Introduction

I am a PhD student at the University at Albany, SUNY, focusing on the cross-domain collaboration of cybersecurity and federated learning. I completed my undergraduate studies at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and previously served as a lecturer at Metropolitan University, Sylhet. My research interests include Differential Privacy, Wearable Device Data Privacy, and Machine Learning.

Currently, I am exploring various fields within cybersecurity, especially including security and privacy challenges in federated learning. As I advance in my PhD, I aim to broaden my expertise and contribute to innovative solutions that address emerging security concerns. My long-term aspiration is to become a distinguished cybersecurity researcher, making a meaningful impact in advancing privacy-preserving technologies and ensuring secure systems.

I am passionate about both research and teaching, and I look forward to contributing to the academic community through collaboration, mentorship, and impactful research. Outside academia, I remain passionate about technology and eager to tackle new challenges.

Publications

Journal

Book Chapter

  • Saifuzzaman, Munshi; Ananna, Tajkia Nuri: 'Research Challenges and Future Work Directions in Smart Healthcare Using IoT and Machine Learning' (Studies in Computational Intelligence, 2023), 'IoT and ML for Information Management: A Smart Healthcare Perspective', Chap. 13. [In Preparation, Abstract Submitted]
  • Ananna, Tajkia Nuri; Saifuzzaman, Munshi: 'Introduction to IoT' (Studies in Computational Intelligence, 2023), 'IoT and ML for Information Management: A Smart Healthcare Perspective', Chap. 1. [In Preparation, Abstract Submitted]
  • Ananna, Tajkia Nuri; Saifuzzaman, Munshi; Chowdhury, Mohammad Jabed Morshed; Ferdous, Md Sadek: 'Managing health insurance using blockchain technology' (Healthcare Technologies, 2022), 'Blockchain Technology in e-Healthcare Management', Chap. 4, pp. 89-125

Research Experience

Sept/22 - Jan/24 Unaffiliated Research
 Responsibilities:
  • June 2023 – Present: Currently authoring two book chapters entitled "Introduction to IoT'' and “Research Challenges and Future Work Directions in Smart Healthcare Using IoT and Machine Learning”, referring to [B1] and [B2] publication.
  • Mar 2022 – June 2022: Worked on a book chapter entitled "Managing Health Insurance using Blockchain Technology".
    • Objective: Health insurance sector faces a variety of challenges, from granting health insurance to delivering services to insured parties. Given the constraints, this chapter briefly covers the most immediate concerns in the health insurance industry and provides insight into how blockchain technology integration can contribute to resolving these issues.
    • Outcome: Reviewed existing literature as well as different aspects of health insurance, referring to [B3] publication.
Aug/20 - Aug/22 Undergraduate Thesis
 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Project Entitled: Assessing and Developing Differential Privacy based Algorithms for Wearable Devices
Responsibilities:
  • Objective: Wearable device-generated physiological data is very sensitive and contains personally identifiable information. Our goal is to keep this information private so that researchers (for research purposes) and doctors (for health monitoring purposes) can use it effectively in their professions.
  • Outcome:
    1. Reviewed existing literature in the project domain, referring to [J2] publication.
    2. Proposed a differential private algorithm, referring to [J1] publication.

Work Experience

Aug/24 - Present Graduate Teaching Assistant
 University at Albany. SUNY
Albany, New York
Responsibilities:
  • Lead discussion classes to facilitate understanding of course material and engage students in problem-solving.
  • Hold office hours to provide one-on-one assistance, clarify concepts, and support students with coursework.
  • Manage grading of assignments, projects, and exams, ensuring fair evaluation and providing constructive feedback to students.
Feb/22 - Jun/24 Senior Lecturer
 Metropolitan University
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Responsibilities:
  • Type of Courses Taken: Instructed over a total of approximately 450 students in various subjects including Microprocessor & Interfacing, Telecommunication and Networking, Data Structures and Algorithm Design, Machine Learning and Bioinformatics, Software Engineering and Discrete Mathematics.
  • Student Consultation: Provided consultation to more than 450 students, offering guidance on career prospects, problem-solving strategies, research discussions, as well as emphasizing the significance of maintaining a balance between academic achievements and extracurricular activities.
  • Final Year Project/Thesis Supervision: Currently supervising the progress of one project group and three thesis groups focused on cybersecurity.
Oct/21 - Feb/22 Junior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
 Progoti Systems Limited
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Responsibilities: Ensured the quality of a project entitled "Tallykhata Digital Credit (TKDC)" which aimed to facilitate loans to retail sellers nationwide.
  • Wrote test scripts, executed them and generated automation scripts (mostly using java).
  • Performed code review both in frontend & backend and local deployment using shell scripting.

Research Interest

Federated Learning

Assessing Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities in Federated Learning: Risks and Mitigation Strategies

Differential Privacy

On designing differential privacy based architechtures and alogrithms

Wearable Data Sharing

On designing real-time data sharing architectures for medical data e.g. personally identifiable data, physiological data.

Data Privacy

On designing fruitful architecture for continuously generated data

Machine Learning with Differential Privacy

Leveraging machine learning and deep learning models to propose enhanced privacy and data utility trade-offs

Cybersecurity

Desigining trustworthy cybersecurity systems

Educational Background

2024 - Present PhD in Computer Science
University at Albany, SUNY
2017 - 2021 Bachelor of Science (Eng.) in Computer Science and Engineering
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
CGPA: 3.72/4.00 (A-) (GPA in Last two years: 3.91/4.00)
Thesis Title: Assessing and Developing Differential Privacy based Algorithms for
Wearable Devices
2014 - 2016 HSC in Science
Sylhet Government Women’s College
GPA: 5.00/5.00 (A+)
2012 - 2014 SSC in Science
Govt. Agragami Girls' High School And College
GPA: 5.00/5.00 (A+)

Honors and Awards

2018 Best Young Entrepreneurs in Sylhet District and Division
Digital Innovation Fair
Arranged by: Divisional Commissioner’s Office, Sylhet
  • Contribution in solution.
  • Project Idea: Developed an online platform to ensure transparent delivery of rations to eligible recipients, maintaining a corruption-free process. [Project Link]
2018 Poster Presented in International Conference on Bangla Speech and Language Processing
 Arranged by: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • Idea: An idea for assisting illiterate people in reading any piece of text in their everyday lives. The core concept is to create an Android app that can simply extract any text from a picture using OCR and then convert the text to speech using TTS. The user simply needs to take a picture of the text he or she wants to read, and the program will turn it into speech for the user to hear.
2016 Government Scholarship
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
2014 Government Scholarship
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

Connect with Me

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