Rate My Professor Mahbubul Alam Majumdar

Professor Mahbubul Alam Majumdar holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, an MS from Stanford University, and an SB from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in electrical engineering and theoretical physics. Following his doctoral studies under advisor Anne-Christine Davis, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Imperial College London. He joined North South University in 2005 and BRAC University in 2014, where he serves as Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Dean of the School of Data and Computational Sciences. Previously, he chaired the CSE department. Majumdar has taught a broad range of courses, including Machine Learning, Discrete Mathematics, Operations Research, General Relativity, Field Theory, Group Theory, Mathematical Physics, Differential Geometry, and Investment Analysis. He supervises theses on topics such as blockchain for IoT, nonperturbative phenomena, and stock prediction using sentiment analysis.

Majumdar's research interests encompass theoretical physics areas like string cosmology, black hole information paradox, quantum information theory, singularity resolution, and resurgence; mathematics including elliptic curves, modular forms, and moonshine; and computer science fields such as machine learning, quantum computing, quantum algorithms, cryptography, and computational finance. Notable publications include 'Modifications of the page curve from correlations within Hawking radiation' in Physics Letters B (2019), 'Inflation from tachyon condensation, large N effects' in Physical Review D (2004), 'D-brane anti-brane annihilation in an expanding universe' in Journal of High Energy Physics (2003), and 'The inflationary brane-antibrane universe' in Journal of High Energy Physics (2001). He received the 2026 Ekushey Padak in education for promoting mathematics among youth and coaching the national team to successes like a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad, and the 2026 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award from ICTP for advancing science in developing regions. As National Coach of the Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad team since 2005, MIT Regional Coordinator, member of the National AI Steering Committee, and organizer of the 2025 Jamal Nazrul Islam Memorial Winter School, he fosters scientific talent and contributes to Bangladesh's educational and technological progress.