Waqar Khan
Graduate Research Associate
Tempe, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolWaqar Khan is a Ph.D. candidate and Graduate Research Associate at Arizona State University who bridges Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, and Urban Climate to create computer-based tools for heat mitigation in cities. With nine years of professional experience that include two years as a software engineer and extensive teaching roles, he couples practical full-stack development skills (C#, Angular, React, Node) with rigorous qualitative research methods such as interviews and thematic coding. He has deployed modeling tools and optimized data-generation pipelines for large-scale shade and heat datasets, and his HCI work has produced SOUPS-accepted outputs on EdTech privacy and misinformation. An active contributor to algorithm-focused open-source projects, his C# implementations demonstrate deep command of core data structures and graph algorithms. Based in Tempe, AZ, he also brings hands-on classroom mentorship and proposal-review experience, serving as a panel lead for NSF-style graduate grant reviews—an uncommon blend of technical, pedagogical, and reviewer perspectives for a researcher at his stage.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
DRMC - Dhaka Residential Model CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Arizona State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bengali, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
algorithms10
graph10
data-structure10
dotnet-core10
data-structures10
csharp10
graphing10
sorting-algorithms10
number-theory9
dynamic-programming9
trie7
html6
flexbox6
deep-learning6
dictionary6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
MakeContributions/DSA
Sep 2021 - Oct 2021
Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) contributions
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 reviews, 16 commits, 14 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Waqar contributed to the repository by adding various data structures and algorithms implemented in C#. Their work includes the implementation of factorial calculations, Depth First Search, queue implementation using stacks, counting sort, Kruskal's algorithm, merge sort, determination of single number, Dijkstra's algorithm for shortest path, big mod calculation, Sieve of Eratosthenes (both standard and bitwise), Floyd-Warshall algorithm, breadth first search, and longest common subsequence, trie implementation. The contributions demonstrate a strong understanding of fundamental algorithms and data structures, providing comprehensive solutions.
dsagolangcpppythonjavascript
Waqar-107/CSE-412-Simulation-and-Modelling
Feb 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:70 commits, 6 pushes in 2 years 2 months
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