Dr. Sadia Sharmin
Dr. Sadia Sharmin
ডঃ সাদিয়া শারমিন
Associate Professor and Associate DSW
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  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
    Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Biography

Sadia Sharmin is working as an Associate Professor at Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). She has completed Ph.D. in August  2014 from Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway. Her  Ph.D. was under the supervision of Fredrik Manne and Jan Arne Telle  . She worked with practical aspects of the graph width parameters. She has completed B.Sc. in November 2006 and M.Sc. in December 2009 from CSE, BUET.  Her research interests includes graph algorithms and their application, information systems, ICT for development, AI, parallel programming and HCI.

Education
PhD in Informatics, 2014
University of Bergen, Norway
M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, 2009
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, 2006
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Research Interest
Algorithm
Graph Theory
Parallel Computing
Fixed Parameter tractability
Artificial Intelligence
Human Computer Interaction
Information Systems and Networking
Social Network Analysis
Publications
1. Tasmiah Tamzid Anannya, Sharifa Rania Mahmud, Zinia Sultana, Sadia Sharmin, Smart Assistance to Facilitate Postpartum Maternal Health Care for Limited Literate Mothers, Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 30, 1-29, 2026. Journal DOI
2. Md. Khairul Islam; Mohtasim Fuad; Sadia Sharmin, What If Your Emotion Could Curate Your Playlist? Emofy: An EEG-Based Emotion-Driven Personalized Music Recommendation System, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16709, 107-126, 2026. Conference DOI
3. Siam Habib, Debajyoti Mondal, Sadia Sharmin and Md. Saidur Rahman., Hardness and Approximation Results for Extending Unique Neighborhood Networks, The 20th International Conference and Workshops on Algorithms and Computation, WALCOM 2026, 1, 81-95, 2026. Conference DOI
4. Wahida Mahjabin, Nusrat Sultana, Sadia Sharmin , AURA: An Adaptive Emotion and Sensory Aware HCI System for Supporting Autistic Children in Realtime Environments, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16711, 48-60, 2026. Conference DOI
5. Saha Kuljit Shantanu, Saad Mohammad Rafid Pial , Sadia Sharmin , EduPresenta: A Conversational AI Agent for Pedagogically Sound Presentation Generation for Instructors, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16733, 304-318, 2026. Conference DOI
6. Wahida Mahjabin; Mohtasim Fuad; Md. Khairul Islam; Nusrat Sultana; Sadia Sharmin, EmoPalette: Visual Emotion Recognition and Adaptive Color Palette Generation, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16701, 359-372, 2026. Conference DOI
7. Md Saimul Haque Shanto; Suzad Mohammad; Md Samiur Rahman; Shamima Akter Eti; Naeem Mia; Sadia Sharmin, Hierarchical Multimodal Detection of Hate in Code-Mixed Bengali Memes: An Explainable Human–AI Approach, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16715, 351-367, 2026. Conference DOI
8. Soumik Datta; Ananta Raha; Sadia Sharmin, The Body’s Whisper: A Privacy-Preserving, Reason-Aligned Micro-Break Assistant for Remote Workers, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16730, 3-23, 2026. Conference DOI
9. Shaikh Prothomaa Binte Minhaz; Tasnia Haque Kheya; Sadia Sharmin, ProInteract: An Interactive Framework for Protein Structure Prediction with Enhanced Usability and Interpretation, 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2026, 16746, 195-215, 2026. Conference DOI
10. Farzana Tasnim, Sadia Sharmin, What’s on Your Mind? - Mental Health Disorder Risk Detection From Bangla Social Media Text Using Weighted Ensemble of Transformers, Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 1, 1-18, 2026. Journal DOI
11. Sheikh Hasanul Banna, Sadia Sharmin, Rezwana Reaz, Blockchain in Digital Financial Services: Users’ Perception in Bangladesh, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2025, 15804, 304-323, 2025. Conference DOI
12. Sultana Umme Habiba, Sadia Sharmin, Enhancing Cyberbullying Detection in Bangla Language: A Hybrid BiLSTM-Attention Approach, International Journal of Computer Applications, 187, 13-19, 2025. Journal DOI
13. Ataf Fazledin Ahamed, Sadia Sharmin, Beyond Likes and Loves: Uncovering Complex Sentiments in Bengali Food Reviews on Facebook, International Journal of Computer Applications, 187, 1-8, 2025. Journal DOI
14. Shahrin Khan,Anup Kuman Modak, Md. Ashik E Elahe, Abdullah Al Amin. Iffat Mehrin Disha and Sadia Sharmin, Image Based Banana Leaf Disease Detection with Machine Learning Technique, DIUJST, 20, 46-62, 2025. Journal DOI
15. Anika Monir; Akibur Rahman; Sadia Sharmin, A Multimodal Approach: Enhancing PTSD Diagnosis with AI-Powered Behavioral Analysis, ICACS '25: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Algorithms, Computing and Systems, 1, 267-275, 2025. Conference DOI
16. Shahrin Khan, Anup Kumar Modak, Md Abdullah Al-Amin, Yousuf Rayhan Emon, Sumaya Mustofa , and Sadia Sharmin, Multi-Architecture Ensemble Feature Extraction with Explainable AI for Medical Image Classification, 2025 2nd International Conference on Next-Generation Computing, IoT and Machine Learning (NCIM), , 1, 1-7, 2025. Conference DOI
17. Sobaha, Sakib Mohammed and Sami, Nazmus Sakib and Sharmin, Sadia, Bangla Fake News Detection with Source-Specific Probabilities for Improved Accuracy, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, 2523, 274-280, 2025. Conference DOI
18. Shamit Fatin, Mehbubul Hasan Al-Quvi, Haz Sameen Shahgir, Sukarna Barua, Anindya Iqbal, Sadia Sharmin, Md. Mostofa Akbar, Kallol Kumar Pal , A. Asif Al Rashid, LELANTE: LEveraging LLM for Automated ANdroid TEsting, International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE), 2025, 1, 2025. Conference DOI
19. Rashed Rayhan and Ali Muhammad Masroor and Sharmin Sadia and Bhuyan Md Shariful Islam and Adnan Muhammad Abdullah and Iqbal Anindya and Hossain Md Shohrab and Rahman M. Sohel and Al Islam A. B. M. Alim, Bridging the Last Mile: Unpacking the Rural Digital Divide in Bangladesh, COMPASS '25: Proceedings of the ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 1, 150–166, 2025. Conference DOI
20. Shahriar Raj, Asad Bin Shahid Mahin, Sadia Sharmin, Enhancing Road Damage Detection Through Transfer Learning and HCI Centric Design, 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2527, 363-367, 2025. Conference DOI
21. Sujoy Das, Sadia Sharmin and Md. Saidur Rahman, Reducing Systemic Risks in Humanitarian Aid Work with Guided Network Topology, 2024 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM), 1, 1-7, 2024. Conference DOI
22. Mohammad, Suzad and Al Jobair, Abdullah and Shaiara, Fairuz and Sharmin, Sadia, Bridging the Gap: A Case Study of Utilizing Social Media to Accelerate Recovery and Structuring Disaster Management, Social Computing and Social Media: 16th International Conference, SCSM 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, 154-172, 2024. Conference DOI
23. Nishat Anjum Lea, Sadia Sharmin, Awal Ahmed Fime, Drowsiness and Emotion Detection of Drivers for Improved Road Safety, 26TH International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, HCII 2024, 13-26, 2024. Conference DOI
24. Md. Nahid Hasan, Raiyan Azim, Sadia Sharmin, Credibility Analysis of Robot Speech Based on Bangla Language Dialect, 2024 IEEE CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING, APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS (COMPAS), 1, 1-6, 2024. Conference DOI
25. Muhammad Anwarul Azim, Sk Ruhul Azgor, Sadia Sharmin, and Md. Saidur Rahman, On the Twin-width of Outerplanar Graphs, The 17th Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA'24), 15434, 100-112, 2024. Conference DOI
26. Sadia Sharmin, Evolution of user behaviour on social media during 2018 road safety movement in Bangladesh, Social Network Analysis and Mining, 14, 1-20, 2024. Journal DOI
27. Tasmiah Tamzid Anannya, Sharifa Rania Mahmud, Shahriar Rahman Khan, Syed Rohit Zaman, Md. Shah Jalal, Sadia Sharmin, From Blackboards to Byteboards: Adapting to the Digital Age on Campus, International IEEE Conference on Signal- Image Technologies and Internet-Based System (SITIS), 54-61, 2023. Conference DOI
28. Taseen Mubassira, Mehedi Hasan, Sadia Sharmin, Reading The Mind's Eye: Detecting Trauma-Vulnerability In Individuals By Analyzing Attention Through Eye- Tracking, 20th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, MobiQuitous 2023 , LNICST,volume 594, 428-444, 2023. Conference DOI
29. MD Anwarul Karim, Anik Islam, Sadia Sharmin, Insights into the Emotional Landscape of Bangladeshi Sports Fans: Deep Learning Based Sentiment Analysis of Sports-Related Bengali Comments on Facebook, International IEEE Conference on Signal-Image Technologies and Internet-Based System, 409-416, 2023. Conference DOI
30. Rudaiba Adnin, Sadia Afroz, Montaser Majid Taseen, Sadia Sharmin , Students’ Adoption of Online Platforms for Learning Purposes in Bangladesh, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, 1582, 3-11, 2022. Conference DOI
31. Rudaiba Adnin, Sadia Afroz, Sadia Sharmin , Note: Learn Online: High School Students’ Adoption of Online Learning in Bangladesh during COVID-19 Pandemic, COMPASS '22: ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS), 603-607, 2022. Conference DOI
32. Sadia Sharmin, Sudipa Saha, Tasin Hoque, Khandaker Abrar Nadib, Interaction Based Credibility Analysis of News on Facebook Using Machine Learning Methodologies, International IEEE Conference on Signal-Image Technologies and Internet-Based System, 465-471, 2022. Conference DOI
33. Sharmin, Sadia, An Experimental Approach to Exact and Random Boolean-widths and their Comparison with Other Width Parameters , The Computer Journal, 65, 2392-2399, 2022. Journal DOI
34. Aunabil Chakma, Shantanu Dutta, , Dipto Roy, Sadia Sharmin, Broadcasting in Ad-hoc Wireless Sensor Networks Using 4-Hop Neighborhood Information, TEST Engineering and Management, 83, 11703-11714, 2020. Journal DOI
35. Sharmin, S., Benazir, A., Credibility Assessment of User Generated health information of the Bengali language in microblogging sites employing NLP techniques, The 2020 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT'20), 2020. Conference
36. A. M. Ishmam and S. Sharmin, Hateful Speech Detection in Public Facebook Pages for the Bengali Language, 18th IEEE International Conference On Machine Learning And Applications (ICMLA), 1, 555-560, 2020. Conference DOI
37. Sharmin, Sadia, Propagating Minimal Messages Using Multi Set-Cover in Wireless Ad-Hoc Network, 4th International Conference on Internet of Things and Connected Technologies (ICIoTCT), 2019, 1122, 30-43, 2020. Conference DOI
38. Sharmin, S., Chakma, D, Attention-based convolutional neural network for Bangla sentiment analysis., AI & SOCIETY (2020), 1, 1-16, 2020. Journal DOI
39. Sharmin, Sadia, Bridging Female Entrepreneurs Using ICT, Proceedings of Asian CHI Symposium 2019: Emerging HCI Research Collection, 1, 90–97, 2019. Conference DOI
40. S. Sharmin, Walid Mohammad, Player selection in cricket based on similarity of playing conditions, Proceedings of Asian CHI Symposium 2019: Emerging HCI Research Collection, 1, 66-72, 2019. Conference DOI
41. Sharmin, Sadia, Predicting Engineering Students' Optimal Group Size Using Socio-Educational Features, Proceedings of Asian CHI Symposium 2019: Emerging HCI Research Collection, 1, 97–104, 2019. Conference DOI
42. S. Sharmin and K. Solaiman, BigBank: A GIS Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Based Expansion Model for Banks, 15th International Conference on Signal-Image Technology Internet-Based Systems (SITIS), 1, 311-318, 2019. Conference DOI
43. Ishmam, Alvi Md. and Arman, Jawad and Sharmin, Sadia, Towards the Development of the Bengali Language Corpus from Public Facebook Pages for Hate Speech Research, Proceedings of Asian CHI Symposium 2019: Emerging HCI Research Collection, 1, 141–146, 2019. Conference DOI
44. W. R. Bristi and F. Chowdhury and S. Sharmin, Stable Matching between House Owner and Tenant for Developing Countries, 10th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), 1, 1-6, 2019. Conference DOI
45. S. Sharmin and S. I. Salim and K. R. I. Sanim, A Low-Cost Urban Search and Rescue Robot for Developing Countries, IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Artificial-intelligence and Internet-of-Things (RAAICON), 1, 60-64, 2019. Conference DOI
46. S. Sharmin, An Intelligent Learning and Earning Platform Employing Learner's Behavior and Performance, The fifth IEEE Region 10 (Asia Pacific) Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10HTC) 2017, 1, 702-705, 2017. Conference DOI
47. Syeda Farzia Afroze, Faysal Hossain Shezan, S. Sharmin, HeartFit: An Intuitive Smartphone Application for Well-being of Hypertensive Patients, Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 1, 164-165, 2017. Conference DOI
48. Sujoy Das, S. Sharmin, Md. Saidur Rahman, Proactive Humanitarian Aid Networks with Guided Topology and Small-World Effect, The fifth IEEE Region 10 (Asia Pacific) Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10HTC) 2017, 1, 682-685, 2017. Conference DOI
49. S. Sharmin, Zakia Zaman, Spam Detection in Social Media Employing Machine Learning Tool for Text Mining, 13th International Conference on Signal Image Technology and Internet-Based Systems (SITIS 2017), 1, 137-142, 2017. Conference DOI
50. S. Sharmin, Sikder Tahsin Al-Amin, A Cloud-based Dynamic Waste Management System for Smart Cities, Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development , 1, 1-4, 2016. Conference DOI
51. S. Sharmin, F. Manne, Efficient Counting of Maximal Independentsets in Sparse Graphs, Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms, SEA 2013,, 7933, 103-114, 2013. Conference DOI
52. S. Sharmin, J. A. Telle, M. Vatshelle, E. M. Hvidevold, Finding good decompositions for dynamic programming on dense graphs, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation, IPEC 2011, 7112, 219-231, 2011. Conference DOI
53. S. Sharmin, Md. Monirul Islam, D. Barua, A. Mahmood, Graph Matching Recombination for Evolving Neural Networks, Proceedings of the European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, ESANN 2007, 4492, 562-568, 2007. Conference DOI

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