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Kabir, Md Rafiul

Assistant Professor

FACULTY

Biography

Dr. Md Rafiul Kabir received his Ph.D from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. Before that, he was an electrical engineer at Horizon Global Americas in Michigan. Prior to that, he got his MSc degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toledo where his research was on renewable energy applications. He received his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Kabir joined Central Michigan University as an Assistant Professor of computer engineering in 2024.

Dr. Kabir's research goal is to develop innovative, secure, and trustworthy solutions for various Internet of Things applications using technology pillars e.g., digital twins, augmented and virtual reality, machine learning, edge computing, embedded systems, etc. He primarily works on automotive safety & cybersecurity and healthcare IoT domains.  Before joining CMU, his doctoral research projects received funding from esteemed organizations such as DARPA,  NSF, and the State of Florida. As a result, he published numerous peer-reviewed papers in premier journals and international conferences, along with a successful book proposal. His research garnered significant interest specifically in a variety of automotive companies, including GM and BMW, and has resulted in potential proposal ideas.

More about Md Rafiul Kabir

M. R. Kabir and S. Ray, “ViSE: Digital Twin Exploration for Automotive Functional Safety and Cybersecurity”, in Journal of Hardware and Systems Security, Springer, 2024

M. R. Kabir, S. Boddupalli, A. P. Deb Nath, and S. Ray, “Automotive Functional Safety: Scope, Standards, and Perspectives on Practice”, in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 2024

M. R. Kabir, B. B. Yedla Ravi, and S. Ray, “A Virtual Prototyping Platform for Exploration of Vehicular Electronics”,  in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023

M. R. Kabir and S. Ray, “Virtual Prototyping for Modern Internet of Things Applications: A Survey”, in IEEE Access, 2023

M. R. Kabir, S. Ray, “DT-IoMT: A Digital Twin Reference Model for Secure Internet of Medical Things”, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, 2024

M. R. Kabir, S. A. Mila, and S. Ray, “AQuaTwin: A Digital Twin Framework for Detecting Early Water Contamination”, in 4th IEEE Interdisciplinary Conference on Electrics and Computer, 2024

J. Carter, B. B. Yedla Ravi, M. R. Kabir, and S. Ray, “Efficient Exploration of Automotive Ranging Sensor Attacks”, in 24th International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing (MobiHoc 2023)

R. Owoputi, M. R. Kabir, and S. Ray, "IVE: An Immersive Virtual Environment for Automotive Security Exploration", in 9th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), 2023

M. R. Kabir and S. Ray, “Virtualization for Automotive Safety and Security Exploration”, in 16th IEEE Dallas Circuit and System Conference (DCAS 2023)

B. B. Yedla Ravi, M. R. Kabir, S. A. Mila, and S. Ray, “IoT-based Onboard Prognostic Health Evaluation System for Automotive Suspensions”, 3rd European Automotive Reliability, Test and Safety Workshop 2023

S. A. Mila, M. R. Kabir, and S. Ray, “Continuous Monitoring for Infection Diagnosis: A Wearable Solution for Covid Detection in Symptomatic Patients”, in 41st IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2023

B. B. Yedla Ravi, M. R. Kabir, N. Mishra, S. Boddupalli, and S. Ray, “AutoHaL: An Exploration Platform for Ranging Sensor Attacks on Automotive Systems”, in 40th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2022

M. R. Kabir and S. Ray, “Exploring System-level Coordination of Vehicular Electronics: A Case Study for Traction Control”, in 6th IEEE International Workshop on Automotive Reliability, Test and Safety, 2021

M. R. Kabir, N. Mishra, and S. Ray, “ViVE: Virtualization of Vehicular Electronics for System-level Exploration”, in 24th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), 2021

R. L. Kini, A. J. Sellers, M. R. Hontz, M. R. Kabir, and R. Khanna, "Comparison of GaN and Si-based photovoltaic power conversion circuits using various maximum power point tracking algorithms,” 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)

  • PhD: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2024
  • MS: Electrical Engineering, University of Toledo, 2016
  • MBA: IBA, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2014
  • BSc: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, 2011
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Digital Twin 
  • Automotive Safety and Cybersecurity
  • Healthcare solutions