSc., Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Ireland, 2009
  • BSc., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh, 2003

Academic Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020-current
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Air Quality Research Center, University of California, Davis (UC Davis), 2015-2016
  • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2013-2015
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Food Technology and Rural Industries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2007-2012
  • Lecturer, Department of Food Technology and Rural Industries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2004-2006

Professional Registrations

  • Fellow, The institute of Engineers, Bangladesh
  • Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
  • Member, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Research Interests

  • Sustainability of bioprocessing technologies
  • Optical sensing technologies such as NIR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and Hyperspectral imaging
  • Real-time quality assessment/control of bioproducts/bioprocesses
  • Internet of Foods (IoF) technologies
  • Machine learning in agriculture

Books Edited or Co-Edited (Original Editions)

Chapters in Books

  • Kamruzzaman, M. Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging for Meat Quality and Authenticity. In: Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis and Applications for Food Quality. Edited by Nrusingha Charan Basantia, Leo M. L. Nollet, and Mohammed Kamruzzaman. CRC Press. 2018
  • Kamruzzaman, M. Multivariate Analysis and Technique. In: Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis and Applications for Food Quality. Edited by Nrusingha Charan Basantia, Leo M.L. Nollet, L. M.L. and Kamruzzaman, M. CRC Press. 2018
  • Kamruzzaman, M. Food adulteration and authenticity. In: Food safety-Basic concepts, recent issues, and future challenges. Edited by Jinap, S and Shahzad Z Iqbal. Springer international publishing. 2016, 127-148
  • Kamruzzaman, M., & Sun, D.-W. Introduction to Hyperspectral Imaging. In: Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation. Edited by Da-Wen Sun. Elsevier. 2016, 111-139.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Nakauchi, S. & ElMasry, G. On-line screening of meat and poultry products using hyperspectral imaging. In: High Throughput Screening for Food Safety Assessment - Biosensor Technologies, Hyperspectral Imaging and Practical Applications. Edited by Arun K. Bhunia, Moon S. Kim and Chris R. Taitt. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK. 2015, 425-466.

Selected Articles in Journals

Articles in Conference Proceedings

  • Kamruzzaman, M., ElMasry, G., Sun, D-W., & Allen, P., Discrimination of lamb muscles by NIR hyperspectral imaging, in Proceedings of the XVIIth World Congress of CIGR, 13 – 17 June 2010, Québec City, Canada.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., ElMasry, G., Sun, D-W., & Allen, P., Applicability of NIR hyperspectral imaging in classification of lamb muscles, in Proceedings of IASIM-10, 18–19 November 2010, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., ElMasry, G., Sun, D-W., & Allen, P., Predicting some quality attributes of lamb muscles by NIR hyperspectral imaging, in Proceedings of the 6th International CIGR Technical Symposium on Towards a Sustainable Food Chain, 18-20 April 2011, Nantes, France.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., ElMasry, G., Sun, D-W., & Allen, P., Determination of lamb meat tenderness by NIR hyperspectral imaging, in Proceedings of International Conference for Agricultural Engineering, CIGR-AgEng2012, July 8-12, 2012. Valencia, Spain.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Feng, Y-Z., ElMasry, G., Sun, D-W., & Allen, P., An Appraisal of NIR Hyperspectral Imaging for Authentication of Minced Lamb Meat, 16th international conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy, NIR-2013. June 2 – 7, 2013, 34280 La Grande-Motte, France.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Makino, Y., & Oshita, S. Application of VIS/SWNIR hyperpsectral imaging for predicting some technological attributes of beef and pork. 7th International Symposium on Machinery and Mechatronics for Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (ISMAB). May 21-23, 2014, Yilan, Taiwan.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Makino, Y., & Oshita, S. Quality classification and moisture monitoring of beef using hyperspectral imaging. Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery (JSAM) conference, May 16-19, 2014. Okinawa, Japan
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Makino, Y., & Oshita, S. An appraisal of hyperspectral imaging for non-invasive authentication of geographical origin of beef and pork. International conference of Agriculture Engineering, AgEng-2014. July 6-10, 2014. Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Makino, Y., & Oshita, S. Application of hyperspectral imaging-detection and quantification of adulterants in minced beef. International conference on plant factory (ICPF), November 10-12, 2014. Kyoto, Japan
  • Kamruzzaman, M., Takahama, S., & Dillner, A. M. Prediction of organic and elemental carbon in aerosol using FT-IR spectroscopy: case studies from the CSN and IMPROVE networks. International Conference on Carbonaceous Particle in the Atmosphere (ICCPA-2015), August 10-13, 2015. Berkeley, CA, USA

Honors

  • Highly Cited Researcher 2019 in Agricultural Sciences by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters)

Research Honors

  • Global Reorganization of Research Impact Award-2020 by Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES)

Public Service Honors

  • Editorial board member, Journal of Biosystems Engineering (Springer)

Other Honors

  • Erasmus Mundus scholarship funded by European Commission (2007)
  • FIRM (Food Institutional Research Measure) fellowship from Irish Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (2009)
  • Japanese Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) Fellowship (2013)

Recent Courses Taught

  • ABE 340 - Thermodynamics for ABE
  • ABE 483 - Engr Props Food Materials
  • ABE 498 AE1 (ABE 498 KAM) - Analysis of Food & Bio Mtrl
  • ABE 598 - Analysis of Food & Bio Mtrl

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