Showkot Hossain

Showkot Hossain

PhD Student @ DSP-Lab

👋 Hi, I am Showkot Hossain, a Security and Decentralized Systems researcher from Bangladesh.

I am currently pursuing my PhD in Computer Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. I work as a Graduate Research Assistant under Prof. Taeho Jung, Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in Security and Decentralized Systems.

About Me

  • Research Areas: My research interests lie in Security, Decentralized Systems, and Cryptography.
  • Education: I received my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Dhaka in January 2020.
  • Professional Experience: After graduation, I worked as a Software Engineer for about 3.5 years at leading multi-national software companies in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Undergraduate Research: My undergrad thesis topic was security and blockchain, supervised by Dr. Mosarrat Jahan and Dr. Upama Kabir.

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🔥 News

  • [Aug 2024]:  🎉🎉 Started my PhD in Computer Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, IN, USA.
  • [Mar 2024]:  🎉🎉 Selected for Research Assistant (RA) position at the Department of CSE, University of Notre Dame.

📝 Publications

    JCS '22
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  • A Blockchain-Enabled Scalable Network Log Management System
    M H Rakib, Showkot Hossain, Mosarrat Jahan, Upama Kabir
    Journal of Computer Science, 18(6), 496-508
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    • iSCI '20
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  • Towards Blockchain-Driven Network Log Management System
    M H Rakib, Showkot Hossain, Mosarrat Jahan, Upama Kabir
    2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI), Guangzhou, China, 2020, pp. 73-80.
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📖 Educations

  • Aug 2024 - (present), PhD in Computer Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2020, Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.

💻 Experiences

Research Experiences

  • Research Assistant [Jan 2020 - December 2020]
    Cyber Security Lab, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Supervisor: Dr. Mosarrat Jahan Co-supervisor: Dr. Upama Kabir

Industry Experiences

  • Software Engineer, Level 1 [Oct 2020 - Mar 2023]
    Dohatec New Media
    43 Purana Paltan Line, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

💻 Internships

🎖 Honors and Awards

  • July 2020, Award of Merit as part of team “DU_Hyperledger” in International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020.
  • May 2020, 9th place as part of team “DU_Hyperledger” in Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh (BCOLBD) 2020.
  • Secured government scholarships with a full tuition waiver for achieving good results (top 2%, scored above 80% in each subject, GPA 5.0 out of 5.0) in primary(5th grade), junior (8th grade), secondary(10th & 12th grade) level exams under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.