Applied Scientist • LLMs & RL

Hi, I'm Tamzeed

Prinicipal Applied Scientist at Oracle AI Labs leading post-training of LLMs for code/sql generation. Ex Aamazon AGI.

I am currently the post-training science lead at Oracle AI labs for LLM-based code and SQL generation. Previously at Amazon AGI I worked on post-training optimization of large language models using reinforcement learning and supervised fine-tuning. My past projects include GRPO for verifiable code generation, safety models for browser agents (Amazon Nova Act), and data mixing strategies for robust, domain-adapted LLMs.

Location: Boston, MA Current: Oracle AI, ex Amazon AGI
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Tamzeed Islam

Experience

Jan 2026 – Current

Principal Applied Scientist, Oracle AI Labs (OCI)

Remote

Leading post-training efforts for LLM-based code and SQL generation.

Aug 2024 – Dec 2025

Applied Scientist, Amazon AGI

Boston, MA

Large Language Model fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and LLM-based agent safety.

  • Post-training science lead for Nimbus-AWS collaboartion for molecular property prediction. Work got highlighted at AWS reinvent'25 keynote speech.
  • Research lead for GRPO training for domain-specific Python code generation using verifiable rewards.
  • Led Nova model supervised fine-tuning for an MIT metamaterial design project featured in the AWS NYC Summit 2025 keynote.
  • Designed data mixing experiments for PPO-based model customization to identify optimal data ratios across sources.
  • Led end-to-end data generation and SFT to enhance Nova’s anomaly detection capabilities for time-series chart analysis.
  • Developed and deployed an LLM-based safety model in production for browser agents (Amazon Nova Act).
  • Engineered synthetic data generation pipelines for diverse safety scenarios and contributed to reward model training and evaluation for browser-agent RL.
May 2021 – July 2024

Applied Scientist, Amazon Lab126

Cambridge, MA

Developed multi-modal ML solutions for Echo devices and always-on audio sensing.

  • Developed a multi-task DNN for Echo Show 10, combining speech source localization and VAD.
  • Implemented an optimized sound event classification model for on-device DSP deployment.
  • Led development of multi-device, speech-based orientation detection using multi-channel audio data.
May 2020 – Aug 2020

Applied Scientist Intern, Amazon Lab126

Cambridge, MA

Audio ML for smart devices.

  • Developed deep neural networks for sound event detection and localization from multi-channel audio.
May 2019 – Aug 2019

Summer Research Intern, Microsoft Research

Redmond, WA

Personalized audio experiences using sensor fusion.

  • Developed ML models for HRTF personalization using integrated sensor fusion techniques.
  • Mentored by Dr. Ivan Tashev.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2021
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Area: Multi-modal Machine Learning, Cross-modal Knowledge Transfer.
B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering, 2016
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Awards: Dean’s List Award, University Merit, Technical Board Scholarship.

Skills

Large Language Models LLM Fine-tuning Reinforcement Learning RLHF / RLVR LLM Agents AI Safety & Alignment Multi-modal ML Speech & Audio ML Time-series Analysis On-device / Edge ML Python C/C++ Java PyTorch TensorFlow Keras Hugging Face MATLAB Kubernetes

Selected Publications

Efficient Stuttering Event Detection Using Siamese Networks
P. Mohapatra, B. Islam, M. T. Islam, R. Jiao, Q. Zhu, ICASSP 2023.
Sound-Adapter: Multi-Source Domain Adaptation for Acoustic Classification Through Domain Discovery
M. T. Islam, S. Nirjon, IPSN 2021.
Anthropometric Features Estimation Using Integrated Sensors on a Headphone for HRTF Personalization
M. T. Islam, I. Tashev, AES Intl. Conf. on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality, 2020.
Wi-Fringe: Leveraging Text Semantics in WiFi CSI-based Device-free Named Gesture Recognition
M. T. Islam, S. Nirjon, DCOSS 2020.
SoundSemantics: Exploiting Semantic Knowledge in Text for Embedded Acoustic Event Classification
M. T. Islam, S. Nirjon, IPSN 2019.
PAWS: A Wearable Acoustic System for Pedestrian Safety
D. de Godoy, B. Islam, S. Xia, M. T. Islam, et al., IoTDI 2018.
SoundSifter: Mitigating Overhearing of Continuous Listening Devices
M. T. Islam, B. Islam, S. Nirjon, MobiSys 2017.