M. Jobayer Hossain
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Assistant Professor
SEECS
- Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), Reconfigurable PICs, Quantum PICs, Optical Interconnects, AI Accelerators, Photonic Neuromorphic Computing, Space & Satellite Technologies
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 (PIC) research with applications in defense, telecommunications, computing, and sensing systems. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Optics & Photonics from CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida, an M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Tennessee Tech University, and a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology.
Prior to academia, Dr. Hossain gained extensive industry experience as a Senior PIC Design Engineer at Phase Sensitive Innovations and a Silicon Photonics Engineer at AIM Photonics.
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, quantum PICs, optical interconnects, AI accelerators, photonic neuromorphic computing, and space and satellite technologies, with an emphasis on scalable, high-performance photonic systems.
- EE 431/531 Antennas I (Spring 2026)
- EE 490/EECS 590 Photonic Integrated Circuits (Fall 2026)
- Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- Reconfigurable PICs
- Quantum PICs
- Optical interconnects
- AI accelerators
- Photonic neuromorphic computing
- Space & satellite technologies
Patents:
- M. J. Hossain, T. Creazzo, “Low-loss fiber-chip photonic edge coupler and how to make the same” (pending, application number: 64/057,791, filed on May 6, 2026)
- Ansys Funded Curriculum Award for course development, 2026
- 2nd Prize, Best-in-Class Technical Competition, 2021 Intern Program, Hewlett Packard Labs
- 2019 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
- Best poster award nomination, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2018
- ORC Fellowship, University of Central Florida (UCF), 2016
- 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. 2016 - May 2021
PI: M. Jobayer Hossain, Ph.D. LinkedIn
Ph.D. Students:
- Md Sanowar Hossain, Electrical Engineering (Spring 2026 - Present): Reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits for computing LinkedIn
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Christopher Hiler, Electrical Engineering (Spring 2026 - Present): Radio frequency photonic integrated circuits LinkedIn
Undergraduate Students:
- Kevin Biju, Aerospace Engineering (Spring 2026 - Present): Development of a low-cost LiDAR system
- 5/8/2026: Dr. Hossain received Ansys Funded Curriculum Award for developing EE 490/EECS 590 Photonic Integrated Circuits (Fall 2026)
- 4/23/2026: Dr. Hossain served as a moderator for the panel discussion ‘Transforming Modern Data Centers with Photonic Technologies’ at Microelectronics US 2026 (photos).
- 4/15/2026: Dr. Hossain featured in Microelectronics US article.