Dr. Tanzima Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Texas State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Purdue University and served as a postdoctoral scholar at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Her research centers on developing software tools and data-driven techniques to identify and alleviate performance challenges in high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Dr. Islam’s contributions have been widely recognized, including a 2025 NSF CAREER Award, 2022 DOE Early Career Award, a 2019 R&D 100 Award, an LLNL Science and Technology Award, and the Presidential Seminar Award from Texas State University. Her research has attracted funding from national laboratories and industry partners, such as the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, LLNL, ORNL, and AMD. She is also a DOE SRP fellow and has initiated collaborations with Brookhaven, LLNL, LBNL, and ORNL, engaging as visiting faculty, presenting invited seminars, and mentoring graduate students to support workforce development. Beyond academia, Dr. Islam co-founded BWCSE (https://bwcse.wordpress.com), the first research and mentoring platform in Bangladesh, dedicated to providing research and career development opportunities for female computer science and engineering students in developing countries.