Abu Anas Ibn Samad
🚀 AI Innovator 💡 Technopreneur 🔬 Researcher
Advancing the human race through peaceful engineering applications of Artificial Intelligence through robotics and automation engineering to solve the toughest challenges for humanity.
🚀 AI Innovator 💡 Technopreneur 🔬 Researcher
Advancing the human race through peaceful engineering applications of Artificial Intelligence through robotics and automation engineering to solve the toughest challenges for humanity.
Technology Entrepreneur & Academic Researcher
Deeply passionate and highly motivated technology entrepreneur and academic researcher with architecture-level thinking and framework-level execution capability combining 13+ years of hands-on experience and field expertise with academic and professional excellence.
Years Experience
Awards Won
Publications
Projects Delivered
Academic Background and Qualifications
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
2010 - 2016
Major courses include Mechatronics, Automobiles, IC Engine, Computer Programming, Machine Design, Nuclear Engineering
Notre Dame College, Dhaka
2009
Science Background
Cutting-edge Technology and Research Areas
Advanced image processing and machine learning for visual recognition systems
Integration of mechanical, electrical, and software systems for automation
Next-generation AI systems combining multiple data modalities
Unmanned Smart Systems with self-awareness
Agentic AI systems designed to help and augment human capabilities
High-performance edge AI computing for real-time applications
Advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicle technologies
Internet of Things solutions and embedded system development
Nonlinear control systems and dynamic modeling with simulations
My journey through various roles, achievements, and contributions in technology and innovation
Sigmind.ai is a venture-funded fast-growing AI-focused startup in Bangladesh that utilizes Computer Vision technologies to enhance public safety and accelerate industrial automation.
Participated in a workshop bringing together academia, industry and policy experts to share, guide and collaborate on the necessity and best practices of ITS for Bangladesh, particularly for Dhaka while addressing technical and policy challenges for smart transportation systems.
Presented the session on International AI Olympiad 2025, inspiring students to dream big with AI agents for building a better Bangladesh.
Attended among 42 delegates from 72 countries on youth agendas and policies while signing Joint Resolution of the Action Plan for long-term cooperation programs in countries of Islamic World, BRICS and Asia-Pacific region.
Delivered guidance and envisioned students for the future readiness on the seminar, helping them understand career opportunities in AI and software industry.
Discussed the future of AI in Robotics and Automation in Bangladesh, sharing insights on industry trends and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Career guided young students on preparing for the future job market in the age of artificial intelligence.
Mentoring youth technopreneurs and policymakers for readiness in the age of AI, focusing on building tech leadership for the future.
Presented paper on Traffic Data Sensing using IoT based Edge Processing at the international conference focused on 4th Industrial Revolution technologies.
Served the judging panel two times at The Global UA which is the world's largest pan-discipline academic awards program for high-potential undergraduate researchers around the world.
3 months long entrepreneurship development program organized by EMK Maker Lab to coach the future tech-enabled female leaders for the emerging ICT Industry.
A Joint initiative with Omdena BD Chapter and Sigmind to engage and delegate volunteers across South Asia to guide and mentor while developing AI-enabled road safety solutions.
Arranged by IEEE NSU Student branch to bring together industry experts and enthusiastic student leaders to pave the way towards 4th industrial revolution.
Webinar Series of IoT for Bangladesh in partnership with Code 19, focusing on emerging technologies and leadership in AI and IoT.
Online event of Ajker Tarunno featuring my work in social entrepreneurship and technology for social good.
Mentoring technology enthusiasts about our works and innovations in AI and computer vision technologies.
Mentoring a batch of aspiring entrepreneurs on "AI Startups in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges" focusing on the opportunities and challenges in the AI startup ecosystem.
Mentoring Team SUST Origin as an industry expert for the bdapps National Hackathon 2022 and prepare them for the upcoming Final Round of the Hackathon.
The first AI and IoT Virtual Career Conference arranged by Quantum.ai to talk on Embedded IoT Systems for AI deployment at Scale.
Showcased Sigmind's innovative computer vision and AI edge processing devices and solutions at the premier software expo in Bangladesh.
Exhibit and delegate deep technology products while exchanging innovative ideas at the international software and technology exhibition.
Scoring and mentoring emerging student startups from different universities across Bangladesh on a month-long program across Bangladesh.
Spoken about how AI can advance humanity through innovations, inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs and technologists.
Spoken about my journey and inspiring youths for entrepreneurship in the telecommunications and technology sector.
Participated and honored to be among Top 10 emerging startups in the leading startup event, showcasing innovative AI solutions.
Showcased Sigmind's innovative computer vision and AI solutions for Smart City development and urban technology integration.
Showcased Sigmind's innovative computer vision and AI edge processing devices and solutions at the digital innovation expo.
Delegated a two-day long workshop on "Machine Learning and AI" as a Faculty Development program (FDP) in association with Daffodil International University (DIU).
Leading the team of startups to exhibit Bangladeshi tech products in global ground, representing Bangladesh's tech innovation on the international stage.
Incubated and funded by the govt. to develop innovative computer vision-based driving assistance technology for enhanced road safety.
International Robotic Challenge (IRC), part of Techfest of IIT, Mumbai co-hosted by IEEE BD. Led the robotics team in developing innovative robotic solutions.
National and International Achievements
Highly Commended Entrant in Engineering Category at The Global Undergraduate Awards, recognizing outstanding academic achievement and innovation in engineering.
Multiple prestigious awards from BASIS (Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services) recognizing excellence in AI, Digital Government solutions, and startup innovation.
Prestigious Startup of the Year Award from The Daily Star, Bangladesh's leading English newspaper, recognizing outstanding contribution to the ICT sector.
Champion startup at R-Venture 2.0, securing funding from SBK Tech Ventures and Robi Axiata Ltd. for innovative technology solutions.
Champion in Bangladesh Round of the Entrepreneurship World Cup organized by MISK Global Foundation, competing against top entrepreneurs nationwide.
Merit Award at Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards in Consumer and Retail Category, recognizing innovative ICT solutions for consumer applications.
Selected among TOP 10 Emerging Startups at Startup Turkey, one of the largest startup ecosystems in Turkey and the region.
National recognition under the iDEA Project by ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh, for innovative startup solutions contributing to digital Bangladesh.
Honorable Mention at ACT COVID-19 National Call for innovative technology solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and support public health initiatives.
Selected among Top 25 Emerging Startups at Connecting Startups Bangladesh, recognizing promising early-stage technology ventures in the country.
Achieved Fifth Position at the International Robotics Challenge, demonstrating excellence in robotics engineering and competitive programming.
Comprehensive Technical Proficiency Across Multiple Domains
| Ubuntu / Ubuntu Server |
| Windows |
| Linux - Advanced |
| C |
| C++ |
| Python |
| MATLAB |
| RTOS |
| Studio |
| V-REP Proteus |
| GT-SUITE |
| AutoCAD |
| Simulink |
| SolidWorks |
| OpenCV |
| QT |
| Remote working tools (Slack, Teams, Zoom, Meet, Discord) |
| Git GIRA |
| LabView |
| LaTeX |
| Android |
| Notion |
| VLM |
| LLM |
| TensorRT |
| Deepstream SDK |
| CUDA |
| GPU computing |
| Pytorch, Tensorflow |
| Nvidia Tao |
| Arduino MicroPython |
| Tensorflow |
| Embedded Linux |
| Atmega (Atmel) |
| AVR Studio |
| ROS RISC-V NVIDIA Jetson |
| ARM CORTEX |
| Raspberry Pi |
| Microcontroller Programming in C |
| Android STM 32 |
Revolutionary Solutions in AI, Robotics, and Automation
Vision Language based Multimodal Video Analytics AI Agent that can describe what's going on in videos and give rich description while extracting any anomalies or incidents for real-time TTS voice alert while also provide Semantic Search, RAG based Q&A chat and Summary and Statistical information of events.
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Hardware-software integrated AI-powered embedded system to automate vehicle traffic identification in key factory premises using computer vision technology and low-power GPU accelerated edge AI computing device.
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Hardware-software integrated ITS system that enhances generic IP cameras or drone cameras into smart cameras to perform vehicle detection, classification, counting, license plate recognition, lane position, and speed measurement etc. from multiple concurrent video streams by combining AI and Computer Vision technologies in distributed IoT nodes using GPU accelerated embedded systems.
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Watchcam Human Analytics comprises total perimeter surveillance for human subject detection, permitted face recognition, people counting, suspected activity recognition, and anomaly detection in low-power GPU accelerate edge AI computing devices.
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Smartphone-based biometric face verification technology developed and implemented for millions of pensioners in Bangladesh to detect spoofing attacks while verifying real faces with above 99.68% accuracy on a scalable microservice cluster.
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Surveillance Technologies to Overcome Pandemic (STOP-COVID) is an initiative funded by the govt. of Bangladesh to estimate masked vs unmasked people density and social distance monitoring in different places across Bangladesh through street cameras.
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Advanced Driver Assistance and Monitoring System (ADAMS) is an add-on kit for ground vehicles to alert drivers before frontal and rear-end collisions while measuring drivers' eye gaze using computer vision technology. The project is funded by the govt. of Bangladesh and successfully tested with the aim to eliminate road accidents.
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A smart pen that can capture the handwriting gesture of users to transform into digital text format using machine learning. It was developed and submitted to NASA Techbriefs Create the Future contest in the consumer electronics category.
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A plant model of a two-wheeled self-balancing robot built with Simscape in a plant subsystem and connected to SIMULINK controller models to simulate the learning behavior of the unstable system to balance itself.
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A 3D printed flexible prosthetic hand that mimics the movement of a human hand controlled by EMG signal probed from the arm. The project has been submitted for the 3rd-year Instrumentation and Measurement Lab under the course ME 362.
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The autonomous grid solver pick and place robot has been developed for IEEE International Robotics Contest from Techfest, IIT Mumbai. It can plan paths across a rectangular matrix grid, calculate shortest path and pick and place objects using arms.
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A browser-integrated control method for a wireless robot car has been developed as the first self-enthusiastic project. A simple webpage with buttons to command the bot made it easy to access the control. The page can be viewed from anywhere in the world with an active internet connection to directionally move the robot.
🎥 Watch DemoAcademic Contributions and Peer-Reviewed Research Papers
IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, Bangladesh, 2023
IEEE International Conference on Next-Generation Computing, IoT and ML, Bangladesh, 2023
IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Industries, USA, 2022
International Conference on 4IR for Emerging Future, Bangladesh, 2022
SAE World Congress and Exhibition, USA, 2015 and The Undergraduate Awards Journal Vol.8
International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering, Singapore, 2016
Technical Report
Technical Report
Technical Report
Proceeding of the 18th National Physics Conference, Dhaka, 2015
Proceeding of the 2nd International Bose Conference, University of Dhaka, 2014
Advancing Robotic Intelligence Through Agentic AI and Multimodal Perception
Developing vision-based perception for adaptive locomotion, terrain classification, and motion planning in real-world environments.
Integrating vision, audio, haptics, and environmental data to enhance situational awareness and decision-making in robotic systems.
Implementing reinforcement learning based reasoning models to improve long-horizon planning, task decomposition, and human-robot collaboration.
Enabling robots to process and respond to natural language commands with real-time visual understanding and scene adaptation.
Developing reinforcement learning-based controllers for complex robotic interactions and autonomous manipulation.
Optimizing deep learning models for embedded and resource-constrained robotic applications.
Investigating safe, explainable AI-driven decision frameworks for assistive and industrial robotics.
Television Interviews, News Features, and Media Appearances
BBC News Bangla
Bangladeshi AI technology can recognize faces even with masks - BBC exclusive interview
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The Daily Star
In-depth feature on Sigmind's AI traffic management solutions for Dhaka city
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Bangla Vision News
AI traffic technology on Dhaka roads - live monitoring by law enforcement agencies
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Voice For Reform
Expert discussion on immediate solutions for Dhaka traffic congestion with traffic data analyst Abu Anas
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DBC News
Artificial intelligence controlling traffic in several areas of Dhaka city
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CKH Network LifeForce
Move forward with faith, success will come - inspirational podcast on entrepreneurship journey
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R Ventures 2.0
Winning Pitch at R-Venture 2.0 as the Champion Startup
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Startup Turkey
Representing Bangladesh at international startup competition in Turkey
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R Ventures 2.0
Presenting at Bangladesh's largest startup investment platform showcasing AI innovations
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Prothom Alo
Sigmind receives investment from R-Ventures - major milestone for AI startup
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Somoy TV
Digital traffic system trapped within traditional traffic lights - comprehensive analysis
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BDnews24
Sigmind's artificial intelligence in factory worker management systems
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RTV
Discussion on urban transportation solutions and smart city initiatives in Bangladesh
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Somoy TV
Analog traffic management in digital city - challenges and solutions
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IDLC Finance
Monthly Business Review featuring emerging startups and their innovative solutions
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Ekhon TV
Software to identify unlicensed and unfit vehicles - Sigmind's traffic enforcement solution
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DBC News
Motorcycle: Accidents vs Industry - What should be done? Economic dialogue on road safety
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LEAD Academy
Bangladesh's rise in AI technology - behind the scenes with Shuvom and his organization
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Bangladesh Times
Cameras will control roads, no traffic police needed - future of automated traffic management
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Prothom Alo
Pride in receiving international awards for local software - recognition of Bangladeshi innovation
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GEN Global
11th Startup Huddle Dhaka focusing on AI advancement for humanitarian purposes
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Prothom Alo
New initiative receives award - recognition for innovative technology solutions
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Dhaka Times
Sigmind introduces advanced system for traffic enforcement in Dhaka
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Dhaka Times
যানবাহনের গতি, প্রকৃতি ও পরিচিতি—এই তিন ধরনের তথ্য-উপাত্ত থাকার ফলে একইসঙ্গে খুঁজে বের করা ও নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা সহজ হবে
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NewAge BD
Sigmind introduces advanced face detection and number plate identification technology
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Prothom Alo
Young entrepreneurs of the country developed number plate tracking software
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Dhaka Tribune
Innovative surveillance system developed by Bangladeshi developers for mask detection
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Prothom Alo
Featured for innovative solution ADAMS for reducing road accidents
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Software Technology Park
Launch event of ADAMS (Advanced Data Analytics and Management System) at Software Technology Park
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Recognitions, Awards, and Professional Certifications
Affiliated with Top Local and Global Startup Ecosystem Partners
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