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General Information

Full Name Saima Afrin
Email safrin@wm.edu
Social Media @saima.afrin
Languages English (fluent), Bangla (native)

Research Areas

  • Green AI for Software Engineering with focus on resource-efficient Large Language Models, parameter-efficient fine-tuning for large code models, and sustainable AI practices in software development.

Education

  • 2022-now
    William & Mary — Ph.D. in Computer Science.
    • Research Focus: Green AI for Software Engineering.
    • Working on resource-efficient Large Code models and parameter-efficient fine-tuning for large code models.
    • Published research in top-tier conferences including IEEE/ACM Forge 2025.
  • 2015-19
    Daffodil International University — B.Sc. Computer Science and Engineering.

Work Experience

  • 2024-now
    Research Assistant at William & Mary.
    • Conducting research on Green AI for Software Engineering with focus on resource-efficient machine learning.
    • Adapting parameter-efficient fine-tuning techniques for large code models.
    • Published multiple research papers in top-tier conferences and journals.
  • 2022-24
    Teaching Assistant at William & Mary.
    • Assisted in teaching computer science courses and mentoring students.
    • Graded assignments and provided feedback to improve student learning outcomes.
  • 2019-22
    Lecturer at Daffodil International University.
    • Taught courses in Computer Science and Engineering department.
    • Conducted research in machine learning and published multiple papers.
    • Mentored undergraduate students in their research projects.
  • 2018-19
    Project Intern at Bangladesh Venture Capital LTD.
    • Worked on various technology projects and gained industry experience.

Research Publications

  • Ph.D.
    Recent Publications (Ph.D. Work)
    • S. Afrin, B. Xu, and A. Mastropaolo, "Is Quantization a Deal-breaker? Empirical Insights from Large Code Models," arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.09665, 2025.
    • S. Afrin, J. Call, K.-N. Nguyen, O. Chaparro, and A. Mastropaolo, "Resource-efficient & effective code summarization," in 2025 IEEE/ACM Second International Conference on AI Foundation Models and Software Engineering (Forge), IEEE, 2025, pp. 224–235.
    • A. Giagnorio, A. Mastropaolo, S. Afrin, M. Di Penta, and G. Bavota, "Quantizing large language models for code generation: A differentiated replication," arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.07103, 2025.
    • M. Z. Haque, S. Afrin*, and A. Mastropaolo, "A systematic literature review of parameter-efficient fine-tuning for large code models," arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.21569, 2025. (*Equal contribution)
    • Y. Gong, A. Tarafder, S. Afrin, and P. Kumar, "Single-gpu gnn systems: Traps and pitfalls," arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03548, 2024.
  • Prior
    Earlier Publications
    • S. Afrin, F. J. M. Shamrat, T. I. Nibir, et al., "Supervised machine learning based liver disease prediction approach with lasso feature selection," Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 3369–3376, 2021.
    • S. Chakraborty, F. J. M. Shamrat, S. Afrin, S. Saha, I. Ahmed, and S. Thapa, "Industrial fault detection using transfer learning models," in 2021 2nd International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication (ICOSEC), IEEE, 2021, pp. 1–6.
    • P. Ghosh, A. Karim, S. T. Atik, S. Afrin, and M. Saifuzzaman, "Expert cancer model using supervised algorithms with a lasso selection approach," International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 2632–2640, 2021.
    • P. Ghosh, F. J. M. Shamrat, S. Shultana, S. Afrin, A. A. Anjum, and A. A. Khan, "Optimization of prediction method of chronic kidney disease using machine learning algorithm," in 2020 15th international joint symposium on artificial intelligence and natural language processing (iSAI-NLP), IEEE, 2020, pp. 1–6.

Honors and Awards

  • 2018
    • Dr. Aminul Islam Scholarship, selected as the top candidate.
  • 2015-19
    • Department Scholarship for Outstanding Student Performance, Daffodil International University.

Professional Activities

  • Conference Volunteering
    • 2022-2024: Volunteer, CS Symposium, Department of Computer Science, William & Mary.
  • Academic Service
    • 2020: Served as a Rapporteur of a technical session titled "Technical Session V - Automation & Robotics" in 4th International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence (IJCACI 2020).
    • 2019: Performed as a judge for the hackathon program at the Daffodil ICT Carnival.
  • Professional Development
    • 2019: Attended Blockchain Research Seminar organized by DIU Blockchain Research and Development Lab.
    • 2019: Participated in Young Entrepreneur Summit (YES), Bangladesh.

Technical Skills

  • Programming Languages: Java, Python, R, C, C++, CUDA, LaTeX.
  • Research Areas: Machine Learning, Green AI, Software Engineering, Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning, Large Language Models.
  • Other Skills: Academic research, teaching, training, consultation, and publishing.