Saquib Ahmed — Portfolio

Education

PhD in Computer Science

UMBC — Aug 2022 – Running

Focus: Human Computer Interaction

MSc in Computer Science

UMBC — Aug 2022 – Dec 2024

Graduated Cum Laude

BSc in CSE

BRAC University — May 2016 – Aug 2019

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

UMBC — May 2025 – Present

Ideation & design of Gamified Learning to Prepare High School Students for Phishing Attacks.
Paper accepted: Enhancing Image Comprehension: The Impact of AI-Generated Explanations on Perception of Altered and Synthetic Media at AIES 2025.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UMBC — Jan 2025 – May 2025

Course:Principles of Programming Languages

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UMBC — Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

Course: Computer Architecture

Graduate Research Assistant

UMBC — May 2024 – Aug 2024

Understanding the Impact of YouTube Videos on Parents of Children with Developmental Delay and Disabilities accepted in GROUP 2025.
Posters titled Post-Roe Public Discourse: A Temporal Analysis of Discussion on US Abortion Law Changes & The Dual Role of Student and Creator: Exploring the TikTok Experience accepted in CSCW 2024.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UMBC — Jan 2024 – May 2024

Course: Computer Architecture & Operating Systems

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UMBC — Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

Course: Computer Architecture

Graduate Research Assistant

UMBC — May 2023 – Aug 2023

Initiated the Fake Image Explanation project.
Paper titled Why should I bother to break the norm?: Exploring the Prospects of Adopting Technology Driven Solutions by Indian Shrimp Farmers accepted in CSCW 2023.
Poster titled Optimizing Video Dataset Related to Children with Developmental Delays: An ML-Based Approach accepted in MASC-SLL 2023.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UMBC — Jan 2023 – May 2023

Courses: Computer Architecture & Machine Learning

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UMBC — Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

Course: Computer Architecture

Team Lead — Knowledge Team

Shikho Technologies Bangladesh Ltd — Nov 2020 – Aug 2022

Created ICT & Mathematics courses for secondary & higher secondary students.
Led two teams to release multiple courses on the Shikho platform.

Subject Matter Expert

Shikho Technologies Bangladesh Ltd — Jul 2020 – Nov 2020

Scriptwriting for Mathematics course videos; collaborated with leadership, animation & voice teams.

Contractual Lecturer

BRAC University — Jan 2020 – Aug 2022

Courses: Discrete Math, Digital Logic Design Lab, Compiler Lab, Numerical Methods (Theory & Lab), Programming I/II Labs, Intro to CS Lab, Economic Geography & Environmental Sciences.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

BRAC University — Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

Courses: Discrete Mathematics; Digital Electronics & Pulse Techniques

Selected Publications

AIES 2025 (Upcoming)

Enhancing Image Comprehension: The Impact of AI Generated Explanations on Perception of Altered and Synthetic Media — Saquib Ahmed, Tejo Gayathri Busireddy, and Sanorita Dey.

GROUP 2025

Understanding the Impact of YouTube Videos on Parents of Children with Developmental Delay and Disabilities — Saquib Ahmed, Md Nazmus Sakib, and Sanorita Dey.

CSCW Companion 2024

The Dual Role of Student and Creator: Exploring the TikTok Experience — Bharadwaj Kuruba Bulley, Shravika Tirumala, Bhavani Shankar Mahamkali, Md Nazmus Sakib, Saquib Ahmed, and Sanorita Dey.

CSCW Companion 2024

Post‑Roe Public Discourse: A Temporal Analysis of Discussion on US Abortion Law Changes — Harisahan N. Venkata, Varshitha Palakurthi, Sree Sai Bindu Devalam, Md Nazmus Sakib, Saquib Ahmed, and Sanorita Dey.

CSCW 2023

Why should I bother to break the norm? Adopting Tech‑Driven Solutions by Indian Shrimp Farmers — Lokesh Medarametla, Saquib Ahmed, and Sanorita Dey.

MASC-SLL2023

Optimizing Video Dataset Related to Children with Developmental Delays: An ML‑Based Approach — Saquib Ahmed, Nazmus Sakib, Sanorita Dey.

IEEE CSDE 2020

Classification of Non-Topological Magnetic Configurations Using Machine Learning — Saffat Bokul, Samiha Sabrin Shukur, Saquib Ahmed, Tonmoy Kumar Bhowmick, and Md. Ashraful Alam.

Academic Projects

Online Car Rental System

Database

Donation Management System

Systems Analysis & Design

Fire Alarm Using Arduino

Microprocessor

Agriculture‑Based IoT

Digital System Design

Classifying Uninfected & Parasitized Malaria Using CNN & AlexNet

Machine Learning (Undergraduate)

Line Following Robot Using Raspberry Pi

Computer Interfacing

Detecting Pneumonia from Chest Xray Images Using CNN

Artificial Intelligence

Confidence Estimation of Model while Classifying Breast Cancer with Explainable AI

Machine Learning (Graduate)

Technical Skills

Programming

Python Java C/C++ MATLAB JavaScript HTML/CSS

Frameworks & Libraries

PyTorch TensorFlow scikit‑learn Pandas NumPy Matplotlib Seaborn

Data & Tools

MySQL Anaconda Jupyter Google Colab VS Code GitHub IBM SPSS

Systems & IoT

Windows Ubuntu Arduino Raspberry Pi Cisco Packet Tracer

Core Competencies

Machine Learning Data Science Data Analysis Quantitative & Qualitative Research Survey Data Visualization Hypothesis Testing Problem Solving

Achievements & Scholarships

UMBC MSc — Graduated Cum Laude.
Fully funded scholarship & graduate assistantship, CSEE @ UMBC.
UMBC GSA travel funding — GROUP 2025, CSCW 2023 & 2024.
BRAC University BSC Graduated Magna Cum Laude
BRAC University — Merit Scholarship (Top 10%), Highest Distinction; VC’s List (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) & Dean’s List (2016, 2017, 2019).
BRAC Residential Semester — VC certificate.

Service & Activities

Student representative in promotion & tenure review (UMBC).
Paper reviewer — ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare (2024).
Deputy Head — ML Dept, CVIS Lab @ BRAC University (2018–2019).

Competitor — Bangladesh National Science Olympiad (2015); National Math Olympiad (2013, 2015); National Language Festival (2013).
President (2014) & Chief Editor (2013) — Scintilla Science Club, St. Joseph Higher Secondary School.
Participant — Mathematics & Science assessments (UNSW).