Welcome
I am a postdoctoral research fellow at CSIRO Health Intelligence team, under the Health & Biosecurity business unit based in Westmead, Sydney. I completed my PhD at the Research School of Computer Science in the Australian National University (ANU). I was part of the Human Centred Computing (HCC) group. My doctoral research involved looking at the effects of auditory and visual stimuli on human physiological signals to analyse how human affective (emotional) reasoning is influenced by sensory input, particularly different types of music. I also worked as a lecturer, academic tutor and supervisor for bachelors and masters students projects at ANU. I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and an accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFA).
Research Interests
I have a broad range of research interests in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Some of these are highlighed below:
My research publications can be found here. Also take a look at my Google Scholar profile.
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Developing, validating and implementing novel and interpretable machine learning algorithms and workflows for applications in healthcare such as improving productivity and efficiency, informing treatment effectiveness, risk stratification and clinical decision support
Lecturer
Worked as lecturer for the Fuzzy Logic section of the course "Neural Networks, Deep Learning and Bio-inspired Computing"
Subject Matter Expert
Worked as subject matter expert to develop content for CS101: Programming and Computational Thinking
Academic Tutor
Worked as a tutor for the course "Human Computer Interface Design and Evaluation" and "Web Development and Design". Conducted tutorials on design principles, user evaluation, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, HTML, CSS, Javascript etc. Marked assignments and examination scripts
Research Assistant
Conducted interviews of domain experts for the project “Immersive Data Visualisation of Population-Scale Genome Architectures” and prepared evaluation reports for the project
Chief Academic Tutor
Participated in course design of "Special Topics in Computer Science". Conducted tutorials and trained students to use various wearable devices for human physiological signal collection. Conducted oral examination.
Dance Instructor
Taught south asian classical dance Bharatanatyam. Participated in choreographing and performing for many prestiguous events all around Bangladesh.
My full resume can be found here.
Awards & Certifications
- Winner of People's Choice Award in ANU 3 minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2020. It is an international competition where higher degree research candidates present to an audience on what their research is and why it is important in plain language for three minutes, with only a single PowerPoint slide.
- Best Early to Mid Career (EMCR) poster presentation at the Westmead Research and Innovation Conference 2022.
- Winner in the monster division of Australian Dance Crew Championship (ADCC) ACT Qualifier 2021
- Selected to represent The Australian National University in Global Young Scientists' Summit (GYSS) 2020
- Recipient of Australian Government Research Training Program International Fee Offset Scholarship 2017 - 2021
- Recipient of Australian Government Research Training Program International Stipend Scholarship 2017 - 2021
- Honourable Mention in RFL Inspiring Women Award in Category: Leaders of Tomorrow 2015
- Recipient of EBL-DUAA Inspiration Scholarship 2015
- Graduated with First Class in Bharatanatyam Dance from Chhayanaut Cultural Centre 2010
Media Releases
My research work has been featured in over 100 Australian and international media outlets. Some of these are mentioned below:
- I talked about the effects of pop music on the brain on ABC Radio Darwin's Morning Show by Jo Laverty. Listen to it here
- I was interviewed on ABC Radio Hobart's Mornings by Piia Wirsu where I discussed my research on Music and AI. Listen to it here
- The Canberra Times published an article on unconventional research topics and my PhD research was featured, "Canberra PhD theses branching out from the norm"
- I talked about the postive effects of music in children's brain development for one of the leading television channels in Bangladesh, Jamuna television, "সঙ্গীতচর্চা কীভাবে শিশুদের মস্তিষ্ক বিকাশে সহায়তা করে? | Brain development"
- My PhD research was featured on ANU Reporter Magazine's Volume 51, "Why chart toppers aren’t heart stoppers"
- I was interviewed on Ausbiz TV Startup Daily. I talked about my research on music and it's effect on mental health. Watch it here
- Canberra Weekly published an artcle featuring my PhD research and 3 minute thesis, "Your brain is a Bieber fan (even if you’re not) and it’s good for you"
- I was interviewed on ABC Radio Melbourne's Drive by Rafael Epstein to talk about my research on Music and AI. Listen to it here
- I was interviewed on ABC Radio Canberra's Drive by Anna Vidot to talk about my research on Music and AI. Listen to it here
- I talked about my research work and 3 minute thesis talk on Mix 106.3 Canberra and 2CC Canberra's Leon Delaney Drive Show
- ANU Media published an article featuring my 3 minute thesis talk, "Music meets AI: Could listening to Bieber be good for you?"
- I participated in the Bangla podcast Bangla Tech Talk where I talked about my research, ethical issues in HCI and my love for dance. Listen to it here
Hobbies and Interests
When I'm not running experiments or doing analysis for my research, I can be found dancing with the amazing dancers of Newtown Popping Studio and Samarpana Institute of Dance in Sydney. Previously I was part of an all-female street dance crew at Project Beats Dance Studio in Canberra. We received 1st place in the monster division of Australian Dance Crew Championship (ADCC) 2021 - ACT Qualifier and 3rd place in mega crew division of Hiphop International (HHI) - Nationals 2021. Here are some photos of me with my dance crew.
I also enjoy reading books and traveling all around the world. Check out some of my favourite photos I took during my travels.
Other Activities and Latest News
- I became an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
- My talk at CHI 2021 is available online. Watch it here
- I was program committee member for DIS 2021, OzCHI 2020, ICONIP 2019
- I served as a student volunteer in IUI 2021
- I appeared in a segment of ABC Catalyst episode Mars: Our Second Home? Watch it here
- I served as the Logistics Chair for OzCHI 2020
- I served as a peer reviewer for Neural Networks , IMWUT , CHI 2021 , INTERACT 2021 , OzCHI 2020 and ICONIP 2019