MAHMUD *

Mohammad M

Mahmud

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Dallas, TX 75252

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I have done my PhD in Physics from the University of Texas at Dallas. My doctoral research is on theoretical astrophysics. Before that, I had completed an MS in Physics from the same institution. While pursuing my doctorate degree, I served as a Teaching Assistant of Physics. I want to build up my career as an academician and a researcher.

EDUCATION

PhD (Physics), The University of Texas at Dallas, US 1/2018 – 8/2023

• Performed research in Theoretical Astrophysics

• Project involved extensive computations run by codes written in Python.

• PhD Thesis Title: “Measuring tidal dissipation in giant planets from tidal circularization”

MS (Physics), The University of Texas at Dallas, US 1/2018 – 12/2019

• Notable Courses: General Relativity, Statistical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Classical Mechanics, Mathematical Methods of Physics, Big Data and Machine Learning for Scientific Discovery, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Methods for Data Science

• Final CGPA: 3.90/4.00

MS (Computer Science and Engineering), United International University, Bangladesh

9/2013 – 4/2015

• Courses: Database Management Systems, System Analysis & Design, Graph Theory, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Advanced Object- Oriented Programming, Advanced Artificial Intelligence, Speech Recognition

• MS Thesis Title: “GraATP: A Graph Theoretic Approach to Automated Theorem Proving in Geometry”

• Final CGPA: 4.00/4.00

Post Graduate Diploma (High Energy Physics), The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy

9/2011 – 8/2012

• Courses: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Particle Physics, Lie Groups & Lie Algebra, Quantum Electrodynamics, Quantum Field Theory, General Relativity, Standard Model

• Diploma Thesis Title: “Violation of the Equivalence Principle in Scalar Tensor Theories”

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BS (Physics with a minor in Computer Science), BRAC University, Bangladesh 5/2007 – 4/2010

• Notable Physics Courses: Classical Mechanics & Special Theory of Relativity, Classical Electrodynamics, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, General Theory of Relativity, Solid State Physics, Nuclear Physics

• Notable Computer Science Courses: Programming Language I & II (Java), Data Structures, Algorithms, Digital Logic Design, Discrete Mathematics, Automata & Computability, Computer Architecture

• Credits of the courses equivalent to that completed in Birkbeck and Durham University were transferred.

• BS Thesis Title: “Ricci Flow and Wormholes in 4D”

• Final CGPA: 3.92/4.00

BSc (Physics), Birkbeck University of London, UK 10/2005 - 1/2007

• Courses: Electricity & Magnetism, Classical Mechanics, Quantum Physics, Mathematical Methods, Practical Laboratory Skills II & III

• Completed Second Year

BSc (Physics), University of Durham, UK 10/2004 – 9/2005

• Courses: Discovery Skills in Physics, Foundations of Physics I (Newtonian Mechanics, Special Relativity, Wave Phenomena, Optics, Electricity & Magnetism, Phases of Matter, Quantum Mechanics, Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics)

• Completed First Year

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, US Job Title: Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant 1/2018 – 8/2023

• I conducted physics lab class (mechanics) for the first-year undergraduate students. Each lab class accommodated 30 undergraduate students. In the lab class I discussed the theory of the experiment, demonstrated it, answered questions of the students and graded their scripts.

• I conducted tutorial classes on mechanics, electricity & magnetism, optics, elementary quantum physics and nuclear physics for the first-year undergraduate students. In the tutorial classes I discussed how to solve problems on different topics of physics, answered specific questions asked by the students and recorded my tutorial session.

• I helped my supervisor by making questions for the examinations.

• I managed the database of the students.

Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, BRAC University, Bangladesh

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

9/2012 – 12/2017

5/2010 – 7/2011

• I conducted physics lab classes (mechanics, electricity & magnetism and optics) for the first and second-year undergraduate students. My duties included discussing the theories and demonstrating the experiments. I had to deal with around 45 students in each lab class.

• I taught the use of the software- Mathematica, in a lab class of mathematics. MAHMUD 3

• I conducted tutorial classes on Newtonian mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism, calculus, analytic geometry and elementary mathematics.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION(S) and PUBLICATION(S)

Journal Paper:

• Mohammad M. Mahmud, Kaloyan M. Penev and Joshua A. Schussler. “Measuring Tidal Dissipation in Giant Planets from Tidal Circularization”. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article- abstract/525/1/876/7233104

Contributed Talk and Conference Paper:

• Mohammad Murtaza Mahmud, Dr. Mohammad Nurul Huda, Dr. Swakkhar Shatabda. “GraATP: A graph theoretic approach for Automated Theorem Proving in plane geometry”. Contributed talk presented at the 8th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information, Management and Applications (SKIMA), organized by United International University on 20 December 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7083537/

• Mohammad Murtaza Mahmud and Dr. Arshad Momen. “Ricci flow on the Giddings-Strominger Wormhole”. Contributed talk presented at International Conference on Recent Advances in Physics-2010, organized by the University of Dhaka at Conference Room, Center for Advanced Research on 29 March 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

THESES

• PhD (Physics) Thesis: “Analyzing Tidal Circularization in Exoplanet Systems to Determine the Tidal Dissipation Efficiency of Giant Planets”

https://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/9978

• MS (Computer Science & Engineering) Thesis: “GraATP: A graph theoretic approach to Automated Theorem Proving in geometry”

We developed an automated theorem proving algorithm by applying graph theory. Our proposed method translates the geometric entities into nodes of a graph and the relations between them as edges of that graph. The automated system searches for different ways to reach the conclusion for a claim via graph traversal by which the validity of the geometric theorem is examined.

• Post Graduate Diploma (High Energy Physics) Thesis: “Violation of Equivalence Principle in Scalar Tensor Theories”

In a scalar tensor theory gravity is modified by the presence of a scalar field universally coupled to matter. The mass of this scalar field, in some models, depends on the density of matter of environment. Starting from Einstein field equation, we showed that in the environment of higher density this scalar field is screened and the theory is consistent with the equivalence principle

(“inertial mass is equal to the gravitational mass”). On the other hand, in an environment of much lower density the scalar field is active, causing violation of equivalence principle. MAHMUD 4

• BS (Physics) Thesis: “Ricci Flow and Wormholes in 4D” We chose metric-tensors representing the geometry of different wormholes and studied their evolution by using the technique of Ricci flow. We found that the throat of Morris-Thorne wormhole and the wormhole of bubble geometry either increases or decreases depending on the initial condition(s). We also studied the evolution of Gidding-Strominger wormhole, whose evolutionary process is affected by a spherically symmetric Kalb-Ramond field. AWARDS

• Department of Physics Teaching Assistant Award: Awarded by the Department of Physics at The University of Texas at Dallas

https://physics.utdallas.edu/news-events/teaching-assistant-awards/

• Summa Cum Laude: Issued by United International University for the results of MS in Computer Science and Engineering program.

• Highest Distinction: Issued by BRAC University for the results of BS Physics.

• Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for academic excellence in Fall 2007, Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009 and Summer 2009, BRAC University, Dhaka.

Skills:

• Python (Programming Language): Used for the project of doctoral research at The University of Texas at Dallas. Exploited Python library- NumPy, package- Astropy, and multiprocessing module of Python for parallel processing.

• Java (Programming Language): Learned Java in “Programming Language” course at BRAC University. Topics included- Loops and Logics, Arrays and Strings, Classes, Inheritance, Exceptions. Used Java for the MS thesis project at United International University.

• C++ (Programming Language): For the BS thesis project at BRAC University.

• R (Programming Language): For the projects assigned in the Statistical Methods for Data Science course at The University of Texas at Dallas.

• Wolfram Mathematica: Taught the usage of Mathematica in the lab class while working as a Teaching Assistant at BRAC University.

• MATLAB: To accomplish the projects assigned in the Big Data and Machine Learning for Scientific Discovery course at The University of Texas at Dallas.

• SQL: Applied in “Database Management System” course at the United International University.

• MS Excel and Visual Basic programming: Used this package and VB programming for managing database of the students and calculating their grades while working as a TA at The University of Texas at Dallas.

• Others: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Latex

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Languages

• English: Full professional proficiency

• Bengali: Native or bilingual proficiency

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Co-curricular Activities: Participation in Interuniversity Programming Contests, Math & Physics Olympiads while doing BS physics in BRAC university REFEREES

Kaloyan Penev Kuei Sun Phillip Anderson

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