Md Touhidul Islam
Md Touhidul Islam
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CONTACT
Email: touhidul.shohan@gmail.com
Email: touhid@psu.edu
Phone: +1 814 (Eight-Five-Two) 9392
CV: Here is a copy of my CV.
ABOUT ME
I am a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Informatics at Penn State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). I am working under the supervision of Dr. Syed Billah at the a11y lab. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (2017) and a Master’s in Informatics from Penn State (2024).
My current research focuses on leveraging generative AI to enhance human-computer interaction. More specifically, I use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) methods to fine-tune and enhance LLMs so that they can adapt to the user's needs.
This work builds on my earlier contributions to accessibility and interaction design, which include custom input devices, interface adaptations, and probabilistic models of non-visual usability. Grounded in participatory design and user validation, these efforts span desktop, mobile, and VR platforms.
My first-author publications have appeared in leading HCI venues including CHI, UIST (Best Paper Honorable Mention), ASSETS, IMWUT, and DIS (Best Paper Honorable Mention).
News
News
Our Paper "IKIWISI: An Interactive Visual Pattern Generator for Evaluating the Reliability of Vision-Language Models Without Ground Truth" has received an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper at DIS'25!
[April 2025] Our paper "IKIWISI: An Interactive Visual Pattern Generator for Evaluating the Reliability of Vision-Language Models Without Ground Truth" has been accepted for publication at DIS'25!
[March 2025] I am on the job market, open to full-time industry positions!
[November 2024] Received Graduate Student Travel grant (IST, Penn State) to attend UIST'24 in Pittsburgh, USA! (~1500 USD)
[October 2024] Attended UIST'24 in wonderful Pittsburgh, USA!
[October 2024] Wheeler's promo is available on the SIGCHI YouTube channel!
[October 2024] Our paper "Wheeler: A Three-Wheeled Input Device for Usable, Efficient, and Versatile Non-Visual Interaction" has received an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper at UIST'24!
[August 2024] Our paper "Identifying Crucial Objects in Blind and Low-Vision Individuals' Navigation" has been accepted for publication at ASSETS'24! [link]
[August 2024] Our demo "Demonstration of Wheeler: A Three-Wheeled Input Device for Usable, Efficient, and Versatile Non-Visual Interaction" has been accepted for publication at UIST'24 Adjunct! [link]
[June 2024] Our paper "Wheeler: A Three-Wheeled Input Device for Usable, Efficient, and Versatile Non-Visual Interaction" has been accepted for publication at UIST'24! [link]
[May 2024] Passed my Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam. Officially a Ph.D. candidate now!
[February 2024] Got my Master's in Informatics on my way to a Ph.D.!
[October 2023] Attened Ubicomp/ISWC'23 in majestic Cancun, Mexico!
[September 2023] Received Graduate Student Travel grant (IST, Penn State) to attend Ubicomp'23 in Cancun, Mexico! (~3000 USD)
[April 2023] Attended CHI'23 in beautiful Hamburg, Germany!
[April 2023] Our paper "SpaceXMag: An Automatic, Scalable, and Fast Space Compactor of Smartphone Apps for Low-Vision Screen Magnifier Users" has been accepted at IMWUT'23! [link]
[February 2023] Received Graduate Student Travel grant (IST, Penn State) to attend CHI'23 in Hamburg, Germany! (~4000 USD)
[January 2023] Our paper "A Probabilistic Model and Metrics for Estimating Perceived Accessibility of Desktop Applications in Keystroke-Based Non-Visual Interactions" has been accepted in CHI'23! [link]
[November 2022] Received travel grant from Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund!
[May 2022] Passed my Qualifying Exam, one more step completed in the Ph.D. journey!
[April 2021] Our paper “Understanding Screen Readers’ Plugins” has been accepted in ASSETS'21! [link]
[January 2021] Started my Ph.D. in Informatics at Pennsylvania State University!
[April 2020] Our paper “Reducing Storage Requirement in Blockchain Networks Using Overlapping Data Distribution.” has been accepted in ICBC'20! [link]
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