Research

Research in responsible AI, human–computer interaction, privacy, healthcare data infrastructures, and efficient on-device intelligence.

Patents

As the first woman at Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh to lead an AI-related patent initiative and achieving highest internal grade, I directed its end-to-end development—from formulating the novel concept and technical design to developing the proof of concept and supporting validation tools.

Patent Contribution
Automated Video Privacy Generation Filed at Samsung Headquarters Led the invention’s end-to-end development, including the original concept, technical design, proof-of-concept implementation, and supporting tool development for a real-time face-anonymization system.
Optimization of dLoRA Architecture Submitted to Samsung Headquarters Led to the design and development of an optimized on-device model-adaptation approach for reducing inference latency and improving battery efficiency.

Publications

Overview of the stakeholders and dimensions examined in the Bangladesh AI readiness study
Sociotechnical mechanisms through which resource and curriculum limitations reproduce inequality in Bangladesh’s AI ecosystem.

2026

Bangladesh's AI Readiness: Perspectives from Academia, Industry, and Government

Sharifa Sultana, Rupali Tasnim Samad, Mehzabin Haque, Zinnat Sultana, Zulkarin Jahangir, B. M. Mainul Hossain, Rashed Mujib Noman, and Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed

CHI 2026 Poster · Accepted

An empirical investigation of Bangladesh’s preparedness for responsible AI adoption across academia, industry, and government.

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Framework illustrating curriculum, infrastructure, and governance gaps in Bangladesh's AI ecosystem
Key findings linking infrastructure, pedagogy, and curriculum gaps to skills-pipeline misalignment in Bangladesh.

2026

Bangladesh AI Readiness: Gaps in Curriculum, Infrastructure, and Governance

Sharifa Sultana, Rupali Tasnim Samad, Mehzabin Haque, Zinnat Sultana, Zulkarin Jahangir, B. M. Mainul Hossain, Rashed Mujib Noman, and Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed

ACM COMPASS 2026 · Accepted

Examines how curriculum path dependency, infrastructural limitations, pedagogical blackboxing, and governance gaps influence AI readiness in Bangladesh.

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Ongoing Research Projects

Digital Health

Healthcare Data Infrastructures in Bangladesh

Studying about healthcare data in large public hospitals and how these data can be used to leverage the powers of AI in Bangladesh healthcare system.

An ongoing qualitative research collaboration with Dr. Sharifa Sultana at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Dr. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed at the University of Toronto.

Digital Health Data Infrastructure HCI
AI Privacy

Privacy in Shared LLM Use

Investigating privacy risks that emerge when people share access to large language models, particularly in resource-constrained and Global South settings.

An ongoing research collaboration with Dr. Tanusree Sharma at Pennsylvania State University and Dr. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed at the University of Toronto.

AI Privacy Human–AI Interaction Shared Access