M. Jobayer Hossain
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Tenure-track 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
- Alt Phone: 701.777.6270
Office Address
CEM Research Institute
2844 Campus Road Stop 8153
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8153
Biography
Dr. Mohammad Jobayer Hossain is an Assistant Professor with expertise in photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and optical technologies. 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
- PIC Fabrication & Packaging
- Space & satellite technologies
- 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
- 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
- Tenure-track 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