Open to funded MS / PhD positions

Irfan Sadiq
Rahat

AI Researcher · Medical Imaging · Trustworthy AI

I build deep learning systems that clinicians can actually trust — not just models with high benchmark accuracy, but systems with formal uncertainty guarantees, interpretable decisions, and robustness to real-world clinical constraints. B.Tech CSE (AI & ML), VIT-AP University, India.

514 Citations
12 h-index
28+ Publications
15 i10-index
5 Countries presented
Medical Imaging AI Uncertainty Quantification Foundation Model Adaptation Precision Agriculture AI Explainability / XAI
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Current Projects

● In Progress MICCAI 2026

MultiModal-SAM-BraTS

Dual-branch LoRA adaptation of SAM for multi-modal brain tumor segmentation (T1/T2/FLAIR MRI). Cross-modal attention fusion with missing-modality robustness. Adds <5% parameters over frozen SAM.

LoRA / PEFT SAM BraTS 2023 Segmentation
Novelty: First dual-branch LoRA-SAM with cross-modal attention + missing-modality dropout
GitHub →
● In Progress IEEE TMI 2026

ConformalCXR

Post-hoc RAPS conformal prediction on CheXagent VLM for chest X-ray diagnosis with provable per-class coverage guarantees. Zero retraining required. Evaluated on CheXpert + NIH ChestX-ray14.

Conformal Prediction CheXagent VLM CheXpert Trustworthy AI
Novelty: First class-conditional RAPS on a radiology VLM with formal safety guarantees
GitHub →

Publications

2025 Scientific Reports (Nature) IF 3.9

Towards Precision Agriculture: Tea Leaf Disease Detection using CNNs and Image Processing

IS Rahat, H Ghosh, S Dara, S Kant · Vol.15, Article 17571

2025 Discover Sustainability (Springer)

Advanced Neural Network Architectures for Tomato Leaf Disease Diagnosis in Precision Agriculture

H Ghosh, IS Rahat, MM Emon, MJ Mashrafi, MA Tanzin, SN Mohanty, S Kant · Vol.6, Article 312

2024 Computers in Biology and Medicine

Advancing Breast Ultrasound Diagnostics Through Hybrid Deep Learning Models

A Kiran, JVN Ramesh, IS Rahat, MAU Khan, A Hossain, R Uddin · Vol.180, 108962

2024 EAI Trans. Pervasive Health

A Step Towards Automated Haematology: DL Models for Blood Cell Detection and Classification

IS Rahat, MA Ahmed, D Rohini, A Manjula, H Ghosh, A Sobur

2024 EAI Trans. Pervasive Health

Exploring DL Models for Accurate Alzheimer's Disease Classification Based on MRI Imaging

IS Rahat, T Hossain, H Ghosh, KLK Reddy, SK Palvadi, JVR Ravindra

2024 EAI Trans. Pervasive Health

From Pixels to Pathology: The Power of CNNs in Detecting Tuberculosis

H Ghosh, IS Rahat, MDMH Nipu, GR Krishna, JVR Ravindra

2024 EAI Trans. Pervasive Health

Convolutional Neural Networks in Malaria Diagnosis: A Study on Cell Image Classification

H Ghosh, IS Rahat, JVR Ravindra, J Balajee, MAU Khan, J Somasekar

2024 EAI Trans. Pervasive Health

Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: A Case Study on Lung Tissue Classification

SK Panda, JVN Ramesh, H Ghosh, IS Rahat, A Sobur, MH Bijoy

2024 EAI Trans. Internet of Things

Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability with Deep Learning: Cauliflower Disease Classification

NR Pradhan, H Ghosh, IS Rahat, JVN Ramesh, M Yesubabu

2024 EAI Trans. Internet of Things

Using Deep Learning and Machine Learning: Real-Time Discernment and Diagnostics of Rice-Leaf Diseases in Bangladesh

S Khasim, IS Rahat, H Ghosh, K Shaik, SK Panda

2023 EAI Trans. Pervasive Health

Unraveling the Heterogeneity of Lower-Grade Gliomas: Deep Learning-Assisted FLAIR Segmentation and Genomic Analysis

IS Rahat, H Ghosh, K Shaik, S Khasim, G Rajaram

2023 AMLDA 2023 (Germany)

Cassava Syndrome Scan: A Pioneering Deep Learning System for Accurate Cassava Leaf Disease Classification

IS Rahat, H Ghosh, JVN Ramesh, A Kiran, P Verma · pp.111–123

2023 Springer (IC-ICN 2023)

Water Quality Assessment Through Predictive Machine Learning

H Ghosh, MA Tusher, IS Rahat, S Khasim, SN Mohanty · LNNS 699, pp.77–88

View all 28+ papers on Google Scholar →

GitHub Repositories

MultiModal-SAM-BraTS

Research

Dual-branch LoRA-SAM for multi-modal brain tumor segmentation. Target: MICCAI 2026.

Python · PyTorch · SAM

ConformalCXR

Research

Conformal prediction on CheXagent VLM for uncertainty-aware chest X-ray diagnosis. Target: IEEE TMI 2026.

Python · RAPS · CheXpert

MS-DSCCNet-BrainTumor

Published

Multi-scale depthwise separable CNN with channel attention for brain tumor classification. IEEE DELCON 2025, Paper #234.

Python · PyTorch

PneuNet-PediatricPneumonia

Published

Lightweight multi-scale attention CNN for pediatric pneumonia detection. High-sensitivity design. IEEE DELCON 2025, Paper #235.

Python · PyTorch

TeaLeafNet-GWO

Nature 2025

CNN with residual blocks for tea leaf disease detection. Published in Scientific Reports (Nature), IF 3.9. 99% accuracy.

Python · TensorFlow

TomatoLeaf-AdvancedNN

Springer 2025

Advanced neural networks for tomato leaf disease across 10 classes. Published in Discover Sustainability (Springer).

Python · PyTorch · XAI

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Certificates & Awards

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Academic Journey

2021 – 2025
B.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering (AI & ML)
VIT-AP University, Amaravati, India · GPA 7.92/10
Specialized in AI/ML. Published 28+ papers during undergraduate years. President of Machine Learning Club (160+ members). Presented at 5 international conferences across Germany, Slovakia, Dubai, India, Malaysia.
Sep 2023 – Feb 2024
Machine Learning Research Intern
Dept. of Computer Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Research on deep learning for automated haematology — blood cell detection and classification using medical imaging datasets. Published research paper on automated haematology.
Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
Machine Learning Research Intern
Dept. of AI & Data Science, IFHE Hyderabad, India (Remote)
Deep learning models for medical diagnostics (TB, Pneumonia, Alzheimer's detection). Published 3 research papers on CNN-based disease detection from medical images.
Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
Machine Learning Intern
ADE Consulting Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Remote)
ML models for business prediction and risk management. Developed predictive algorithms for financial decision-making. Data analysis with real-time data pipelines.
2018 – 2020
Higher Secondary Certificate (Science)
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka · GPA 5.0/5.0

Awards & Highlights

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Best Research Paper Award — ICISML Conference 2023, India
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Best Technical Club Award — VIT-AP University 2024 (as ML Club President)
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Raman Research Award for Publications — VIT-AP University 2023
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I-SEE Scholarship — International Scholarship for Education & Enrichment, 2021
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5 international conferences — Germany, Slovakia, Dubai, India, Malaysia
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BMC Medical Imaging reviewer — invited to editorial board by Springer Nature
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Published in Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio) — IF 3.9, 2025
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ML Club President — grew from 4 to 160+ members, 20+ workshops organized

Skills

Deep Learning

PyTorch TensorFlow Keras MONAI Hugging Face scikit-learn

Languages & Tools

Python R MATLAB Java Git Jupyter

Medical AI

SAM / MedSAM Conformal Prediction Grad-CAM LoRA / PEFT NIfTI / nibabel OpenCV

Contact

Available for PhD/MS positions

Open to collaborations & opportunities

I am actively seeking funded MS/PhD positions in AI for healthcare, trustworthy AI, and medical image analysis — particularly at labs working on foundation model adaptation, uncertainty quantification, or clinical AI systems.

I am also open to research collaborations on medical imaging AI, conformal prediction, or precision agriculture AI.

Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Available for remote collaboration globally.