Associate Professor
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida
sk.chowdhury@ufl.edu
Office: Weil 417
Phone: +1 (352) 294-7731
Fax: +1 (352) 392-3537
Dr. Chowdhury joined as an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida in August 2024. He works on traumatic brain injury, brain mechano-electrical modeling, musculoskeletal health biomechanics, helmets, exoskeletons, robotics and prosthetic designs, and rehabilitation engineering. More
Research Interests:
- Methods: My research method encompasses a dynamic fusion of computational biomechanics, neuroscience, machine learning, and control theory to develop multiscale, multiphysics model of the brain and brain-muscle interaction dynamics, with the purpose of creating unprecedented scientific knowledge to advance the fields of biomechanics, neuroengineering, and ergonomics.
- Applications: 1) Traumatic brain injury mechanics, 2) motor dysfunction in stroke, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, and other neurological disorders, 3) work performance with a disability, 4) human-centric designs of helmet, exoskeleton, robotics, and prosthetics, and 5) neurorehabilitation through the development of new therapeutic interventions.
Awards and Honors:
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2023)
- Best Paper Award, 27th Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, 2015, Nashville, TN
- 2003 – 2004 Dean’s Scholarship, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Academic Positions:
- Associate Professor (2024 – present), Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Assistant Professor (2019 – 2024), Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- Assistant Research Scientist (2017 – 2019), Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Education and Post-Graduate Training:
- Postdoctoral Research Associate: Computational Biomechanics (2016 – 2017), Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering: Biomechanics and Human Factors Engineering (2016), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
- M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering: Biomechanics and Human Factors Engineering (2012), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
- B.Sc. in Industrial and Production Engineering: Operation Research (2006), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Leadership:
- Chair (2020 – 2022), Occupational Ergonomics TG, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, USA