About Touhidul Islam
I like building things, and I like understanding how they work.
Introduction
I’m an engineer and maker. Most of what I do sits somewhere between industrial automation, robotics and artificial intelligence: machines that sense, decide and act, and the control systems and software that hold them together.
I learn by building. Some projects turn into finished machines, some stay experiments, and some are just an idea I wanted to try. I write about what I learn, and I make music, videos and photographs when I’m not at the workbench.
This page is the longer version of who I am. You can find the things I’ve built under Projects, and the things I make for fun under Being Creative.
Based in Germany
Education
Ongoing
TU Dortmund, Germany
M.Sc. Automation and Robotics
Modeling & Control of Robot ManipulatorsMobile Robots3D Computer VisionMachine Learning for RoboticsControl SystemsApplications of Robots (Industrial Robots and PLC)Smart Grids2018 – 2021
American International University-Bangladesh
B.Sc. Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Earned 145 credit included elective in "Biomedical Instrumentation Measurement and Design" and "Power system Protection"
- Dean’s Award for Best Capstone Project (2021)
- Bachelor thesis: an autonomous indoor smart wheelchair built on ROS, with LiDAR-based mapping, localization, path planning and real-time obstacle avoidance.
Professional & technical interests
Industrial Automation
Making factories and processes run reliably: sensors, actuators, PLCs and the logic that connects them.
Robotics
Machines that move through and act on the real world, from mechanics to motion planning.
Artificial Intelligence
Teaching machines to perceive and decide, and finding where that is genuinely useful.
Control Systems
The maths and feedback that keep a system stable, fast and predictable.
Engineering
Designing things end to end, and caring about how they hold up outside of a demo.
Programming
Firmware, tooling and software: the glue in almost everything I build.
Technology
Following and trying out what’s new, and working out what’s actually worth using.
Research & experimentation
Trying things to see what happens, and writing down what I learn.
Experience
Mar 2022 – Mar 2024 · Job
Control Research Engineer
Hi-Tech Bangla Inc.
- Developed the control and kinematics stack for a 6-DOF free-flying space robot for extravehicular servicing: full-body modelling, Jacobian-based velocity kinematics, and pose control.
- Designed a quaternion-based feedback regulator for attitude stabilisation.
- Implemented quintic-polynomial trajectory generation for jerk-free manipulator motion in microgravity.
- Validated the full pipeline in MATLAB/Simscape and ROS; published 2 research articles (American Astronomical Society).
Sep 2020 –Nov 2021 · Other
Co-founder and Product Designer
Bonik App
Designed Web and App User Interface of a SaaS application for everyday business management of SMEs. Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in the Software as a Service marketplace. Integrated new media and web advertising initiatives into the company's marketing strategies to enhance brand awareness.
June 2021 – Sept 2021 · Internship
Electrical Design Intern
Physical Plant and Infrastructure Electrical Division -AIUB
▪ Learned about Engineering Design Process, designing and drafting ▪ Designed 11kv Substation for 10000 sqft. Commercial Building. ▪ Acquired knowledge about the Responsibilities of Maintenance and Operation Engineers at Power Plant ▪ Learned about Project management and Documentation
Skills
Robotics & AI
ROS / ROS2Computer VisionSLAMPyTorch
Programming
C++PythonEmbedded Systems
Engineering
Control SystemsPCB DesignCAD (SolidWorks/Fusion 360)