Faculty Profile

Md. Shymon Islam

Lecturer

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801718550548
  • Email: [email protected] , [email protected]

Biography

Shymon was born and raised in Khulna, Bangladesh. With a deep passion for technology and innovation, he pursued both his Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Khulna University, one of the country's leading public universities.

An avid researcher, Shymon has cultivated diverse interests in computer science. Previously, he joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at North Western University (NWU), Bangladesh, as a Lecturer on May 10, 2022. He resigned from the post of Lecturer in the NWU CSE department on June 14, 2025. Now he joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on June 15, 2025, with a strong passion for teaching and research.

In addition to his academic background, Shymon is dedicated to exploring the practical applications of their research, striving to bridge the gap between theoretical innovation and real-world impact. With a strong foundation in computer science and a passion for knowledge, he is on a journey to make meaningful contributions to the evolving world of technology.

Education

  • M.Sc. (Engg.) (2024) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Khulna University, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc. (Engg.) (2022) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Khulna University, Bangladesh
  • HSC (2016) in Science from Govt. M. M. City College, Khulna
  • SSC (2014) in Science from Saint Joseph's High School, Khulna

Research Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Data Mining
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence

Journal Publications

  • 1. Md. Shymon Islam, and Kazi Masudul Alam. "Sentiment analysis of Bangla language using a new comprehensive dataset BangDSA and the novel feature metric skipBangla-BERT." Natural Language Processing Journal 7 (2024): 100069, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlp.2024.100069. (2024)
  • 2. Md. Shymon Islam, and Md Rafiqul Islam. "A solution method to maximal covering location problem based on chemical reaction optimization (CRO) algorithm." Soft Computing 27, no. 11 (2023): 7337-7361, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-023-07972-w. (2023)
  • 3. Aysha Akther, Md. Shymon Islam, Hafsa Sultana, AKZ Rasel Rahman, Sujana Saha, Kazi Masudul Alam, and Rameswar Debnath. "Compilation, analysis and application of a comprehensive Bangla Corpus KUMono." IEEE Access 10 (2022): 79999-80014, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3195236. (2022)

Conference

  • 1. Nurzahan Akter Joly, Romjan Munchi, Rahul Deb Mohalder, Farjana Mamun Reya, Md. Shymon Islam, and Sanjoy Chowdhury. "A Majority Hard Voting Based Ensemble Approach to Predict Cardiovascular Disease." In 2025 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE64574.2025.11013017. (2025)
  • 2. Zahrul Jannat Peya, Md. Shymon Islam, Nusrat Jahan Urme, and Saiful Islam Auny. "Machine Learning Based Potential Customer Recommendation System for E-Commerce Using Feature Selection and XAI." In 2025 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE64574.2025.11013854. (2025)
  • 3. Md. Shymon Islam, SM Aisha Siddiquea Fariha, Shaharia Sarmin Snaha, M. Raihan, Md Sharzul Mostafa, SM Fahim Abrar, and Sumon Sarker. "An Interpretable Sentiment Recognition Method from Political Bangla Texts Using Stacking Ensemble Model." In 2025 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (ECCE), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE64574.2025.11013334. (2025)
  • 4. Md. Hosain Sarder, M. Raihan, Anjan Debnath, Md. Shymon Islam, Nadim Samrat, Riyana Islam Efty, Md. Mahedi Hasan, and Md. Fahimuzzaman. "Predicting Depressive Behavior with Monitoring Activity Data Using Machine Learning and Feature Selection Approaches." In 2024 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information & Communication Technology (ICEEICT), pp. 284-289. IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEICT62016.2024.10534476. (2024)
  • 5. Kamrul Golder, Md. Shymon Islam, Fahim Faisal Tarun, Plabon Biswas, and Shahanaj Akter. "An Empirical Study on Developing Stacking Ensemble Model for Bangla Sports Sentiment Analysis." In 2024 15th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-7. IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCNT61001.2024.10723935. (2024)
  • 6. Md. Shymon Islam, Ehsanul Imon, M. Raihan, Md. Musab Noor, Tasmin Jabin Rasa, and Isfat Ara Hasan Ema. "Analyzing Bangla Drama and TV Series Reviews Using Stacking Method." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computing Advancements, pp. 55-62. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1145/3723178.3723186. (2024)
  • 7. Md. Shymon Islam, Saiful Islam Auny, Merina Rahaman Mou, Sabrina Momtaz Nitu, and Md Habibullah. "Analyzing Public Sentiments from Bangladeshi Tour and Travel Vlog Video Comments Using Machine Learning." In 2024 International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICISET62123.2024.10940020. (2024)
  • 8. Zahrul Jannat Peya, Nurzahan Akter Joly, Md. Sharzul Mostafa, Sharmina Al-Azad, Md. Shymon Islam, and Sk Ahadul Alam. "Alzheimers Disease Detection through LASSO and RFE based Feature Selection from EEG Data." In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Computer and Information Technology for Health (BECITHCON), pp. 236-239. IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/BECITHCON64160.2024.10962755. (2024)
  • 9. Md. Shymon Islam, Abu Naim Khan, Dhurubo Dutta Dev, M. Raihan, Sifat Al Mubid, and Md. Sharzul Mostafa. "Stacked-KBR: An Ensemble Method for Analyzing YouTube Bangla Song Reviews Using a Novel Dataset." In 2024 27th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 1522-1527. IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIT64611.2024.11022399. (2024)
  • 10. Md. Sharzul Mostafa, and Md. Shymon Islam. "Recognizing Emotions from Crime Video Comments Based on Pretrained Language Models and Explainable AI." In 2024 27th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 2309-2314. IEEE, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIT64611.2024.11021792. (2024)
  • 11. Md. Shymon Islam, and Kazi Masudul Alam. "An empiric study on bangla sentiment analysis using hybrid feature extraction techniques." In 2023 14th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-7. IEEE, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCNT56998.2023.10308114. (2023)
  • 12. Md. Habibullah, Md. Shymon Islam, Fatima Tuz Jahura, and Jyoti Biswas. "Bangla document classification based on machine learning and explainable NLP." In 2023 6th International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/EICT61409.2023.10427766. (2023)
  • 13. Md. Shymon Islam, and Kazi Masudul Alam. "Sentiment analysis on bangla food reviews using machine learning and explainable NLP." In 2023 26th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIT60459.2023.10441309. (2023)
  • 14. Zahrul Jannat Peya, Md. Shymon Islam, and Mst Kamrun Naher Chumki. "Thyroid disease prediction based on feature selection and machine learning." In 2022 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 495-500. IEEE, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIT57492.2022.10054746. (2022)

Book/ Book Chapter

  • 1. Md. Shymon Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, and Humaira Islam. "Solving Maximal Covering Location Problem Using Chemical Reaction Optimization." In Data Science and Computational Intelligence: Sixteenth International Conference on Information Processing, ICInPro 2021, Bengaluru, India, October 22–24, 2021, Proceedings 16, pp. 424-437. Springer International Publishing, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91244-4_34.

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Paper Award: In International Conference on Information Processing (ICInPro) 2021 conference at Bengaluru, India.
  • Dean's Award : For securing the CGPA more than 3.75 in both BSc. (Engg.) and MSc. (Engg.) programs
  • University Merit Scholarship: Based on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year academic results (TGPA) in undergraduate program
  • University Research Scholarship: In MSc. (Engg.) program

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