Arfan Uddin

Founder · Researcher · Builder

A random human of planet Earth who accidentally founded Connecto, built BDStudents, and stumbled into a Software Engineering PhD. Now building AridNova and shipping full-stack products with a mission to create real value in people’s lives.

The Scenic Route

From platform to platform, this is the story of where I paused, where I pushed forward, and where I found purpose.

2026

May 2026

MS in Software Engineering

Earned a Master of Science in Software Engineering at the University of Arizona as a milestone on the PhD path, anchored by published research on microservice log analysis, dependency taxonomies, and graph-based LLM API testing.

EducationMSSoftware EngineeringUniversity of Arizona

Apr 2026

President, Bangladeshi Student Association, University of Arizona

Stepped in as interim president of a 150-member organization that had drawn just one leadership nomination. Over eight months, a team of four rebuilt belonging through weekly events and tournaments, expanded leadership from 6 roles to 13, and documented institutional knowledge to outlast its founders. Nominations grew from 1 to 39 by election day.

LeadershipCommunityBSAInstitutional MemoryUniversity of Arizona

Jan 2026

Journal Publication in JSS - Microservice Logs Analysis Employing AI: A Systematic Literature Review

First-authored systematic literature review on AI techniques for microservice log analysis accepted for publication in the Journal of Systems and Software. Analyzed 82 studies from 2,208 papers.

ResearchPublicationMicroservicesJournalJSSAISLR

2025

Jul 2025

2nd Place at IEEE CISOSE 2025 Student Research Competition

Won 2nd Place at IEEE CISOSE 2025 SRC for 'Graph-Based LLM Prompting for Scalable Microservice API Testing' - using Interprocedural Control Flow Graphs to make LLM-based API test generation scalable for microservices.

ResearchConferenceMicroservicesCISOSEPublicationSRC TrackAwardLLMAPI Testing

Jul 2025

Session Chair at IEEE CISOSE 2025

Chaired the FITYR Session 2 on advanced system applications at the IEEE International Conference on Service-Oriented System Engineering (CISOSE) 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

ResearchConferenceCISOSESession ChairIEEE

Jun 2025

PC Member, ISD2025

Serving as a reviewer for the 33rd International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD 2025), evaluating research papers in software engineering and information systems.

ResearchISD2025PC MemberReviewer

Apr 2025

Won $500 Milestone Funding from Startup Wildcats

Pitched Connecto, a real-time event networking app, at Startup Night and won $500 milestone funding from Startup Wildcats / Tech Launch Arizona.

StartupConnectoFundingEntrepreneurshipPitch

Mar - Mar 2025

HackAZ 2025: Leading as Advisor & Organizer

Organized a successful hackathon with over 200 participants, featuring workshops on Flutter, Android, and more.

HackathonHackAZWorkshopsLeadershipOrganizer

Jan 2025

Journal Publication in JSS - Multivocal Study on Microservice Dependencies

Co-authored multivocal literature review on microservice dependencies published in the Journal of Systems and Software. Synthesized 2,659 sources to create a comprehensive taxonomy of 28 dependency types across 6 categories.

ResearchPublicationMicroservicesJournalJSSDependenciesMLR

2024

Nov 2024

PC Member, ESOCC2025

Served as a Program Committee member for the 11th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2025), reviewing research papers on cloud computing and service-oriented architectures.

ResearchESOCC2025PC MemberReviewer

Aug 2024 - Present

Full-Stack Developer, ICPC

Built and maintained systems for 50k+ students worldwide during ICPC programming contests.

WorkICPCFull-StackHigh ScaleGlobal System

Aug 2024

PhD in Software Engineering

Started PhD at the University of Arizona with a Graduate Assistantship.

EducationPhDSoftware EngineeringUniversity of Arizona

Apr 2024

Conference Publication at CLOSER 2024

Co-authored a paper on dependency management and maintainability in microservices. Extended version published in Springer CCIS 2851.

ResearchConferenceMicroservicesCLOSERPublicationDependencies

2023

Aug 2023 - May 2024

Master of Business Administration

Completed a year of MBA studies at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona before withdrawing.

EducationMBABusiness AdministrationUniversity of Arizona

2022

May 2022 - Jun 2024

Web Application Developer II, University of Arizona Research, Innovation & Impact

Led migration of KMap to NextJS, improving SEO and CTR by over 6x. Managed the web development team and worked on UI/UX improvements.

WorkNextJSTeam LeadSEOUI/UXKMap

2020

Jan 2020 - May 2022

Full Stack Software Engineer, Hamilton Innovations

Designed frontend UIs with Flutter/React, built APIs in NodeJS, and architected databases in PostgreSQL/MySQL.

WorkFlutterNodeJSPostgreSQLMySQLFull Stack

2019

May - Dec 2019

Software Development Intern, Hexagon Mining

Rewrote the serializer for MPSO in C#, improving performance by 2x and reducing memory usage.

WorkInternshipC#PerformanceOptimization

Jan 2019 - May 2020

Section Leader, Department of Computer Science, University of Arizona

Led TA sections for CSc 210 and 252, evaluated assignments, and held office hours.

TAMentorshipTeachingUniversity of Arizona

2018

Jan 2018 - May 2019

Mentor, Department of Computer Science, University of Arizona

Led Raspberry Pi workshops and mentored freshmen on academic/career success strategies.

MentorshipTeachingRaspberry PiUniversity of Arizona

Jan 2018 - Present

Lead Organizer, Hack Arizona

Ran workshops on Android and Flutter, helped find sponsors and organize beginner-friendly sessions.

HackathonLeadershipWorkshopsAndroid

2016

Jan 2016 - May 2020

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Made the Dean's List with Distinction, served as an Undergraduate TA and departmental mentor, and was featured by the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka as part of its #BDUSGrads2020 series.

EducationBachelorComputer ScienceUniversity of ArizonaDean's ListUS Embassy

Get in Touch

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your visions.

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Or send me an email at

arfan@ibyo.com