Tanvir Ahmed
Software Engineer | AI Systems | Research Intern
I am a Computer Science and Engineering student at United International University (UIU) with industry experience in backend development, AI systems, and research. Currently, I am a Research Intern at CRISiS Lab, Joint Centre for Disaster Research (JCDR), Massey University and previously served as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at UIU. My work spans disaster resilience research, numerical modelling, data pipelines, and AI-driven software systems. I also enjoy competitive programming and have solved 700+ problems across major online judges.
Research Interests
- Disaster Resilience Research & Numerical Modelling
- Computer Vision & Structured Visual Representation
- Large Language Models, Multimodal AI, and RAG
- Backend Systems, Observability, and Distributed Services
- Human-Centered AI and Privacy-Aware Design
News
| May, 2026 | Our CVPRW 2026 (VisCon) paper's preprint is available on arXiv:2605.16456 |
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| Apr, 2026 | Our paper Multi-hop Relational Contrastive Learning: Extending Spatial Contrastive Pre-training Beyond Pairwise Relations was accepted at the CVPRW (VisCon Poster) 2026! |
| Feb, 2026 | Selected as a Research Intern at CRISiSLab, Massey University (New Zealand), working with Dr. Catalina Miranda on numerical modelling of timber connectors for disaster resilience research! |
| Feb, 2026 | Selected as a Qiskit Advocate in the IBM Qiskit Advocate Program! |
| Jan, 2026 | Won Bronze Medal at the University Physics Competition (UPC) 2025! |
| Nov, 2025 | Nominated to represent Bangladesh at the International Data Science Olympiad (IDSOL) 2025! |
| Aug, 2025 | Finalist at the Bangladesh Blockchain Olympiad 2025 for EngReji - AI Powered Learning Platform! |
| Feb, 2025 | Participated in the UIU CSE Fest 2025 Inter-University Programming Contest (IUPC)! |
| Dec, 2024 | Won 1st place (Poster Category) at UIU Fall Project Show 2024 for OptiTask! |
Experiences
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2026.02 - Present Remote
Research Intern
Massey University, New Zealand
CRISiS Lab, Joint Centre for Disaster Research (JCDR)
- Conducting disaster resilience research at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research (JCDR), Massey University.
- Performing numerical modelling of timber connectors for structural disaster resilience research.
- Building and annotating sensor/digital datasets to support ML workflows in hazard analysis.
- Developing computational models and data pipelines for analyzing disaster risk communication.
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2024.11 - 2026.01 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
United International University
Assisted faculty in course delivery, classroom management, and academic activities.
- Mentored students on coursework, research opportunities, and career development.
- Provided academic counseling and guidance to probationary students.
- Evaluated assignments, projects, and other course assessments.
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2023.10 - 2024.01 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Undergraduate Grader
United International University
Evaluated assignments and coursework for undergraduate computer science courses.
- Evaluated assignments and coursework for undergraduate computer science courses.
Publications
Multi-hop Relational Contrastive Learning for Structured Visual Representation has been accepted at the CVPR 2026 VisCon workshop. Additional work is under review and in preparation in agentic chart reasoning and privacy-aware LLMs.
2026
- VisConMulti-hop Relational Contrastive Learning: Extending Spatial Contrastive Pre-training Beyond Pairwise Relations2026Accepted as a VisCon 2026 Poster at the CVPR 2026 workshop
Projects
Autonomous Car Parking System
Reinforcement learning-based self-driving car simulation in Unity deployed to a real-world Arduino vehicle via custom REST APIs.
- Trained an RL agent to perform autonomous parking tasks.
- Awarded 3rd runner-up among 100+ teams at UIU Project Show, Summer 2024.
OptiTask - Personal Management System
Task automation and emotion-aware productivity app with group chat, smart task assignment, and AI-driven support.
- Integrated a ChatBot using the Gemini API with Stanford NLP for user emotion analysis and personalized responses.
- Won 1st place (Poster Category) out of 150+ teams at UIU Fall Project Show 2024.
VoteChain - Blockchain Based Voting System
Decentralized voting platform with wallet authentication, real-time voting logic, and secure smart contract execution.
- Utilized React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Solidity with MetaMask and custom APIs to handle the voting structure.
EngReji - AI Powered Learning Platform
Learning platform that helps rural Bangladeshi students improve spoken English through real-time AI feedback on pronunciation and fluency.
- Designed the frontend with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS and built a scalable Python backend integrated with advanced open-source AI models and APIs for speech analysis.
- Performed functionality and regression testing during development to ensure consistent performance across modules.
- Achieved national and international recognition: Finalist in Bangladesh Blockchain Olympiad 2025 (AI Category), Honorable Mention, and shortlisted at JavaAIFest (powered by TherapBD).
Education
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2022.10 - 2026.06 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering
United International University
Computer Science and Engineering
CGPA: 3.99/4.00
Relevant Coursework:
- Data Structure & Algorithms
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- System Analysis And Design
- Database Management System
- Cloud Computing
- Software Engineering