Resume
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General Information
| Name | Wasif Jalal |
| wjalal@asu.edu | |
| Phone | +1 (914) 230-0714 |
| Location | Tempe, AZ, USA |
Education
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2026 – present Tempe, AZ
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2020 – 2025 Dhaka, BD
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology -
Course Details
- Structured and Object-Oriented Programming Languages
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Algorithm Engineering
- Computer Architecture, Microprocessors, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems
- Operating Systems and Compiler Design
- Computer Networks
- Software Engineering and Information System Design
- Computer Security
- Basic Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Signal Analysis, and Advanced Calculus
- Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Mathematical Modelling
- Machine Learning, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence
- Introductory Bioinformatics
- Computer Graphics
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2017–2019 Dhaka, BD
Higher Secondary Certificate
Notre Dame College -
2017 Dhaka, BD
Secondary School Certificate
St. Joseph Higher Secondary School
Work/Research Experience
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2026 – present Tempe, AZ
Graduate Research Assistant
Ubiquitous and Intelligent Sensing Lab, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University -
2025 – 2026 Waterville, ME
(Remote)Full-Stack Developer
JoynaTable (SonderWorks, LLC) - Built and improved core platform features, including booking placement, booking management, identity-verification, and UI
- Integrated the payment gateway and reworked the payment architecture
- Conducted a database security review
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2025 Dhaka, BD
Machine Learning Engineer
Research & Innovation Center, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology - Identification of dengue breeding sites through object recognition
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2022 – 2025 Dhaka, BD
Research Student Assistant
Next Generation Computing Research Group, Department of CSE, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology - On-site data collection, experimentation, and design
- Monitored rail-track vibrations with ARM microcontrollers connected to LoRa modules
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2021 Dhaka, BD
Core Developer
CoronaJoy Bangladesh - Online public health portal operational during COVID-19 crisis
- Monitors COVID cases and deaths daily on regional basis
- Helps users find vacant hospitals and medical amenities close to their location
- Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop web platform using ReactJS, Node.js, and Firebase
- Deploy and maintain information update system
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2019 - 2025 Dhaka, BD
Private Tutor
- Tutored students from 8th grade to university-level in curricular academics
- Subjects taught
- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
- English as a Second Language
- Advanced Mathematics and Computer Science
- C, C++, Javascript, and Python programming
Publications
- A full list of my publications and preprints is on the Research page and on Google Scholar.
Awards and Scholarships
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2026 University Graduate Fellowship
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University -
2021 Undergraduate Dean's List Scholarship
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Volunteering
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2020 - present Dhaka, BD
Founding Member, IT & Data Management
Token of Love - Initiative launched to help underprivileged students at BUET
- Launched during the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, raised over 350,000 BDT
- Distributed fund to students and families who were financially struggling
- Delivered finger-tip pulse oximeters to COVID victims' doorsteps
- Key Responsibilities
- Collect and manage funds
- Build and maintain database systems and accounts
- Build and maintain information collection system
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2018 - 2019 Dhaka, BD
Projection (Head of Publication and Design)
Notre Dame Math Club -
2016 - 2017 Dhaka, BD
Publication and Design Executive
Josephite Language and Reading Club
Research Interests
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Trustworthy AI and Fairness
- Parameter-efficient fine-tuning
- Loss-landscape curvature geometry
- Subgroup performance disparities
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Deep Learning and Computer Vision
- Transformers and vision transformers
- CNN-transformer hybrid networks
- Low-resource architectures
- 3D image processing
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AI for Health and Biomedical Informatics
- Brain aging from structural MRI
- Tissue-specific aging from transcriptomics
- Ubiquitous and intelligent sensing
Technical Skills
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Programming Languages
- C / C++
- Java
- Python
- JavaScript, TypeScript
- Dart
- PHP
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Machine Learning and Data Science
- Python, Microsoft Excel
- NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, Pandas
- PyTorch, Torchvision, TensorFlow
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Database Design
- PostgreSQL, PL/pgSQL
- MongoDB, Firebase Firestore
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Back-end (Full-Stack) Development
- Node.js, ExpressJS, PHP, Django (Web servers)
- SvelteKit, Flask (Full-stack design)
- Firebase (authentication, cloud integration, server-less design)
- Authentication and security (custom solutions)
- Real-time services and data management
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Front-end Development
- Svelte
- ReactJS
- HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
- Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS
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DevOps and System Administration
- Web application deployment
- Linux System Operation
- Bash scripting
- Web server and database administration
- Load balancing and server management with NGINX
- Kubernetes Cluster Management
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Cloud Services
- AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean
- OVH Cloud VPS
- Firebase Cloud
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Mobile App Development
- Flutter (cross-platform)
- Web back-end with Node.js, Dart
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
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Hardware and Embedded Systems
- System design on Arduino boards and ATmega microcontrollers
- Wireless communication modules
- Sensor modules and actuators
Languages
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English
- Fluent speaker
- Professional reading and writing
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Bengali
- Native speaker
- Advanced reading and writing
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Hindi
- Fluent speaker
- Basic reading and writing
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Urdu
- Conversational fluency
- Elementary reading and writing
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Spanish
- Beginner speaker
- Elementary reading and writing
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Travelling, Foreign Languages, PC Hardware