Research Interests

My main research interests include virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (XR), and human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and computer vision. My core research interests evolved around three primary research questions – 1) How to make XR more accessible and comfortable for a better user experience? 2) How can we develop autonomous XR technologies that are intelligent and safe? 3) How to use XR technologies to improve human life and solve real-life challenges? My research is interdisciplinary as it intersects with different research modalities, and I am always excited to collaborate with others from different fields of research.

Research Experience (8 years)

The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA January 2021 - Present

Research Assistant with Dr. John Quarles, San Antonio Virtual Environments Lab (SAVE), Department of Computer Science

Conducted research on multimodal feedback techniques to increase the accessibility of immersive virtual reality.
Developed virtual environments, recruited 500 participants, conducted user studies, and performed data analytics for VR applications.
Supervised one undergraduate and one master’s student for research.
Assisted undergraduate, Master’s, and Ph.D. students in multidisciplinary projects funded by NSF and Intel Inc.
Presented project demos to prospective students; featured in university newsletter and media.
Contributed to publications, conference presentations, and invited talks.

University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA May 2018 – May 2019

Graduate Research Assistant with Dr. Ahyoung Lee, Department of Computer Science

Conducted research on performance study of optimal load balancing and scheduling for network flow management in a software-defined network.
Implemented application, control, and data plane layers of SDN architecture and developed mechanisms for efficient network flow management.
Assisted undergraduate and Master’s students in multidisciplinary research projects funded by NSF.
Successfully passed the graduate thesis defense with a 4.00/4.00 in the 6 credit thesis courses.

Varendra University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh September 2015 – August 2017

Research Faculty, Department of Computer Science

Supervised 18 undergraduate students for their final year thesis on Human-Centered Computing, Computer Vision, AI, and Image Processing.
Participated in multiple faculty research training sessions and received certification.
Awarded research grant by Varendra University for excellence in research and publishing with students and faculty.

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh January 2014 – December 2015

Undergraduate Research with Rizoan Toufiq and Dr. Al Mamun, Department of Computer Science

Conducted research on performance improvement of face recognition system using 7-state Hidden Markov Model and SVD coefficients.
Successfully passed undergraduate thesis defense with a 4.00/4.00 in the 6 credit thesis courses.