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Fahmida Hossain

PhD Candidate · Autonomous Systems Safety
William & Mary, Department of Computer Science

→ get in touch view research cv.pdf
PhD Candidate · W&M CS
// advisor: Dr. Trey Woodlief
Portrait of Fahmida Hossain

01 // about

I am a PhD student in Computer Science at William & Mary, where I work in BEE Safe Robotics Lab, adivsed by Dr. Trey Woodlief. My research focuses on safety for autonomous systems, particularly autonomous vehicles.

research interests
runtime monitoring verification and validation of ads formal safety rules SE for Robotics
affiliation
William & Mary
Dept. of Computer Science
Williamsburg, VA
email
fhossain@wm.edu

02 // publications

2019
Impact of SUs Under FC in Co-operative Cognitive Radio Network in PUEA Environment
ICASERT 2019 — International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering and Robotics Technology · IEEE
F. Hossain, A. Y. Snigdha, M. I. Islam
doi ieee

03 // projects

// active · autonomous systems safety
Introducing Virtual Entity in SceneFlow for Runtime Monitoring Autonomous Vehicle Safety Against Formal Safety Rules
Extending runtime monitoring to support variable distance safety rules. Advised by Dr. Trey Woodlief.
CARLA Python runtime monitoring formal safety rules

04 // curriculum vitae

education
Aug 2023 — present
PhD in Computer Science
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA
Feb 2019 — Jan 2021
M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
Jahangirnagar University · Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thesis: Detection of Pedestrian Crossing Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network.
Apr 2014 — Dec 2018
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
Jahangirnagar University · Dhaka, Bangladesh
Final project: Cognitive Radio Network Under AWGN Channel.
experience
Aug 2023 — present
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
William & Mary
Graduate Research Assistant, BEE Safe Robotics Lab, advised by Dr. Trey Woodlief. Teaching Assistant: CSCI 420 Robotics (Fall 2025); CSCI 303 Algorithms (Spring 2025); CSCI 241 Data Structures (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024).
Jan 2021 — Jul 2023
Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Daffodil International University · Dhaka, Bangladesh
Taught OOP (Java/Python), Algorithms, Web Engineering, Software Engineering. Mentored 65 students per semester. Advisor, Girls' Computer and Programming Club (GCPC).
honors & awards
2021
Government Scholarship
By Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh
For outstanding performance in Bachelor's degree.
2019–2020
National Science and Technology Grant
Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Awarded for M.Sc. thesis research.
2016
Women Power of the Year
JU Inter-Department Programming Contest
Ranked 13th overall. Also participated in ICPC Asia Regional Dhaka Site and NGPC 2015.
2014–2018
JU Complementary Stipend
Jahangirnagar University
Merit-based scholarships for outstanding academic results.
↓ download full cv (pdf)

05 // contact

email fhossain@wm.edu linkedin Fahmida Hossain scholar Google Scholar github Fahmida Hossain