Safial Islam Ayon

I am a researcher focused on reproducibility, data-centric AI, and scientific software.

Research Data Management Research Software Reproducible Research FAIR Principle Scientific Workflows
  • Address: Caputher Heuweg 12, 14478 Potsdam, Germany
  • Mobile: +491747785652
  • Email: safialislam302@gmail.com; safial.islam.ayon@uni-potsdam.de
  • Profiles: Google Scholar · ORCiD · GitHub · LinkedIn

Education

Oct 2021 – Jan 2024

University of Potsdam

M.Sc. in Data Science
CGPA: 2.1 (German system, equivalent to "Good")
Dec 2014 – Feb 2019

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET)

B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
CGPA: 3.66 / 4.00

Experience

Mar 2024 – Present
Research Associate
Feb 2022 – Feb 2024
Student Research Assistant
Jan 2020 – Jun 2021
Lecturer
Mar 2019 – Sep 2019
Lecturer

Research Associate

NFDIxCS · University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
  • Develop services and workflows to package complex research artifacts into reusable data objects
  • Advance FAIR-by-design practices for CS sub-domains and improve research reproducibility
Research Data Management Containers FAIR

Student Research Assistant

SFB 1294 - Z03 · University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
  • Emphasized reproducibility of scientific papers
  • Identified and resolved code bugs
  • Investigated data, code, and documentation
Reproducibility Code Analysis

Lecturer

Green University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Delivered lectures and interactive sessions
  • Created syllabi, lesson plans, and assessments
  • Provided student guidance and mentoring
Teaching Curriculum Design

Lecturer

BAUET, Bangladesh
  • Facilitated interactive classroom sessions
  • Contributed to departmental initiatives
  • Engaged in professional development activities
Education Professional Development

Publications

Services to Create a Research Data Management Container (RDMC)
RDM Aug 2025 Poster
Insights from a Student-Postdoc Tandem for Research Data Management in an Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Center
RDM Aug 2025 Poster
NFDIxCS Creating a Research Data Management Container (RDMC)
RDM Feb 2025 Demo
NFDIxCS: Guarantee Levels of the Research Data Management Container (RDMC)
RDM Feb 2024 Demo
Identification of core elements for a machine-actionable Data Management Plan metadata schema in the NFDI
RDM May 2025 Report
Intelligent feature selection model based on particle swarm optimization to detect phishing websites
ML Apr 2023 Journal
Workflow for Creating and Sealing a Research Data Management Container (RDMC)
RDM Dec 2022 Conference
Bangla Handwritten Words Recognition using Convolutional Neural Network
ML Dec 2022 Conference
Including Data Management in Research Culture Increases the Reproducibility of Scientific Results
RDM Sep 2022 Conference
SSGTA: A Novel Swap Sequence based Game Theory Algorithm for Traveling Salesman Problem
OPT Dec 2021 Conference
Data Mining Technique to Analyse and Predict Crime using Crime Categories and Arrest Records
ML May 2021 Journal
Wearable Technology to Assist the Patients Infected with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Health Oct 2020 Journal
Predictive Data Mining Models for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infected Patients Recovery
Health Jun 2020 Journal
Efficient IoT based Weather Station
IoT Dec 2020 Conference
Performance Analysis of Three-Phase Inverter for Minimizing Total Harmonic Distortion Using Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation Technique
IoT Dec 2020 Conference
Function Optimization using Evolutionary Game Theory Algorithm
OPT Dec 2020 Conference
Coronary Artery Heart Disease Prediction: A Comparative Study of Computational Intelligence Techniques
Health Jan 2020 Journal
Discrete Spider Monkey Optimization for Traveling Salesman Problem
OPT Dec 2019 Journal
Smart Security Box using Arduino and GSM Module
IoT Dec 2019 Conference
Neural Network based Software Defect Prediction using Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization
SE May 2019 Conference
Diabetes Prediction: A Deep Learning Approach
ML Mar 2019 Journal
Spider Monkey Optimization to Solve Traveling Salesman Problem
OPT Feb 2019 Conference
Modified Grey Wolf Optimization to Solve Traveling Salesman Problem
OPT Dec 2018 Conference
Source: Google Scholar

Scholarly Peer Review

Review Papers (Journal)
  • IEEE Access
  • Multimedia Tools and Applications
  • Soft Computing
  • Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (BEEI)
  • Journal of Big Data
  • PLOS ONE
  • Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorder
Review Papers (Conference)
  • International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Security & IoT (ICCISIoT)
Sources: ORCiD · Web of Science

Skills & Expertise

Backend
Python C++
Frontend Development
HTML CSS JavaScript
Tools & Libraries
TensorFlow MATLAB
Database
SQL
DevOps
Git GitHub GitLab Docker CI/CD
Languages
Bangla (Native) English (Fluent)
Soft Skills
Communication Problem-Solving Adaptability Learning Agility Teamwork Creativity

Awards

Best Paper Award
International Conference on Innovation in Engineering and Technology (ICIET), 2018

Got best paper award for the paper "Modified Grey Wolf Optimization to Solve Traveling Salesman Problem".

Scholarship
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Technical Scholarship in consecutive four years for maintaining decent results.

Contact

Have a collaboration idea, paper request, or question? Feel free to reach out.

Email

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