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Contact Information

Name Shamse Tasnim Cynthia
Professional Title PhD Student in Computer Science
Email shamse.cynthia@usask.ca
Location Thorvaldson Building, Room 254, 110 Science Pl, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9

Professional Summary

PhD Student at the Interactive Software Engineering & Analytics Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan. Research focuses on human-AI collaboration, role-calibrated human-agent teaming, and gender diversity in software engineering.

Experience

  • 2023 - Present

    Saskatoon, Canada

    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
    • CMPT140: Introduction to Creative Computing
    • CMPT141: Introduction to Computer Science
    • CMPT145: Principles of Computer Science
    • CMPT270: Developing Object-Oriented Systems
    • CMPT280: Intermediate Data Structures and Algorithms
  • 2022 - 2022

    Saskatoon, Canada

    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
  • 2020 - 2021

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Lecturer (On Contract)
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University

Education

  • 2023 - Present

    Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    PhD Student
    University of Saskatchewan
    Computer Science
    • Grade: 92%
    • Supervisor: Associate Prof. Dr. Banani Roy
  • 2020 - 2022

    Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Master of Science
    University of Saskatchewan
    Computer Science
    • Grade: 90.5%
    • Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Banani Roy
  • 2016 - 2019

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Bachelor of Science
    East West University
    Computer Science & Engineering
    • GPA: 4.00/4.00
    • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Shamim H Ripon

Awards

  • 2025
    SOAR Best Poster Award
    Software Analytics Research Symposium

    Recipient of Best Poster Award at the Software Analytics Research Symposium 2025.

  • 2025
    1st Runner-up — Women In STEM (ICSAC)
    Innovations in Computer Science and Applied Computing

    1st Runner-up in the Women In STEM category at ICSAC 2025.

  • 2025
    Graduate Travel Award
    University of Saskatchewan

    For attending the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) 2025 in Ottawa, Canada.

  • 2024
    SOAR Distinguished Research Award
    Software Analytics Research Symposium

    Recipient of Distinguished Research Award at the Software Analytics Research Symposium 2024.

  • 2024
    SOAR Woman of the Year Research Award
    Software Analytics Research Symposium

    Recipient of Woman of the Year Research Award at the Software Analytics Research Symposium 2024.

  • 2024
    Winner (General Category) — ICSAC
    Innovations in Computer Science and Applied Computing

    Winner in the General Category at ICSAC 2024.

  • 2022
    Geddes Award
    Keith Geddes

    Issued for high academic standing and research productivity, as a bonus over regular funding to recognize excellent performance.

  • 2020
    Chancellor's Gold Medal & Summa Cum Laude
    East West University (19th Convocation)

    Awarded for excellent academic performance.

  • 2019
    Prime Minister Gold Medal
    Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC)

    Issued for achieving the highest CGPA in undergraduate and postgraduate exams.

Scholarships

  • 75th Anniversary Recruitment Scholarship — College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan. Contributing $20,000 towards the funding package for 2023–2024.
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship — East West University. Tuition fee waiver for 2017–2019.

Review Experiences

  • Junior Program Committee Member — Technical Papers track, International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), 2025.
  • Program Committee Member — AI Models/Data track, International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE), 2025.

Talks and Tutorials

  • Lightning Talk — Improving The Usability of SWfMSs Using Group Discussion: A Case Study on Galaxy. Annual Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (CAN-CWIC), 2022.
  • Tutorial — Handling Scientific Workflows. 1st EDI Initiative Workshop, 2025.

Professional Responsibilities

  • Social Media Coordinator — Managed and coordinated social media communications for the Software Analytics Research Symposium (SOAR), 2025.
  • General Member, Election and Referenda Committee — Graduate Students’ Association, University of Saskatchewan, 2021–2022.
  • Vice President — Social — Computer Science Graduate Council (CSGC), University of Saskatchewan, 2021–2022.

References

  • Dr. Banani Roy

    Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan. banani.roy@usask.ca

  • Dr. Chanchal Roy

    Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan. chanchal.roy@usask.ca