Saad Islam (born in Dhaka, Bangladesh), is a 4-time bestselling author, an Artificial Intelligence researcher, a lecturer, and a computer engineer. Saad is an A.I research fellow at Cogninet AI, and a lecturer at the Australian International Institute of Higher Education (AIIHE), as of 2026.
Saad has been featured nationally for his best-selling book, “How to become a successful student” (published in 2021), which was published by the largest publisher in Bangladesh, Anyaprokash Ltd. In 2022, at only 27, Saad became the youngest Bangladeshi to be selected for the PhD in Artificial Intelligence program with a full scholarship and stipend at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Authorship
Saad has been featured nationally for his book, “How to become a successful student” (released in 2021). In 2019, Saad was the youngest Bangladeshi writer to have his book, Legend, reach the top 10 bestseller list in the English fiction genre in Bangladesh. Saad’s other books, “Dreaming Raindrops” and “Kibhabe Shera Chatro Hobe” also reached the best sellers list in their respective categories, in Bangladesh, in 2021 and 2022.
Saad’s 3rd book “How to become a successful student” became the no.1 bestselling educational book (Educational non-fiction in English category) in 2021. It continued to be the no.1 bestselling book in its category for 3 years from 2021 till 2023.
Education
Saad completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineering with First Class Honours from North South University (2019). He completed his Master’s Degree, with a double specialisation in Business, Management & Organisations and in Marketing, with scholarship, from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (2021). He started his PhD in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia in 2022, becoming the youngest Bangladeshi to do so at 27 years. He is the recipient of the International full tuition fee scholarship and the Research Training Program (RTP) stipend scholarship.
Saad is an Alumnus of Mastermind School and Maple Leaf Int. School and was active in club and social work throughout his academic life. He consistently ranked as one of the top students in the whole school, and was member of the Mastermind Debate Club, Community Services Club and Sports Club. Saad scored World Highest marks in mathematics in his A Levels when he was at Maple Leaf Int. School. He was also a member of Maple Leaf Int. School’s Writer’s Club, Football Club, Green Club, and Taekwondo Club, holding a Blue Belt in Taekwondo.
At North South University, Saad was a Teaching Assistant for 2 years. And served as the Head Designer of IEEE NSU Student Branch (INSB), and was founder of WuperBooks. He was the youngest person, at 25, to be selected by North South University as a distinguished Alumnus and was featured on North South University’s official website and media platforms, in 2020.
At Macquarie University, Saad was a member of Macquarie University Writer’s Club, Bangladeshi Students Association, and also served as the Mac Sync Developer for the Macquarie University Philanthropy Club. Saad was selected as a Unit Representative at Macquarie University in his final year.
Saad enjoys reading, working with artificial intelligence, playing football, travelling to different countries, exploring different cultures and languages.