United International University (UIU) is a front-runner in innovation and leadership among the private universities in Bangladesh.
The Research & Innovation (R&I) week started with an exclusive seminar held on Tuesday at UIU Campus, United City, Madani Avenue, Dhaka.
Prof Dr Md Abul Kashem Mia, Vice Chancellor of UIU presided over the ceremony.
Prof M Zahid Hasan, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was present as the Special Guest` in the program.
While, Professor Emeritus Dr M Rezwan Khan, Executive Director of IAR, UIU and Chairman of Power Grid, Bangladesh, Prof Dr Hamidul Haq, Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, UIU, Prof Dr Hasan Sarwar, Dean, School of Science & Engineering, UIU and Dr Md Zulfiqur Rahman, Registrar of UIU were present in the program.
The welcome address was delivered by Professor Dr Khandaker Abdullah Al Mamun, Director of Institute of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Commercialization (IRIIC), UIU.
In the program, Prof M Zahid Hasan conducted an exclusive seminar on "Fourth Industrial Revolution and Future Society: The Transformative Impact of Changing Technologies."
He said: "The quantum technology will be the most powerful thing in future in the world. The human life and structure have evolved from this technology."
He also discussed the implications of AI, quantum science, and other scientific advancements in the seminar.
Prof M Zahid Hasan has written over 280 peer-reviewed journal articles being the most cited experimenter in the research areas, the search and discovery of novel phases of matter, emergent new particles, novel quantum effects, exotic superconductivity, quantum magnetism, and Ultrafast & Nanoscale quantum phenomena among others.
The head of departments, directors, faculty members, researchers, officials and students among others were present in the program.
