Pranta Sarker

Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering, North East University Bangladesh | Prospective HDR/MRes Candidate in IT/CS | Blockchain-Based Trust Management for E-Commerce Reputation Systems

I am a Lecturer in the Department of Science and Engineering at Department of Science and Engineering at North East University Bangladesh, currently on study leave and completing a Master of Information Technology and Systems majoring in Business Analytics at Victorian Institute of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

My research background includes data compression, Huffman coding, adjacent distance array, algorithm design, and text processing. I have 4 research publications, including 3 Scopus-indexed publications and 1 Springer book chapter/proceedings publication.

However, my current research interest is blockchain-based trust and reputation management for e-commerce platforms, with a focus on transparent trust scoring, fake review detection, privacy-aware digital transactions, and AI-assisted review integrity.

I am seeking HDR/MRes/MPhil supervision and RTP scholarship opportunities for 2027 in IT/Computer Science, particularly in blockchain, trust management, cybersecurity, e-commerce reputation systems, applied AI, and information systems.

Proposed Research Direction

A Blockchain-Based Trust Management Framework with AI-Assisted Fake Review Detection for E-Commerce Platforms

This proposed research aims to explore how blockchain can support transparent, tamper-resistant, and privacy-aware trust management in e-commerce reputation systems. The project may also investigate AI-assisted methods for detecting fake or unreliable reviews and improving the reliability of trust scores in online marketplaces.

Research Interests

  • Blockchain-based trust management
  • E-commerce reputation systems
  • AI-assisted fake review detection
  • Privacy and security in digital platforms
  • Data compression and algorithm design

Scopus-Indexed Publications

  1. IJICT
    A Huffman based short message service compression technique using adjacent distance array
    Pranta Sarker, and Mir Lutfur Rahman
    International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, Aug 2024
    Indexing: Scopus-indexed publication. DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2024.140309
  2. Method of Adjacent Distance Array Outperforms Conventional Huffman Codes to Decode Bengali Transliterated Text Swiftly
    Pranta Sarker, and Mir Lutfur Rahman
    International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, Jan 2022
    Indexing: Scopus-indexed publication. DOI: 10.12785/ijcds/110148
  3. Introduction to Adjacent Distance Array with Huffman Principle: A New Encoding and Decoding Technique for Transliteration Based Bengali Text Compression
    Pranta Sarker, and Mir Lutfur Rahman
    In Progress in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1299. Springer, Singapore., Apr 2021
    Indexing: Scopus-indexed publication. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4299-6_45