Background
Rahat is a Ph.D. student at School of Computing, University of Utah. He is a member of Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute and currently working with his advisor, Dr. Paul Rosen.
His research interests include Data Visualization, Deep Learning, Pattern Analysis and Recognition, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Reinforcement Learning, and Internet of Things.
Rahat started his Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona with Dr. Stephen Kobourov (2021) and then transferred to University of Utah on his 2nd Year.
Rahat was born and raised in Bangladesh. He did his Bachelor of Science program with a thesis on “Deep Learning and Computer Vision” from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) (2016-2020). After his BSc, he was an R&D intern at Ultra X Asia Pacific (2020), and later joined as a programmer at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) (2021).
Publications
CV
GitHub
Current Occupation
I am currently working as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Utah (School of Computing). I am researching on Machine Learning & Data Visualization.
Education
PhD in Computer Science (CS) - on going
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United StatesBachelor in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Khulna-9203, Bangladesh
Academic Awards
- Dean's Award 2nd, 3rd and 4th year, Dept. of CSE, KUET
- Vocational Scholarship For all 4 years, Dept. of CSE, KUET
- Vocational Scholarship For all 4 years, Dept. of CSE, KUET
- Top 10% merit position in the class, Dept. of CSE, KUET
- Class Representative For 3 consecutive years, Dept. of CSE, KUET
- 1st in KUET ITEE Level-2: FE Exam, Passer ID: FE2019OCT00049
Technical Skills
Programming/Scripting/Markup Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| C, C++ | |
| Python | |
| TypeScript | |
| Javascript | |
| Java | |
| R | |
| Bash | |
| HTML | |
| CSS |
Frameworks/DBMS/Libraries/APIs
| Name | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| D3 | |
| React+Redux | |
| Plotly | |
| Keras | |
| OpenCV | |
| TensorFlow | |
| Scikit-Learn | |
| Django | |
| PyQt | |
| Bootstrap | |
| jQuery |
Operating System Expertise
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Arch Linux | |
| Manjaro | |
| Windows | |
| Debian | |
| Ubuntu | |
| Raspbian | |
| Fedora (OS-tree) |
Research Interests
- Data Visualization
- Deep Learning
- Pattern Analysis and Recognition
- Computer Vision
- Image Processing
- Reinforcement Learning
- Internet of Things
Competitions and Awards
International
- 4th IEEE YESIST12 Maker Fair, Stamford International University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Among 70 teams from 20 countries.
- Finalist IEEE SS12 Innovation Challenge, NSBM Green University, Colombo Sri Lanka
- Among 46 teams from 16 countries.
- Finalist HULT Prize Regional Finale, MaGIC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1,600,000 students from 120+ countries participated in the on-campus round to compete in the finale.
- 2nd Award Code Samurai Hackathon 2019, Dhaka University, Dhaka
- Among 297 national teams.
- Runners up Code Samurai Hackathon 2019, Dhaka University, Dhaka
- Among 297 national teams.
National
- Runners up Datathon, Technovation 2.0, North South University, Dhaka
- First Datathon in Bangladesh.
- Among 50+ national teams.
- Champion Student to Startup 2019, Dhaka
- Awarded Bangabandhu Grand worth of BDT 1000000 for startup on a science project.
- Champion Ignition 2: Project Competition, KUET, Khulna
- Champion YESIST12 on-Campus Selection, KUET, Khulna
- Among 5 teams
- Champion University Day Project Show 2019, KUET, Khulna
- Runners Up University Day Poster Presentation 2019, KUET, Khulna,
- Among 25+ teams
- Runners Up ULAB EEE Fest Poster Presentation, University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka
- Among 20+ teams
Regional
- Champion SS12 Macro Innovation Regional Selection, KUET, Khulna
- Among 25+ teams
- Runners Up HULT Prize Campus Round, KUET, Khulna
- Among 20+ teams
- Best Project Award Fablab Workshop, KUET, Khulna
- Developed Smile detection camera in raspberry pi.
- Among 8 teams attending the workshop.
- Champion Intra University Math Olympiad, KUET, Khulna
- Among 60+ teams.
Other Participation
- Google Cloud Next'18 Bangladesh, Asia Pacific University, Dhaka
- Organized by Google Cloud Developers Bangla Group.
- Round 2 of Channel i Search for Innovators, Season 2 by A2I, Channel i head quarter
Programming Contests
 Top 22%  Kaggle: Santander Customer Transaction Prediction
ACM ICPC Online Preliminary Contest
Participated on 4 consecutive years contests.- 2020: 201st out of 1805 national teams.
- 2019: 458th out of 1788 national teams.
- 2018: 706th out of 1604 national teams.
- 2017: 1109th out of 1454 national teams.
- Best 2k15 Team Intra KUET Programming Contest, KUET, Khulna
- Among 120+ teams
- 15th Intra KUET Programming Contest, KUET, Khulna
- Among 100+ teams
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Bengali | Native Proficiency |
| English | Professional Working Proficiency |
| Japanese | JLPT N4 Level |
| Hindi | Professional Working Proficiency |