Hello, I’m

Sirajam Munira

PhD Student in Computer Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

I am a researcher working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, large language models, human-AI interaction, healthcare AI, and AI-supported learning. I am interested in building and evaluating AI systems that are useful, reliable, and grounded in real-world human needs.

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Research & Publications

What I work on

My current work spans large language models, human-centered AI, healthcare applications, and the use of generative AI in education.

Large Language Models Human-AI Interaction Healthcare AI Explainable AI Machine Learning AI in Education

Journal Articles

  1. Community-Based Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease Screening using Explainable Machine Learning for Low-Resource Settings

    M. A. Kabir, S. Munira, D. T. Azad, S. M. Ikram, M. H. R. Sarker, S. M. A. Hanifi

    International Journal of Medical Informatics, Jul 2026

  2. Turning Trash into Treasure: Developing an Intelligent Bin for Plastic Bottle Recycling

    S. Munira, N. Paul, M. A. Alam, M. M. Rahman, M. S. Kaiser

    Journal of Social Computing, Mar 2024

Conference Papers & Posters

  1. Does Country Matter? Evaluating Geographic Sensitivity of Large Language Models in Zero-Shot Chronic Kidney Disease Screening

    S. Munira, M. A. Kabir

    Health Informatics Knowledge Management (HIKM), Aug 2026

  2. LLM4CKD: Large Language Models for Early Stage Chronic Kidney Disease Screening

    M. A. Kabir, S. Munira

    IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM), Aug 2026

  3. From Many to Meaningful: Feature-Guided Zero-Shot Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Using Large Language Models

    M. A. Kabir, S. Munira

    Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME), Jul 2026

  4. Zero-Shot Parkinson's Disease Detection from Speech: Comparing Large Audio and Language Models

    M. A. Kabir, S. Munira

    Under Review, Arxiv

  5. The Day My Chatbot Changed: Characterizing the Mental Health Impacts of Social AI App Updates via Negative User Reviews

    S. Munira, L. Manikonda

    ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci), Poster, May 2026

Education

Academic background

Aug 2024 — Present

PhD in Computer Science

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY, USA

Research focus: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and Human-Computer Interaction.

Aug 2024 - May 2026

MS in Computer Science

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY, USA

Feb 2018 — Mar 2023

BSc in Information Technology

Jahangirnagar University · Dhaka, Bangladesh

Experience

Research, teaching & industry

Aug 2024 — Dec 2025,
Aug 2026 - Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

Evaluated and graded the assignments, homework, and answer sheets of the students. Managed the attendance and teamwork of the students and guided them if they faced any difficulties.

  • CSCI 4460/6460 Large-Scale Programming & Testing — Fall 2024
  • CSCI 4380 Database Systems — Spring 2025, Fall 2025, and Fall 2026
  • CSCI 2300 Introduction to Algorithms — Summer 2025
Jan 2026 — Jul 2026

Graduate Research Assistant

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

  • Conducted research for the NSF-funded GenAI in Higher Education project (genaiinhighered.github.io).
  • Examining the impact of generative AI on student learning, critical thinking, and learning outcomes.
Aug 2023 — Jun 2024

Software Engineer

BJIT Group · Bangladesh

  • Collaborated with the team to maintain the backend of an e-commerce website named "Rakuten".
  • Developed expertise in Java EE, Spring Boot, Core Java, React, DevOps, and AWS, emphasizing OOP, design patterns, security, and proficient GitHub collaboration.

Projects

Projects

AI in Education · Human-AI Interaction

Generative AI in Higher Education

Studying how students use generative AI for learning, including perceived support, cognitive reliance, confidence, and critical evaluation.