About Me
Dr. Abdul Samad has over a decade of experience in teaching and research, specializing in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Deep Learning, Data Analysis, Computer Vision, and algorithms. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science obtained through a Fulbright scholarship. Currently serving as the Program Director for the Computer Science department, Dr. Samad oversees curriculum development and academic operations, focusing on enhancing student learning outcomes. His research interests include NLP, particularly in the finetuning of Large Language Models (LLMs), evidenced by his supervision of numerous theses and publication of research papers in the field.
Teachings/Courses
- Introduction to Deep learning
- Mathematics of Machine Learning
- Probability and Statistics
- Programming Fundamentals
- Algorithm Analysis and Design
- Discrete Mathematics
- Nature of Computation
- Introduction to Large Language Models
Research
Some recent papers:
- Dad, I., He, J., Noor, W. et al. Cross Classification Matrix to Evaluate the Performance of Machine Learning Algorithms in Predicting Students Performance of Developing Regions. SN COMPUT. SCI. 5, 621 (2024) DOI
- Muneeb Shafique, Abdul Majid, Sajeel Alam, Abdul Samad: Does your robot know when to cross the road? : INMIC 2023 25th International Multi Topic Conference DOI
- Saad Fahim, Iqra Siddiqui, Sameer Pervez, Sandesh Kumar, Faisal Alvi and Abdul Samad: Generation of Urdu Ghazals using Deep Learning, FIT'23: 20th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology DOI
- Maqdoom, M. H., Najam, S. A., Ali, S., Fatima, S., Momin, A., Samad, A., & Jamshed, H. (2023). Inclusiveness in Food Data Sets: Development of a Food Composition Dataset for South Asian Recipes With Focus on Pakistan. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(7), 98. DOI
- Mughal, S. F., Aamir, S., Sahto, S. A., & Samad, A. (2022). Urdu Music Genre Classification Using Convolution Neural Networks. 2022 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Smart Technologies (ICETST), 1–6. DOI
Projects And Blogs
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