Bibhuti Roy

{{Short description|Bangladeshi-German engineer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Bibhuti Roy

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| honorific_suffix = BSc Eng Ph.D.

| honorific_prefix = Prof. (hon.)

| image = Roy2009a.jpg

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| caption = Roy during a lecture

| birth_place = {{flag | East Pakistan}}
(Current {{flag|Bangladesh}})

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| fields = Electrical Engineering

| workplaces = University of Bremen, Daffodil International University

| thesis_title = Simulation as an action-oriented learning medium in professional education

| thesis_url = https://www.itb.uni-bremen.de/ccm/profiles/roy/publications/com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.Monograph-id-8252002/index.de

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| doctoral_advisor = Prof. Detlef Gronwald

| education = University of Rajshahi
University of Bremen (Ph.D.)

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Bibhuti Roy is an engineer and professor. He is a researcher at the University of Bremen at the ITB in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and a visiting professor at international universities.{{Cite web|title=Biotechnology for Africa's sustainable water supply|url=https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/265972/en?format=xml|access-date=2021-03-19|website=cordis.europa.eu}}{{Cite web|title=International Seminar on Mechatronics and Industry held at DU|url=https://www.du.ac.bd/latest_news/single_news/2250|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.du.ac.bd|language=en}} His research interests include Computer Based Training, Curriculum development, Biotechnology for sustainable water supply, decentralized energy production and storage and Solar Energy Production Facility and Maintenance.{{Cite web|last=Berufsbildung (BIBB)|first=iMOVE im Bundesinstitut für|title=Bangladesh: Neues Trainingscenter zur Solarenergie|url=https://www.imove-germany.de/de/alle_news/1689.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-19|website=imove-germany|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003171520/https://www.imove-germany.de/de/alle_news/1689.htm |archive-date=3 October 2021 }}{{Cite web|date=2008-09-19|title=BASIS workshop on IT upgrade project held|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-55438|access-date=2021-03-19|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Solar-Trainingszentrum für Bangladesh: Fachkräfteausbildung vor Ort|url=https://idw-online.de/de/news432544|access-date=2021-03-19|website=idw-online.de}}

Early life

Roy was born in East Pakistan.{{Cite journal|last=Roy|first=Bibhuti|date=2011|title=Dezentral ist sicherer. Praxisorientierte Ausbildung verbreitet Solartechnik in Bangladesh.|journal=Impulse aus der Forschung|pages=28–31|issn=0179-9495}} He was a student at University of Rajshahi. He obtained a Bachelor of Science{{Cite journal|last1=Fischer|first1=M.|last2=Grollmann|first2=Philipp|last3=Roy|first3=B.|last4=Steffen|first4=Nikolaus|date=2003|title=E-Learning in der Berufsbildungspraxis: Stand, Probleme, Perspektiven|s2cid=109747212|language=en}} and went on to graduate study at University of Bremen. He received his Ph.D. in engineering after completing a doctoral dissertation, titled "Simulation as an action-oriented learning medium in professional education".{{Cite web |date=2016-12-28 |title=Kooperation der Bundesregierung mit privaten Stiftungen am Beispiel der Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation |url=https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/18/107/1810780.pdf |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=dserver.bundestag.de}}{{Cite web|title=Uni Bremen und ttz Bremerhaven fördern Solarkompetenz in Bangladesh|url=https://idw-online.de/de/news?print=1&id=301486|access-date=2021-03-19|website=idw-online.de}}

Career

Roy began his career as Technical Assistant for the Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW) GmbH in Bremen, designing the wings of fighter jets, later working for Brown, Boveri and Cie (BBC) AG and also as a Technical Draftsman designing electrical circuit diagrams and as a trainee at MBB – ERNO Raumfahrttechnik GmbH to perform feasibility studies on the usage of satellites for educational purposes. He worked as a trainee at the University of Bremen in the department of production engineering to perform feasibility studies on the usage of Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM) in space.{{Cite journal|last=Hechensteiner|first=Sigrid|date=2007|title=Erneuerbare Energie|url=http://webfolder.eurac.edu/EURAC/Publications/Academia/44/academia44.pdf|journal=Academia|volume=44}} He continued to work at the University of Bremen in the field of Concept development, Organization and Management of a practice-oriented Degree Programs for engineers from developing countries.{{Cite web|title=German Professor meets DU VC|url=https://www.du.ac.bd/latest_news/single_news/271|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.du.ac.bd|language=en}}

He was the vice head of department of the Institute Technology and Education (ITB).{{Cite web|title=Thrust on boosting industry-academy relationship|url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade-market/thrust-on-boosting-industry-academy-relationship-1564939927|access-date=2021-03-19|website=The Financial Express|language=en}}

Roy was the co-founder of the Bangladesh Entwicklungszentrum in Germany (BEZ) e.V., and founder of the IAQ Bremen, Germany. He was also the co-founder of SUPCONS Ltd. Verden, Germany (an IT Services company that specialized in Portal and Platform development), a founding member of the Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology and later the Khulna University a founding member of the Renewable Energy & Environment Foundation (REEF) in Khulna and a Research advisor to the Daffodil International University in Dhaka.{{Cite book|last1=Islam|first1=Mazharul M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uD4DwAAQBAJ|title=Science and Technology Innovation for a Sustainable Economy|last2=Hossain|first2=M. Moazzem|date=2020|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-47166-8|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=CSE Discipline - About|url=http://new.cseku.ac.bd/all/news?page=3|access-date=2021-03-19|website=new.cseku.ac.bd}}{{Cite web|title=DU organises seminar on mechatronics|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/du-organises-seminar-on-mechatronics-8500|access-date=2021-03-19|website=bangladeshpost.net|language=en}}

The most notable projects were a solar training and production facility, constructing hospitals in Bangladesh and creating a sustainable water supply in Africa.{{Cite web|title=Uni Bremen und ttz Bremerhaven fördern Solarkompetenz in Bangladesh|url=https://idw-online.de/de/news301486|access-date=2021-03-19|website=idw-online.de}}{{Cite web|title=Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant|url=https://voiceforjustice.org/Nuclear%20Power%20Site%20final.htm|access-date=2021-03-19|website=voiceforjustice.org}}

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