Mashukur Rahman

Incoming Research Associate in the Database, ICT and System Management division at CEGIS (Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh). Former Remote Software Engineer at Blandan Infotech. My research interests include Environmental Technology, Satellite and Geospatial data Analysis, Self Sovereign Identity, and Agentic AI.

Systems

Ongoing research

Offline verification of Self Sovereign Identity

An extension of my undergraduate thesis on offline verification of self-sovereign identity (SSI). The project explores approaches for enabling identity credentials to be verified securely in environments with no internet connectivity. The proof of concept has been completed, and the work is currently being further developed toward publication.

Agentic AI for Structured Data Extraction from Arbitrary Excel Schemas

This research addresses a real-world data engineering challenge encountered during a project at Blandan Infotech: extracting structured information from Excel workbooks with inconsistent, complex, and arbitrary schemas. The proposed solution leverages agentic AI to automatically understand workbook layouts, identify relevant tables, generate extraction logic, validate outputs, and transform heterogeneous spreadsheets into standardized structured data with minimal human intervention. A proof of concept is currently under development, with the objective of evolving the system into a robust framework for intelligent document and spreadsheet processing.

Experience

  1. Incoming, 2026

    Research Associate · CEGIS (Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh)

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Database, ICT and System Management division. Geospatial data systems, satellite image analysis, and information systems for national water and land work.

  2. 2025 · 09 – present

    Remote Software Engineer · Blandan Infotech

    Trondheim, Norway (remote)

    Frontend lead on Parallel Vote Tabulation for Netra News. Technical lead on the Nordisk Avfallspool carbon footprint calculator, including agentic document extraction and an Innovation Norway grant.

  3. 2025 · 01 – present

    Co-founder · Scorespec

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    AI-powered IELTS preparation: automated writing and speaking evaluation, full-stack product, APIs, authentication, and production deployment.

  4. 2022 · 12 – 2025 · 08

    Remote Software Engineer (part-time) · Blandan Infotech

    Trondheim, Norway (remote)

    Designed the initial architecture of the Nordisk Avfallspool carbon footprint calculator, shipped the first five production versions, and worked with stakeholders, designers, and the client.

Education

  1. Admitted

    Software Engineering and Management Master's Program · University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Accepted to the programme. I chose to pursue the research appointment at CEGIS for now.

  2. 2021 · 02 – 2025 · 08

    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · BRAC University

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    VC’s List, Fall 2021. Thesis on offline verification of self-sovereign identity (GPA 4.00/4.00) under Dr. Md. Sadek Ferdous.

Honors