I'm Istiaque Ahmed
Blockchain and AI Tech Enthusiast
Working with: Consensus Algorithms, Ethereum, DeFi, NFT, DApps, FinTech, AI, Smart Contract | Software Developer: MERN(Mongo, Express, React, Node)
About Me
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Hi! I am Istiaque Ahmed, and I am currently a PhD researcher in Blockchain and AI Lab. of Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan. My research primarily focuses on Blockchain and AI technology. These days, I specifically focus on SSI, DID, eKYC, Personalized Data and Agentic Wallet. I am working with Kentaroh Toyoda (Senior Scientist, ASTA*R, Singapore), Prof. Thi Hong Taran, and Prof. Nakano Tadashi. I completed my BSc. (2013) and MSc. (2015) in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Prof. M R Jaman was my thesis supervisor.
In my previous role as a Research Scientist at the Blockchain Economy Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea, I worked on Ethereum network setup in AWS, token creation (ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155), and customized implementations of Uniswap V2 and V3. Additionally, I developed a blockchain faucet DApp for the Ethereum private network and conducted research on the Bitcoin network, including parsing and processing block info. I worked with Prof. Heung-No Lee, Director of Blockchain Internet Economic Research Center, GIST.
I have also held academic positions as a lecturer and guest Lecturer at several Universities in Bangladesh, where I conducted classes and Labs on Programming Languages (C, C++, Java), Algorithms, and Data Structures etc. I also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at RedDevs, Bangladesh. where I contributed to various blockchain and web application projects.
You can view my full research work and projects on ResearchGate profile and GitHub.
Feel free to connect me over LinkedIn and email me at: isti.ru.cse@gmail.com.
Work Experience
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Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
PhD Researcher | 2023 - present
I aim to optimize blockchain performance, security, and governance models to create robust and sustainable blockchain ecosystems as well as layer-0 BC, zkKYC, SSI, and DID. The Integration of BC and AI is also a high-priority domain.
Gwanjgu Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Blockchain Economy Research Center, Korea
Research Scientist | 2021 - 2023
My job responsibility in this institution is to research and develop applications on Blockchain, dApps, and Fintech. Here, I set up the ETH-ECC Ethereum network with the ECCPOW consensus algorithm and an Explorer to view block details.
Infosys Ltd. , India
Infosys Ltd. Intern | 2015 - 2015
It was an scholarship internship, provided by Bangladsh government. I was participated and successfully completed the internship on “Java Based Application Development” at Infosys Ltd., Mysore. India.
Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology
Lecturer | 2018-2019
As a Lecturer of the dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, I conducted class, labs and theses of the students. I evaluated students exam papers, these work.
RedDevs, Bangladesh
Software Developer | 2019 - 2021
In this software firm I played the role of a senior software developer. I designed projects structures and databases. I lead the team and successfully submitted the projects. Here basically I worked on Laravel framework.
I was a Jury in Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh and the mentor of BD team in International Blockchain Olympiad 2022. I was invited speaker in ICT training for teachers in National Academy of Computer training and Research (NACTAR).