Asif Samir

Hi, I am

Asif Samir (He/Him)

I work with machine intelligence for software engineering

Researcher and Software Engineer building intelligent development tools. Focused on AI-driven Software Engineering, Information Retrieval, and autonomous agents for code analysis.

About Me

I am a PhD Candidate at Dalhousie University, building cutting-edge solutions for software bug localization using machine intelligence and information retrieval. My research focuses on leveraging reasoning agents to automate complex debugging tasks.

Previously, I was a founding member of Pipilika, the first Bengali search engine, where I developed core linguistic tools and retrieval pipelines. I combine this technical depth with years of experience as an instructor and academic leader, driving innovation in both engineering and education.

Here are the technologies I work with:

Artificial Intelligence
Large Language Models
Software Agents
Search and Retrieval

Education

PhD Candidate in Computer Science

Dalhousie University, Canada

2022 - Present

GPA: 4.1 out of 4.3

B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Science and Engineering

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

GPA: 3.74 out of 4.0

Experience

Research Assistant - Dalhousie University

Sep 2022 - present

I am currently working as a research assistant at Dalhousie University, focusing on Bug Localization using Information Retrieval and Machine Learning, developing solutions to help localize bugs using modern machine intelligence.

RAISE Lab

Teaching Assistant & Marker - Dalhousie University

Sep 2022 - present

As a Teaching Assistant and Marker at Dalhousie University, I lead lab sessions, design assignments, manage Brightspace course platforms, and coordinate grading for machine learning and software engineering courses (e.g., CSCI 3151, 6515, 6308).

Instructor - Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT), SUST

I was an instructor at the Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT), SUST, where I:

Designed and taught undergraduate courses such as Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, and Operating Systems.
Supervised research and development projects for undergraduate students.
Held administrative roles, including serving as a student advisor to guide and support students.

Research and Development Engineer - Pipilika, the first Bengali search engine

I was part of the team behind Pipilika, the first Bengali search engine, where I:

Researched and developed tools focused on the Bengali language.
Contributed to the development of Pipilika’s indexing and searching modules.

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Skills

Research & Development

Software Engineering

Source Code Analysis

Bug Localization

Intelligent Debugging

Prompt Engineering

Information Retrieval

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Machine Learning (ML)

Large Language Model (LLM)

AI Agents

Transformers

Deep Learning

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

Vector Embeddings

Programming Languages

Python

Java

C/C++

Swift

JavaScript

Frameworks & Libraries (ML/NLP)

PyTorch

Hugging Face

TensorFlow

LangGraph

LangChain

vLLM

Scikit-learn

spaCy

NLTK

Pandas

NumPy

Search & Knowledge Graphs

Elasticsearch

Lucene

Neo4j

Solr

Vector Search

Platforms & Tools

MacOS

Linux

AWS

Compute Canada

Docker

Git

LaTeX

Database

MySQL

SQLite

Firebase

MongoDB

Web Frameworks

Django

Flask

Hugo

Projects

Weathered.

An AI-powered iOS app that tracks users and provides personalized weather updates and recommendations using LLMs and AI agents.

AI Agents LLM iOS App Hackathon

Portfolio Website

Personal portfolio website built with Hugo to showcase projects, skills, and experience.

Hugo Javascript HTML/CSS

SnapConvert

A lightweight privacy focused Chrome extension that allows quick image conversion to PDFs, resize them instantly, and even extract images from PDFs.

Chrome Extension JavaScript HTML/CSS

Recent Publications

Improved Bug Localization with AI Agents Leveraging Hypothesis and Dynamic Cognition

Asif M. Samir , Mohammad Masudur Rahman

International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC), 2026

Improved IR-based Bug Localization with Intelligent Relevance Feedback

Asif M. Samir , Mohammad Masudur Rahman

International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC), 2025

Honors and Awards

Runner Up at CogniGent BrAInstorm AI Hackathon 2025

Nov, 2025

Best Poster Award at Consortium for Software Engineering Research (CSER)

May, 2025

ICSE Travel Grant

Mar, 2025

Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Grant, Dalhousie University

Mar, 2025

Talent Bursary - Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Feb, 2025

Doctoral Scholarship - Dalhousie University

Sep, 2022

News and Events

Our Paper Accepted at ICPC 2026, Colocated with ICSE 2026, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dec, 2025

Attended CogniGent BrAInstorm AI Hackathon

Nov, 2025

Attended Consortium for Software Engineering Research (CSER)

May, 2025

Attended Amii Upperbound AI Conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada

May, 2025

Attended ICSE 2025, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Apr, 2025

Passed Research Aptitude Defence (RAD)

Apr, 2025

Certifications

Natural Language Processing - deeplearning.ai

TensorFlow Developer Professional Certificate - deeplearning.ai

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum Coursera - Coursera

Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development - deeplearning.ai