Shawon A
Graduate Research Assistant
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolShawon A is an XR interaction researcher and PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo with 11 years of software engineering and academic experience spanning industry and higher education. He combines deep HCI research—evidenced by prior first-author publications and mobile interaction work—with hands-on R&D and product delivery from roles at Keysight, Samsung, and startup consulting. As a former faculty member and career center coordinator at North South University, he has taught core CS subjects and built industry-facing career initiatives that bridge academia and employers. His technical background includes mobile and EDA software, VoIP/SIP systems, and platform-level engineering, alongside mentoring and release management in commercial phone projects. Based in Waterloo, he blends rigorous research training (MS, PhD) with practical systems experience, making him adept at translating novel interaction ideas into deployable software solutions.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) at Colorado State UniversityB.Sc, B.Sc at Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Waterloo
English, Bangla
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Github Skills (5)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
shimon0505004/North_South_University
Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:149 pushes in 4 months
shimon0505004/Data-Structures-in-Java
Nov 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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