Asres Temam

About Me

My Journey in Academia & Research

Currently completing my PhD at IIT Patna and joining UPES, Dehradun as an Assistant Professor in 2025.

My story begins in the vibrant small city of Mizan Aman, nestled in Ethiopia's southwest, where curious minds are shaped by community and creativity. Growing up there, I was that kid who was equally excited about taking apart electronics and making friends laugh. My journey from those playful days to becoming an AI researcher wasn't a straight line—it was more like debugging code with plenty of unexpected errors and delightful discoveries along the way!

While I might have been an 'average student' on paper, my enthusiasm for technology was anything but average. Today, I bring that same blend of technical passion and approachable humor to my classrooms, where students know they're meeting not just a professor but a fellow explorer. I'm living proof that you don't need to start with extraordinary privileges to build an extraordinary path.

With over 7 years of teaching experience and a strong research background, I am passionate about bridging the gap between theoretical computer science and practical applications. My research focuses on machine learning applications in social media analysis and IoT systems.

Technical Skills

Python Machine Learning Deep Learning IoT Data Analysis

Academic Journey

PhD in Computer Science & Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

2021 - Present

M.Tech in Computer Engineering

KIIT University

2016 - 2018

B.Sc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Arba Minch University

2010 - 2014

Research Focus

Areas of Expertise & Current Work

Machine Learning in Social Media

Developing advanced algorithms for social media event detection and analysis using deep learning approaches.

Internet of Things (IoT)

Creating smart agricultural systems and developing IoT solutions for sustainable development.

Deep Learning

Implementing neural networks and advanced architectures for complex pattern recognition tasks.

Experience

Academic & Professional Journey

Assistant Professor

2025 - Present

UPES, Dehradun

Teaching advanced computer science courses
Conducting research in AI and machine learning
Mentoring graduate students

Teaching Assistant

2022 - Present

IIT Patna

Teaching programming labs and preparing course materials
Handling examinations and coding assignments
Supporting research activities

Lecturer & HoD

2018 - 2021

Mizan Tepi University

Led the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
Teaching various courses in the department
Supervise student research projects

Assistant Lecturer

2014 - 2016

Mizan Tepi University

Teaching various courses in the department
Actively participating a lot of volunteer committees
Prepare lab manuals and teaching materials

Publications

Research Contributions

Distilbert-gnn: a Powerful Approach to Social Media Event Detection

AI-driven approach for social media event detection using advanced neural network architectures.

Deep Learning Social Media Event Detection

IoT Based Smart Agricultural Device Controlling System

Implementation of IoT technologies in agricultural systems for improved efficiency and sustainability.

IoT Agriculture Smart Systems

TGAN-SED: Temporal Generative Adversarial Networks for Distribution-Aware Social Event Detection in Dynamic Graphs

GAN technique for handling Out-Of-Order (OOD) in large scale social media data for distribution shift problem.

OOD IID GAN Drift Shift Incremental Learning

FORGET: Fast Organized Right-to-be-forgotten Graph Event deTection using Graph Unlearning

Answering the right-to-be-forgotten in social media content by using machine unlearning technique, specifically, Graph Unlearning method.

Graph Unlearning Privacy Pattern Recognition Machine Unlearning

AI Researcher & Computer Science Instructor