C.M. Masum Refat obtained his B.Sc. degree in 2018 from the International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), specializing in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Before his graduation, he actively engaged in the IT industry, assuming the role of a solution manager and contributing as a system engineer in the telecommunications sector. In 2019, he embarked on his M.Sc. (Research) journey in Mechatronics Engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Concurrently, he undertook the research assistant role at the Wahyudi Intelligent System Lab (WISE), housed within IIUM in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His research endeavors during this period were made possible through the generous sponsorship of the Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). In 2021, C.M. Masum Refat completed his M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from IIUM. Subsequently, he was selected as a Ph.D. candidate at the Morishima Lab, situated within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Osaka University, in April 2021. In parallel, he was appointed as a Ph.D. research fellow at Osaka University, Japan, with his research being financially supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) as part of the Moonshot Goal 3 initiative. Furthermore, he was honored with a Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship (JEES Sponsor-Crowned Scholarship) to further his doctoral studies.
Osaka University
Ōsaka, Japan
Best Presentation Award
IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems: Nagoya, Osaka, JP
Paper Title : Advancing Biohybrid Insect Robot (BIR) Locomotion Control Through Non-Invasive Mechanical Stimulation
Best Presentation Award 2023
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers: Suita, Osaka, JP
Paper Title : Biohybrid Robot Behavior Control by Mechanical Stimulation https://www.jsme.or.jp/rmd/Japanese/Awards/
Best Student Paper Award
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2022: Guilin, Guangxi, CN
Paperr Title : Experimental User Interface and Control System of Teleoperated Biobots Explorer between Bangladesh and Japan
Bronze Award Master Thesis (Mechatronics Engineering )
International Islamic University Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, MY
Graduate Student or Post Graduate
Research Assistant, Osaka University, Japan
01 Apr 2022 - 01 Mar 2025
Graduate Student or Post Graduate
Research Assistant , International Islamic University Malaysia
01 Feb 2019 - 01 Feb 2021