Advanced Vision & Intelligent Systems (AVIS) Research Lab

Research

AVIS Lab’s work spans broadly in the domains of Robotics, UAV, Visual Reasoning, Plant Phenomics, Internet of Things, Advanced Computer Vision, and Machine Learning. Our research focuses on these key areas:

Physical Intelligence and Locomotion: Vision-based robot control for picking up tools and placement, and in developing capabilities for robots to decide how, when, and where to move in autonomous conditions.

Deep Learning: Real-time 3D object detection and recognition, pose estimation, and tracking for intelligent surveillance

Computer Vision and Machine Learning: Computer Vision and Machine Learning based applied researches on UAV, smart farming, livestock monitoring etc.

Plant Phenotyping: Evaluation of plant traits such as yield, growth, development, architecture, tolerance, resistance, physiology, ecology and the principal measurement of individual quantitative parameters that form the basis for complex trait assessment.

Industrial Sensors: Environmental and Industrial condition monitoring with smart sensors using automated feature extraction and analysis.

Highlighted

LAGEA: Language Guided Embodied Agents for Robotic Manipulation
LAGEA: Language Guided Embodied Agents for Robotic Manipulation
Abdul Monaf Chowdhury, Akm Moshiur Rahman Mazumder, Rabeya Akter, Safaeid Hossain Arib
arXiv  ·  04 Feb 2026  ·  arxiv:2509.23155
Recently accepted to International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2026)
embodied-ai reinforcement-learning computer-vision
Thinking Like a Botanist: Challenging Multimodal Language Models with Intent-Driven Chain-of-Inquiry
Thinking Like a Botanist: Challenging Multimodal Language Models with Intent-Driven Chain-of-Inquiry
Syed Nazmus Sakib, Nafiul Haque, Shahrear Bin Amin, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Shifat E. Arman
arXiv  ·  24 Apr 2026  ·  arxiv:2604.20983
Recently accepted to Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2026)
nlp computer-vision
VLM-Nav: Mapless UAV navigation using monocular vision driven by vision-language models
VLM-Nav: Mapless UAV navigation using monocular vision driven by vision-language models
Gobinda Chandra Sarker, AKM Azad, Sejuti Rahman, Md Mehedi Hasan
PLOS One  ·  03 Apr 2026  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0345778

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2026

Thinking Like a Botanist: Challenging Multimodal Language Models with Intent-Driven Chain-of-Inquiry
Thinking Like a Botanist: Challenging Multimodal Language Models with Intent-Driven Chain-of-Inquiry
Syed Nazmus Sakib, Nafiul Haque, Shahrear Bin Amin, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Shifat E. Arman
arXiv  ·  24 Apr 2026  ·  arxiv:2604.20983
Recently accepted to Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2026)
nlp computer-vision
VLM-Nav: Mapless UAV navigation using monocular vision driven by vision-language models
VLM-Nav: Mapless UAV navigation using monocular vision driven by vision-language models
Gobinda Chandra Sarker, AKM Azad, Sejuti Rahman, Md Mehedi Hasan
PLOS One  ·  03 Apr 2026  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0345778
Exploring celestial classification: Astrophysical features-guided machine learning for spectral and morphological analysis
Exploring celestial classification: Astrophysical features-guided machine learning for spectral and morphological analysis
Md. Fairuz Siddiquee, Md Mehedi Hasan, Shifat E. Arman, Md. Shahedul Islam, AKM Azad
Astronomy and Computing  ·  01 Apr 2026  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ascom.2025.101048
T3Time: Tri-Modal Time Series Forecasting via Adaptive Multi-Head Alignment and Residual Fusion
T3Time: Tri-Modal Time Series Forecasting via Adaptive Multi-Head Alignment and Residual Fusion
Abdul Monaf Chowdhury, Rabeya Akter, Safaeid Hossain Arib
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence  ·  14 Mar 2026  ·  doi:10.1609/aaai.v40i25.39196
Counting Through Occlusion: Framework for Open World Amodal Counting
Counting Through Occlusion: Framework for Open World Amodal Counting
Safaeid Hossain Arib, Rabeya Akter, Abdul Monaf Chowdhury, Md Jubair Ahmed Sourov, Md Mehedi Hasan
arXiv  ·  07 Mar 2026  ·  url:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.12702
LAGEA: Language Guided Embodied Agents for Robotic Manipulation
LAGEA: Language Guided Embodied Agents for Robotic Manipulation
Abdul Monaf Chowdhury, Akm Moshiur Rahman Mazumder, Rabeya Akter, Safaeid Hossain Arib
arXiv  ·  04 Feb 2026  ·  arxiv:2509.23155
Recently accepted to International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2026)
embodied-ai reinforcement-learning computer-vision
FA-EEGNet: Enhancing EEGNet with Frequency-Adaptive Kernels for the classification of stroke rehabilitation movements
FA-EEGNet: Enhancing EEGNet with Frequency-Adaptive Kernels for the classification of stroke rehabilitation movements
Milakul Hasana Mim, Debjoty Roy Pranto, Md Mehedi Hasan
2026 5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer & Telecommunication Engineering (ICECTE)  ·  29 Jan 2026  ·  doi:10.1109/ICECTE69292.2026.11429349
IG-CNN: An Information-Geometric Model for Automated Knee Osteoporosis Diagnosis from X-ray Images
IG-CNN: An Information-Geometric Model for Automated Knee Osteoporosis Diagnosis from X-ray Images
Mirza Afnan Islam, Aniruddha Majumder, Md Mehedi Hasan
2026 5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer & Telecommunication Engineering (ICECTE)  ·  29 Jan 2026  ·  doi:10.1109/ICECTE69292.2026.11429443

2025

Cotton seedling monitoring and growth stage classification integrating deep learning and feature engineering
Cotton seedling monitoring and growth stage classification integrating deep learning and feature engineering
Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Muhaiminul Islam, Md. Shahinul Islam, Sudip Sen, Abdul Kaium Tuhin, Shifat E. Arman, Md Mehedi Hasan
Smart Agricultural Technology  ·  01 Dec 2025  ·  doi:10.1016/j.atech.2025.101619
Enhancing Histological Cancer Cell Detection: Integrating XAI with Deep Learning for Improved Accuracy, Interpretability, and Clinical Trust
Enhancing Histological Cancer Cell Detection: Integrating XAI with Deep Learning for Improved Accuracy, Interpretability, and Clinical Trust
Apurba Roy, Shamaeta Paul Gupta, Muhaiminul Islam, Shifat E. Arman, AKM Azad, Naif Alotaibi, Asmaa Soliman Al-Moisheer, Salem Alyami, Md. Salahuddin Shah, Md Mehedi Hasan
Springer Science and Business Media LLC  ·  21 Nov 2025  ·  doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-8157817/v1
Development of an IoT-driven deep learning framework for smart energy prediction in commercial buildings
Development of an IoT-driven deep learning framework for smart energy prediction in commercial buildings
Gobinda Chandra Sarker, Md Mehedi Hasan, Md. Rakibul Hoque, Md. Khashrul Alam, M. Helal Uddin Ahmed
Journal of Building Engineering  ·  01 Oct 2025  ·  doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113315
SugarcaneShuffleNet: A Very Fast, Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network for Diagnosis of 15 Sugarcane Leaf Diseases
SugarcaneShuffleNet: A Very Fast, Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network for Diagnosis of 15 Sugarcane Leaf Diseases
Shifat E. Arman, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Syed Nazmus Sakib, R. M. Saiem, Shamima Nasrin Asha, Md Mehedi Hasan, Shahrear Bin Amin, S. M. Mahin Abrar
arXiv  ·  23 Aug 2025  ·  url:https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17107
Predicting urban landslides in the hilly regions of Bangladesh leveraging a hybrid machine learning model and CMIP6 climate projections
Predicting urban landslides in the hilly regions of Bangladesh leveraging a hybrid machine learning model and CMIP6 climate projections
Md․ Ashraful Islam, Musabbir Ahmed Arrafi, Mehedi Hasan Peas, Tanvir Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan, Sanzida Murshed, Monira Jahan Tania
Geosystems and Geoenvironment  ·  01 May 2025  ·  doi:10.1016/j.geogeo.2025.100354
PlantCareNet: an advanced system to recognize plant diseases with dual-mode recommendations for prevention
PlantCareNet: an advanced system to recognize plant diseases with dual-mode recommendations for prevention
Muhaiminul Islam, AKM Azad, Shifat E. Arman, Salem A. Alyami, Md Mehedi Hasan
Plant Methods  ·  23 Apr 2025  ·  doi:10.1186/s13007-025-01366-9
Design and Evaluation of ADANet: A High-Fidelity Motion Acquisition Framework for Assistive Gesture-Based Interfaces
Design and Evaluation of ADANet: A High-Fidelity Motion Acquisition Framework for Assistive Gesture-Based Interfaces
Md Ettashamul Haque, Atique Tajwar, Akm Azad, Salem A. Alyami, Md Mehedi Hasan
IEEE Access  ·  01 Jan 2025  ·  doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3592079

2024

Spectral and Morphological Classification of Celestial Objects using Physics Informed Machine Learning
Spectral and Morphological Classification of Celestial Objects using Physics Informed Machine Learning
Md Fairuz Siddiquee, Md Mehedi Hasan
2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Artificial-Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (RAAICON)  ·  29 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.1109/RAAICON64172.2024.10928692
Development of an Accelerometer-based Data Acquisition System for Hand Gesture Recognition
Development of an Accelerometer-based Data Acquisition System for Hand Gesture Recognition
Atique Tajwar, Md. Ettashamul Haque, Md Mehedi Hasan
2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Artificial-Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (RAAICON)  ·  29 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.1109/RAAICON64172.2024.10928495
U-ActionNet: Dual-Pathway Fourier Networks With Region-of-Interest Module for Efficient Action Recognition in UAV Surveillance
U-ActionNet: Dual-Pathway Fourier Networks With Region-of-Interest Module for Efficient Action Recognition in UAV Surveillance
Abdul Monaf Chowdhury, Ahsan Imran, Md Mehedi Hasan, Riad Ahmed, Akm Azad, Salem A. Alyami
IEEE Access  ·  01 Jan 2024  ·  doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3516586