Dr. Asif Kamal Turzo

Postdoctoral Fellow,
Idaho State University

Dr. Asif Kamal Turzo is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Computer Science department at Idaho State University. Currently, he is working under Dr. Farjana Eishita and Dr. Minhaz Zibran. He has completed his Ph.D. from Wayne State University under the supervision of Dr. Amiangshu Bosu. He has completed his Master's from Wayne State University in 2022. His research interest lies in empirical software engineering, software security, human aspects of software engineering, machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence. He has published research works in top-tier conferences and journals in the software engineering field including ICSE, ASE, ESEM, APSEC, EMSE, and TOSEM.


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Curriculum Vitae: [Download here]

Selected Publications


Academic Employment

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2024-Present

Computer Science, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Supervisor: Dr. Farjana Eishita and Dr. Minhaz Zibran

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2022-2024

Department of Computer Science,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Graduate Research Assistant, 2019-2022

Department of Computer Science,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Project: Worked on NSF grant #1850475 under Dr. Amiangshu Bosu for building a reviewer recommendation system.


Teaching Experience

Course Instructor (Wayne State University, MI, USA)

  • CSC 3110: Algorithm Design and Analysis: Spring/Summer 2024
  • CSC 4500: Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science: Spring/Summer 2022


Teaching Assistant (Wayne State University, MI, USA)

  • CSC 4996: Senior Capstone Project: Winter 2024
  • CSC 4420: Computer Operating Systems: Spring/Summer 2023
  • CSC 5991: ST: Scalable Microservices: Spring/Summer 2023
  • CSC 4996: Senior Capstone Project: Fall 2023
  • CSC 4996: Senior Capstone Project: Winter 2023
  • CSC 4996: Senior Capstone Project: Fall 2022
  • CSC 4996: Senior Capstone Project: Winter 2024


Industry Experience

Senior Software Developer

EnamelBD Private Limited,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
From 11/2017 to 05/2018

Software Developer

piSTRATEGY (Software and Consulting Company),
Dhaka, Bangladesh
From 2/2019 to 6/2019


Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2019-2024

Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI, USA

Master's in Computer Science, 2019-2022

Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI, USA

BS in Computer Science & Engineering, 2013-2017

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology,
Dhaka, Bangladesh


Tools & Applications

Tool Name: Code Review Comment Classifcation Tool. [GitHub]

  • A tool developed in Python for classifying code review comments.
  • Can be utilized to calculate code review analytics and to understand how efectively reviewers have identifed software defects.


Application Name: VAT Checker Android Application.

  • Has saved government from 3 billion BDT(Bangladeshi Taka) VAT fraud.
  • Has generated social awareness to prevent VAT fraud and achieved a number of national and international awards.


Achievements

  • Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award in the Computer Science Department, Wayne State University.
  • Champion at mBillionth Award, 2016 (Government and Citizen Engagement sector) for VAT Checker (it is considered one of the most prestigious awards in South Asia).
  • Champion at National Mobile Application Award, 2016 for VAT Checker.
  • Champion at BRAC Manthan Digital Innovation Award, 2016 (E-Governance and Institutions sector) for VAT Checker.
  • NSF Travel Grant for attending ESEM-2023 conference.
  • SIGSOFT CAPS award for attending ESEM-2023 conference.

Academic Services

Reviewer

  • ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM) Journal: 2024-Present
  • Software Quality Journal: 2022-Present
  • Junior PC member at Mining Software Repository (MSR) 2022 Conference


Additional Reviewer

  • 2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings (ICSE-Companion)


Student Volunteer

  • 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 2021
  • 37th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE), 2022


Presentations

  • “Towards Improving Code Review Efectiveness Through Task Automation” at ASE-2022 Doctoral Symposium, Michigan, USA
  • “Towards Automated Classifcation of Code Review Feedback to Support Analytics” at ESEM-2023, Louisiana, USA

Contact

Department of Computer Science,
Idaho State University,
Office Email: asifkamalturzo@isu.edu