Syed Mohaiminul Hoque

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Research Identity

Quantum Machine Learning and Deep Learning researcher working at the intersection of variational quantum algorithms, quantum transformers, and robust low-resource NLP. I design and benchmark quantum models on real NISQ hardware while simultaneously building adversarially robust deep learning systems.

Quantum Computing

Natural Language Processing

Software Engineering

Research Projects (click to expand)

MaxCut Optimization via varQITE (IonQ)

3rd Place — FLIQ 2025 Science Track (Individual)

Designed optimal variational ansätze and Hamiltonians for solving the NP-hard MaxCut problem using Variational Quantum Imaginary Time Evolution (varQITE). Benchmarked convergence and noise behavior on IonQ real quantum hardware.
GitHub

Quantum Neighborhood Preserving Embedding (qNPE)

Quantum Dimensionality Reduction

Developed a quantum analogue of Neighborhood Preserving Embedding that preserves local manifold structure using swap-test KNN, QSVD, and variational eigensolvers. Evaluated embedding quality for downstream quantum ML tasks.
GitHub

Custom Quantum Feature Maps for QSVM

Quantum Kernel Learning

Designed novel quantum feature maps including Alternating Entanglement Feature Map (AEFM) and Strongly Entangling Feature Map with Hadamard (SEFM-H). Demonstrated improved classification performance on the Iris dataset.
GitHub

Quantum Galton Box: Multi-Layer Quantum Walk Simulator

Quantum Walks & Monte Carlo (WISER Program)

Implemented a generalized quantum circuit that generates Gaussian-like distributions through superposition of quantum walk trajectories, inspired by Carney & Varcoe (2022). Explored connections between quantum walks and Monte Carlo sampling.
GitHub

BLP-2025 Bangla Hate Speech Detection

3rd & 6th Place — Shared Task

Built BanglaBERT ensemble models with adversarial training for robust hate speech detection in low-resource Bengali. Ranked 3rd and 6th in the BLP-2025 shared task. Accepted at AACL-IJCNLP 2025 (BLP Workshop).

BaTEClaCor: Bangla Text Error Classification & Correction

EMNLP-BLP 2023

Introduced a dataset of 10,000 Bangla comments for error classification and correction. Achieved 79.1% accuracy with BanglaBERT and ROUGE-L 0.8459 using BanglaT5. Published at the EMNLP 2023 BLP Workshop.
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Experience

Research Assistant — Center for Computational & Data Sciences (IUB)

Oct 2024 – Present · Dhaka, Bangladesh · Hybrid

Conducting research on quantum algorithms with emphasis on algorithmic design, complexity analysis, and benchmarking on quantum simulators.

  • Designed and evaluated variational quantum algorithms on NISQ hardware
  • Implemented VQC and Quantum Kernel Methods using Qiskit & PennyLane
  • Explored hybrid quantum–classical frameworks for high-dimensional optimization and classification

CCDS Profile

Assistant Software Engineer — OnnoRokom Projukti Ltd.

Mar 2025 – Sep 2025 · Dhaka, Bangladesh · On-site

Worked on high-performance, async production systems with applied ML components.

  • Built async web services using Python (BlackSheep), PostgreSQL, JWT & RBAC
  • Integrated Vision Transformers (ViT) into modular ASGI pipelines
  • Designed secure, scalable multi-user architectures

Software Engineer Intern — BRAC IT

Jun 2024 – Sep 2024 · Dhaka, Bangladesh · On-site

  • Developed RESTful APIs using Groovy on Grails
  • Implemented complex business logic and PostgreSQL-backed CRUD workflows
  • Optimized database queries and backend–frontend integration

Student Researcher — Center for Computational & Data Sciences (IUB)

Aug 2022 – Jan 2024 · Dhaka, Bangladesh · Hybrid

  • Studied NLP methods for real-world Bangla language tasks
  • Collaborated with senior researchers on active projects
  • Developed ML and NLP models aligned with research requirements
  • Total research projects completed: 3

Programming Tutor — Independent University, Bangladesh

Jul 2022 – Sep 2022

  • Taught Python programming fundamentals
  • Covered combinatorics, number theory, and problem solving
  • Instructed and mentored 45 students

Achievements

Education & Formal Training

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Independent University, Bangladesh · Jan 2018 – Dec 2023

  • CGPA: 3.5
  • Focus: Algorithms, Machine Learning, NLP, Quantum Computing

Introduction to Quantum Computing

The Coding School · Sep 2023 – Apr 2024

  • Grade: A (97%)
  • Quantum mechanics, Cirq, QKD, quantum algorithms

Nanodegree — AI Programming with Python

Udacity · Jul 2023 – Nov 2023

  • Deep learning, PyTorch, model evaluation, deployment basics

QClass 24/25 — Quantum Computing & Applications

QWorld · Sep 2024

Workshops, Training & Certifications