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Technical Program Committee:

(Names in alphabetical order)

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Sadia Afroz Sadia Afroz Gen™
Sandeep Bodduluri Sandeep Bodduluri University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Tazin Afrin Tazin Afrin ETS
Abdus Sattar Abdus Sattar Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Abu Kaisar Mohammad Masum Abu Kaisar Florida Institute of Technology,USA
Angelina Geetha Angelina Geetha Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science,India
Ghalib Hussaiyn Ghalib PayPal
Hasmot Ali Hasmot Ali Apurba Technologies Ltd
Md. Fahad Hossain Md. Fahad Hossain Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Mahmudul Hasan Mahmudul Hasan Comilla University, Bangladesh
Mohammad Mamun Or Rashid Mohammad Mamun Or Rashid Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Md Majedul Islam Md Majedul Islam Kennesaw State University, USA
Md. Sanzidul Islam Md. Sanzidul Islam King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Mirza Sami Mirza Sami Deka Research & Development
Mohammad Shorif Uddin Mohammad Shorif Uddin Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Mouhaydine Tlemcani Mouhaydine Tlemcani Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Muntaser Syed Muntaser Syed NVIDIA
Nabeel Mohammed Nabeel Mohammed North South University, Bangladesh
Naveed Mahmud Naveed Mahmud Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Nushrat Jahan Ria Nushrat Jahan Ria Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Lingzi Hong Lingzi Hong University of North Texas, USA
Ting Xiao Ting Xiao University of North Texas, USA
Pratim Saha Pratim Saha University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
S. R. Subramanya S. R. Subramanya President and CEO, Exskillence
S.M. Saiful Islam Badhon S.M. Saiful Islam Badhon University of North Texas, USA
Saif Islam Saif I. Charles Schwab
Sharun Akter Khushbu Sharun Akter khushbu Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Sheak R. Haider Noori Sheak Rashed Haider Noori Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Tanvir Ahmed Tanvir Ahmed University of Central Florida, USA
Tozammel Hossain Tozammel Hossain University of North Texas, USA
Ukash Nakarmi Ukash Nakarmi University of Arkansas, USA
S. M. Mazharul Hoque Chowdhury S M Mazharul Hoque Chowdhury University of North Texas, USA
  1. Sadia Afroz, Gen™
  2. Sandeep Bodduluri, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
  3. Tazin Afrin, ETS
  4. Abdus Sattar, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
  5. Abu Kaisar Mohammad Masum, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
  6. Angelina Geetha, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, India
  7. Ghalib Hussaiyn, PayPal
  8. Hasmot Ali Hasu, Apurba Technologies Ltd
  9. Md. Fahad Hossain, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
  10. Mahmudul Hasan, Comilla University, Bangladesh
  11. Mohammad Mamun Or Rashid, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
  12. Md Majedul Islam, Kennesaw State University, USA
  13. Md. Sanzidul Islam, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
  14. Mirza Sami, Deka Research & Development
  15. Mohammad Shorif Uddin, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
  16. Mouhaydine Tlemcani, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
  17. Muntaser Syed, NVIDIA
  18. Nabeel Mohammed, North South University, Bangladesh
  19. Naveed Mahmud, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
  20. Nushrat Jahan Ria, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
  21. Lingzi Hong, University of North Texas, USA
  22. Ting Xiao, University of North Texas, USA
  23. Pratim Saha, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
  24. S. R. Subramanya
  25. S.M. Saiful Islam Badhon, University of North Texas, USA
  26. Saif Islam, Charles Schwab
  27. Sharun Akter Khushbu, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
  28. Sheak R. Haider Noori, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
  29. Tanvir Ahmed, University of Central Florida, USA
  30. Tozammel Hossain, University of North Texas, USA
  31. Ukash Nakarmi, University of Arkansas, USA
  32. S. M. Mazharul Hoque Chowdhury, University of North Texas, USA

Conference Format: Two-Day (18-19 December 2026)

Type of conference: In-person

Keynote Speakers :

Slot 1- 09:00 am - 09:30 am

Fuad-Rahman

Dr. Fuad Rahman
CEO, Apurba Technologies, USA

Keynote Title : Building Applications for Low-Resource Languages - Challenges and Opportunities

Slot 2- 09:45 am - 10:15 am

Muntaser-Syed

Dr. Muntaser Syed
Technical Lead, Open Hackathons Team, NVIDIA

Keynote Title : Safety and Security Considerations in Large Language Models for Low Resource Languages

Slot 3- 10:30 am - 11:00 am

yarom

Michal Yarom
Research Engineer, Google Research

Keynote Title : The Importance of VQA: Improving Image and Text Alignment Evaluation and Towards Multilingual Visual Question Answering.

Slot 4- 11:15 am - 11:45 am

Dr. Tariq Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Systems and Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Virginia

Dr. Tariq Iqbal is an Assistant Professor of Systems and Information Engineering, and Computer Science at the University of Virginia, where he leads the Collaborative Robotics Lab (CRL). His research lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, with a focus on developing robotic systems that can operate effectively alongside humans in complex, real-world environments. His work has been recognized with several honors, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, and the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) Innovation Award.

Before joining the University of Virginia, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he worked with Professor Julie Shah. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California San Diego (UCSD), under the supervision of Professor Laurel Riek.

Office: Olsson Hall 263, 151 Engineer's Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Email: tariq@virginia.edu
Website: https://www.tiqbal.com