Computational Oncology • Rare Disease • AI

K.M. Tahsin Hassan Rahit Ph.D.

A researcher and educator specialized in "low-resource" problems in oncology and genomics. Passionate about integrating biological data modalities with Artificial Intelligence (esp. Graph Networks) to solve mysteries in Rare Cancer.

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Research Focus

Biological Networks, Knowledge Graphs, Representation Learning, Oncology, Rare Cancer, OMICS.

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Technical Core

GNN, NLP, Machine Learning, Game Theory, Low-resource Language Models.

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Education

Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Bioinformatics)

Sept 2018 – Aug 2024

University of Calgary, Canada

Research Area: Machine learning & Artificial Intelligence for Rare disease genomics

Tech Stack: Graph Neural Network (GNN), NLP, Classification models (DT, RF, Logit Reg.), SnakeMake, HPC (SLURM), Python [PyTorch, Dask, Kedro, Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib], PowerBI, R, NVivo, Docker, Singularity.

"Designed and developed innovative AI models and workflows based on genome data. Demonstrated ability to solve complicated problems with innovative solutions."

M.Sc. in Intelligent Systems

Jan 2016 – Feb 2017

American International University-Bangladesh

Research Area: Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Key Contribution: Contributed in developing WordNet for Bengali language.

Tech Stack: Python [Tensorflow, Keras, Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn], Protege.

B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering

Jan 2012 – Feb 2016

American International University-Bangladesh

Project: Scrape product reviews & Sentiment analysis.

Tech Stack: Python [Scrapy, Django], Elasticsearch.

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High School (Grade 12)

Notre Dame College, Dhaka (Jun 2009 - Aug 2011)

Secondary School (Grade 10)

B.A.F Shaheen College, Dhaka (Jan 1999 - May 2009)

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Associate

Bose Lab, Dept of Oncology, University of Calgary
Oct 2024 - Present

Skills: GNN, CNN, WGS, Spatial transcriptomics, scRNAseq, ATACSeq, histopathology slides data, Radiology data, EHR. Project focused on using AI methods to integrate multiomics data collected from cancer patients. Involved with collaborative projects (POET) and oversee data warehousing/maintenance.

Sessional Instructor (MDPR 613)

University of Calgary (Precision Health Program)
May - Jun 2025

Course: AI Application in Precision Health. Skills: Lead and manage Post-graduate level course. Designed and ran course for diverse professionals ensuring maximum learning.

Sessional Instructor (MDSC 523)

University of Calgary (Bachelor of Health Science)
Sept 2024 - Apr 2025

Course: AI Application in Health (3 credits). Proposed modernized curriculum, designed/delivered content, graded multiple assessment methods, managed two TAs.

Teaching Assistant (MDPR 610)

University of Calgary
Jan-Apr 2022, 2023, 2024

Course: OMICS Application. Helped in teaching, managing course content, communication, grading, creating quiz questions for diverse mature students.

Machine Learning Developer

Stork (storkapp.me)
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

Tech Stack: Python [Spacy, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib]. Utilized textual big data to train, detect and extract specific information. Built industry level ML model.

Scientific Officer

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (Govt.)
Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

Tenure tracked scientist at Institute of Computer Science (ICS). Design and develop software based R&D. Tech Stack: SQL, C#, .Net Framework, PowerBI.

Lecturer

Primeasia University
Sept 2017 - Jan 2019

Courses taken: Data Mining, Web Technology, Programming Language. Curriculum development, lecture delivery, student assessment.

Software Engineer

Job Minister Inc, Canada
Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

Developed website to display jobs collected from different sources. Tech Stack: Python, Django, MySQL, NodeJS, Docker.

Project Manager

Amujamu Co., LTD, Thailand
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

South Asian tourism company. Skills: Scrum (Agile), Basecamp, Trello, Jira. Decision making for software/infrastructure, HR, logistics, procurement. Managed software team.

Software Engineer

Prochito IT Solution
Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

Tech Stack: Python, PHP, Symfony, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, ReactJS, Ansible. Design & develop database, software architecture, DevOps for ERP/Web apps.

Senior Web Programmer

Web Technology Bangladesh
May 2013 - June 2014

Tech Stack: PHP, CakePHP, Java, MariaDB, PostgreSQL. Built PMS for Ministry of Education (EED) and management software for BIAM.

Freelancer

oDesk
Feb 2012 - Aug 2015

PHP, Python, CakePHP, Django, Pyramid, Drupal. Served clients from USA (Incudigm Network) and Europe (Interfile).

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