M. Jobayer Hossain
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Assistant Professor,
SEECS
- Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), Reconfigurable PICs, Quantum PICs, Optical Interconnects, AI Accelerators, Space & Satellite Technologies, PIC Fabrication & Packaging
Contact Info
- Email: jobayer.hossain@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.6270
Office Address
College of Engineering & Mines
Leonard Hall Room 6
81 Cornell St Stop 8153
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8153
Biography
Dr. Jobayer Hossain joined the University of North Dakota in January 2026 as part of UND's National Security Initiative, advancing photonic integrated circuit research with applications in defense, telecommunications, data communications, and sensing systems. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Optics & Photonics from the University of Central Florida, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Tennessee Tech University, and a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Tech.
Prior to academia, Dr. Hossain gained extensive industry experience as a Sr. PIC Design Engineer at Phase Sensitive Innovations and a Silicon Photonics Engineer at AIM Photonics, and completed R&D internships at Hewlett-Packard Labs, Spark Photonics, and imec USA during his doctoral training.
Dr. Hossain’s work emphasizes the end-to-end development of photonic integrated circuits, including device and circuit-level design, layout, fabrication, and experimental characterization. His research interests include reconfigurable PICs, optical interconnects, AI accelerators, quantum photonics, and space and satellite technologies, with an emphasis on scalable, high-performance photonic systems.
- EE 431/531 Antennas I (Spring 2026)
- Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- Reconfigurable PICs
- Quantum PICs
- Optical interconnects
- AI accelerators
- Photonic neuromorphic computing
- Space & satellite technologies
- Ph.D., Optics & Photonics, College of Optics & Photnics, University of Central Florida, 2021
- MS, Optics & Photonics, College of Optics & Photnics, University of Central Florida, 2020
- MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, 2016
- B.Sc., Electronics & Communication Engineering, Khulna Univ. of Engineering & Tech., 2012
- Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, Jan. 2026 - Present
- Sr. Photonic Integrated Circuit Engineer, Phase Sensitive Innovations, May 2024 - Dec. 2025
- Silicon Photonics Engineer, AIM Photonics, Dec. 2021 - May 2024
- Integrated Photonics Engineering Intern, Spark Photonics, Aug. 2021 – Dec. 2021
- Integrated Photonics Research Associate, Hewlett-Packard Labs, May 2021 – Aug. 2021
- Intern, imec USA Nanoelectronics Design Center, May 2020 – Aug. 2020
- ORC Fellow & GRA, University of Central Florida, Aug. 2014 - May 2021
- Dr. Hossain served as a moderator for the panel discussion ‘Transforming Modern Data Centers with Photonic Technologies’ at Microelectronics US 2026.
- Dr. Hossain featured in Microelectronics US article.
- 2nd Prize, Best-in-Class Technical Competition, 2021 Intern Program, Hewlett Packard Labs
- CPT Tuition Scholarship, UCF Global, University of Central Florida (UCF), 2020
- 2019 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
- Mentoring Scholarship, UCF Office of Undergraduate Research, 2019
- Travel Award for attending IONS KOALA (Australia), Optica, 2018
- Presentation Fellowship for IONS KOALA 2018, UCF College of Grad. Studies, 2018
- Selection for participation, Hands on Photovoltaic Experience workshop at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a very competitive program, 2018
- Best poster award nomination, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2018
- Optica Travel Grant for 2017 Siegman International School on Lasers, Mexico
- ORC Fellowship, University of Central Florida (UCF), 2016
- Travel Grant for attending 2016 IEEE PVSC, ECE department, Tennessee Tech University