Career Profile

I am a Postdoc in Computer Science at the University of New Mexico (UNM). I received my Ph.D in computer science from UNM in Summer 2024. I earned an MS in Computer Science from UNM in 2021. I received my Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

My research aims to develop advanced computational techniques for analyzing complex biological systems and biomedical imaging, to boost understanding, facilitate discovery, and improve prognosis capabilities. To date, my research focuses on modeling and simulation of intricate biological phenomena, developing information theory frameworks for spatial-temporal relationships in complex systems, and employing visual computation and advanced image analysis to extract meaningful insights from biological datasets. A key future direction involves integrating explainable AI and machine learning to enhance data-driven insights and predictions and support pertinent biological system modeling. My research lies at the nexus of biological modeling and biomedical image analysis using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and information theory-based tools

My research interests include: 1) AI based Computational Sciences for Biological Applications 2) Computational Biology 3) Information Theory Frameworks 4) Modeling Complex Systems 5) Image Data Analysis 6) Scientific and Information Visualization 7) Machine Learning for Images

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Experiences

Instructional Post Doctoral Fellow

Aug 2024 - Present
Computer Science, University of New Mexico
  • Instructor for courses: Introduction to Programming using Python, Data Structure and Algorithms

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

July 2024 - Present
Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), University of New Mexico
  • Semi-automate or automate processes in the OVPR units to improve customer service using AI and Large Language Models.

Research Assistant

2017 - 2024
Moses Biological Computation Lab, Computer Science, University of New Mexico
  • Use computer modeling, statistical tools, and simulations to analyze and comprehend complex biological systems scenarios such as spatial association, cell motility, signaling, search behaviors, and localization.
  • Develop information theory-based frameworks that enable the analysis and identification of spatial and temporal relationships within large-scale image datasets.

Summer Research Intern

June 2023 - August 2023
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), CA
  • Intern at Computer Languages and Systems Software Group.
  • Topic: Analyzing T-Cell Behavior for Immune Response in SARS-CoV-2 Patients using CT Scans and SIMCoV Model

Summer Research Intern

June 2022 - August 2022
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), CA
  • Research internship funded by Sustainable Research Pathways for High-Performance Computing (SRP-HPC)program.
  • Topic: Analyzing Spatial Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Spread in Human Lung using CT Scans Compared to SIMCoV Model.
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Summer Research Fellow

June 2020 - August 2020
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), NM

Teaching Assistant

Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
Computer Science, University of New Mexico
  • Data Structure and Algorithm I (CS 262)- Course Instructor: Dr. Shuang Luan. (Fall 2016)
  • Data Structure and Algorithm II (CS 362)- Course Instructor: Dr. Thomas Hayes. (Spring 2017)
  • Responsibilities: Grading homework and exam scripts, holding office hours to assist students with coursework, and proctoring exams.

Lecturer

2014 - 2016
Computer Science, Eastern University, Bangladesh
  • Courses: Structured and Object-Oriented Programming, Theory of Computation, Software Engineering

Publications

  • Information-Theoretic Exploration of Multivariate Time-Varying Image Databases
  • Humayra Tasnim; Soumya Dutta; Terece L. Turton; David H. Rogers; Melanie E. Moses
    IEEE, Computing in Science & Engineering 2022
  • InSitu Adaptive Spatio-Temporal Data Summarization
  • Soumya Dutta; Humayra Tasnim; Terece L. Turton; James Ahrens
    IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEEBigdata) 2021, pp. 315-321.
  • Spatially distributed infection increases viral load in a computational model of SARS-CoV-2 lung infection
  • Melanie E Moses, Steven Hofmeyr, Judy L Cannon, Akil Andrews, Rebekah Gridley, Monica Hinga, Kirtus Leyba, Abigail Pribisova, Vanessa Surjadidjaja, Humayra Tasnim, Stephanie Forrest
    PLoS Computational Biology.2021;17(12):e1009735.
  • Modeling T Cell Motion in Tissues During Immune Responses
  • Judy L Cannon, Melanie E Moses, Janie R Byrum, Paulus Mrass, G Matthew Fricke, Humayra Tasnim
    Biophysical Journal 116 (3), 322a, Elsevier, 2019
  • Quantitative Measurement of Naive T cell Association with Dendritic Cells, FRC, and Blood Vessels in Lymph Nodes.
  • Humayra Tasnim, G Matthew Fricke, Janie R Byrum, Justyna O Sotiris, Judy L Cannon, Melanie E Moses
    Frontiers in Immunology, section Microbial Immunology, 2018

    Research Projects

    Application-Based Projects

    Swarmathon The Next Generation - Technical Lead of the project sponsored by Google exploreCSR outreach program for two consequetive years (2019 and 2020).
    UNM Chili House - NASA MINDS Challenge - Graduate Student Advisor of the team working on the approach to implementing the autonomous path-planning procedure of the robots.
    NASA Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2 - Finalist (Team Swarmathon)
    Classification of DNA Sequence using Machine Learning Decision Tree Algorithm - Machine Learning class project on Comprehensive Study of Decision Trees to Classify DNA Sequences. Report link https://www.cs.unm.edu/~htasnim30/files/ML_pro1.pdf
    Implement and Analyze Forest Fire Behavior as Cellular Automata Model - Class project of Complex adaptive system. Report link https://www.cs.unm.edu/~htasnim30/files/comprehensive-study-forest.pdf
    Evolving Core War Warriors Using a Genetic Algorithm - Class project of Complex adaptive system. Report link https://www.cs.unm.edu/~htasnim30/files/evolving-core-war.pdf
    Discovering Structure and Behavior in Complex Adaptive Systems - Class project of Complex adaptive system. Report link https://www.cs.unm.edu/~htasnim30/files/discovering-structure-behavior.pdf