CV/Resume
Basics
Name | Redwan Sony |
Label | PhD Student |
sonymd@msu.edu | |
Phone | +1(517) 580-1034 |
Url | https://redwankarimsony.github.io |
Summary | A third year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. |
Research interests | Forensic Biometrics, Explainability, Interpretability, Face Recognition |
Work
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2022.05 - 2024.12 Michigan, USA
Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan State University
Working in iPRoBe Lab under the supervision of Dr. Arun Ross.
- Explainability in Face Recognition
- Visualization Applications
- Forensic Biometrics
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2021.08 - 2022.04 Michigan, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Michigan State University
Conducted lab sessions of CSE-102 Algorithmic Thinking and Programming in Fall-2021 and Spring-2022 semester.
- Algorithm Development
- Python Programming
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2017.03 - 2021.07 Gazipur, Bangladesh
Lecturer
Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Conducted regular undergraduate level courses and held lab sessions along with other official duties.
- Face Recognition
- Biometric Template Protection
- Deep Learning
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2017.01 - 2017.02 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lecturer
Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Conducted regular classes and lab sessions.
- C++ programming
- Database Management
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2015.11 - 2015.12 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Intern
XeonBD Limited
Acquired skills in working with web technologies, including hosting and maintaining websites through cPanel
- Web Hosting
- cPanel
Volunteer
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2023.09 - 2024.08 East Lansing, MI
General Secretary
Bangladesh Student Association, Michigan State University
A community bound by rich Bangladeshi culture.
- Community leadership & Engagement
- Event Planning
- Public Speaking
Education
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2021.09 - Present Michigan, USA
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2021.09 - 2023.12 Michigan, USA
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2012.09 - 2017.02 Gazipur, Bangladesh
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2010.07 - 2012.06 Pabna, Bangladesh
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2008.07 - 2010.06 Pabna, Bangladesh
Awards
- 2024.05.02
Best Poster in MSU Engineering Graduate Research Symposium-2024
College of Engineering, Michigan State University
For the poster on 'Comparative Medical Radiography using Deep Neural Networks'.
- 2012.09.01
Fully Funded OIC Scholarship for Bachelor's Degree
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Awarded based on the admission test result which covers all the cost for 4-year Bachelor of Science degree.
Certificates
Quantum Teleportation | ||
Stanford University | 2018-01-01 |
Quantum Communication | ||
Stanford University | 2018-01-01 |
Quantum Cryptography | ||
Stanford University | 2018-01-01 |
Quantum Information | ||
Stanford University | 2018-01-01 |
Quantum Computing | ||
Stanford University | 2018-01-01 |
Machine Learning | ||
Stanford University | 2018-01-01 |
Publications
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2024.06.30 A Parametric Approach to Adversarial Augmentation for Cross-Domain Iris Presentation Attack Detection
WACV-2025
This study introduces ADV-GEN, a convolutional autoencoder that generates adversarial samples by applying geometric and photometric transformations to both genuine and PA irides. Using these samples, the proposed approach enhances the cross-domain performance of presentation attack detection (PAD) classifiers, as demonstrated on the LivDet-Iris 2017 database.
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2023.08.18 Investigating Weight-Perturbed Deep Neural Networks With Application in Iris Presentation Attack Detection
WAACV-2024
This study analyzes the sensitivity of three DNN architectures (VGG, ResNet, DenseNet) to parameter perturbations, using techniques like Gaussian noise, weight zeroing, and weight scaling on the LivDet-Iris-2017 and LivDet-Iris-2020 datasets. The proposed approach combines perturbed models at score and parameter levels, achieving average performance improvements of 43.58% and 9.25% on the respective datasets.
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2022.03.20 Less is More: Lighter and Faster Deep Neural Architecture for Tomato Leaf Disease Classification
IEEE Access
This study presents a lightweight, transfer learning-based model using MobileNetV2 for disease detection on tomato leaves, enhanced by illumination correction and runtime data augmentation to prevent leakage and address class imbalance. Tested on the PlantVillage dataset, the model achieves 99.30% accuracy with only 9.60MB size and 4.87M operations, making it highly suitable for low-end devices.
Skills
Programming Frameworks | |
Python | |
PyTorch | |
OpenCV |
Languages
Bangla (বাংলা) | |
Native speaker |
English | |
Fluent |
Hindi (हिन्दी) | |
Conversational |
Interests
Face & Forensic Biometrics, Face Recognition |
Explainability and Interpretability in Machine Learning |
Generative Models for Identity Constrained Data |
Photography, Traveling, Reading |
Projects
- 2021.09 - Present