Ahmad Akib Uz Zaman is a master's student in Civil Engineering and a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) at the University of Wyoming. He is an FAA-certified drone pilot, an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), and a Student Member of ASCE. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Building Engineering and Construction Management (equivalent to a US Civil Engineering BS degree) from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) in 2018.

Akib has a profound knowledge of Structural Engineering, Geotech Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, and Architectural Engineering. He started his professional career as a Project Consultant and Engineer at different naval bases of the Bangladesh Navy based on contract and successfully completed over 15 consultancies, design, and construction projects. He also created a consultancy firm named 'STUDIO Kalpakatha' with his architect friend and operated the firm as Director for over two years.

Moreover, he was hired as a Research Consultant by the Bangladesh Navy to conduct research and detailed feasibility studies for the Detailed Project Planning (DPP) of two construction projects. Currently, he is assigned as GTA to the ‘Soils and Concrete’ and ‘Statics and Structural Systems’ classes at the University of Wyoming. Moreover, he is a former Graduate Research Assistant, and his research mainly focuses on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Applications in Infrastructure Systems Assessment, Infrastructure Asset Management through Remote Sensing, Building Information Modelling (BIM), AR/VR, Construction Automation, and Robotics, and Construction Safety & Hazard Prevention.

He also has deep research interests in the Recycling of Construction Wastes, Recycled Concrete, Concrete Performance and Durability, and Supplementary Cementitious Materials. Akib has outstanding communication and leadership skills and is a critical thinker and problem solver. He loves to learn new things and always tries to increase his skills. Akib is looking forward to graduating with a master’s and enthusiastically waiting for an opportunity to make a noteworthy perennial contribution to the research, civil engineering, and construction industry utilizing his prior experience and soft and hard skills.