Faculty of Engineering (FE) of American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) organised a seminar titled “Secrets to Success” included in the prestigious “Dr. Anwarul Abedin Lecture Series” on Wednesday (17 April).

The esteemed speaker of the seminar is Zaheed Sabur, a Distinguished Engineer, Senior Director, at Google, and an alumnus of the Department of Computer Engineering (CoE), AIUB.

This seminar started at 3:30 pm and ended at 5 pm in the AIUB auditorium, read a press release. 

The auditorium was houseful, and the session was interactive due to the presence of educators and many learners from every discipline. The session was inaugurated by the chief guest of the event Ishtiaque Abedin, Founder Member and Chairman, Board of Trustees, AIUB and he welcomed the speaker to the stage to give his invaluable speech and greeted Sabur’s companions at the session.

The event was also graced by the presence of Ms. Nadia Anwar Founder Member and Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, AIUB.

Speaker Zaheed Sabur started his speech by introducing his current work with the application of long data and generative AI.

The speaker spoke on his early academic undergraduate years at AIUB, as well as his career hardships, beginning with his position as a software engineer at Google's backend system development project in 2007 in India's Bangalore office and continuing six months later in their California office.

He (Sabur) also led the engineering team for the first Google Assistant Smart Displays. He discussed hidden recipes for setting objectives in life and achieving success while enjoying the ride.

He emphasised the importance of learning through understanding rather than memorisation. The speaker recommended balancing life planning priorities in the past, present, and future while successfully organising time.

The speaker concluded the talk by emphasising the value of being kind and respectful, sharing knowledge to improve oneself, and being appreciative of what everyone has in life.

Afterwards, during an interactive question and answer session, Sabur discussed his previous temporary failures and how he overcame them, his constraints before becoming successful, how present work positions would be affected by technology, and the benefits and drawbacks of ever-evolving AI modules.

He expressed his views on the need for clear basic mathematical ideas and programming language in engineering professional positions. Then, Prof. Dr ABM Siddique Hossain, Dean, FE, AIUB emphasized that by working hard, one can fulfil one’s life goals.

At the end of the program, Prof. Dr Md. Abdur Rahman, Pro Vice Chancellor, AIUB delivered his concluding remark, emphasising that everyone has their journey, success, and failure and that one must cope properly.

Shania Mahia Abedin Member, Board of Trustees, AIUB also attended the closing ceremony. The honourable speaker was presented with a token of appreciation from AIUB for sharing his valuable time and insightful encouraging speech.