S M Sultan Mahmud Rahat
Founder & CEO, Avos AI · 3x Founder · Applied AI Researcher
Profile
Founder & CEO of Avos AI and an applied AI researcher. Three-time founder with a track record across education, manufacturing, and applied R&D: 500+ customers served, $500K+ revenue generated, five peer-reviewed publications (485 citations), and a multimodal memory for AI agents reaching 82.44% average Recall@5 on MSR-VTT in our testing.
Experience
Avos AI
Jul 2025 to Present · San Francisco, CAFounder & CEO
- Building an operating system for trillions of AI agents: the context, memory, encryption, and control plane for connectivity, trust, auditability, and cross-context control.
- Built a multimodal memory for AI agents, reaching 82.44% average Recall@5 on MSR-VTT in our testing (97.08% text/audio, 77.86% image, 71.75% video).
- Created avos-dev-cli, an open-source Git-aware memory layer for AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
Avos Lab (Research & Development)
Jan 2020 to Feb 2022 · Dhaka, BangladeshHead of R&D
- Built and lead an applied research lab of seven, including two professors and graduate researchers, in collaboration with University of Dhaka, Uttara University, and private institutions.
- Output: five peer-reviewed publications, 485 citations (h-index 5), and a pending machine-learning patent (DPDT 12FEB9B1), with a second in preparation.
- Research across energy storage (supercapacitors) and machine learning for industrial prediction.
Avos (Avos LTD)
Oct 2017 to Present · BangladeshCo-founder & Owner
- Textile manufacturing and exports: scaled from a single room to a $100K+ business, exporting to five-plus countries.
- Led production, operations, supply chain, hiring, and client delivery.
Exponential Academic Care
Feb 2014 to Jul 2016 · BangladeshFounder & Tutor
- Founded and ran an education-services company, serving 500+ students.
- Bootstrapped from $25 to a company valued close to $100,000.
Miskin Fund (Charity Foundation)
Jan 2009 to Dec 2013 · BangladeshFounder
- Founded and ran a community charity foundation.
Education
M.Sc., Applied Data Science
CGPA 3.89 / 4.00 · 2024University of San Diego
B.Sc., Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
University of Dhaka
Higher Secondary Certificate, Science
GPA 5.00 / 5.00 · 2013SOS Hermann Gmeiner College
Secondary School Certificate, Science
GPA 5.00 / 5.00 · 2011SOS Hermann Gmeiner College
Selected Projects
- Git-Aware Coding Agent: Avos CLI for persistent, queryable repository memory for AI coding agents (PR/commit/issue-aware reasoning with automatic git-hook sync) · GitHub
- Benchmarking AI Agents for Web Navigation in Software Engineering · GitHub · Report
- Predicting 30-Day Readmission Risk for Diabetic Hospital Patients · GitHub · Report
- Deep Learning Time Series: probabilistic deep-learning architectures for multivariate time-series forecasting · GitHub · Report
Skills
- Programming:
- Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL / NoSQL / PostgreSQL, R
- AI / ML:
- PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain; deep learning, transformers, NLP, RL, ML systems, multimodal retrieval, RAG, ANN, fuzzy logic
- Research & Analytical:
- Nanocomposite synthesis (sol-gel, Hummer's method); UV-Vis, BET, XRD, FTIR, SEM; reaction kinetics
- Engineering Tools:
- MATLAB, Aspen HYSYS, AutoCAD, LaTeX, MS Office
485+ citations across 5 peer-reviewed publications. Full publication list, patents, and Stanford coursework are in the complete CV (PDF). See also Projects for ventures, builds, and the full publication list.