Ms Rifat Shams

https://people.csiro.au/S/R/Rifat-Shams/

Biography

Rifat Ara Shams is a Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO's DATA61. She is working in Software Engineering for Responsible AI research group. Her research area is Diversity and Inclusion in Artificial Intelligence. Her research interests are Artificial Intelligence (AI), Diversity and Inclusion in AI, Software Engineering, Human Values in Software Engineering, Human and Social Factors in Software Engineering and AI, Empirical Software Engineering, Mixed-methods Research.

Before joining CSIRO, she was a PhD student of Operationalizing Values in Software (OVIS) lab at Monash University under the supervision of Professor Jon Whittle, Associate Professor Gillian Oliver, Dr. Mojtaba Shahin, and Dr. Waqar Hussain. Her PhD was funded by an ICT4D project named PROTIC, where she worked on "Operationalizing Values in Mobile Applications: A Mixed-Methods Empirical Study with Agriculture Apps for Bangladeshi Female Farmers".

Rifat is the winner of "Women in Technology 2021" award from Zonta Club of Melbourne and Lockheed Martin. She is also the Ambassador of STEM Sisters Victoria. She is the runner-up of FIT 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) 2021 and 2020. To know more about Rifat and her works, explore her homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/rifatarashams

Other Interests

Rifat is passionate about public speaking and media presence. She also likes painting and photography.

Academic Qualifications

2022

Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University, Australia
2012

Master in Information and Communication Engineering
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
2010

Bachelor in Information and Communication Engineering
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Achievements and Awards

2021-2021

Women in Technology 2021
Zonta Club of Melbourne and Lockheed Martin
2021-Present

Ambassador
STEM Sisters, Victoria, Australia
2021-2021

Runner-up of Monash FIT 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) 2021
Monash University
2020-2020

Runner-up of Monash FIT 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) 2020
Monash University
2021-2021

Above and Beyond as a Student Volunteer
29th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’21)
2016-2016

Young Scientist
Venus International Foundation
2010-2010

Gold Medal for Bachelor result
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
2005-2005

Prime Minister Award
Prime Minister, Bangladesh

Current Roles

Postdoctoral Fellow
Diversity and Inclusion in AI, Software Engineering for Responsible AI, CSIRO's Data61

Professional Experiences

2021-2022

Teaching Associate
Monash University
2021-Present

Ambassador
STEM Sisters (Empowering women of color in Victoria)
2015-2018

Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
2012-2015

Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Stamford University, Bangladesh