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On June 29, 2026, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Dhaka hosted an interactive seminar titled "Ai-Ready University: Responsible AI for Teaching, Career and Workforce Transformation". The event was chaired by Professor Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque, Chairman of the department. Professor Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman, the founding chairman of the department, joined the seminar as the chief guest and Professor Dr. Upama Kabir, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, joined as the special guest. Besides, Chairmen from other departments under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, senior faculty members from other departments and foreign delegates from Japan and South Korea also joined the seminar as guests. Several other guests also joined the seminar online.

The keynote speaker was Professor Dr. Md. Alamgir Hossain, CEO of Digital Readiness and Intelligent Systems Ltd (UK) and the 3rd Chairman of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Hossain is involved in various personal projects related to the safe and ethical implementation of AI and supporting businesses through AI-enabled digital transformation.

In his speech, Dr. Hossain highlighted some major points on the necessity of AI in modern day university education, training and job placement. He focused on the necessity and utilization of AI and AI-driven cutting edge technologies in modern day university education. Dr. Hossain demonstrated the findings about why traditional university education falls short on employability and discussed the importance of AI-readiness in modern day tertiary education. He highlighted the newly developed AI platform called “RAISE-Me” by his team in the UK. This intelligent platform has three main modules - Educate-Me, Train-Me and Place-Me. The first module integrates the AI to enhance the knowledge accumulation of the university students. The second module enhances the soft skills and ensures the professional development of the students in accordance with the Fourth Global Industrial Revolution. The third module then intelligently places the students in appropriate jobs according to their professional skills and knowledge.

Besides, Dr. Hossain also discussed the utilization of Responsible AI in education, industries, agriculture and aquaculture and highlighted how artificial intelligence could come into play for significant gain in productivity and profit. He shared his ideas in the sectors of agriculture, fisheries, Foreign remittance and garments in a back and forth with the students. The seminar was an interactive session, with students actively participating and exchanging ideas with the speaker on potential areas where AI could optimize and improve current systems, specially the Prompt Engineering. He expressed his interest in involving some of the students in a project that involves fisheries and how AI could be integrated for significant potential gains in 3 countries around the world including Bangladesh.

The seminar provided valuable insights into the potential of AI in various sectors of Bangladesh's economy and encouraged students to actively participate in AI-related initiatives aimed at driving the country's growth and progress.