Writing, Talks & Research
Books, research, courses and 400+ conference sessions — the running record of what I am learning and shipping in data and AI.
Recent activity on LinkedIn
Posts on enterprise data platforms, applied AI and building teams — updated continuously on my LinkedIn profile.
Read →Driving Business Transformation with Modern Data and AI Strategies
A Leader's Guide to Turning Data and AI into Business Value, co-authored with Kasam Shaikh (Apress).
Read →Universal Windows Platform — Complete Solution
Free eBook on UWP app development, following the first complete eBook on Windows Phone 8.1.
Read →Articles on C# Corner
Technical articles and tutorials on Microsoft, Azure and AI development.
Read →Research & Profiles
Peer-reviewed research, citations and library profiles.
Books & eBooks
Published books and free technical eBooks.
Driving Business Transformation with Modern Data and AI Strategies
A Leader's Guide to Turning Data and AI into Business Value — Rahat Yasir & Kasam Shaikh (Apress, ISBN 9798868826245). Publisher edition with chapter previews on SpringerLink.
Open link →Universal Windows Platform — Complete Solution
Free eBook by Rahat Yasir & Shariful Islam Nibir (May 25, 2016) covering basic and intermediate UWP app development.
Open link →Windows Phone 8.1 Complete Solution
The first-ever complete eBook on the Windows Phone 8.1 platform. Written by Rahat Yasir & Shariful Islam Nibir, edited by Sam Joe.
Open link →Talks, Sessions & Courses
400+ conferences worldwide, 25,000+ live attendees and 400k+ views online — a selection of recorded sessions.
Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) — LinkedIn Learning course
Full certification-prep course: 4,040 learners, 91 ratings, 4.7 average rating.
Open link →Data & AI Platform Components in Azure
Session for the Global AI Community show.
Open link →OpenLayer Podcast — Episode 27
Long-form conversation on building and leading AI teams.
Open link →Automated Machine Learning with Azure AutoML
Global AI Bootcamp 2019 demo session.
Open link →AI Life Cycle & Best Practices
Talk recorded with North Technology People while at CAE.
Open link →AI Talks — Journey from Software Developer to AI Developer
Global AI Community session on making the transition into AI engineering.
Open link →AI on Azure and AI in the Real World
Tech Talk Wednesday episode on Kazeem's Corner.
Open link →In the News
Coverage of community and diversity work.