Hi! I am Saiful Islam Salim, a 3rd year Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science (CS) at the University of Arizona (UofA). I am currently working as a Graduate Assistant (Research) in the CLU Lab under the supervision of Dr. Mihai Surdeanu. My research interests lie in NLP.
Before coming to UofA, I worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) (November 2018 - July 2021) under the supervision of Prof. A. B. M. Alim Al Islam. I have completed my M.Sc. and B. Sc. in CSE from BUET in August 2021 and October 2018 respectively. I was a member of the Next-generation Computing (NeC) research group in CSE, BUET.
Research Interests
My research broadly focuses on ML, covering the following:
Natural Language Processing
Computer Networks and Security
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Optimization
Educational Background
The University of Arizona
Ph.D. in Computer Science (August 2021 - Present)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (November 2018 - August 2021)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (July 2014 - October 2018)
Govt. Science College
Higher Secondary School Certificate (2011 - 2013)
Awards and Recognitions
Graduate College Fellowship (The University of Arizona) [Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024]
ICT Fellowship [2019 - 2020]
(ICT- Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Govt. of Bangladesh)
University Technical Scholarship [2014 - 2018]
5th Position (AI-Based Dhaka Traffic Detection Challenge) [2020]
1st Runner-up (Hand written digit recognition competition, National Robotech Festival) [2017]
Professional Experience
The University of Arizona, Arizona, USA
Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science (Summer 2022 - Present)
The University of Arizona, Arizona, USA
Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science (Fall 2021 - Spring 2024)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Assistant at NeC Lab, Department of CSE (November 2018 - July 2021)
Contact Information
Room 749, Gould-Simpson, Dept. of CS, UofA, Arizona, USA.
Email: saifulislam AT email DOT arizona DOT edu, salim DOT buet DOT 13 AT gmail DOT com