About Me

I am a Graduate Research Assistant at the Self-aware Complex System Lab in Iowa State University. I am working with Dr. Soumik Sarkar on computer vision for autonomous driving and video action understanding. I am pursuing my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, under the supervision of Dr. Soumik Sarkar and Dr. Baskar Ganapathysubramanian. For my current project, I am working on finetuning Vision-language Foundation models (VLMs), investigating the robustness of VLMs, edge-case generation for Foundation models, understanding human actions in video using VLMs and so on. I have experience in working with multimodal (image, video, text) and multi-source (transportation data, clinical data, video data, etc.) data to finetune foundation models in Computer Vision.

Research

My research interests are in the intersection of Computer Vision (CV), Foundation Models (VLM/MLLM), Multi-modal learning, Autonomous Driving (AD), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) models robustness.

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Interests
  • Computer vision
  • Finetunig Foundation (Vision Language) models
  • Multi-modal Contrastive Learning
  • Robustness of Foundation models
  • Edge-case generation for Foundation models
  • Human action understnding in Video data
  • Trustworthy AI models
Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2021 - 2025)

    Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  • M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering (2023 - 2024)

    Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  • B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2014 - 2018)

    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Self-aware Complex System Lab, Iowa State University
Research Assistant
Self-aware Complex System Lab, Iowa State University
Supervisor: Dr. Soumik Srakar
June 2021 – Present Ames, IA, United States
 
 
 
 
 
Self-aware Complex System Lab, Iowa State University
Research Assistant
Real-Time Analytics of Transportation Data Lab (REACTOR Lab), Iowa State University
Supervisor: Dr. Anuj Sharma
June 2021 – Present Ames, IA, United States
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
Teaching Assistant
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
Supervisor: Vicky Thorland-Oster
Jan 2021 – May 2021 Ames, IA, United States
 
 
 
 
 
Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate Research Student
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Supervisor: Dr. Shamim Reza
Jan 2018 – Dec 2020 West Palashi, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Publications

Md Zahid Hasan, Jiajing Chen, Jiyang Wang, Mohammed Shaiqur Rahman, Ameya Joshi, Senem Velipasalar, Chinmay Hegde, Anuj Sharma, Soumik Sarkar IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024.
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Md Zahid Hasan, Guillermo Basulto-Elias, Russell Kai Liang Tan, Jun Ha Chang, Soumik Sarkar, Anuj Sharma, Shauna Hallmark, Matthew Rizzo, Jennifer Merickel Alzheimer's & Dementia (2023)
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Md Zahid Hasan, Ameya Joshi, Mohammed Rahman, Archana Venkatachelapathy, Chinmay Hegde, Anuj Sharma, Soumik Sarkar 36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2022) Workshop on Machine Learning for Autonomous Driving, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Chih-Hsuan Yang*, Benjamin Feuer*, Talukder Zaki Jubery, Zi K. Deng, Andre Nakkab, Md Zahid Hasan, Shivani Chiranjeevi, Kelly O. Marshall, Nirmal Baishnab, Asheesh K Singh, Arti Singh, Soumik Sarkar, Nirav Merchant, Chinmay Hegde, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian 38th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems(NeurIPS 2024) Track on Datasets and Benchmarks (Spotlight)
Pdf Cite Arxiv GitHub HF Dataset HF Model
Hsin-Jung Yang, Joe Beck, Md Zahid Hasan, Ekin Beyazit, Subhadeep Chakraborty, Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn, Soumik Sarkar 2024 IEEE International Automated Vehicle Validation Conference (IAVVC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Services

Journal Reviewer

Leadership Positions

  • Assistant Secretary of Graduate Organization of Electrical and Computer Engineering(GOECpE), Iowa State

    • Fostered social interactions and professional development among Iowa State Electrical and Computer Engineering students
    • Organized fundraising initiatives for student engagement events
    • Coordinated workshops and seminars to enhance student skill sets and networking opportunities

  • Senator of Graduate and Professional Student Senate(GPSS), Iowa State

    • Elected to Student Government by the Iowa State graduate student body
    • Represented the graduate and professional student body as a whole on the Student Government
    • Developed and disseminated ideas for the improvement of graduate and professional education at Iowa State

  • Ambassador of Cultural Ambassador Program(CAP), Iowa State International Students and Scholars Office

    • Facilitated meaningful cross-cultural connections, bridging international and U.S. students based on shared interests
    • Developed cross-cultural skills and community inclusive skills
    • Enriched the understanding of diverse perspectives while supporting others in their journey of cultural exploration

  • Graduate Member of Iowa State IEEE-HKN: Nu Chapter

    • Conducted helproom sessions to support undergraduate students in their academic challenges
    • Led weekly discussions to foster a collaborative learning environment

  • Student Member of IEEE at Iowa State (2011-22)

    • Participated in industry sessions, tech events, and exhibits to broaden technical knowledge
    • Contributed to educational outreach programs to inspire future engineers

  • Volunteer at Iowa State Bangladesh Student Association

    • Assisted in the planning and execution of community events and cultural celebrations
    • Supported new members by providing resources and guidance for onboarding to Iowa State

  • Volunteer at American Red Cross Iowa Region

    • Donated blood regularly to support local hospitals and emergency response needs at Iowa State
    • Volunteered at blood drives and assisting in community outreach efforts

Invited Talks

  • "An overview of Vision-Language models." at Translational AI Center (TrAC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (Nov 16th , 2022).

  • "When and why vision-language models behave like bags-of-words, and what to do about it?" at Student Journal Club: TrAC, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (2023).

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