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Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

Maruf Ahmed Tamal

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

Room No: 326, 3rd Floor, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering (FECE) Tower – 3, MIST.

Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: November 2025 – Present

  • Lecturer, Department of Software Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: January 2024 – October 2025

  • Research Fellow, Division of Research (DoR), Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: October 2022– December 2024

  • Research Assistant, Institute for Advanced Research (IAR), United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: January 2022– July 2025

  • Research Associate, Bangladesh Digital Education Research Limited (bdeducation), Uttara, Dhaka.

Duration: October 2019– December 2021

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (Major: Data Science)
  • Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
  • Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

AWARDS/ HONORS

  • Govt. Fellowship (ICT innovation fellowship)

Awarded by ICT Division, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Category: Masters) for the fiscal year 2022-2023.

  • Academic Excellence Award

Awarded by Daffodil International University in the 11th convocation (2024) for achieving the highest CGPA of 4.00/4.00, earning the distinction of being the topper in the Faculty of Science and Information Technology.

  • Research Award

Awarded by Daffodil International University for scholarly publications in renowned indexed journals for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

  • Merit-based Scholarship

Awarded by: Daffodil International University (75% tuition fee waiver during BSc. in CSE) due to excellent academic background (Golden GPA-5 in both SSC and HSC).

  • Talent Pool Scholarship

Awarded by Ministry of Primary and Mass Education in both Class 5 and Class 8.

 

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. Tamal, M. A., Islam, M. K., Bhuiyan, T., Sattar, A., & Prince, N. U. (2024). Unveiling suspicious phishing attacks: enhancing detection with an optimal feature vectorization algorithm and supervised machine learning. Frontiers in Computer Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2024.1428013 
  2. Tamal, M. A., Islam, M. K., Bhuiyan, T., & Sattar, A. (2024). Dataset of suspicious phishing URL detection. Frontiers in Computer Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2024.1308634 
  3. Tamal, M. A., Akter, R., Hossain, S. A., & Rezaul, K. M. (2021). A weighted scoring based rating scale to identify the severity level of mathematics anxiety in students. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 15(08), 18. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i08.18627 
  4. Tamal, M. A., Antora, M., Mohammed, K., Abdul, M., & Miah, P. (2019). Adverse Impacts of social networking sites on academic Result: Investigation, cause identification and solution. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 10(12). https://doi.org/10.14569/ijacsa.2019.0101272 
  5. Tamal, M. A., Saiful, M., Jisan, M., Abdul, M., Miah, P., & Mohammed, K. (2019). Heart Disease Prediction based on External Factors: A Machine Learning Approach. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 10(12). https://doi.org/10.14569/ijacsa.2019.0101260 
  6. Tamal, M. A., Sarker, M. F. H., Islam, M. K., & Hossain, M. E. (2022). Acceptance of E-Learning among university students during COVID-19 crisis: Bangladesh Perspective. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 17(06), 152–162. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v17i06.28033 
  7. Islam, M. S., Sarker, Md. F. H., Afrin, T., Islam, M. K., & Tamal, M. A. (2025). Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Facilitating Employability Skills Among Tertiary-Level Students: A Proposed Model. Sage Open, 15(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251379373  
  8. Ahmmed, S., Saha, J., Tamal, M. A., Mamun, K. a. A., & Islam, S. (2024). Factors predicting the mathematics anxiety of adolescents: a structural equation modeling approach. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1484381 
  9. Ahmmed, S., Saha, J., & Tamal, M. A. (2022b). Effectiveness of Need-Based Teacher’s Training Program to enhance online teaching quality. Education Research International, 2022, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4118267 
  10. Ahmmed, S., Saha, J., & Tamal, M. A. (2022). An empirical study for determining the quality indicators for the primary and secondary school of Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach. Heliyon, 8(10), e10870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10870 

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS/CONSULTANCY WORKS (SELECTED)

  1. Modeling the Underlying Factors Influencing Health Preparedness for Climate Change-Induced Diseases in Coastal Bangladesh: A PLS-SEM Approach (2025 - Primarily Selected), Role: Principal Investigator [Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology]
  2. Factors Predicting the Quality Assurance in Micro-Credential Implementation at Private Universities in Bangladesh: A Structural Equation Modeling Perspective (2025), Role: Core Research Member [Funded by: Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC)]
  3. Factors Influencing the Perceived Effectiveness of Teacher Training Program at NAEM: A Multivariate Structural Equation Modeling Approach (2025), Role: Core Research Member [Funded by: National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)
  4. Impact of Coastal Salinity on Maternal Health: Investigating Climate Change-Induced Challenges and Adaptation Strategies in Costal Bangladesh (2024), Role: Principal Investigator [Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology]
  5. Saving mothers, protecting the womb (2023), Role: Data Science and Quantitative Research Expert [Funded by: Adaptation Research Alliance, UKAid]
  6. Resilience strengthening of vulnerable population in northern, western and eastern Bangladesh through a network approach of 5 partner organizations (2023), Role: Data Science and Quantitative Research Expert [Funded by: PHALS (Programme for Helpless and Lagged Societies), Bangladesh and Malteser International, Germany]
  7. Scope of work and strategies on disability inclusive climate change adaptation (2022), Role: Data Science and Quantitative Research Expert [Funded by: Centre for Disability in Development, Bangladesh]

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Human Factors in Cybersecurity; Phishing Susceptibility, Hybrid Phishing Detection; Educational Data Science; Data-driven Decision Support Systems in Education; Predictive and Personalized Learning.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Language: Python, Java, C (core); C++ (familiar)

Database     Microsoft Access, SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL

Machine Learning/ Data Science     Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Feature engineering, Model Optimization, XAI methods, Pandas, NumPy,Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, SmartPLS4.                             

IDEs    PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Code: Blocks, Android Studio, Visual Studio

Scripting & Modeling   HTML, LATEX

Graphics           OpenGL

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  1. CSE-105: Structured Programming Language
  2. CSE-205: Object Oriented Programming Language
  3. CSE-213: Computer Architecture
  4. CSE-403: Artificial Intelligence
  5. GERM-352: Fundamentals of Research Methodology

Maruf Ahmed Tamal

Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) marufahmedtamalinfo@gmail.com