Experience
Research Experience
Center for Computational & Data Sciences (CCDS) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Assistant (Part-Time)
September 2023 – Present- Evaluated the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) across various downstream tasks in low-resource languages like Bangla using techniques including prompting, fine-tuning, etc..
- Pretrained a new Bangla Language Model Bangla-Llama-2-7B based on meta’s Llama-2 7B model with a large Bangla corpus of around 12 GB using LORA methodology. [Code] [HF HUB]
- Currently working on training instruction-following LLaMA-based models for the Bangla language, focusing on enhancing natural language understanding and generation in a low-resource setting.
Industry Experience
Therap (BD) Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh
Therap Services LLC - Connecticut, USA
Machine Learning Engineer II
October 2024 – Present- Researching the applications of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) for activity recognition in videos to enhance remote patient monitoring in medical care facilities.
Machine Learning Engineer
October 2022 – September 2024- Working on a project to develop a computer vision-based product for remote patient monitoring within medical care facilities.
- Led the development of a video-redaction system that enables precise redaction of target individuals in a video using Person Detection, Instance Segmentation models, and Multi-object Trackers.
- Designed efficient stream-processing pipelines with optimized computer vision models using NVIDIA Deepstream SDK, enabling real-time video analytics on NVIDIA Jetson devices.
- Contributed to a U.S. patent for a non-invasive, real-time identification and redaction system in a monitored environment.
Associate Machine Learning Engineer
September 2021 – September 2022- Explored recent researches regarding various deep learning-based Computer Vision tasks such as Object Detection, Face Recognition, Pose Estimation, Segmentation, Activity Recognition etc. for different scenarios.
- Experimented with cutting-edge vision based Activity Recognition models on established benchmark datasets and assessed the real-time performance of these models on live camera feeds.
- Worked with a variety of depth sensors to utilize depth data in evaluating the effectiveness of depth-map based Human Activity Recognition models.