Ahmed Sayeed Faruk

About Me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago, working under Dr. Elena Zheleva. My research focuses on social recommendation systems, contextual bandits, causal inference in networks, and bias in large language models. In particular, my work focuses on designing and evaluating spillover-aware contextual bandits in networked settings to optimize long-term rewards.

Education

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Ph.D. in Computer Science, August 2019 – Present

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
M.S. in Computer Science, CGPA: 4.00/4.00, May 2025

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, CGPA: 3.73/4.00, 2014

Research Interests

• Social Recommendation Systems

• Contextual Bandits

• Causal Inference

• Bias in Large Language Models