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Education

Ph.D. in Informatics, Specializing in Data Science & AI
- Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2025
  - Advisor: Dr. Aron Laszka
  - Dissertation: Automated Multi-Task Machine Learning and Its Applications in Transportation Domain
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, Summer 2022
- Advisor: Dr. Aron Laszka
BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh 2015

Professional Experience

Research Assistant — Advisor: Dr. Aron Laszka
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA — Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Advanced multi-task learning (MTL) research with task-affinity–driven grouping strategies, improving gain prediction accuracy and outperforming state-of-the-art by ~7% across multiple domains.
Designed a two-stage ensemble model leveraging gradient dynamics for cost-effective optimization.
Applied AutoMTL frameworks to real-world transit forecasting for data-driven decision support.

Research Assistant
University of Houston, Houston, TX — Jan 2019 – Jul 2022

Led DOE/NSF-funded ML research in transportation, energy, and security, producing multiple peer-reviewed publications and influencing transit operations.
Built ANN-based energy prediction models reducing MSE by 33%, developed NAS methods for ridership prediction (9% error reduction).
Conducted large-scale NLP and statistical analyses on cybersecurity datasets, uncovering behavioral and security patterns in smart contract development and bug bounty programs.

Teaching Assistant The Pennsylvania State University — Spring 2025

Assisted in instruction, grading, and student support for undergraduate programming course.

Lecturer — School of Science, Engineering & Technology, East Delta University, Bangladesh — September 2016 – December 2018

Taught foundational CS and engineering courses, including Programming, Data Structures, Discrete Math, AI, and OS.
Designed course materials and mentored students on research and coding competitions.

Software & Systems Development
Developed full-stack web/mobile applications (restaurant management, real estate listing, online exams) using CorePHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery. Built ML-powered analytics pipelines integrating Python, PyTorch, and TensorFlow with large-scale sensor, GPS, and weather data.