About me

Hello, this is Mashiat! I am currently a first year CS Ph.D. student in Purdue University, working in the Graphics and Visualization Lab, advised by Dr. Xavier Tricoche. I previously earned my Bachelors degree from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology and worked as a lecturer there for a year. Currently I am aiming for a research oriented career in the field of Graphics and Visualization.

My undergraduate thesis was in Bioinformatics under the supervision of Dr. Md.Shamsuzzoha Bayzid on building a prediction model for Alzheimer's Disease based on genetic data. Over the last four years, I participated in multiple competitions in the field of Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Object Detection etc and won in a few. Our idea on AI Based Dengue Control & Monitor system won 2nd prize in Microsoft Azure Hackathon 2022 and UNDP Hackathon. I am also working on a project to identify dengue breeding sites in dhaka city under the guidance of Dr.Anindya Iqbal, Dr. Sohel Rahman, Dr. Manzur Murshed.

Besides my academics, I enjoy travelling, reading books, dancing, and specially charity work. I co-lead a project named Library Project in an NGO called Agami Education Foundation. Our project started in 2019 and till now we have reached around 2,000 underprivileged students aiming to improve their reading fluency and increasing their reading habit. I love to organize and lead people and have been involved in many extra curricular activities since my childhood.

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Research Experience

Research Experience

  1. Research Intern, Interactions Lab, University of Calgary

    July 2023 - September 2023

    Augmented Reality

    Human Computer Interaction

    Animation

    Working on a project in Augmented Reality, Animation and Interaction under the guidance of Dr. Ryo Suzuki & Dr. Rubaiat Habib Kazi in the Interactions Lab of the University of Calgary.

  2. Identification of dengue breeding places from aerial images

    June 2023 - Present

    Image Processing

    3D Computer Vision

    A study on identification of dengue breeding places from aerial images of different parts of Dhaka City, working under Dr.Anindya Iqbal and Dr. Manzur Murshed. Here we took drone images of three different areas and then processed it with Photogrammetry to generate a 3D dataset and an orthophoto. Now using the top view of the area, we are trying to identify key locations where the possibility for dengue breeding is high. We are using a combination of techniques of Computer Vision & Image Processing such as segmentation, histogram equalization, object detection for that.

  3. Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease based on genetic data

    June 2022 - October 2023

    Bioinformatics

    Data Analysis

    A study on developing a prediction model along with identifying relevant traits for AD based on SNPs of an individual under the supervision of Dr.Shamsuzzoha Bayzid collaborating with ICAHN School of Medicine. The SNPS were quality controlled to generate PRS values for different traits. These traits were passed through an automated feature selection pipeline to identify the important ones and then an ML model was trained for predicting different progression states of Alzheimer's Disease. Currently we are reviewing our manuscript for publication. [medRXiv]

  4. Development of Flood Forecasting System for Someshwari-Kangsa Sub-watershed of Bangladesh-India Using Different Machine Learning Techniques

    EGU General Assembly 2021

    Machine Learning

    In this study, five different machine learning algorithms were used to develop 180 independent models for flood forecasting in the Someshwari-Kangsa sub-watershed of Bangladesh, North Central hydrological region with 5772 km2 drainage area. The models used were exponent back propagation neural network (EBPNN), multilayer perceptron (MLP), support vector regression (SVR), DT Regression (DTR), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) based on a different combination of time lags for input data and lead time in forecast. [Link]

Resume

Experience

  1. Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Department of Computer Science, Purdue University August 24 - Present

    • (Fall 2024) CS 10100: Computer Literacy

  2. Lecturer

    Department of Computer Science & Engineering, BUET October 2023 - Present

    • (June 2023) Course Instructor : Computer Programming Theory and Sessional
    • (June 2023) Course Instructor : Software Engineering Sessional
    • (June 2023) Course Instructor : Embedded Systems and Interfacing Sessional

  3. Adjunct Lecturer

    Department of Computer Science & Engineering, BUET June 2023 - October 2023

    • (January 2023) Course Instructor : Computer Networking Sessional ( Lectures on NS-3 )
    • (January 2023) Course Instructor : Database Sessional
    • (January 2023) Course Instructor : Object Oriented Programming Sessional

  4. Software Engineer

    Sedbox Inc, Canada June 2022 - December 2022

    Worked on an existing R&D Project, extracted data using google APIs, automated website interaction extracting ROIs using OpenCV.

Education

  1. Ph.D., Computer Science

    Purdue University

    August 2024 - Present

    Taken Courses : Interactive Computer Graphics, Data Communication & Computer Networks

  2. BSc, Computer Science & Engineering

    Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

    March 2018 - May 2023

    CGPA : 3.96
    Rank : 4/129
    Notable Courses : Machine Learning, Simulation & Modelling, Computer Graphics, Software Engineering, Computer Security, Computer Networking, Artificial Intelligence, Operating System, Compiler, Bioinformatics, Computer Architecture, Microprocessor Microcontroller & Embedded Systems

  3. Higher Secondary Certificate

    Holy Cross College

    2015 - 2017

    GPA : 5.00

  4. Secondary School Certificate

    Holy Cross Girls' High School

    2013 - 2015

    GPA : 5.00

Highlighted Projects

  • Ray tracing

    Graphics

    OpenGL

    Implementation of Ray Tracing

    [Code]
    • 1. Implementation of ray tracing and illumination techniques using the Phong Lighting model
    • 2. Generation of realistic images of geometric shapes and a 2D plane
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    Robotics

    OpenCV

    Java

    Kibo Astrobee

    [Code] As a participant of the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge, Solved a robot navigation problem of Astrobee by creating a program to avoid obstacles and read QR tags at specified locations.

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    Academic

    OpenGL

    Computer Graphics Sessional

    [Code] Includes implementation of a raster based graphics pipeline and generation of different types of objects.

  • UI interactions of the week

    Software Development

    IntDesk

    [Code][FrontEnd]

    IntDesk is an all-in-one tech interview preperation platform. Here the users can solve problems that are asked in interviews of different software companies, can take assesments, and earn different badges to showcase their skills, and discuss their interview problems in a public forum.

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    XV6

    Implementation of an Operating System

    [Code] Developed the paging framework, scheduling & memory management of xv6 operating system, as well as implementing many other functionalities of the operating system.

  • Best fonts every designer

    Flex

    YACC

    Compiler

    [Code] Implementation of symbol table in CPP, lexical analyzer in Flex, Syntax and Semantic Analyzer in Bison and generating intermediate assembly code as part of an academic assignment.

  • UI interactions of the week

    Pygame

    PeraNaiChill

    [Code]

    For the pyweek gaming challenge, our team built four different pygames with each one in different levels.

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    Unity

    Flappy Bird

    [Code]

    A simple implementation of the game flappy bird on Unity.

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    Networking

    NS3

    Implementation of ASRAN algorithm in NS3

    [Code][Reference]

    Implementation of ASRAN algorithm to identify between transient link instability & congestion in a flying ad hoc network.

  • Best fonts every designer

    Web Scraping

    DealFinder

    [Code] Dealfinder is a platform where you can find all the tech deals and latest offers. It scrapes existing deals from websites, offers the consumers to choose their criterias for finding a product, then finds them the best deal on the internet.

Achievements

Competitions & Achievements

  1. 1st Runner Up - Microsoft Azure Virtual Hackathon 2022

    We built an AI based dengue forecast system that predicts the number of dengue cases in any given region based on the recent cases in that region and the state of different weather parameters.
    [Github] [Website]

  2. Champion - HerWill Datathon 2022

    We solved a problem of taxi demand forecasting problem using machine learning & data analysis.
    [Github] [Article]

  3. 2nd Runners Up - UNDP Women’s Hackathon 2021

    Built an AI-based Dengue Control and Monitor System.
    [Video] [Github] [Article]

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Honors & Awards

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    Honda Y-E-S Award '22

    A scholarship of US$3000 given to four individuals from engineering background all over Bangladesh by the HONDA Foundation.
    [Website][Article]

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    vGHC Scholar '21

    Recipient of GHC Scholarship given only to a few for attending a worldwide conference for women from stem background. [Website]

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    Dean's List

    Recipient of Dean’s List Scholarship for the year 2019, 2020, 2021 for academic excellence.

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    University Merit

    Recipient of University Merit Scholarship for the year 2019, 2020, 2021 for academic excellence.

Food for soul

Project 1

Lead, Agami Library Project

Leading the Agami Library Project of Agami Education Foundation since 2019 with my childhood friend, Taz. Our project aims to increase the reading habit of underprivileged students by establishing libraries in their schools and introducing a system. We lead a team of around fifty volunteers and have an intern. With their help, till now, we have reached around 2000 students and distributed around 2500 books.

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Project 2

Club Affiliations

Publication Committee Chair
IEEE Computer Society BUET Student Branch Chapter
Director, Media and Outreach
BUET Entrepreneurship Development Club
Treasurer, BUET Dance Club
President, Holy Cross College Science Club
Class Officer, Holy Cross College

Organizer, BUET CSE Fest 2022

A part of the organizing team of BUET CSE Fest 2022 which had several inter-university competitions such as hackathon, programming contest, deep learning competition, AI contest and several events such as cultural program, dance mob, treasure hunts, indoor and outdoor games.

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Project 2

Technical Team Member, Gyanjam

As a volunteer and a member of the startup - Gyanjam for around a year in 2018, I wrote blogs on technical instruments, helped organizing workshops in different schools and colleges and wrote social media posts for marketing. Visit our Youtube page

Dance Mob Organizer

I never had any professional training, but dancing is something I love. I love it more when I do it in a group. I have made numerous friendships, connections through this. I have actively organized three dance mobs in my university and have been a part of many more. Check out these dance mobs where I was a key organizer.


CSE Fest 2022 Dance Mob Onushurjo 17, First Dance Mob Onushurjo 17, Last Dance Mob
Project 2

Tours

Sikkim-Darjeeling Trip

Contact

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