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2026

01 / 15
Feb
Education

Started MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey

Began an MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey, UK, focusing on machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision.

Education

2025

05 / 15
Dec
Publication

AlphaBorno at BLP-2025 Task 2 published

First-author paper on Bangla code generation with structured prompts and execution feedback, published at the Second Workshop on Bangla Language Processing (BLP-2025) in Mumbai, India. Our best system reached a Pass@1 of 72.2%.

Paper
Dec
Publication

SOMAJGYAAN published in Findings of IJCNLP-AACL 2025

A Bangla multiple-choice benchmark of 4,234 questions, built from Bangladeshi curriculum and social studies textbooks, for evaluating how well LLMs handle culturally grounded knowledge. Published in Findings of IJCNLP-AACL 2025, Mumbai, India.

Paper
Jul
Achievement

Team BD placed 5th of 44 at the BEA 2025 Shared Task

Our MPNet ensemble placed 5th of 44 teams on Track 1 (Mistake Identification) and 7th of 31 on Track 2 (Mistake Location) in the shared task on pedagogical ability assessment of AI tutors, held at the BEA 2025 workshop in Vienna, Austria.

Paper
Apr
Publication

PACE study published at CHI 2025

Our study on improving user engagement and learning outcomes in PACE, an LLM-based Python tutor, appeared in the Extended Abstracts of CHI 2025 in Yokohama, Japan.

Paper
Feb
Workshop

Conducted a 3-day hands-on workshop on LLMs

Ran a workshop on large language models covering data preparation, fine-tuning, and deployment, with demonstrations of LLaMA using llama.cpp.

2024

04 / 15
Dec
Education

Graduated with a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering

Completed my BSc in Computer Science and Engineering at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).

Education
Dec
Work

Joined CCDS as a Research Intern

Started as a Research Intern at the Center for Computational & Data Sciences (CCDS), IUB, working on dataset development and LLM-based educational systems.

About
Nov
Thesis

Undergraduate thesis on PACE published

Our thesis, PACE: Python AI Companion for Enhanced Engagement, is now available in the IUB Academic Repository.

Thesis
Jan
Event

Attended the ACM SIGCHI Winter School, South Asia

Took part in a three-day Human-Computer Interaction winter school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, supported by a $500 travel grant.

2023

02 / 15
Oct
Volunteering

Design Team, IEEEXtreme 17.0

Served on the Design Team for IEEEXtreme 17.0, IEEE's global 24-hour programming competition for student teams, held on 28 October 2023.

Team
Aug
Publication

Fruit quality detection paper at IEEE ICCSCE 2023

Co-authored a paper on a fruit quality detection and monitoring system, published at the 13th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE 2023) in Penang, Malaysia.

Paper

2022

02 / 15
Oct
Volunteering

Joined the IEEEXtreme 16.0 Design Team

Worked on PR graphics design for IEEEXtreme 16.0, IEEE's global 24-hour programming competition for student teams, held on 22 October 2022.

Team
Aug
Leadership

Became Chair of the IEEE Computer Society IUB Student Branch Chapter

Led the chapter until May 2023, growing active membership from 20 to 304 and the executive board from 7 to 17 members.

2021

01 / 15
Entrepreneurship

Founded Neumentora

Started Neumentora, a platform offering mentorship, technical resources, and community support for students and professionals in technology.