About

Entrepreneur and AI innovator, founder of Gradmate.ai—an AI-powered platform revolutionizing graduate school applications through LLM orchestration, program matching, and application automation. Featured in Alfred University News for tying first in the Advizex AI Innovation Challenge, where my AI sales bot is projected to boost ROI by 25%.

Currently a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant at Louisiana State University (LSU), focusing on AI, LLMs, catastrophic forgetting, computer vision, and multimodal systems. Thesis: AI Copilot for GE Vernova GridOS (LLM × LangChain × Groq). Published in IEEE and arXiv, with expertise in multi-agent systems and open-source contributions. Driving impact through clean code, curiosity, and scalable AI solutions.

Research Interests

Large Language Models Catastrophic Forgetting Computer Vision Natural Language Processing Deep Learning Multi-Agent Systems AI Ethics Machine Learning

Experience

Founder & Entrepreneur
Gradmate.ai
Mar 2025 - Present

Founded Gradmate.ai, an AI-powered platform streamlining graduate applications using LLMs, LangChain, and multi-agent systems. Provides personalized program discovery, SOP writing, and organization tools to enhance applicant success and efficiency.

  • Implemented LangChain and LangGraph for agent orchestration
  • Utilized Groq and DeepSeek for efficient inference
Graduate Research Assistant & PhD Student
Louisiana State University (LSU)
Jan 2026 - Present

Conducting advanced AI research, focusing on catastrophic forgetting in Large Language Models and applications in energy systems.

  • Evaluating LLMs for sequential fine-tuning on NLP tasks
  • Developing techniques to mitigate performance degradation
Graduate Research Assistant
Alfred University
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025

Conducted research in AI and Deep Learning, including setup of Advanced Power Distribution Management Lab with GE's ADMS and AEMS systems.

  • Teaching Assistant for Python for Power Electronics
Assistant Professor
Uttara University
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024

Conducted undergraduate courses in Computer Science and Engineering.

  • Discrete Mathematics, Data Structure, Structured Programming
Assistant Professor & Lecturer
Manarat International University & Cognition.AI
Apr 2019 - Aug 2023

Taught advanced AI courses and supervised undergraduate research at Cognition.AI lab.

  • Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Neural Networks
  • Pattern Recognition, Algorithms, Microprocessor Systems
  • Supervised students on CV and NLP research projects

Publications

Journal & Conference Papers

Catastrophic Forgetting in LLMs: A Comparative Analysis Across Language Tasks
Naimul Haque
ACL ARR 2024 (Under Review)
FaceGemma: Enhancing Image Captioning with Facial Attributes for Portrait Images
Naimul Haque, Iffat Labiba, Sadia Akter
International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR)
ArXiv
BdSpell: A YOLO-based Real-time Finger Spelling System for Bangla Sign Language
Naimul Haque, Meraj Serker, Tariq Bin Bashar
ICRIC 2023 International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computing
ArXiv
Bangla Toxic Comment Classification and Severity Measure Using Deep Learning
Naimul Haque, Md. Bodrul, Abdullah, Towfiq, Mehorab
International Conference on Recent Progresses in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICRPSET-2022)
IEEE
Automatic Bangla License Plate Recognition System for Low-Resolution Images
Naimul Haque, Samira Islam, Rabeiya Afrose, Mohammad Shorif Uddin
2022 4th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 4.0 (STI)
IEEE Code
Grayscale Portrait Colorization using CNNs and Pretrained VGG-Face Descriptor
Naimul Haque, Samin Shahriar Tokey
2019 22nd International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT)
IEEE Code

Datasets & Models

FaceAttDB: A Multilingual Dataset for Facial Attribute Captioning
Naimul Haque, Abida Sultana
Zenodo, June 2023
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Bangla Toxic Comments Database
Naimul Haque, Badrul
HuggingFace, June 2023
Dataset
GlueOrca & GlueQwen: Fine-tuned Models for GLUE Benchmark Tasks
Naimul Haque
HuggingFace Model Repository
GlueOrca GlueQwen

Education

  • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
    Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA (Jan 2026-Present)
  • M.Sc. Electrical Engineering
    Alfred University (2024)
  • M.Sc. Computer Science
    Jahangirnagar University
  • B.Sc. Computer Science & Engineering
    Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (2019)

Technical Skills

  • Programming: Python, C/C++, MATLAB, JavaScript
  • ML/AI: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit-learn
  • NLP: HuggingFace, LangChain, LangGraph, Transformers
  • Computer Vision: OpenCV, YOLO, CNNs
  • Tools: Git, Docker, Google Cloud, LaTeX

Awards & Recognition

Advizex AI Innovation Challenge
Tied for 1st Place (2024) - Developed AI sales bot projected to increase ROI by 25%. Featured in Alfred University News press release.
Machine Vision in the Electric Industry with Deep Learning
EPRI Certification (Issued Sep 2024) - 22 PDHs in Power Industry AI applications
Multiple Programming Competitions
1st and 2nd place finishes in university competitions

Current Projects

Gradmate.ai: AI platform for graduate applications, featuring program discovery, SOP/LOR crafting, IELTS practice, and community support. Seeking investment to scale and expand features.

AI Copilot for GE Vernova GridOS: Thesis developing LLM-based multi-agent systems for power grid management using LangChain and Groq.

Catastrophic Forgetting in LLMs: Researching performance degradation in sequential fine-tuning for NLP tasks.