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Dr. Subharag Sarkar

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Email: Subharag.Sarkar@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 2023
    Major: Computer Science
    Dissertation: On-Line Environment Adaptation for User Performance Optimization

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2024 - Present).
  • Lecturer, University of Central Florida. University of Central Florida. (2024 - 2024).
  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington. University of Texas at Arlington. (2023 - 2023).
  • Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Arlington. University of Texas at Arlington. (2022 - 2023).
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington. University of Texas at Arlington. (2016 - 2022).

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. (2025 - 2026).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Online Course Development Training – 2025, University of North Texas. United States of America. (2025).
  • Continuing Education Program, AI Fundamentals, Part 1: Demystifying AI, University of North Texas. United States of America. (2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, Faculty First Flight, Univeristy of North Texas. United States of America. (2024).
  • Workshop, EASE Workshop: Be More Approachable with Easy DIY Course Videos, DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025).
  • Workshop, Chaos Not Required: Low Effort, Low-Stakes Student Engagement, UNT DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 17, 2025 - October 17, 2025).
  • Workshop, EASE Workshop: High Rapport Announcements, UNT DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 11, 2025 - September 11, 2025).
  • Workshop, Engage Students through High-Quality Course Videos with the Video Now, Unt DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (June 17, 2025 - June 17, 2025).
  • Continuing Education Program, GAIT, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (January 2025 - May 2025).
  • Workshop, Revolutionizing Education with AI: Practical Insights and Applications, UNT DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (May 7, 2025 - May 7, 2025).
  • Workshop, Engage and Empower Students using iClicker with Justin Shaffer [In-person], UNT DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (April 15, 2025 - April 15, 2025).
  • Workshop, EASE: Be More Approachable with Easy DIY Course Videos (Virtual), UNT DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (March 26, 2025 - March 26, 2025).
  • Workshop, ENHANCE ACTIVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP, UNT DSI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 26, 2025 - February 26, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Flairs 2023, University of Texas at Arlington. United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, IEEE SMC, University of Texas at Arlington. Arlington,TX,United States of America. (October 2021 - October 2021).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CSCE 1015 - Computing Tools and Techniques Laboratory, 1 course.
  • CSCE 1030 - Computer Science I, 16 courses.
  • CSCE 1035 - Computer Programming I, 3 courses.
  • CSCE 1045 - Computer Programming II, 3 courses.
  • CSCE 2110 - Foundations of Data Structures, 1 course.
  • CSCE 3600 - Principles of Systems Programming, 20 courses.
  • CSCE 5210 - Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, 1 course.
  • CSCE 5215 - Machine Learning, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • University of Central Florida, 001 4611 Algorithms for Machine Learning, Spring 2024.
  • University of Central Florida, 001 3502C Computer Science I, Spring 2024.
  • University of Central Florida, 202 3502H Computer Science I, Spring 2024.
  • University of Texas at Arlington, 002 5301 Data Science, Fall 2023.
  • University of Texas at Arlington, 002 3311 Object Oriented Software Engineering, Fall 2023.
  • University of Texas at Arlington, 5321 Software Engineering, Fall 2023.
  • University of Texas at Arlington, 001 4308 Artificial Intelligence I, Spring 2023.
  • University of Texas at Arlington, 005 4308 Artificial Intelligence 1, Fall 2022.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Sarkar, S., Huber, M. (2023). Capturing Preferences of New Users in Generative Tasks with Minimal Interactions Collaborative Filtering Using Siamese Networks and Soft Clustering. Florida, FLAIRS.
  • Sarkar, S., Huber, M. (2021). Personalized Learning Path Generation in E-Learning Systems using Reinforcement Learning and Generative Adversarial Networks. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC). 92-99. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/smc52423.2021.9658967

    • Journal Article

  • Sarkar, S., Huber, M. (2023). Capturing Preferences of New Users in Generative Tasks with Minimal Interactions Collaborative Filtering Using Siamese Networks and Soft Clustering. Other. 36 University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries. https://doi.org/10.32473/flairs.36.133318
  • Sarkar, S. (2015). Covert Image Transfer: A Secret Sharing Technique. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology.

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Peer Review of Teaching. (November 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Inaugural CSE Career Connection Fair. (2025 - 2025).
  • Committee Member, Hiring Committee. (May 2025 - May 2025).
  • Committee Member, Adhoc commitee on Promotion for Profesisonal faculty guidlines. (November 2024 - February 2025).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, CIE CONNECT. Denton, Texas. (October 17, 2025 - Present).