The LIFE Home staff is pleased to welcome Dr. Md Shafiqul Islam to our team as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. He joined us in June 2025.
Dr. Islam holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he specialized in system evaluation and inclusive design. As the postdoctoral associate at the LIFE Home, Dr. Islam will be responsible for supporting the LIFE Home Assistant Director of Research in developing industry and faculty research collaborations for the LIFE Home, managing research communications, developing innovative way to provide LIFE Home tours, maintaining the smart technology infrastructure of the LIFE Home and providing mentorship and supervision to the LIFE Home interns, students or volunteers.
Dr. Islam is an active member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). He previously served as the President of the Virginia Tech HFES Student chapter. Currently he is the Communications Director for the Extended Reality Technical Group and the Awards Chair for the Training Technical Group. His active involvement with HFES earned him the HFES Student Member with Honors award in 2023.
Prior to starting his Ph.D., Dr. Islam also worked as a Production Engineer for Avery Dennison, gaining experience in process improvement and system efficiency.
We arere excited to have Dr. Islam on board and look forward to the impact he’ll bring to our interdisciplinary efforts!
Email: shafiqul@illinois.edu
