Mohammad Ataul Karim

Mohammad Ataul Karim
Born (1953-05-04) 4 May 1953
CitizenshipBangladesh/ US
Alma materFaujdarhat Cadet College
MC College
University of Dhaka
University of Alabama
Known forBiophysics
Non Linear Image Processing
Optical computing
Electro-optical displays
Optical & Hybrid Electro-optical Systems Design
Scientific career
FieldsOptical computing
Electrical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock
Wichita State University
University of Dayton
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
City College of New York
Old Dominion University

Mohammad Ataul Karim (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আতাউল করিম; born 4 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi American scientist and higher education administrator, with expertise in electro-optical systems, optical computing, and pattern recognition. Ataul Karim is ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to journal Applied Optics in its 50-year history. Ataul Karim served as provost, executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth between June 2013 – 2020, and was for 9 years the first vice president for research of Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia.