Rasif Ajwad

Rasif Ajwad joined BRACU after receiving his Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. During his senior undergraduate years he started his research on Phylogenetics and analyzed different DNA Sequencing techniques for his undergraduate thesis, Rasif Ajwad went on to complete his M.Sc. thesis in Medical Genetics. His postgraduate thesis was related to identifying mutated subnetworks in the breast cancer genome for young female breast cancer patients, a project funded and coordinated by University of Toronto and SickKids Foundation. At BRACU, Rasif Ajwad is currently involved with the Bioinformatics Research Group under the department of Computer Science & Engineering, where he is working as a Co-coordinator. He is also the Co-advisor of the BRACU Indoor Games Club (BUIGC), subject to approval from OCA. Since childhood, Rasif Ajwad was actively involved in different social and extra-curricular activities. He was the captain of the school debate team during his senior year in school, which went on to become the divisional champion in 2007. He also served as a Chief Editor for 'Surjo-Palok', a little-mag which was published quarterly between the years 2009-2011. In 2009, he became the 1st-Runner Up of Meril Prothom Alo National Math Olympiad, Sylhet Division. During his bachelor years in Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Rasif was actively involved with IUT Computer Society and was elected the Member Secretary of IUTCS in the year 2013, and then the President of IUTCS in 2014. As President, he was the convener of the IUT 6th National ICT Fest-2014, the first and biggest competitive ICT event in Bangladesh till date, held once every year. During his stay in Canada, Rasif served as a member of the University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association (UMGSA). Besides a constant research involvement in the field of Bioinformatics and Cancer Informatics, Rasif's current interests include film-making, old-school movies, billiards and yoga, the latter he fears is not going to last long.

Department

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Address

BRAC University Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Building-5, Level-3, UB50301 45 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka

+880-9617445058 Ext. 5058
rasif.ajwad@bracu.ac.bd

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Education
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M.Sc. in Computer Science (Specialization: Bioinformatics and Medical genetics), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 2015-2017
B.Sc. Engg. in CSE, Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Dhaka, 2011-2014
Higher Secondary School Certificate, M C College, Sylhet, 2010
Secondary School Certificate, Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College, Sylhet, 2008
Publications
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Identification of significantly mutated subnetworks in the breast cancer genome. (Master’s Dissertation, MSpace, UofM Computer Science, 2017) Recurrent somatic copy number variation analysis identifies risk genes that modulate the survival of young women with breast cancer. (Published in Annual Meeting, American Society of Human Genetics, August 2017) OmicsNet: An integrative deep learning framework for molecular classification of breast cancer. (Published in BMC Bioinformatics, September 2017) Somatic copy number alteration-based prediction of molecular subtypes of breast cancer using deep learning model. (Published in Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), 2017) A graph-based algorithm for detecting recurrent copy number variants in cancer studies. (Published in Cancer Informatics, Libertas Academica, May 2016) A modified algorithm for DNA motif finding and ranking considering variable length motif and mutation. (2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Information Systems (ReTIS), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, July 2015) Community recommendation approach for social networking sites based on mining rules. (2nd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (iCEEiCT), Jahangirnagar University, (JU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 2015) An optimized algorithm to find maximum parsimonious tree using PrimeNucleotide based approach. (17th International Conference on Computer & Information Technology (ICCIT), Daffodil International University (DIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2014) Optimizing DNA Sequences using Tetra-nucleotide RankList. (1st International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (iCEEiCT), Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 2014)
Professional Activities
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Sessional Instructor, Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Daffodil International University
Courses Taught
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(Under-Graduate Level)

CSE110 - Programming Language I Laboratory
CSE111 - Programming Language II Laboratory
CSE161 - Computer Programming Laboratory
CSE220 - Data Structures Laboratory
CSE221 - Algorithms Laboratory
CSE230 - Discrete Mathematics Theory
CSE260 - Digital Logic Design Laboratory
CSE320/EEE361 - Data Communications Theory
CSE370 - Database Systems Laboratory
CSE471 - System Analysis and Design Laboratory
Awards, Honors
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International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship (IGSES), University of Manitoba. John H. Doyle Graduate Fellowship, University of Manitoba. Elected President of Islamic University of Technology Computer Society (IUTCS) Committee-2014 & Convener of IUT 6th National ICT FEST, successfully held on 12th-13th September 2014 Served as a Member Secretary of Islamic University of Technology Computer Society (IUTCS) Committee-2013 and successfully organized AB Bank IUT 6th National ICT FEST held on 4th-5th October, 2013 Received Higher Secondary Level Education Board Scholarship (3rd place in Sylhet Board) 2010-2011 Received Secondary Level Education Board Scholarship (Sylhet Board) 2009-2010 Champion, Sylhet Division, Inter-School Debate Championship 2007, United Nations Youth and Students Association Bangladesh (UNYSAB) 1st Runners up, 2009 Prothom-Alo Math Olympiad, Sylhet Division
Research Areas/Interests
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Bioinformatics

Computational Biology

Cancer Informatics

Medical Genetics

Social Networking

Big Data

Data Mining
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Sessional Instructor, Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Daffodil International University

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