Summary
Shafiuzzaman Hira is a PhD candidate and graduate student researcher at UC Santa Barbara specializing in software security, combining formal verification, automated program analysis, and advanced testing like fuzzing to harden modern systems. With 11 years of industry and academic experience spanning software engineering, teaching, and research, he brings practical ERP and web-development background to rigorous security research. He explores integrating machine learning and program synthesis—including large language models—to scale and adapt vulnerability detection and mitigation. Concurrently an assistant professor in Bangladesh, he blends hands-on implementation (e.g., CAS integration and enterprise system re-engineering) with pedagogy, mentoring the next generation of engineers. Based in Goleta, CA, he pairs deep theoretical tools with production-minded engineering to strengthen end-to-end software resilience.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Secondary School Certificates, Science, GPA 5.00 /5.00, Secondary School Certificates, Science, GPA 5.00 /5.00 at Rangpur Zila School, Rangpur
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara
Master of Science, Software Engineering, CGPA 3.83 / 4.00, Master of Science, Software Engineering, CGPA 3.83 / 4.00 at University of Dhaka
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC), Science, GPA 5.00 / 5.00, Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC), Science, GPA 5.00 / 5.00 at Notre Dame College, Dhaka
English, Bengali