Published Researcher · Elsevier Q1 Author · Z.ai Global Ambassador

Rudra Sarker

AI Engineer · Robotics Developer · Published Researcher

Industrial & Production Engineering student at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh. Co-author of nationwide research published in Elsevier's Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Q1) and founder of Team SignTalk (Rice360 Global Health Tech Semifinalist). I design and build machine learning systems, embedded robotics, and industrial process architectures engineered for measurable societal impact.

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1 Elsevier Q1 Paper

795 Farms Surveyed

Rice360 Global Semifinalist

15+ Production & OSS Projects

Rudra Sarker

Industrial & Production Engineering

SUST, Sylhet

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Peer-Reviewed Article · Elsevier August 24, 2026 · Vol. 373, Art. 122316

Ethnoveterinary Herbal Practices Are Associated with Reduced Within-Farm Antibiotic Use and Improved Farm Performance in Commercial Poultry in Bangladesh: A Multi-District Cross-Sectional Study

Jubayer Mahmud Nirjus (PSTU), Mousumi Saha (GAU), Rudra Sarker (SUST) · Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Impact Factor: ~5.4, CiteScore: ~9.2)

A nationwide empirical investigation evaluating 795 commercial poultry farms across 35 districts representing all 8 administrative divisions of Bangladesh. The baseline demonstrates an observational 43.6% within-group reduction in self-reported antibiotic use, lower Feed Conversion Ratios (FCR 1.970 vs 2.144, p < 0.001), lower flock mortality (3.42% vs 5.97%, p < 0.001), and critical food safety awareness gaps under the One Health framework.

795

Farms Analyzed

35

Districts Covered

-43.6%

Antibiotic Frequency

1.97 vs 2.14

Lower FCR Ratio

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Selected Work

Flagship Engineering & AI Systems

Hardware prototypes, web platforms, and open-source systems developed across accessibility, healthcare, education, and embedded intelligence.

Robotics · Rice360 Semifinalist 2025 – 2026

Team SignTalk Smart Glove

Wearable 9-DoF sensory smart glove translating Bengali Sign Language and gestural communication into real-time speech and text. Developed with custom flex sensors, MPU-6050 IMU, embedded C++ firmware, and machine learning. Won SUST Innovation Hub pre-seed funding and international semifinalist standing at Rice360 Global Health Tech Design Competition in Houston, Texas.

Flex Sensors MPU-6050 IMU Arduino C++ TensorFlow Lite BLE

Hardware Architecture Video Demo

AI · Assistive Vision 2025

SightlineAI Smart Glasses

AI-powered assistive eyewear delivering real-time environmental scene parsing, obstacle distance localization, and spatial voice synthesis for visually impaired individuals via on-device computer vision.

Computer Vision Edge ML Python Spatial Audio

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Web · 3D STEM 2026

ScienceLab 3D Platform

Browser-based interactive science laboratory with 40+ physics, chemistry, biology, and math simulations running at 60 FPS across desktop and mobile devices without requiring any installation.

Three.js React Three Fiber Next.js 15 Tailwind CSS

Launch Simulator Source Code

Web · HealthTech 2026

MindWell Mental Wellness

Privacy-first digital mental wellness platform designed with zero user profiling or telemetry. Features guided wellness routines, peer connection bridges, and self-care resources.

Next.js 15 TypeScript IndexedDB Vercel

Visit Platform GitHub

Edge AI · Systems 2025

EdgeBrain Intelligence Engine

Decentralized, privacy-preserving edge AI runtime engineered for low-cost embedded hardware, micro-servers, and offline real-time sensor processing.

Edge Computing TinyML FastAPI Python

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Developer Tooling 2026

StealthHumanizer & CodeTrust

Open-source developer toolsuite featuring StealthHumanizer (semantic text naturalization) and AI Code Trust Validator (static vulnerability, secret leakage, and AST analysis).

NLP AST Auditing Static Analysis TypeScript

StealthHumanizer Code Validator

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Core Competencies

Technical Disciplines & Engineering Matrix

Grounded in industrial engineering optimization, physical embedded computing, and modern data-driven software.

AI & Machine Learning

Predictive modeling, computer vision pipelines, and explainable ML algorithms.

PyTorch TensorFlow OpenCV Scikit-learn SHAP Analytics CNNs / YOLO LLM Prompting & RAG

Robotics & Embedded

Low-latency sensor fusion, motor control firmware, and micro-controller prototyping.

Arduino C++ ESP32 & ESP8266 PID Control Loops MPU-6050 IMU Sensor Fusion I2C / SPI / UART PCB Prototyping

Software & Web Systems

High-performance, accessible, and reactive full-stack web and cloud architectures.

React.js Next.js 15 Node.js Python (Flask / FastAPI) Three.js / WebGL Tailwind CSS IndexedDB

Industrial Engineering

Operations research, statistical quality control, and lean manufacturing principles.

Operations Research Statistical Quality Control Lean Manufacturing Hypothesis Testing Multivariable Regression SolidWorks CAD

Trajectory

Academic & Professional Milestones

Key milestones across peer-reviewed academic research and international design competitions.

August 2026

Published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Elsevier, Q1)

Co-authored multi-district empirical baseline investigating ethnoveterinary poultry remedies across 795 farms in Bangladesh (Vol. 373, Art. 122316). Demonstrates 43.6% antibiotic reduction and One Health insights.

March 2026

Rice360 Global Health Tech Design Semifinalist

Team SignTalk recognized as global semifinalists at Rice University (Houston, Texas) among university teams worldwide for our wearable gesture-to-speech assistive glove.

March 2026

SUST Innovation Hub Pre-Seed Funding

Secured pre-seed grant to transition Team SignTalk from hardware breadboard prototypes to custom fabrication and user trials.

2023 – Present

B.Sc. in Industrial & Production Engineering

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. Academic focus on systems optimization, data analytics, and automation.

Articles

Selected Writing & Research Notes

Technical deep-dives into our published research, embedded engineering, and interactive web graphics.

August 24, 2026 · Peer-Reviewed Study

Ethnoveterinary Herbal Practices in Commercial Poultry in Bangladesh

Our nationwide investigation in Elsevier's Journal of Ethnopharmacology reveals a 43.6% within-group reduction in antibiotic use and critical food safety implications.

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March 23, 2026 · Open Source