Bashima Islam

Bashima Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her research focuses on sustainable intelligent systems, energy-efficient AI for audio/speech, TinyML for edge devices, and AI-driven behavioral health outcomes. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2021) and a BSc from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2021
• BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Research Interests: Machine Learning, Mobile Computing, Embedded Systems, Ubiquitous Computing, and interdisciplinary applications in healthcare and sustainability. Her work bridges foundational AI with real-world impact through sensor fusion and energy-efficient designs.

Awards & Honors:

• NSF CRII Award (2022)
• Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (2021)
• EECS Rising Star (UC Berkeley, 2020)
• World Finalist, Microsoft Imagine Cup (2013)

Teaching: Courses include On-Device Deep Learning, Embedded Systems Analysis, and graduate seminars. Current courses in Spring 2025: ECE/CS/DS 556 and ECE Graduate Seminar.

Labs & Teams: Director of the BASH Lab, focusing on wearable health sensors and edge-AI systems. Collaborations include NIH-funded projects on multimodal health monitoring.