Abu Kaisar Mohammad Masum earned his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Daffodil International University, Bangladesh. He has served as a Lecturer at the same institution, teaching courses such as Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence. Abu has gained research experience as a Research Assistant at Apurba-DIU R&D Lab and as a Researcher at the DIU NLP and Machine Learning Research Lab, where he focused on Bengali text summarization, Bengali spell checking, automated data annotation, and language models utilizing transformers and attention mechanisms. His research interests include machine learning and hybrid classical-quantum machine learning. He is particularly interested in Machine Learning, Quantum Machine Learning, Large Language Models, and Natural Language Processing. Abu has received full funding to participate in the STAQ Quantum Summer School 2024 at Duke University, enhancing his expertise in quantum computing.

Faeze received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering - Hardware from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, in 2013, and the M.Sc. degree in Computer Architecture from the University of Tehran in 2017. Faeze was selected as a DAC Young Fellow in DAC 2023. She is working in securing stochastic computing-based neural network systems from data to the network model security. 

Reeti Pradhananga is currently pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Kantipur Engineering College, Nepal. She has experience in software development, and she is proficient in Python, Go, JavaScript, and SQL. Her academic and professional journey reflects a deep interest in data-driven decision support systems, which has led her to explore machine learning and recommendation systems. Reeti is passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems, and her current research aims to contribute to advancements in these emerging fields.

Jonas is an undergraduate senior pursuing a B.Sc. in Computer Science and double major in Mathematics, with a minor in Psychology at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the chair of ULL's ACM-CSE student chapter. Jonas joined our lab in August 2024. Jonas and Dr. Aygun are working together since January 2023 and since Jonas contributed to the area of Hyperdimensional and Stochastic Computing. Jonas received the Louisiana Space and Sea Grant Opportunity (LaSSO) Award for his research on emerging computing technologies.

Emilien is an undergraduate student finishing his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Engineering and a minor in Computer Science.  He is a member of the IEEE Student Branch at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Since joining the lab in October, he has contributed to the area of efficient data processing in resource-constrained devices.

Colin Dupuis was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, in 2002. He received a high school diploma from St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is an undergraduate senior studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 2022 he became a student member of the national branch of IEEE. In 2021 he joined Arcadian Ambulance Service as a Computer Technician Intern. Mr. Dupuis is also currently a member of the Louisiana Society of Engineers and the ULL Club Lacrosse team.

Allison is an undergraduate senior pursuing a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She has contributed to Acadian Ambulance as a software engineer intern for two years. Her research interests are in machine learning applications for predicting the effects of climate change and hyperdimensional computing. Some other interests of hers include hiking and music composition.