Dewan Ahmed Muhtasim

Dewan Ahmed Muhtasim is an academic and researcher specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and neural networks. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science (2020) and Master of Computing (Full Research Mode) in Artificial Intelligence (2024) from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), where his research focused on generative adversarial networks (GANs) for facial inpainting. Currently, he is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), teaching and mentoring students in machine learning and AI.

His professional background includes serving as a Lecturer at Metropolitan University, Bangladesh, a Research Assistant at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), UKM, and a Full-Stack Web Developer at Magik Tech Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. With more than 12 research publications in top peer-reviewed international journals and contributions to projects such as a facial liveness detection system, he aims to advance innovation and critical thinking in academia and research.

MSc in Computer  Science (Full Research), Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Technology (CAIT), University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), March 2024, Thesis: High-Frequency Patch-Based Generative Adversarial Network (HF-PGAN): A Face Inpainting Network for Large Missing Regions in Virtual Reality Scenario.

BSc, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), August 2020

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Data Science Computer Vision.

1. High-Frequency Patch-Based Generative Adversarial Network (HF-PGAN): A Face Inpainting Network for Large Missing Regions in Virtual Reality Scenario. Research Grant by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
2. An Augmented Reality (AR) Indoor Navigation Technology with Secure Building Access Control. Research Grant University Kebangsaan Malaysia, GPK-4IR-2020-018.
3. MFRAccess: Mobile Face Recognition Based Smart Library’s Visitor Access System. Research Grant University Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM-TR2022-03.
4. Dean’s Award 2nd Semester.
5. Dean’s Award 6th Semester.

1. Muhtasim, D. A., Pulok, R. A., Sakib, M. F. R., Amin, R., Hussain, B. A., Muzammil, M., ... & Tan, S. Y. (2025). Dense Stack Meta Ensemble Classifier (DSMEC): An Advanced Stacking Ensemble Approach for Early Cardiovascular Disease Prediction with Robust Feature Engineering. IEEE Access.
2. Muhtasim, D. A., Pavel, M. I., & Tan, S. Y. (2022). A Patch-Based CNN Built on the VGG-16 Architecture for Real-Time Facial Liveness Detection. Sustainability, MDPI, 14(16), 10024.
3. Amin, R., Reza, M. S., Muhtasim, D. A., Shin, J., Maniruzzaman, M., & Hasan, M. M. (2025). Grid Search Based Hyperparameter-Tuned Deep Learning Model for Osteoporosis Diagnosis with Bi-Cubic Interpolation of X-Ray Images. Human-Centric Intelligent Systems, 1-13.
4. Pavel, M. I., Shakir, M. B., Muhtasim, D. A., & Faruk, O. (2021). Non-Hodgkin Type Lymphoma Cancer Cell Detection using Connected Components Labeling and Moments of Image. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 12(4), 551-556.
5. Muhtasim, D. A., Tan, S. Y., Hassan, M. A., Pavel, M. I., & Susmit, S. (2022). Customer Satisfaction with Digital Wallet Services: An Analysis of Security Factors. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 13(1), 195-206.
6. Raihan, A., Muhtasim, D. A., Pavel, M. I., Faruk, O., & Rahman, M. (2022). Dynamic Impacts of Economic Growth, Renewable Energy Use, Urbanization, and Tourism on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Argentina. Environmental Processes, 9(2), 1-29.
7. Raihan, A., Muhtasim, D. A., Farhana, S., Pavel, M. I., Faruk, O., Rahman, M., & Mahmood, A. (2022). Nexus between carbon emissions, economic growth, renewable energy use, urbanization, industrialization, technological innovation, and forest area towards achieving environmental sustainability in Bangladesh.Energy and Climate Change, 3, 100080.
8. Raihan, A., Pavel, M. I., Muhtasim, D. A., Farhana, S., Faruk, O., & Paul, A. (2023). The role of renewable energy use, technological innovation, and forest cover toward green development: Evidence from Indonesia. Innovation and Green Development, 2(1), 100035.

1. Muhtasim, D.A., Pavel, M.I., Paul, A., Amin, R., Shakib, A.W., Limon, M.S.I.K. and Hasan, M.M., 2024, December. Novel Ensemble Model Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks and Boosting Regressors for Estimation of PM2. 5 Concentrations. In 2024 6^th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 5.0 (STI) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
2. Muhtasim, D.A., Pavel, M.I., Paul, A., Shakib, A.W., Gazi, S.S. and Hasan, M.M., 2024, November. Automated Wound Segmentation using Attention Mechanism based on Enhanced MobileNetV2. In 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Artificial-Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (RAAICON) (pp. 96-101). IEEE.
3. Pavel, M. I., Muhtasim, D. A., & Faruk, O. (2021, August). Decision Making Process of Stock Trading Implementing DRQN and ARIMA. In 2021 IEEE Madras Section Conference (MASCON), India (pp. 1-6).
4. Hassan, M. A., Pavel, M. I., Muhtasim, D. A., Kamal Hussain Shahi, S. M., & Rumpa, F. I. (2022). Enhanced Security of User Authentication on Doctor E-Appointment System. In Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies: Proceedings of Springer ICIDCA 2021 (pp. 47-63), India.