CV
Sabbir Ahmed Saqlain
Dhaka, Bangladesh | sabbir.cse.ruet@gmail.com | +8801763978413
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Professional Summary
AI/ML, security, and iOS software engineer with experience across fintech mobile applications, secure authentication, payment flows, identity verification, LLM-based OCR, RAG systems, CoreML, cloud data security, and blockchain-based access control. Open to selected iOS, AI/ML, LLM, RAG, fintech, OCR, liveness, and mobile security projects.
Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Master of Science in Computer Science | Newark, NJ, USA | Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
GPA: 3.92/4.0
Thesis focus: Cloud Data Security, Advanced Machine Learning, and Blockchain
Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Cryptography, Big Data, Machine Learning, Advanced Machine Learning, Trusted Computing and Architecture.
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | Jan 2015 - Aug 2019
GPA: 3.48/4.0
Coursework: Computer Security, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Mining, Neural Networks, Database Systems, Software Engineering.
Experience
Chakrie.com - Engineering Manager, Consultant
Jan 2026 - Ongoing
- Led engineering planning and development for the Chakrie.com platform.
- Managed task prioritization, code review, deployment, and issue resolution.
- Collaborated with business and product teams to improve reliability and user experience.
- Tech stack: AI Agent, LLM, Python web, VPS, AWS, PostgreSQL, iOS, Android.
KONASL - Software Engineer II, AI/ML, Security, iOS
Apr 2026 - Ongoing
- Built an iOS NID capture framework with real-time guidance and LLM-based OCR extraction.
- Designed secure liveness, compliant data handling, and scalable GPU-backed inference.
- Led testing, API integration, production deployment, and documentation.
- Developed and maintained iOS features for a large-scale fintech mobile app.
- Integrated secure authentication, payment flows, and REST API-based backend services.
- Improved app stability, performance, and user experience through debugging and optimization.
- Tech stack: LLM, Swift, MVVM/MVVM-C, REST APIs, iOS, AWS.
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
- Assisted with course logistics, materials, announcements, grades, and student questions.
- Supported students with problem solving, coding, and debugging.
- Held office hours and provided timely feedback by grading assignments, projects, quizzes, and exams using clear rubrics.
Optimizely - Software Engineer II, iOS
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
- Delivered a B2B commerce mobile application.
- Collaborated with analysts to ensure compliance and secure architecture.
- Supported testing, documentation, and user support.
- Tech stack: iOS, Xamarin, C#.
UAPY, UCB Fintech Company Ltd. - Software Engineer, iOS
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
- Developed a financial services app with more than 1M active customers.
- Integrated strong authentication and secure payment protocols.
- Integrated ML-based face detection.
- Implemented cryptographic data protection mechanisms for user transactions.
Brain Station 23 - Associate Software Engineer, iOS
Sep 2019 - Jul 2021
- Worked on secure banking applications including Citytouch, UNET Enterprise Banking, UCB One, AB Direct Internet Banking, and Modhumoti Digital Banking.
- Refactored Citytouch code with enhanced encryption for secure transactions.
- Rewrote around 40 percent of an Objective-C codebase to improve stability and scalability.
- Implemented secure transaction flows, custom authentication modules, REST API integration, MVVM/MVVM-C architecture, and XIB-based custom UI components.
- Tech stack: Swift, Objective-C, MVVM/MVVM-C, REST APIs, WebRTC, WebSocket.
Research Projects
Predicting ED Patient Outcomes (MIMIC-IV ED), NJIT
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
- Built an end-to-end ML pipeline to predict emergency department patient mortality using MIMIC-IV data.
- Performed data cleaning, feature engineering, and cohort clustering with PCA and K-Means.
- Trained and benchmarked classifiers, selecting Random Forest with approximately 97 percent accuracy.
- Addressed class imbalance with SMOTE and used SHAP for model interpretability.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) System
Dec 2025
- Built a local RAG pipeline using Ollama, Llama 3.1 8B, and FAISS vector search.
- Implemented PDF/TXT/MD ingestion, text chunking, and semantic retrieval with nomic-embed-text embeddings.
- Developed a FastAPI service for context-aware question answering using retrieved documents.
Blockchain-Based Access Control System, NJIT
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
- Designed a hybrid blockchain-cloud storage architecture for supply chain data.
- Implemented decentralized access control with real-time revocation.
- Enhanced scalability for ML-driven analytics over encrypted datasets.
- Tech stack: Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, MySQL, Docker, AWS.
Malicious Android Application Detection
IEEE 2019
- Published IEEE research on efficient malicious Android application detection using ML.
- Used classification algorithms to analyze permission patterns and app behaviors.
- Improved detection accuracy and explainability of model predictions.
- Tech stack: Python, Scikit-learn, Pandas, Android API.
Live Face Detection Library
Aug 2022
- Developed a live face detection module for customer registration using CoreML.
- Collected and labeled a custom dataset to train an on-device CoreML model.
- Trained and optimized the model for real-time performance and accuracy.
- Integrated the trained model into an iOS application for user verification during registration.
Skills
- AI and ML: LLM, RAG, supervised learning, deep learning, model optimization, CoreML, TensorFlow Lite, Scikit-learn.
- Cryptography and security: Symmetric/asymmetric encryption, key management, access control, secure multi-party computation, cloud security, authentication protocols, mobile security.
- Programming: C/C++, Python, Go, Swift, Objective-C.
- Blockchain and distributed systems: Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, consensus protocols.
- Tools and delivery: GitHub, GitLab, Docker, AWS, Agile/Scrum.
Other
- Research publication: IEEE - Malicious Android Application Detection Using ML, Aug 2019.
- Internship: Microsoft Young Bangla, Apr 2018.
- Interests: Cybersecurity research and Capture the Flag challenges.
CV-Listed App Store Projects
Other Projects (iOS App in App Store, Team Lead), directly from the PDF CV.
| Project | Timeline | CV-Based Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Text Recognizer | Jan 2022 - Ongoing | Built an iOS app for real-time handwriting and printed text OCR using Vision/CoreML, with multi-language recognition, quick export, and App Store maintenance. | App Store |
| Smart Tutor - AI Powered Learn | Jan 2024 - Ongoing | AI-based study app for instant homework help, math, science, and writing problems, step-by-step answers, question scanning, and quiz generation. | App Store |
| AI Art: Artify Image & Video | Jan 2024 - Ongoing | AI-powered image and video generation app for creating artwork, enhancing photos, and transforming videos with custom styles. | App Store |
| BreakGame: Block Brick Break | Jan 2022 - Ongoing | Fast-paced iOS brick-breaker arcade game with paddle control, progressive levels, power-ups, increasing difficulty, and smooth physics. | App Store |
| Kids Math Example Practice | Jan 2022 - Ongoing | Educational app for children to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through unlimited examples and playful visuals. | App Store |
| BrainGrid: Puzzle Challenge | Jan 2024 - Ongoing | Logic puzzle game with grid-solving tasks, progressively harder levels, pattern connection, sequence solving, and brain-training challenges. | App Store |
