IU instructor, former student receive int’l recognition for AI-based research on Mpox
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ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Jun 18, 2026 (BSS)- A research paper on the appliance of synthetic intelligence (AI) in detecting Monkeypox (Mpox), carried out by Associate Professor Dr Md Shamin Hossain of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Islamic University (IU), Kushtia, and former IU student and PhD researcher Dipankar Bala of Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, has earned worldwide recognition.
The paper revealed by the duo has been nominated for the Best Paper Award of the Q1-ranked journal Neural Networks.
Dr Shamin Hossain is scheduled to journey to the Netherlands on June 20 to receive the award. The honour will probably be formally introduced on the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2026), scheduled to be held from June 21 to 26 within the Netherlands.
According to sources, the research was carried out below a collaborative framework involving the Computer Vision Lab of Islamic University and the Department of Computer Science and Technology on the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). The examine was supervised by Professor Zhangjin Huang of USTC.
The core focus of the research was the speedy and correct detection of Mpox utilizing AI-based methods. Following the emergence of Mpox as a possible international well being menace after the COVID-19 pandemic, the significance of superior diagnostic research on this space elevated considerably.
As no publicly out there standardized dataset existed on the time, the researchers developed a brand new dataset by accumulating pictures of contaminated sufferers from a number of worldwide sources. Using this dataset, they demonstrated an AI-based diagnostic framework able to successfully figuring out Mpox instances, highlighting the potential of AI in healthcare and future epidemic preparedness.
Talking in regards to the achievement, PhD researcher Dipankar Bala stated that Neural Networks is a extremely reputed Q1 journal, and being chosen for its Best Paper Award is a second of satisfaction for the research workforce. He added that the recognition displays not solely the standard of their work but additionally the rising international research capability of Islamic University and Bangladesh.
Dr Shamin Hossain said that the recognition represents a world validation of each the research workforce and the college’s tutorial energy. He expressed hope that the achievement would encourage younger researchers in Bangladesh to interact extra actively in international research collaboration.
It is noteworthy that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on July 23, 2022.
The paper, revealed in Neural Networks later that yr, gained important consideration within the international research group and has since turn into a extremely cited work, broadly referenced in research on Mpox detection and medical picture evaluation utilizing AI.
The Best Paper Award of Neural Networks is introduced yearly to a single excellent paper chosen from all publications within the journal. The choice relies on nominations from worldwide specialists, adopted by analysis from the editorial board and professional reviewers.