Raiyaan Abdullah

Raiyaan Abdullah

Seeking Ph.D. admission for Fall 2023

Hello, I am Raiyaan Abdullah from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I have completed my undergraduate degree in Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering. My main research interests are in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision. I am curious about their applications in Activity Recognition, Video Understanding, Smart Health, and Medical Imaging. Especially the introduction of vision transformers and their usage in supplanting traditional CNNs in various domains fascinate me.

Education

  • B.Sc. in University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017-2021

Research Experience

  • UAV-Cop: An Airborne Traffic Accident Surveillance and Analysis System
    • Research Assistant: 2022 - Present
    • Supervised by: Dr. Sejuti Rahman

    This project aims to apply few-shot learning to detect Bangladesh-specific vehicles such as rickshaw, CNG, leguna, van gari from drone footage and oversee traffic accidents in various metropolitans of Bangladesh.

Skills

  • Programming Languages/Platforms: Python, C++, MATLAB, LaTeX, Arduino
  • Machine Learning Libraries/Platforms: Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras, OpenCV, Numpy, Scikit-learn, Weka
  • Web Languages/Platforms/Frameworks: HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, jQuery, Bootstrap, Django, Wordpress, Kajabi, Shopify, Clickfunnels
  • Media Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve

Mentorship Experience

  • International Robot Olympiad (Bangladesh Team)
    • Mentor: 2019, 2021
    • Supervised by: Dr. Sejuti Rahman

    International Robot Olympiad (IRO) is a prestigious olympiad in robotics participated by children aged 6-18 years worldwide. I had the opportunity to mentor the young talents from my country. My responsibilities involved overseeing their progress, assisting them with programming and hardware issues and teaching them to overcome critical challenges. In 2019, the 15-member team won a gold, two silver and six bronze medals with a technical award. In 2021, the 16-member team won four gold, two silver and five bronze medals with four technical awards.

Publications