I am Samia Islam. I am a PhD student in the Bhattacharya Lab at Michigan State University under the supervision of Dr. Sudin Bhattacharya and Dr. Zijun Cui. My research field is focused on Dynamical Systems in Single-Cell Genomics. My aim is to develop an algorithm to derive single-cell dynamical models.
Education
- PhD (Ongoing), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- BSc, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh
Research Interests
- Dynamical Systems
- Non-Linear Dynamics
- Single-Cell Analysis
- Deep Learning
Publications
Dynamical systems theory as an organizing principle for single-cell biology
Samia Islam, Sudin Bhattacharya
npj Systems Biology and Applications, 2025
Samia Islam, Charles Owen, Ranjan Mukherjee, Ira Woodring
PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
Multiple Object Tracking in Recent Times: A Literature Review
Mk Bashar*, Samia Islam*, Kashifa Kawaakib Hussain, Md. Bakhtiar Hasan, A.B.M. Ashikur Rahman, Md. Hasanul Kabir
arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.04796
Teaching
CSE 231: Introduction to Programming I
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Responsibilities: conducting labs, providing office hours, creating projects for students, and proctoring exams.
CSE 260: Discrete Structures in Computer Science
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2023
Responsibilities: student monitoring, providing office hours, grading and proctoring exams.
News
Attended FYIM 2025
I attended the Finding Your Inner Modeler Conference (FYIM 2025) at the University of California, Irvine.
August 7-8, 2025
Presented Poster at ICIBM 2025
I presented my work as a poster titled "Predicting Cellular Reprogramming Trajectories with Deep Generative Models: A Case Study with Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)" at the International Conference on Intelligent Biology and Medicine (ICIBM 2025), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
August 3-5, 2025
One Paper Got Published at npj Systems Biology and Applications Journal
One of my perspective paper got published in npj Systems Biology and Applications Journal by Nature portfolio.
August 1, 2025
Passed PhD Qualifier Examination
I passed the PhD Qualifier Examination under the committee composed by Dr. Kevin Liu, Dr. Wolfgang Banzhaf, and Dr. Hae-Na Lee. My examination topic was "Physics-informed Machine Learning (PiML) in Dynamical Systems".
February 10, 2025
Joined Bhattacharya Lab
I joined the Bhattacharya Lab at Michigan State University as a PhD student. I will be working under Dr. Sudin Bhattacharya on Dynamical Systems in Single-Cell Genomics.
August 26, 2024
Attended CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women 2024
I had the incredible opportunity to attend the CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was an amazing experience where I connected with experienced female researchers and professionals in computing and academia.
April 12-13, 2024
Two Papers Accepted at PETRA 2024
Our papers on "Wrinkle Detection and Cloth Flattening" and "UML Class Diagrams with Audio" have been accepted at PETRA 2024! I am the first author of the paper titled "Wrinkle Detection and Cloth Flattening through Deep Learning and Image Analysis as Assistive Technologies for Sewing".
March 1, 2024
Started PhD at Michigan State University
I joined the Computer Science & Engineering department at Michigan State University as a PhD student. I will be serving as a Teaching Assistant as well.
August 15, 2023
Resume
My resume can be found here.
Contact
Email: islamsa3@msu.edu
Office: Room 1300, IQ Building, 775 Woodlot Dr East Lansing MI 48824