Education
Awards & Honors
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Edith McDougall Scholarship / Fellowship
Oregon State University · 2022-23 academic year
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OSU Provost Scholarship
For being one of the top recruited students in the College of Engineering, Oregon State University · 2021-22
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EECS Progression Scholarship
Outstanding Scholar Program, Oregon State University · 2021-22
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJMD) Scholarship
Full tuition and monthly stipend (total 42,000 EUR) for IPCV; secured 2nd position among 450 applicants worldwide
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Summa Cum Laude (Highest Academic Honor)
CGPA 4.00 in MSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, AIUB; the only 4.00 in the convocation year
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Vice-Chancellor's Best Thesis Award (MSc)
Among all Master theses in the 16th convocation of AIUB; only one thesis awarded each year
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Vice-Chancellor's Best Thesis Award (BSc)
Among 171 theses in the 14th convocation of AIUB; only one thesis awarded each year
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Tuition Fee Waiver for Graduate Studies
For an excellent Bachelor's result at AIUB
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, USA · 2021 – Present
Advisor: Dr. Lizhong Chen, Professor, Oregon State University
My research centers on large language models, world models, and hardware acceleration for machine learning: simultaneous machine translation and reference handling with LLMs (Simul-LLM, LLM-Ref), JEPA-based world models, model quantization for Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks (QuantKAN), and sparsity in transformer accelerators.
Research areas
Large Language Models (LLMs) World Models Natural Language Processing Hardware Accelerators for AI Efficient & Quantized Deep Learning
Erasmus+ Mundus Joint Master's in Image Processing and Computer Vision (IPCV)
A triple-degree program · 120 ECTS
France · Spain · Hungary · 2018 – 2020
🎓 Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJMD) scholarship for the Master in Image Processing and Computer Vision (IPCV), covering full tuition fees and a monthly stipend (Total 42,000 EURO).
🏆 Secured 2nd position in the scholarship selection out of 450 applicants from all over the world.
Semester 1 — Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem (PPCU), Budapest, Hungary
Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 · Master of Science in Computer Science Engineering: Specialization in IPCV
Major courses
Data Mining & Machine Learning Basic Image Processing Algorithms Biomedical Signal Processing High-level Synthesis Methods on FPGAs
Semester 2 — Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
Jan 2019 – Jun 2019 · Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Image Processing and Computer Vision
Major courses
Tutored Research and Development Project I Vision for Multiple and Moving Cameras Applied Video Sequence Analysis People Detection and Biometric Recognition
Semester 3 — Université de Bordeaux (UBx), Bordeaux, France
Sep 2019 – Jan 2020 · Master Degree in "Informatique", Image Processing and Computer Vision
Major courses
Tutored Research and Development Project II Deep Learning for Computer Vision Augmented and Virtual Reality Variational Methods and PDEs and Optimisation for Image Processing
Semester 4 — Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique (LaBRI), Université de Bordeaux, France
Feb 2020 – Jul 2020 · Master Thesis
Master Thesis Recognition of Sports Gestures with 3D Deep CNNs: Explanation of Networks.
Supervised by Professor Jenny Benois-Pineau.
Supervised by Professor Jenny Benois-Pineau.
Master of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)
Dhaka, Bangladesh · Jan 2014 – Aug 2015 · 36 Credits · Specialization in Electronics
🏅 Summa Cum Laude (Highest Academic Honor) for graduating with a CGPA of 4.00 out of 4.00.
Major courses
Selected Topics in EEE (Processor and DSP Hardware Design with SystemVerilog, VHDL and FPGAs) Microelectronics and VLSI Design Quantum Phenomena in Nanostructures Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design Power Electronics Digital Electronics Nuclear Power Engineering
Master Thesis Area-Efficient FPGA realization of Edge Detectors by varying sample-widths and gradient operators and utilizing Software-Hardware Co-Design.
Supervised by Associate Professor Shahriyar Masud Rizvi.
Supervised by Associate Professor Shahriyar Masud Rizvi.
🥇 Vice-Chancellor's Best Thesis Award for the MSc thesis among all Master Theses from the Engineering Faculty in Convocation Year-2016.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)
Dhaka, Bangladesh · Aug 2009 – Aug 2013 · 36 Credits
Major courses
Digital Design with SystemVerilog, VHDL & FPGAs VHDL Modeling and Logic Synthesis VLSI Circuit Design Microprocessor & I/O System Digital Signal Processing Optoelectronic Devices Power System Protection Power Systems Analysis Control System Industrial Electronics Cellular Mobile Communication Data Structure Introduction to Database Programming Language 1 and 2 (C and C++) Object Oriented Programming 1 and 2 (JAVA and C#)
Bachelor Thesis Design and Implementation of Centralized Load Controlled Automated Power System Network (CLCAPSN).
Supervised by Ms. Laila Nawsheen Manzoor.
Supervised by Ms. Laila Nawsheen Manzoor.
🥇 Vice-Chancellor's Best Thesis Award for the BSc project and thesis among 171 theses in the 14th convocation of AIUB.
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC)
Dhaka College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Group: Science
Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
Ideal School and College, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Group: Science
🎖️ Academic Scholarship from Dhaka Board for an excellent result in the SSC Examination 2007, awarded for achieving A+ (highest grade) in all courses.