MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar
About MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar
MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar is an Applied Scientist currently working at Dialpad, where he focuses on developing a Large Language Model for business communications. He has a strong academic background in Computer Science, with a Master's degree from York University and experience in various research and teaching roles.
Work at Dialpad
MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar has been working at Dialpad as an Applied Scientist since 2021. In this role, he is involved in building the world's first Large Language Model (LLM) specifically designed for business communications. His work focuses on advancing the capabilities of communication technologies through innovative machine learning solutions.
Education and Expertise
MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from York University, where he studied from 2018 to 2020. His academic research focused on Deep Learning-based Question-Answering systems, with findings published in notable venues such as Computational Linguistics and COLING. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology from 2011 to 2015.
Background
Prior to his current position, MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar gained diverse experience in academia and industry. He worked as an Adjunct Lecturer and Competitive Programming Coach at Leading University from 2016 to 2018, and as a Research Assistant at York University from 2018 to 2021. His industry experience includes roles as a Machine Learning Researcher at Dapasoft and a Deep Learning Researcher at Streamline Genomics.
Achievements
MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar has co-authored several research papers presented at prestigious conferences, including ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, and SIGIR. He has also published work as the lead author in the ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems Journal. His contributions to competitive programming helped Leading University rank among the top five universities in Bangladesh for programming competitions.
Research Contributions
During his tenure at Dapasoft, MD Tahmid Rahman Laskar developed a Machine Learning-based Network Intrusion Detection system tailored for big data scenarios, utilizing Apache Spark and Elasticsearch. His Master's thesis research on Deep Learning-based Question-Answering systems further solidified his expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence.