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Rudra Pratap Deb Nath - Researcher and teacher at University of Chittagong

Published online: 09.07.2022

I wanted to be an academic. After the completion of my PhD, I did my postdoc in AAU. After that, I joined in University of Chittagong as an Associate professor. Without the PhD, I could not come so far.

Portrait

Rudra Pratap Deb Nath - Researcher and teacher at University of Chittagong

Published online: 09.07.2022

I wanted to be an academic. After the completion of my PhD, I did my postdoc in AAU. After that, I joined in University of Chittagong as an Associate professor. Without the PhD, I could not come so far.

About Rudra Pratap Deb Nath

  • Age and place of birth: 36 and Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Title of Ph.d. dissertation: Aspects of Semantic ETL
  • Department at AAU: Computer Science
  • Faculty at AAU: The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
  • Campus at AAU: Campus Aalborg
  • Year of Ph.d. graduation: 2020
  • Masters Programme and university: PhD in Computer Science, AAU

The article is more than 30 days old and reflects the alumni´s career at the time. The alumni may have changed career paths since the article was written

How is your typical workday like?

I conduct research and teaching. 

How has your career path looked like until know?

I am satisfied with my current career. I am happy with my performance so far

How close is your current career to the ideas and dreams you had as a PhD fellow at AAU?

It is totally aligned. However, what I have to do more is to grow my research network and collaboration. 

What do you remember most from my PhD studies?

Negative feedback. I am not that a strong man. I was always afraid of getting feedback. Once, one of our good papers was rejected from 3 A* ranked conference. That increased my stress level, However, my supervisors supported me a lot during that period. And finally we were able to publish in the best conference (The Web Conference) in my research field.

Your very best memory from AAU?

I love AAU a lot. I miss the working environment at AAU. 

Is there a teacher/colleague from AAU you remember especially, and why?

I especially recollect my supervisor Prof. Torben Bach Pedersen. I remember how he supported me mentally when I was suffering from a personal problem. 

What made the strongest impression on you during your PhD defense?

The comments from my supervisors. I almost cried when they were addressing me as a good and humble human being. 

Why did you decide to do a PhD, and would you have chosen differently if you were to do it todaty?

As I wanted to contribute in the academic world. I decided to do a PhD. Yes, I would definitely do it again and of course, AAU is the best place to do PhD. 

What advise would you give to current Phd fellows at AAU that want a career outside academia?

I am not the right person to answer this question. However, there is a lot of opportunities waiting for you. Never underestimate yourself. PhD itself is a tough journey and you are going to finish it. Therefore, you are ready to accept and win any kind of challenge. 

Your dreams for the future?

Entertain and make others happy