Shahidul Islam

Shahidul Islam is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computing and Design (SCD) at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). Previously, he served as faculty at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for four years. His expertise spans bioinformatics, evolutionary computation, and competitive programming education.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Central Florida (UCF), 2020
• Advisor: Dr. Shaojie Zhang
• Dissertation: "Computational Methods for Discovery and Analysis of RNA Structural Motifs"

Research Interests:

• Visualization tools for RNA 3D structure analysis
• Computational methods for RNA-Protein interactions
• Evolutionary Computation for real-life optimization problems

Coaching Achievements:

• Trained UCF teams to North America Champion at International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals 2018
• Guided SUST team to ICPC World Finals 2012 (first in university history)

Teaching: Focuses on systems-related courses and student problem-solving skill development.