General Information
Full Name | Kazi Shahrukh Omar |
Date of Birth | 05 May 1996 |
Languages | English, Bengali |
Education
- 2021 - 2026
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science
University of Illinois Chicago, USA
- GPA (Current): 4.00/4.00
- Advised by: Dr. Fabio Miranda
- Research area: urban computing, data analytics & visualization, applied machine learning
- 2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Military Institute of Science and Tehcnology, Bangladesh
- GPA: 3.71/4.00 (Top 10th percentile)
- Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Nazrul Islam
- Research Experience:
Developed a prediction model to detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for different age groups using a merged random forest (CART and ID3) classifier. The model could effectively predict autistic traits for all three age groups and was later deployed in a mobile application.
Developed a system for tracking Alzheimer patients’ health and location through IOT hardware modules and a mobile application.
Experience
- Aug 2021 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
- Supervisor: Dr. Fabio Miranda
- Research Experience:
Developed a comprehensive toolkit for gait data analysis and visualization (ongoing).
Investigated coverage of OpenStreetMap (OSM) sidewalk data and computed the trustworthiness index as an alternative measure to assess the quality of the data. Our study takes a step toward understanding OSM sidewalk data quality by evaluating its coverage and reliability.
Developed a novel computational framework based on a conditional generative adversarial neural network that enables the quantification of sunlight access and shadows at a global scale.
Developed an in-memory model to approximate spatiotemporal mobility-flow queries based on NeuralCubes - a neural network model for learning query-result approximation.
- Aug 2023 - Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois Chicago, USA
- CS 424: Visualization and Visual Analytics
- Course Instructor: Dr. Fabio Miranda.
- Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois Chicago, USA
- CS 424: Visualization and Visual Analytics
- Course Instructor: Dr. Fabio Miranda.
- Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois Chicago, USA
- CS 425: Computer Graphics
- Course Instructor: Dr. Fabio Miranda.
- Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
Lecturer
Uttara University, Bangladesh
- Courses Taught: Discrete Mathematics - Computer Peripheral, Interfacing and Maintenance - Digital Logic Design - Computer Graphics - Object Oriented Programming - Design and Analysis of Algorithms - Data Structures.
Honors and Awards
- 2018
- Merit Scholarship for academic performance, Military Institute of Science and Technology
- 2016, 2017
- Dean’s List Award (two consecuctive years), Military Institute of Science and Technology
Services
- 2022, 2023
- Volunteer for CAVE3 demos hosted by EVL, UIC.
- Oct 2021
- IEEE VIS Satelite Event (2021) volunteer. Held at EVL, UIC.
- 2018
- Class Representative, Department of CSE at Military Institute of Science and Technology.
Technical Skills
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Programming Languages
- Proficient: Python, C/C++
- Familiar: JavaScript, Java, R, MATLAB, Shell Scripting, Cython
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Web
- HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, React, Angular, Flask
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Libraries
- Data processing: NumPy, Pandas, Dask
- Geo-data processing: Geopandas, Osmium, Overpass, PlotOptiX, Pyrosm, Shapely, Spatialpandas
- Data visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, Vega-lite, d3.js, Three.js, Shiny
- Machine learning: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow
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Other Skills
- Version control - Git
- Latex/Overleaf
Standardized Test Scores
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International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
- Score: 8.0
- Listening: 8.5, Reading: 8.5, Writing: 6.5, Speaking: 7.5
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Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
- Score: 313
- Verbal Reasoning: 152, Quantitative Reasoning: 161, Analytical Writing: 4.0
Other Interests
- Hobbies: listening to music, playing Guitar, singing, travelling, cycling.