Summary
Rifatul Islam is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Kennesaw State University with 11 years of experience bridging applied software engineering and human-centric XR research. He leads the Human-XR Interaction Lab, advancing multimodal contextual learning and immersive AR/VR experiences while drawing on a strong industry background building Java EE and microservice systems for state health applications. A Ph.D. from UTSA and a postdoc at Northeastern inform his work on personalized deep-learning models to reduce VR-induced motion sickness and improve usability. He combines hands-on production engineering experience with academic mentorship, grant writing, and multidisciplinary collaboration, and often translates research prototypes into practical systems. Based in Marietta, GA, Rifatul brings a rare mix of enterprise-scale software optimization and immersive interaction design to both classroom and lab.
11 years of coding experience