Dr. Engr. Imran Khan used to be a communication engineer, developing transmission plans for optical signal through optical fibre. Later, he joined as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST). Prior to joining JUST, he also served as a faculty member in Daffodil International University and University of Information Technology and Sciences in Bangladesh.

Dr. Imran completed his PhD from the Department of Physics and Centre for Sustainability under Energy Management Programme at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He was in receipt of a University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship. In his PhD, he looked at electrical peak demand characterization, in which, he developed two methods: on one hand, one method helps to identify carbon intensive peak hours at the electricity generation side; on the other hand, the other method identifies dominant household factors that contribute most to residential demand at the demand side. Imran had an outstanding publication record during his PhD. He also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Prince of Songkla Universiy, Thailand.

Dr. Imran graduated with a Bachelor of Science in ECE from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. He completed his M.Sc. Engineering in ECE (major in Photonics) from the same university; part of his M.Sc. course work was completed from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Book (Author/Editor): Renewable Energy and Sustainability: Prospects in the Developing Economies

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-03238-X

Administrative Experience

• Mar. 2023 - Present: Chairman, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, JUST
• Jan. 2020 - Aug. 2024: Director, Information and Communication Technology Cell (ICT Cell), JUST
• Feb. 2012 - Oct. 2015: Founding Chairman, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, JUST
• Feb. 2014 - Oct. 2015: Adviser, Research Cell (International Collaboration), JUST
• Dec. 2022 - Present: Elected Academic Council Member, JUST

Journal Editor

Associate Editor

Journal: Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature)

Discipline: Engineering

Journal Website: https://www.springer.com/journal/42452/editors

Special Issue Editor

• Engineering Topical Collection (Special Issue): Sustainable Energy Trends in the Developing Economies

Journal: Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature), Indexed in: WoS, SCOPUS

For further Detail: https://link.springer.com/collections/djgiihddda

Journal Reviewer/Referee

Reviewed for:

• Applied Energy (Publisher: Elsevier) - Achieved Outstanding Reviewer recognition in 2017.
• Journal of Cleaner Production (Publisher: Elsevier) - Achieved Outstanding Reviewer recognition in 2018.
• Renewable Energy (Publisher: Elsevier) - Achieved Outstanding Reviewer recognition in 2018.
• Energy Conversion and Management (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Energy Research & Social Science (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Energy and Buildings (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Energy Policy (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Journal of Environmental Management (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Journal of Building Engineering (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Publisher: Elsevier)
• International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Energy Reports (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Energy Strategy Reviews (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Sustainable Futures (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Environmental and Sustainability Indicators (Publisher: Elsevier)
• MethodsX (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Energies (Publisher: MDPI)
• Sustainability (Publisher: MDPI)
• Energy, Sustainability and Society (Publisher: Springer Nature)
• Electrical Engineering (Publisher: Springer)
• Waste and Biomass Valorization (Publisher: Springer)
• Cogent Engineering (Publisher: Taylor & Francis)
• International Journal of Ambient Energy (Publisher: Taylor & Francis)
• Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Publisher: Taylor & Francis)
• International Journal of Global Warming (Publisher: Inderscience)
• The Open Environmental Research Journal (Publisher: Bentham Science)
• Clean Energy (Publisher: Oxford University Press)
• Atmosfera (Publisher: UNAM)
• Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature)

Book/Book Chapter Reviewer/Referee

• Bio-energy related book (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Waste management related book (Publisher: Elsevier)
• Book chapter (Publisher: CRC Press)
• Book chapter- Bio-energy related (Publisher: Elsevier)

International Conference Chair/Co-Chair/Technical Committee Member

• Co-Chair, Power System and Renewable Energy, IEEE EICT (07-09 Dec 2023), KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
• Session Chair, Power System and Renewable Energy, IEEE EICT (07-09 Dec 2023), KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
• Technical Committee Member, IEEE ICEEICT (02-04 May 2024), MIST, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

National and International Recognition

• Dr. Khan is one of the top 2% scientists in the world based on citation. The list is prepared and published by the Stanford University, USA & Elsevier every year.
• Dr. Khan has been elected as the Associated Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences [BAS] (https://www.bas.org.bd/). This fellowship is awarded to young scientists of exceptional talent and promise, who have contributed to science and technology in respective fields.

Teaching

Postgraduate:

• Sustainability in Electricity Generation
• Demand Side Management
• Energy Planning and Policy

Undergraduate:

• Renewable Energy
• Optical Fiber Communication

Researcher IDs

Web of Science Researcher ID: M-4093-2013

ORCID: 0000-0002-0716-4644

Scopus: Scopus Author ID: 55490939400

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?user=O6DbHRoAAAAJ&hl=en

Awards/Achievement

• Sep 2024: For the fifth time, Dr. Imran has appeared in the top 2% list of world's scientists for research impact based on the most recent single year (2023) and career-long achievement (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7)
• Oct 2023: For the fourth time, Dr. Imran has appeared in the top 2% list of world's scientists for research impact based on the most recent single year (2022) and career-long achievement (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6).
• Oct 2022: For the third time, Dr. Imran has appeared in the top 2% list of world's scientists for research impact based on the most recent single year (2021) and career-long achievement (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4).
• Oct. 2021: Dr. Imran has appeared again in the top 2% list of world's scientists for research impact based on the most recent single year (2020) achievement (DOI:10.17632/btchxktzyw.3)
• Oct. 2020: Dr. Imran has appeared in the top 2% list of world's scientists for research impact based on the most recent single year (2019) achievement (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918).
• Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2019: University of Otago Doctoral Publishing Bursary.
• Nov. 2018: Otago Energy Research Centre Travel Fund.
• May 2017: Otago Energy Research Centre Fund for fieldwork.
• Dec 2016: Bangladesh Sweden Trust Fund Travel Grant.
• Nov. 2015 - Oct. 2018: University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship.
• Feb. 2012: University Gold Medal Award for securing first class first position at undergraduate level of study.
• Sep. 2010 - Apr. 2011: Research Assistant, University of Ottawa, Canada.
• Sep. 2009 – Jun. 2010: EU Scholarship.