Honors and Accolades

BEYOND BOUNDARIES at Ulkasemi Pvt. Limited

Apart from his organizational responsibilities, Md. Shahriar Hasan also had the opportunity to conduct multiple training sessions. He delivered a 15-minute talk on analog circuit design during the industrial training attachment program at Mymensingh Engineering College. Additionally, he addressed the aspirants’ questions regarding the analog design department and its workflow, helping them navigate their initial confusions.

Furthermore, he served as a trainer in the day-long VLSITHON 2.0 workshops held at East West University, where he guided university students through Cadence simulations on Current Mirrors and Two-Stage OTAs as part of their preparation for the competition. In recognition of his dedication and impactful contributions to university outreach, Ulkasemi honored him with the “BEYOND BOUNDARIES” award.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize is a competition for students aged 15 to 20 who have developed school projects that can solve major water challenges. The competition attracts thousands of entries from 38 countries. The H. R. H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the prize. Md. Shahriar Hasan had the honor to represent Bangladesh at the international stage of Stockholm Junior Water Prize - 2019. Check out the official SJWP finalists list here.

The Finale of Bangladesh Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP, BD) 2019 was held on Friday, 3rd May 2019 at Civil Building, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). After 3 months of running school campaigns in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, and Mymensingh and having reached around 200 schools and college across the country, SJWPBD 2019 Finale was fought by 10 teams from different regions of Bangladesh, including two cadet colleges and reputed institutions of Dhaka, Khulna and Kushtia. The winner of SJWP, BD 2019 was declared on the same day through an Award Giving Ceremony following the final round at ARI-ITN Building, BUET, in presence of guests from the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka and renowned personalities involved in water research and development in our country. Didarul Islam and Md Shahriar Hasan were selected as the Winner of SJWP, BD 2019, with their inconceivable project "A Novel Approach for Purifying Contaminated Drinking Water using Carbon Aerogel Electrodes Synthesized from Thermoplastic Waste" [Google Scholar]. Check out the official post by Embassy of Sweden at Bangladesh here.

Bangladesh Robot Olympiad started its journey on 2018 with the motive to curate talents from all over 64 districts of Bangladesh. The competition was held at the Curzon Hall of University of Dhaka on 26 October, 2018. There were four different category of competitions: Creative Category, Robot in Movie, Robot Gathering (Line Follower Robot) and Robotic Quiz, and was held among two separate level of students: Junior (aged between 10 and 15) and Senior (aged between 16 and 18). Md. Shahriar Hasan paritipated in  Robot Gathering (Line Follower Robot) competition where he built an autonomous line follower robot to complete the track at lowest possible time. The design featured a 13-sensor TCRT5000 array for precise detection of black-and-white line paths, enabling robust navigation across complex tracks. A PID control algorithm was implemented to ensure smooth and responsive motor control, optimizing both speed and accuracy.  The modular codebase, including sensor calibration, motor control, and PID tuning, is available on GitHub.

His engineered robot completed the whole track within 1 min 35 seconds and was awarded Gold Medal at the competition. Check out the official page of BDRO for the result of 2018 competition here.

Emerging economies with low energy consumption are gradually embracing the global energy revolution. Hackathons play a vital role in this shift, serving as platforms where people from diverse technical and functional backgrounds come together to build innovative solutions—ranging from apps and websites to hardware devices and robots. To accelerate this movement, the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources organized a national hackathon, bringing together students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and energy experts. For 36 continuous hours on September 6–8, 2018, nearly 900 participants collaborated to unlock ideas, explore smart energy opportunities, and develop entrepreneurial solutions for Bangladesh’s energy future.

Among them, Md. Shahriar Hasan of Dhaka College outshone 90 competing teams to win the Championship in the Energy Efficiency Category. His pioneering solution used artificial intelligence to predict machine failures in advance—a breakthrough approach powered by NASA’s Jet Propulsion dataset. By training a neural network with 50,000 parameters, he achieved a 76.08% prediction accuracy, demonstrating how cutting-edge AI can revolutionize industrial efficiency. This bold idea and execution not only secured his victory but also positioned him as a frontrunner in applying AI to real-world energy challenges. Check out the official post from Dhaka College, where Shahriar is receiving a honorarium from the Principal of Dhaka College, Prof. Muazzem Hossain.