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Undergraduate student with professional software engineering and research experience. Interested in Machine Learning & Cloud Computing.

Dhaka, Bangladesh tasinishmam@gmail.com
Skills
  • Languages: Python, Javascript, Typescript, Java, C++
  • Frameworks: Pytorch, NodeJS (Express), React, Hyperledger Fabric
  • Database: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis
  • Tools: Git, Docker, Bash, Unit Testing, REST & GraphQL
  • Platforms: Azure, Facebook Developer Platform, Heroku, Firebase
Education

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
B.Sc in Computer Science & Engineering
April, 2017 - Present

  • CGPA: 3.89
  • Ranked 9th in Department.
  • Received 10 Scholarships of Merit from University.
  • Deans List (Every Semester).
  • Executive Committee Member of IEEE Computer Society - Buet Student Branch.
Work Experience

Developer Advocate (Part-Time Contractor)
Prisma
March, 2022 - Present

  • Educate developers about our products and maintain tutorials, framework specific templates and related tooling/infrastructure.
  • Write tutorials, blog posts, etc. and give technical workshops, product demos and conference presentations.

Developer Success Engineer (Part-Time Contractor)
Prisma
July, 2021 - Feb, 2022

  • Lead maintainer for HowtographQL, a GraphQL focused open-source learning website with over 600,000 yearly visitors. Link �
  • Provided technical support and guidance on topics related to Prisma’s Node.js ORM, Typesafety, Database design, Query Optimization and other related issues to over 200 developers using Prisma’s software.

Software Engineer/Blockchain Engineer (Part-Time)
Technohaven - Software and IT services
Nov, 2020 - Mar, 2021

  • Acted as lead backend engineer (team of four), where I was responsible for designing backend architecture and overseeing development.
  • Worked on developing a REST API, using NodeJS and MySQL, for a vaccine passport platform and deploying on Azure.

Blockchain Engineer (Internship)
Technohaven - Software and IT services
June, 2020 - August,2020

  • Training and Internship program coordinated by Emali Limited and Hong-Kong Blockchain Society as a part of Bangladesh Government’s Fast Track Future Leader program.
  • Received hands on training on distributed ledger technologies like Hyperledger Fabric and R3 Corda.
  • Developed an academic certificate verification platform using Hyperledger Fabric and Nodejs. Link

Software Developer (Freelance)
Symbl - Software & Web Technology Company
Nov, 2018 - Jan, 2020

  • Developed backend applications for Business Pages on Facebook. Services include - Customizable Chatbots, Subscription News Service, Analytics and Page Management tools.
  • Facebook application helped improve client’s social media presence by maximizing user engagement and providing better analytics and data.
  • Developed Android application for client. App used to promote communal harmony by demonstrating that all four major religions in Bangladesh preach the same message of peace and tolerance.
Publications

3D-FFS: Faster 3D object detection with Focused Frustum Search in sensor fusion based networks (Preprint)
Aniruddha Ganguly*, Tasin Ishmam*, Khandker Aftarul Islam*, Md Zahidur Rahman, Md. Shamsuzzoha Bayzid
* Co-first Authors

  • Accepted in the 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2021)
Research & Projects

Large Scale Extractive News Summarization Benchmark Dataset in Bangla
[ Text Summarization, Natural Language Processing, Low Resource Languages, Benchmark Dataset ]

  • Worked to prepare the first large-scale high quality news summarization benchmark dataset in Bangla.
  • Implemented multiple state of the art BERT and RNN based news summarization models for Bangla.
  • Did extensive work in data preparation, data processing and data quality evaluation.

Exploring Oppurtunities for Online Education of Special Needs Individuals in Bangladesh
[ Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Qualitative Research ]

  • Research project to identify problems faced by special needs children in online education.
  • Did qualitative research by conducting interviews, surveys and need-finding.
  • First author in a manuscript that will be submitted to CHI 2022.

Covid-19 Awareness Website - Corona In Bangladesh [ Nodejs, Express, MongoDB, Google Cloud Platform ]

  • Web platform created to serve as an information hub about the Covid-19 epidemic in Bangladesh.
  • Recognized by Bangladesh Government as a reliable Covid-19 related news outlet, received coverage in national news and has over 50,000 visits.

Online Legal Services (Wills & LPA) - Neolexical
[ Nodejs, Firebase, Serverless/Cloud Functions, React, Stripe ]

  • Website with integrated Will & LPA making platform developed for UK based law firm Neolexical Ltd.
  • Responsible for project management, product design, deployment, operations and integrations (payment, emails etc).

For my full project portfolio, visit the Projects Section.

Awards & Achievements
  • IEEE Computer Society Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society Award Received UPE Honor Society Award for academic excellence in the field of computing. Notably, I’m only the second person from my country to receive this prestigious award.
  • Best Financial Technology (FinTech) Project - Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh 2021 Designed and prototyped a peer to peer credit lending platform for Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Blockchain developed with R3 Corda and Hyperledger Indy.
  • Runners Up - Grameenhphone Digital Ninja Hackathon 2020
    Backend Web Category. Cleared multiple rounds of quizzes and coding challenges. In the final round, developed a scalable and secure API for hotel booking using nodejs (Express Framework).
  • Winner - National Hackathon On Frontier Technologies 2020
    Proposed an AI-based system for solving the problem of viral fake news and misinformation in Bangladesh. Designed a prototype framework help monitor, identify and combat fake news.
  • Award of Merit - International Blockchain Olympiad 2020
    Designed a comprehensive academic document verification platform based on Hyperledger Fabric.
  • Winner – Idea Competition, BUET CSE FEST 2019
    Designed a solution to reduce organic waste in dense urban areas by vermi-composting. Proposed novel waste collection mechanism and demonstrated profitability and return on investment within 4 years.
  • Second Runners Up – Hackathon on Cloud Computing, BUET CSE Fest 2019
    Developed a chatbot that can search for songs and make recommendations based on your current mood. Made using ReactJS, Firebase and Amazon Rekognition.
  • Runners Up - AI Competition, BUET CSE Fest 2018
    The challenge was to create a AI to play the video game Bomberman. Written in Python.
  • Dean’s List Scholarship (2018 to 2021)
    Award for academic excellence. Received this award consecutively for every academic year of undergraduate studies.
Volunteering
  • Student Volunteer - ACM Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering 2020
    Co-hosted conference session titled “Empirical Methodology and Software Documentation” and provided technical support.

  • Media Committee Chair - IEEE Computer Society Buet Student Chapter [2019-2021]
    Helped organize seminars on software development and IEEE events. Responsible for photography, social media promotion and technical support for various events.

Professional Development
  • Startup Training Program and Incubation - Maker’s Lab (Tech Mahindra)
    Two month long training program on building and managing a startup, managing finances, growth and international expansion etc. Technical training imparted on technologies including Machine Learning, Blockchain and Mobile Application Development.
  • STAQ Quantum Ideas Summer School 2020 - Duke University 5 Day summer school program on Quantum Computing funded by the US National Science Foundation. Learnt about Quantum Architectures, Quantum Algorithms, Superconductors and Error Correction.
  • Deep Learning Specialization - Coursera 5-course series on Deep Neural Networks, Computer Vision & RNNs. Instructed by Professor Andrew NG, Stanford University. Certificate
  • Youth Leadership Bootcamp - Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center
    Residential workshop designed to teach students and young professionals about leadership & professional skills.