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Contact Information

Name Shahariar Ifti
Professional Title Research Assistant
Email shahariarifti16@gmail.com

Professional Summary

Research Assistant at the Design Inclusion and Access Lab (DIAL), North South University, working on human-centered technology for health and wellbeing in underserved communities, combining mixed-methods fieldwork with low-cost sensing.

Experience

  • 2024 - present

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Research Assistant (Full-time)
    Design Inclusion and Access Lab (DIAL), North South University
    HCI research on health and wellbeing, supervised by Dr. Nova Ahmed.
    • Designing and running mixed-methods studies (interviews, surveys, workshops, co-design) with underserved communities
    • Developing low-cost wearable hardware (ESP32, PPG, GSR, IMU) and analyzing physiological data with machine learning
    • Conducting literature reviews and writing publications
  • 2023 - 2023

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Teaching Assistant
    Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University
    • Led discussion sessions, graded assignments, and mentored students

Education

  • Dhaka, Bangladesh

    BSc
    North South University
    Computer Science and Engineering
    • Data Structures and Algorithms, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Operating Systems Design, Database Systems, Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition and Neural Network, Theory of Computation

Projects

  • 2026 - present
    Urban Commuting in Dhaka, with the University of Leeds

    Real-time behavioural study of commuter stress combining experience sampling with Empatica EmbracePlus data. Research Assistant, with Dr. Charisma F. Choudhury.

  • 2026 - present
    Cross-Cultural Safety for Youth in GenAI, with Pennsylvania State University

    Research Assistant on the Bangladesh team of a project led by Dr. Tanusree Sharma.

  • 2026 - present
    Physician Stress during COVID-19, with Cardiff University

    Research Assistant, with Dr. Rahat Jahangir Rony and Dr. Naeima Hamed. Manuscript in preparation for JMIR Mental Health.

  • 2026 - present
    HEAT Subproject (World Bank-funded), DIAL

    Nationwide mixed-methods study of the mental health of tertiary-level students in Bangladesh. Co-authored paper under review at ACM CHI 2027.

  • 2025 - present
    Co-learning & Familiarization Project, DIAL

    Technology adoption among low-literate women through regional workshops, with custom hardware for physiological stress measurement. Manuscript in preparation for ACM IMWUT.

  • 2024 - 2025
    SHONCHALON, DIAL

    Low-cost ESP32 and IMU wearable with an Android app for real-time recognition of post-stroke rehabilitation exercises. Co-authored paper under review at IEEE PerCom 2027.

Publications

Awards

  • 2023
    1st place, Database Project Presentation Competition
    ESRD Lab, BUET & NSU ACM

Skills

Research Methods: Mixed methods, user studies, workshops and co-design, PSS / PHQ-9 instruments
Sensing & Hardware: ESP32, Arduino, BLE, ICM20948 / MPU6050 IMU, MAX30102 (PPG), GSR, Empatica EmbracePlus
Data Science & ML: HRV and GSR analysis, Random Forest, LOSO cross-validation, deep learning, statistical analysis, scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib
Programming: Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, SQL, HTML & CSS

Languages

Bengali : Native speaker
English : IELTS Academic 7.0 (CEFR C1)