Software Engineer · AI & HCI Researcher

Rupali Tasnim Samad

Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh · University of Dhaka

I am a Software Engineer at Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh and a researcher working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human–computer interaction. I earned my B.Sc. in Software Engineering from the Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka with government scholarship for academic excellence in undergraduate program.

My work spans responsible AI, privacy, human–computer interaction, and efficient on-device intelligence. I have led two AI-driven patents since joining Samsung R&D. Over the past two years, I have worked with Dr. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed across three research projects. I have also collaborated with Dr. Sharifa Sultana at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Dr. Tanusree Sharma at Pennsylvania State University on different research projects.

Research interests: Responsible AI · Human–Computer Interaction · AI Privacy · AI for the Global South · On-device AI

Research at a Glance

Research, innovation, and impact

My work combines industry-led AI innovation with academic research on responsible and socially grounded intelligent systems.

2 AI Patents Privacy-preserving and efficient on-device AI 2 Accepted Papers CHI 2026 and ACM COMPASS 2026 2 Ongoing Studies Digital health and privacy in shared LLM use First Woman AI Patent Lead At Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh

The first AI patent initiative was led end-to-end and received Samsung’s highest internal evaluation grade.

Recent Highligts

July. 2026	Another invention disclosures were filed at Samsung Headquarters.
May. 2026	Our paper Bangladesh AI Readiness: Gaps in Curriculum, Infrastructure, and Governance was accepted at ACM COMPASS 2026.
May. 2026	One invention disclosures received highest grade from Samsung Headquarters.
Mar 2026	Our paper Bangladesh's AI Readiness: Perspectives from the Academia, Industry, and Government was accepted as a CHI 2026 Poster.
Nov. 2025	Received the Excellence in Research Award, 2025 Q2, at Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh.
Jul. 2025	My AI proof of concept on stress-measurement wearables received the highest votes from 293 engineers in Samsung R&D Bangladesh's internal AI PoC contest and was named People's Champion.
2025	Received a Government Scholarship for undergraduate academic excellence at the University of Dhaka.
2024	Dynamic Test Case Selection with LLM was accepted as an extended abstract and received the Samsung Best Paper Award.
2023	Won Champion in UXplorer Quest, the UI/UX Design Contest at Cefalo ITverse 2023.
2023	Won Champion in HackTheVerse, the Hackathon Blockchain Challenge at Cefalo ITverse 2023.
2023	Secured 1st Runner-Up in TechTales, the Software Project Showcasing competition at Cefalo ITverse 2023.
2023	Secured 2nd Runner-Up in the Inter-University Ideathon at NDUB CSE Fest 2023.
2023	Secured 2nd Runner-Up in the Inter-University Project Showcasing competition at IEEE BUP Branch Fest.
2019	Received a Government Scholarship based on Higher Secondary Certificate examination results.