AI · HealthBangla Voice Diagnostics for Rural Clinics
A tablet-based screening tool that lets community health workers triage patients in Bangla.
Research
Research with real-world impact, built for Bangladesh.
From AI for Bangla healthcare to resilient solar grids and microfinance policy, EWU researchers publish in top venues and partner with national institutions.
1,820+
Publications
32
Active research groups
14
Funded labs
BDT 18Cr
Research funding 2025
Research Areas
Six themes shaping our work
Categorised focus areas that span every faculty, pick a theme to explore the labs, projects and people behind it.
Health Sciences
Health & Pharmacology
Tropical disease pharmacology, public-health policy and digital diagnostics for rural Bangladesh.
ExploreAI & Tech
AI, Data & Bangla NLP
Voice, OCR, search and LLMs tuned for low-resource South Asian languages.
ExploreSustainability
Climate & Energy
Coastal resilience, solar mini-grids and low-carbon construction materials.
ExploreEconomy
Development Economics
Microfinance, female labour, financial inclusion and rural markets.
ExploreSociety
Urban Futures
Seismic retrofit, transport planning and inclusive city design for Dhaka.
ExploreHumanities
Language, Law & Culture
Post-colonial literature, constitutional law and Bengali diaspora studies.
ExploreCentres & Institutes
Specialised hubs for deep work
Centre for AI & Language Technology
Bangla NLP, voice and OCR research with national partners.
Institute for Drug Discovery
Tropical disease pharmacology in partnership with icddr,b.
Centre for Sustainable Materials
Low-carbon concrete and recycled polymers.
Smart Energy Research Centre
Solar mini-grids and EV charging infrastructure.
Centre for Development Economics
Microfinance, labor markets and climate adaptation.
Public Health Innovation Lab
Digital diagnostics and rural health systems.
Impact & Highlights
Breakthroughs that left the lab
Long-running research with measurable national impact.
AI · Health
EnergySolar Mini-Grid Resilience for Coastal Bangladesh
Storage and failover designs keeping village mini-grids running through Bay cyclone events.
EconomicsMicrofinance & Female Labor Participation
A multi-year panel study on how credit reshapes women's workforce decisions.
Output
Research output, year by year
Publications across all EWU departments.
Funding & Grants
Support for principal investigators
The Research Office helps faculty find the right funding source and supports every stage of proposal development.
Faculty
Internal Seed Grants
Up to BDT 5 lakh for early-stage faculty research with rolling deadlines.
Faculty
UGC Research Grants
Competitive national funding co-administered by EWU's Research Office.
Faculty
Industry Partnerships
Co-funded R&D with bKash, IDCOL, Grameenphone and Banglalink.
Faculty
International Calls
Proposal support for World Bank, IDRC, Newton Fund and Erasmus+.
Proposal support, every step
From idea framing to budgeting, ethics review and grant management.
Student Opportunities
Join an active research project
Three structured pathways for undergraduate and graduate students to get hands-on with real research.
Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Join an active lab in your third or fourth year, paid stipend, course credit and conference travel.
Graduate Thesis Track
MSc and MA students pair with a principal investigator for an 18-month thesis project.
Summer Research Fellowship
Eight-week, fully funded summer programme open across all faculties.
Faculty Directory
Find a principal investigator
Search by name, department or research interest to connect with EWU experts.
Dr. Maheen Islam
Chairperson , Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Machine Learning · NLP for Bangla · Health AI
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Dr. Md. Naimul Haque
Chairperson , Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Power Electronics · Renewable Energy · Smart Grids
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Khairul Alam
Chairperson , Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Consumer Behavior · Emerging Markets · Fintech Adoption
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Dr. Anindita Paul
Chairperson , Professor, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Distributed Systems · Edge Computing
View profileDr. Shamim Akhter
Professor
Computer Vision · Robotics · Deep Learning
View profileDr. M. M. A. Hashem
Professor
Bioinformatics · Cloud Computing
View profileNews & Events
What's happening in research
Announcement12 Jun 2026
EWU wins BDT 2.4 crore UGC grant for Bangla LLM research
Event22 Jul 2026
Research Symposium 2026, call for posters now open
Publication03 Aug 2026
Nature Energy features EWU work on coastal solar resilience
Lecture18 Aug 2026