Since my early youth, I have been passionate about mathematics and computer programming. I enjoyed participating in competitions that allowed me to evaluate and sharpen my skills in these areas. Right after completing my secondary education in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, I learned my first programming language, C, and built a simple Tic-Tac-Toe game using the Turbo C compiler in 2004.

Around that time, I learned about the nationwide Mathematical Olympiad in Bangladesh and eagerly registered. Over the years, I participated in several regional and national math and programming Olympiads and was selected twice for the National Math Camp in Dhaka — part of the selection process for the Bangladesh team in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). In 2007, I earned a Bronze Medal in the Asian-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad (APMO), the first year Bangladesh took part in this prestigious contest. As an associate member nation then, the evaluation was done locally, and the experience served as an early milestone in Bangladesh’s global math Olympiad journey. I’m proud to see how far the country has come in this field since.

My programming skills in C and C++ developed further during my undergraduate years. In fact, I was among the top 5 performers in the Computer Programming course out of 180 students during my first semester. As an electrical engineering student, I naturally became proficient in MATLAB through assignments and projects on numerical methods, signal processing, and physics. I also explored embedded systems and built microcontroller-based circuits as part of my personal projects. 

After graduating from BUET, I worked for seven years in Bangladesh across three companies in the software and telecommunications sectors. At Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh (SRBD), a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, I gained hands-on experience with Java and Android development between 2012 and 2015. I was awarded an “Advanced” rank in their internal software certification exam — a recognition of my problem-solving skills in programming. Later, I transitioned into the telecommunications field, working at SSD-Tech and then Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL). During this time, I expanded my skill set to include IP networking, routing, switching, fiber-optic transmission, and technical project management. 

My professional experience in Bangladesh laid a strong foundation for my graduate studies in the United States. I joined Oklahoma State University as a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in Spring 2020, completing my degree in December 2023. At OSU, I was a part of the Wireless Laboratory and explored wireless sensing and machine learning. I also started working with Python and its machine learning libraries, such as Scikit-learn and TensorFlow, as part of both coursework and research. Additionally, I worked extensively in MATLAB for image processing projects — six of which are showcased on my GitHub.

After completing my Ph.D., I began a postdoctoral research position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on artificial intelligence in medical imaging. Starting in Summer 2025, I will be joining UT Southwestern Medical School (UTSW) as a Research Instructor to continue advancing my work at the intersection of AI and healthcare.