Masudul Imtiaz Receives Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor at Clarkson University

March 30, 2026

Clarkson University has announced that Masudul Imtiaz has been granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering.

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Headshot, Masudul Imtiaz

Imtiaz teaches courses in embedded systems, digital design, machine learning on biomedical signals, intelligent system design, and advanced biometrics. He also coordinates the Electrical Computer Engineering Graduate Seminar and mentors undergraduate and graduate research students in areas such as artificial intelligence, sensing technologies, and biometric recognition.

His research focuses on AI-driven sensing systems, wearable health technologies, biometric security, and embedded computing, with applications spanning healthcare monitoring, assistive technologies, and secure human identification. At Clarkson, he leads the AI Vision, Health, Biometrics, and Applied Computing (AVHBAC) Lab, which he founded to provide students and researchers with hands-on experience in electronic systems development.

Imtiaz has secured more than $1.5 million in competitive research funding from sources including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR), federal agencies, New York State programs, and industry partners.

In addition to his research and teaching, Imtiaz leads an NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on sensor development, where undergraduate students from across the country gain hands-on research experience. He further contributes to Clarkson through curriculum development, collaborative research initiatives, and community STEM outreach programs.

His work has resulted in dozens of peer-reviewed publications in journals and conference proceedings spanning sensors, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and biometrics.

Imtiaz earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in applied physics and electronics from the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh, and a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alabama.

Clarkson University is a proven leader in technological education, research, innovation and sustainable economic development. With its main campus in Potsdam, N.Y., and additional graduate program and research facilities in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley, Clarkson faculty have a direct impact on more than 7,800 students annually through nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate STEM designated degrees in engineering, business, science and health professions; executive education, industry-relevant credentials and K-12 STEM programs. Alumni earn salaries among the top 2% in the nation: one in five already leads in the c-suite. To learn more go to www.clarkson.edu.
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