Sajjadur Rahman
About Sajjadur Rahman
Sajjadur Rahman is a Senior Research Scientist at Megagon Labs, focusing on human-centered data systems and their usability in data science workflows. He has a strong academic background in Computer Science and Engineering, with a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has contributed to various research areas including language models and multi-agent systems.
Work at Megagon Labs
Sajjadur Rahman currently serves as a Senior Research Scientist at Megagon Labs, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he leads research efforts focused on human-centered data systems, addressing usability and scalability challenges in data science workflows. His work includes developing a blueprint architecture for compound AI systems tailored for enterprise applications. Prior to his current title, he worked as a Research Scientist at Megagon Labs from 2020 to 2022.
Education and Expertise
Sajjadur Rahman holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which he completed from 2014 to 2019. He also earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) between 2012 and 2014, following his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in the same field from 2007 to 2012. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his research in large language models and human-centered data systems.
Research Contributions
Sajjadur Rahman has made significant contributions to research in various domains, including large language models and their rationalization capabilities. He has co-authored papers on human-LLM collaborative annotation and CMDBench, a benchmark for multimodal data discovery in compound AI systems. His research has been published in premier conferences across multiple disciplines, such as SIGMOD, VLDB, CHI, CSCW, EMNLP, and NAACL.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Megagon Labs, Sajjadur Rahman gained diverse experience in academia and industry. He worked as a Lecturer at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology from 2012 to 2014 and held various positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant from 2014 to 2020. He also completed internships at Yahoo and Oath in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and a research internship at B12 in 2019.
Organizational Involvement
Sajjadur Rahman has been actively involved in the research community by organizing workshops such as the NLP4HR and Matching workshops. His efforts in these initiatives reflect his commitment to advancing the field of natural language processing and fostering collaboration among researchers.