About Me

Hello! I am Md Akib Zabed Khan, an Assistant Professor of the School of Engineering and Computing at Christopher Newport University (CNU), Newport News, VA, USA. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) at Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL, USA, in August 2025. I completed my M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2019 and 2018, respectively. I also worked as a Lecturer for three years (2019 - 2021) in two different universities in Bangladesh.

My research interests include Educational Data Mining, Learning Analytics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). I utilize real-world educational data to design AI-driven models that improve student learning experiences and academic outcomes. Specifically, my work focuses on developing recommender systems, predictive tools, and adaptive intelligent tutoring systems that provide personalized support for students (e.g, in their course/major selections), while also assisting teachers and administrators in facilitating the learning process.

Contact

Email: akibzabed.khan@cnu.edu, akibcseju21@gmail.com

School of Engineering and Computing
Christopher Newport University
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23606.

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PhD Advisor

Dr. Agoritsa Polyzou, Assistant Professor, KFSCIS, FIU.

Publications

Google Scholar profile of Dr. Khan.

Teaching

CPSC 256: C/C++ Programming for Engineers and Scientists- Fall 2025
CPSC 255: Programming for Applications (Java)- Fall 2025

Recognitions and Scholarships

• 2nd place winner, Graduate Scholarly Forum (poster session), FIU, April 2025.
  
• Dissertation Fellowship, University Graduate School, FIU, Spring 2025 to Summer 2025.
  
• Travel Scholarship, 17th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, USA, 2024.
  
• Student Government Association (SGA) Graduate Scholarship, FIU, Fall 2023 to Spring 2024.
  
• Student Ambassador, 16th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, India, 2023.
  
  

Professional Activities

• IEEE Member (Professional)
• Reviewer of journals and conference papers:
  • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 2025 (Springer Nature Journal)
  • The International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems, 2025 (IJECES)
  • EAAI’2026: The Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence (Conference)