Curriculum Vitae of Dr. M. Sayedur Rahman

 

Name                                            : Dr. M. Sayedur Rahman

Fatherfs Name                          : Late Abdur Razzaque

Motherfs Name                        : Shanti Begum

Date of Birth               : Ist July, 1958

Place of Birth                     : Manikganj, Dhaka.

Permanent Address  : Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi

                                                          Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.

Nationality                                  : Bangladeshi by birth

 

Mailing Address:             

(A) From 1.10.2004 to 30.9.2005:

Dr. M. Sayedur Rahman

Visiting Professor

Center for Climate System Research

The University of Tokyo

4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan

Phone: +81-03-5453-3970 (Work)

                                                                +81-048-737-0633 (Home)

                                                       Mobile: 08051829700

Fax:+81-3-5453-3964

E-mail: [email protected],

                                                                             [email protected]

 
           (B) After 30.9.2005:

Dr. M. Sayedur Rahman

Professor

Department of Statistics

Rajshahi University

Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh

Phone: 0088-0721-750720 (Res.),

                         0088-0712-750041 Ext. 4122 (Work)

Mobile: 017404900 GP

Fax: 0088-0721-750064 (VC Office).

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Educational & Professional Affiliations:

Education     

 

: Ph.D in Crop-Climate Simulation Modelling for Environmental Strategies and Agricultural Development, 2002, Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

: M.Phil.in Crop Growth Simulation and GIS Modelling, 1998, Centre for Land Use and Water Resource Research (CLUWRR),  Department of  Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle  Upon Tyne, U.K.

: M.Sc. in Statistics, 1983, First Class First, Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

: B.Sc.(Honours) in Statistics, 1982, First Class First, Subsidiary  Subject: Mathematics and Economics. Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

: Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C), 1977,  Science, Dhaka College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

: Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.), 1975,  Science, Daulatpur P.S. High School, Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Employment Records:

 

: Research Officer, Mitra & Associates, NGO based Research Organization, Dhaka., From 10.6.1986 to 1.7.1987.

: Assistant Director, Mitra & Associates, NGO based Research Organization, Dhaka., From  2.7.1987 to 4.9.1988.

: Lecturer, Department of Statistics, R.U., From 5.9.1988 to 4.9.1991.

: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, From 4.9.1991 to 22.10.1998.

: Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, From 23.10.98 to 29.2.2001.

: Consultant, Agricultural Statistics Specialist, Early Warning and Food Information System Project, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh. ( From 1.3.2001 to 31.10.2002 on Deputation).

: Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, From 1.11.2002 to 23.3.2003.

: Professor, Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, From 24.3.2003 to 30.9.2004.

: Visiting Professor, Center for Climate System Research, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan. From 1.10.2004 to 30.9.2005.

: Specialist Teacher (Simulation and Modelling), Computer Science and Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna. From 1.12.2002 to 1.7.2004.

:  Also I  was engaged 3 years as a Assistant Proctor, Rajshahi University and  1 year 4 Months as a house tutor of Motihar Hall, Rajshahi University besides my teaching jobs.

: Also I was Teaching, Research and Demonstrating experience in the  Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., From 1. 7. 1996 to 1.7.1998.

 

Professional Experiences: More than 15 years.

Language Skills:

English              

: Proficient in English.  Qualifier of IELTS tests Speaking and Writing good.  Qualifier of Certificate Course of English, Basil Patterson College,  Edinborough, U.K.

 

Key Qualifications and Experiences:

·                    Experienced Computer Programmer/ Data Processor with about 15 years in computer based data management and information processing in the areas of Environment and Forest, Health and Family Planning, Food and Agriculture, Education, Fisheries and Socio-economic issues in planning and decision-making..

·                    Ability to demonstrate project management cycle: planning, design, monitoring& implementation and evaluation for a project.

·                    To develop of project logical frame work.

·                    Strong exposure in the areas of project planning, design, and implementation, donor liaison and representation, effective networking and collaboration with GoB and NGOs.

·                    Organising, facilitating retreats and other workshops experiences involving NGOs and other development agencies.

 

Membership of the Professional  Society:

 

              : Life member, International Journal of Statistical Sciences.

: Life member, Bangladesh Statistical Association.

: Senate Member (2002-2005), Khulna University.

              : Joint Secretary (1999), Rajshahi University Teacher Association. 

: Member (1993-94), Rajshahi University Teacher Association.

: Member, British Alumni Association in Bangladesh.

 

Honors (citations, awards, etc) :                    

: Chancellor Award for First Class First, B.Sc.(Hons.)  Statistics.

              : DFID (ODA) Award for Higher Study in U.K.

              : Man of the Year- 2001 Award, The American Biographical Institute, U.S.A.

: Distinguished Leadership Award, 11th Edition, 2002, The American Biographical Institute,  U.S.A.

 

Country of Working Experience:

                                         

: Japan, United Kingdom, India and Bangladesh.

 

Major Recent Publications :

A:       The following of my papers were abstracting and reviewing in the Zentralblatt MATH.  Zentralblatt MATH is the world's most complete and longest running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics. European Mathematical Society, FIZ Karlsruhe, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences - Published by Springer-Verlag.

1. Zbl 1028.86502 Banik, Pabitra; Mandal, Abhyudy; Rahman, M.Sayedur
Markov chain analysis of weekly rainfall data in determining drought-proneness. (English) Discrete Dyn. Nat. Soc. 7, No.4, 231-239 (2002). MSC 2000: *86A10

MSC 2000:

*86A10 Meteorology

Keywords: Markov chain models; asymptotic normality; stationary distribution; drought
Cited in Zbl. reviews...


2. Zbl 0998.62097 Hoque, M.Aminul; Rahman, M.Sayedur  Markov chain analysis of succession for a university admission test of Bangladesh. (English)
J. Stat. Manag. Syst. 4, No.3, 313-325 (2001). MSC 2000: *62P15 62M05

MSC 2000:

*62P15 Appl. of statistics to psychology
62M05 Markov processes: estimation

Keywords: admission succession; Markov chains; asymptotics; maximum likelihood; hypothesis testing for Markov chains
Cited in Zbl. reviews...


3. Zbl pre01724236 Rahman, M.Sayedur  Bootstrap Monte Carlo simulation study of sugar industry in Bangladesh. (English) J. Stat. Manag. Syst. 4, No.2, 161-173 (2001). MSC 2000: *91B99

MSC 2000:

*91B99 Mathematical economics

Cited in Zbl. reviews...

4. Zbl 0937.62121 Rahman, M.Sayedur  Logistic regression estimation of a simulated Markov chain model for daily rainfall in Bangladesh. (English)
J. Interdiscip. Math. 2, No.1, 33-40 (1999). MSC 2000: *62P12 62J12

MSC 2000:

*62P12 Applications to environmental and related topics
62J12 Generalized linear models

Keywords: logistic regression; simulation
Cited in Zbl. reviews...


5. Zbl 0933.62122 Rahman, M.Sayedur  A stochastic simulated first-order Markov chain model for daily rainfall at Barind, Bangladesh. (English)
J. Interdiscip. Math. 2, No.1, 7-32 (1999). MSC 2000: *62P12 60J20

MSC 2000:

*62P12 Applications to environmental and related topics
60J20 Appl. of discrete Markov processes

Keywords: rainfall model; Markov chain model; Bangladesh
Cited in Zbl. reviews...


6. Zbl 0923.62130 Rahman, M.Sayedur  A statistical analysis of a road safety situation and it's evolution in Bangladesh. (English)  Comput. Stat. 13, No.4, 539-550 (1998). MSC 2000: *62P99 62J07 62P05, Reviewer: A.D.Borisenko

MSC 2000:

*62P99 Appl. of statistics
62J07 Ridge regression
62P05 Appl. of statistics to actuarial sciences and financial mathematics

Keywords: ridge estimators; biasing parameters; iteration; multiple regression model
Cited in Zbl. reviews...

 

 

B:         Also some found in the different webpage in the Internet, the following websites are available in the net:

1.                  [PDF] A study of food aid leakage in Bangladesh
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML   ... in collaboration with Mohammed Khaliquzzaman, Sayedur Rahman, and the ... INSTITUTIONAL CONTACTS: Food Consumption & Nutrition Division, International ... www.ifpri.org/themes/mp18/wfp/bangladesh.pdf - Similar pages

 

2.                  [PDF] Linking Research and Action   File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML   ... sustainable options for ending hunger and poverty IFPRI ... Manohar Sharma, and Sajjad Zohir, in collaboration with Mohammed Khaliquzzaman, Sayedur Rahman, and the ... www.lcgbangladesh.org/aidgov/ 2004,%20A%20study%20of%20Food%20Aid%20Leakage%20in%20Bangladesh,%20IFPRI-WFP.pdf - Similar pages

 

3.                  [PDF] Weekly Drought-proneness File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... BANIK af*, ABHYUDY MANDAL and M. SAYEDUR RAHMAN bft ... Also this study will contribute toward a better ... crop sea- sons-Hereby increasing the food shortage and ...
www.hindawi.co.uk/open-access/ ddns/volume-7/S1026022602000262.pdf - Similar pages

 

4.                  [PDF] Development Bangladesh  File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... A Rainfall Simulation Model for Agricultural Development in Bangladesh M. SAYEDUR RAHMAN* Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205 ...
www.hindawi.co.uk/open-access/ ddns/volume-5/S1026022600000339.pdf - Similar pages

 

5.                  Rainfall simulation - Simulation   ... A RAINFALL SIMULATION MODEL FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH. M. SAYEDUR RAHMAN. ... Ingenta: Article Summary -- Stochastic-dynamical rainfall ... ... www.wildyou.net/Top/Recreation/ Aviation/Simulation/rainfall_simulation.html - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

 

6.                  Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society  ... R. Rahman, M. Sayedur (with Pabitra Banik and Abhyudy Mandal): Markov chain analysis of weekly rainfall data in determining drought-proneness, 7:231. ... ddns.hindawi.com/volume-7/ai.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

 

7.                  Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society  ... Rahman, M. Sayedur: A Rainfall simulation model for agricultural development in bangladesh, 5:1. Rahman, M. Sayedur (with Pabitra ...  ddns.hindawi.com/ai/r.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
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8.                  Kudos  ... paper, "Study of the Soil Moisture Deficit in Bangladesh During the Pre-Monsoon Dry Season," (co-authors: M. Shamsul Alam and M. Sayedur Rahman), published in ... perth.uwlax.edu/Advancement/ Connectx/issues/Sept%2025/kudos.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

 

9.                  Issue 13/4 ... MS Rahman A Statistical Analysis of a Road Safety Situation and its Evolution in Bangladesh Computational Statistics 13 (1998) 4, pp 539-550 Article not ... comst.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/contents/13/13_4.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

 

C:         Also one of paper is using in the references in the following articles which were also available in the net:

1.      [PDF] Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML   ... how transfers from parents statistically affect the distribution of wealth across newlyweds, we construct a simple Monte Carlo simulation exercise based on the ...
www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp185.pdf - Similar pages

2.       [PDF] The Cost of Poverty Alleviation Transfer Programs: A Comparative ...File   Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Page 1. FCNDP No. 174 FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 174 Food Consumption and Nutrition Division International Food Policy Research Institute ... www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp174.pdf - Similar pages

3.      [PDF] Consumption Smoothing and Vulnerability in the Zone Lacustre, Mali
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... 175 Food Consumption and Nutrition Division International Food Policy Research Institute 2033 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 USA (202) 862œ5600 Fax: (202 ...
www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp175.pdf - Similar pages
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4.      [PDF] Scaling Up Community-Driven Development: A Synthesis of Experience
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... up Internal management Increasing organizational capacity and improved management processes (links ... Another system is employed in the Kecamatan (KDP) program in ...  www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp181.pdf - Similar pages

5.      [PDF] Poverty in Malawi, 1998 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Page 1. FCNDP No. 183 FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 183 Food Consumption and Nutrition
Division International Food Policy Research Institute ...
www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp183.pdf - Similar pages

6.      [PDF] Are Wealth Transfers Biased Against Girls? Gender Differences in ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML  ... GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LAND INHERITANCE AND SCHOOLING INVESTMENT IN GHANAeS WESTERN
REGION Agnes R. Quisumbing, Ellen M. Payongayong, and Keijiro Otsuka ...
www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp186.pdf - Similar pages [ More results from www.ifpri.org ]

7.      [PDF] Community-Driven Development and Scaling Up of Microfinance ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... sales by providing credit for food, farm inputs ... SFDP), administered by the Agricultural Development Bank ... Service Delivery Structure Core m icrofinance services ... www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp178.pdf - Similar pages [ More results from www.ifpri.org ]

8.      [PDF] Race, Equity, and Public Schools in Post-Apartheid South Africa ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... I am also grateful to John Hoddinott, John Maluccio (both IFPRI), Daiji Kawaguchi, Keijiro Otsuka, Takashi Yamano, and Takashi Kurosaki, an anonymous referee ...  www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp182.pdf - Similar pages [ More results from www.ifpri.org ]

9.      [PDF] SCALING-UP HIV/AIDS INTERVENTIONS THROUGH EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... FCND Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are
circulated prior to a full peer review ... agriculture are root causes (IFPRI 1998 ...
www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp179.pdf - Similar pages
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10.  [PDF] The Cost of Poverty Alleviation Transfer Programs: A Comparative ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... Maximized household (denoted h) utility is given by an indirect utility function, V h (m h , E; q), which is a function of the cash transfer received from the ... www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp174.pdf - Similar pages
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11.  [PDF] Why Is Child Malnutrition Lower in Urban than Rural Areas? ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Page 1. FCNDP No. 176 FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 176 Food Consumption and Nutrition Division International Food Policy Research Institute ... www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/papers/fcndp176.pdf - Similar pages
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D.  Also the some papers were found in the index or abstracting form: Indexed/Abstracted in: CompuMath Citation Index, Current Index to Statistics, ISI Alerting Services, Journal Contents in Quantitative Methods, Mathematical Reviews, Sci Search, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), STMA, Zentralblatt für Mathematik

 

Total Publications:

 

1.                  Huq, M. M, M. S. Rahman, Azad, R. and M.G. Mostafa, 2004, Sensitivity analysis of Crop-weather regression model for forcasting production of Aus rice. International Journal of Statistical Science (Accepted).

2.                  Rahman. M. S., M. R. Azad and N. Farid, 2004, Statistical Analysis of Structure of Prices and Its Implication for Food Policy of Bangladesh. International Journal of Statistical Science, 3: 15-22.

3.                  Rahman, M. S. and M. R. Azad, 2004, Study of Demographic Change and Itfs Inference in Domestic Macroeconomics. IBS Journal, 15: 26-35.

4.                  Md Mahmudul ALAM, Sayedur RAHMAN and Masaaki KIMURA, 2003, Statistical Analysis for Mean Sales of Sugar of the Sugar Industry in Bangladesh-An Application of Earthquake Prediction Model in Japanese Arc. Bull.Fac.Sci., Univ. Ryukyus, 76, 187-193.

5.                  Rahman, M. S., 2003, Latin hypercube sampling approach to identify the susceptibility parameters of crop growth simulation model. Preseted a paper 8th National Statistical Conference, 7th &8th January, 2003.

6.                  Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman, 2002, Procurement Planning and Price Stabilization for the Public Foodgrain Distribution System in Bangladesh. EWFIS-44, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

7.                  Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman, 2002, Analysis of Public Foodgrain Stock and Dstribution System in Bangladesh. EWFIS-43, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit , Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

8.                   Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Market Structure and Price Determination of Foodgrain in Bangladesh. EWFIS-42, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit , Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

9.                  Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Movement and Storage System Analysis for the Public Foodgrain Distribution System in Bangladesh. EWFIS-41, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh

10.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, : World Production, Stock, Trade flow and Price Analysis and Its Impact on Welfare in Bangladesh. EWFIS-40, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

11.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Design and Development of Database for Marketing Subsystem of Computer Based Early Warning and Food Information System. EWFIS-WP11, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

12.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Impact Analysis of International Food Trade on Domestic Food Market and Price. EWFIS-39, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

13.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Integration of Market in Bangladesh. EWFIS-38, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

14.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Economic Analysis and Forecasting of Price Information for Early Warning of Major Crops in Bangladesh. EWFIS-37, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

15.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Production Supply Projection of Gram Pulses in Bangladesh. EWFIS-34, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

16.              Nasir Farid and M.S.Rahman,  2002, Monitoring and Analysis of Market Structure for Early Warning of Major Crops in Bangladesh. EWFIS- 32 , Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

17.              M.S.Rahman, 2001, Development Database on Agricultural Inputs (Seed & Fertizer) and Consequences of Its Use in Bangladesh. EWFIS-WP 8, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

18.              M.S.Rahman, 2001, Development Database on Area and Production of Selected Minor Crop in Bangladesh. EWFIS-WP7, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

19.              R.K.Talukder, M.S.Rahman and K.S.Sarker, 2002, Forecasting Production of Boro rice for 2001-2002 season using crop yield weather regression model. EWFIS 35, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

20.              R.K.Talukder, M.S.Rahman and K.S.Sarker, 2001, Forecasting Production of Aman rice for 2001-2002 season using crop yield weather regression model. EWFIS-29, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

21.              R. K. Talukder, M. S. Rahman and K. S. Sarker, A. F. M. Maniruzzaman, 2001, Forecasting Production of Aus rice for 2001-2002 season using crop yield weather regression model. EWFIS-23, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

22.              R. K. Talukder, M. S. Rahman and K. S. Sarker, A. F. M. Maniruzzaman, 2001, Forecasting     Production of Boro rice for 2001-2002 season using crop yield weather regression model. EWFIS-15, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

23.              R. K. Talukder, M.S.Rahman and K.S.Sarker, 2001, Production forecast of Aus rice for 2001-2002 season by trend analysis. EWFIS-16, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh.

24.              M. S. Rahman and M. A. B. Mian, 2002, Stochastic Study of Asymptotic Behavior of Rainfall Distribution in Rajshahi. International Journal of Statistical Science, 1: 57-67.

25.              Banik, Pabita; Mandal, Abhyudy and Rahman, M. Sayedur, 2002, Markov chain analysis of weekly rainfall data in determining drought-proneness. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society: An International Journal.7: 231-239

26.              M. S. Rahman, , 2002, The use of GIS for monitoring and forecasting crop production in Bangladesh.  Proceedings of the Professional Training Workshop on gManagement of Food Supply and Security Using Geo-Information Technologyh  Jointly Organized by: The Commonwealth Geographic Bureau and The Department of Gegraphy & Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi,14-18 April 2002.

27.              M. S. Rahman, D.N.R.Paul and M. S. Kabir, 2002, GIS and Crop Modeling: Productivity Potential of Rice-Wheat Cropping Pattern.  Proceedings of the Workshop on gApplication of GIS Tools in Rice-Wheat Research and Developmenth Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh,  Page 1-15.

28.              Rahman, M.S. and M.A. Haque,  2001, Markov Chain Analysis of Succession for a University Admission Test of Bangladesh. Journal of Statistics and Management Systems : An International Journal, 4(3): 313-325.

29.              Rahman, M.S.,  2000, Spatial analysis and crop growth modelling systems : a new methods and tools for GRASS/GIS.  Proceedings of the Seventh National Statistical Conferrence on g Statistics in the New Millenniumh. December 1-2, Dhaka, 2000. Page 25-30.

30.              Rahman, M. S., 2001, Bootstrap Monte Carlo Simulation Study of Sugar Industry in Bangladesh. Journal of Statistics and Management Systems : An International Journal, 4(2):161-173.

31.              Ahmed, R.,  M.S.Alam and M.S. Rahman, 2000, Soil  moisture deficiency in Bangladesh during pre-monsoon season. Proceeding of the Climate , Variability and its Impact. Commission on Climateorology IGC-Conference held in Seoul, South Korea,  August 9 - 13, 2000. Page 158-164.

32.              Rahman, M.S., 2000, A  rainfall simulation  model for agricultural development in Bangladesh. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society: An International Journal. 5 : 1-7.

33.              Rahman, M.S. and S. P. Rushton, 2000, Validation, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of crop growth simulation model  for Barind in Bangladesh. Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics, 3(1): 1-14

34.              Rahman, M.S.,  1999b, Logistic regression estimation of a simulated Markov Chain Model for daily rainfall in Bangladesh. Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics, 2(1): 33-40.

35.              Rahman, M.S., 1999a, A stochastic simulated Markov Chain Model for daily rainfall at Barind, Bangladesh.  Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics, 2(1): 7-32.

36.              Rahman, M.S., 1998, A statistical analysis of road safety situation and itfs evolution in Bangladesh.Computational Statistics : An International Journal for Computing in Statistical Science,13: 539-550.

37.              Rahman, M. S. And M.S.Alam, 1996, Patterns of rainfall variability and trend in the high Barind region.  Rajshahi University Studies, Journal of Science, Part-B, Vol-23-24, 135-148.

 

 

Experience of Review International Journal:

 

1.                  An experience as a reviewer of International Journal of Climatology, A journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Wiley.

 

Details of Thesis Research Guidance:

 

(i)                 Dissertation at the Masterfs level:      Seven M.Sc. Thesis

(ii)               M. Phil. :                                                                Five M.Phil. Thesis

(iii)         Ph. D. :                                                                Two Ph. D. Thesis

 

Other Training           

 

(a) Foreign:

: Attended a workshop on Alliance for Global Sustainability Technical Meeting 2004, Komoba Campus, University of Tokyo, Japan, held in 15-16 November 2004.

: Attended a workshop on Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement Organized by the Indian Association for Productivity, Quality & Reliability, Dept. of Statistics, Kolkata University, India, and the Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, USA, HELD IN august 14-16, 2000, Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Jadavpore, Kolkata.

: Completed 15 days training program on Application of Agricultural and Environmental Statistics by the Indian Statistical Institute, Math/ Stat Unit and Agricultural Science Unit, Kolkata, August 2000.

: Completed one year GIS course on application Agricultural and Environmental System in Society, Centre of Land Use and Water Resource Research, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. 1997.

: C Programming language, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., 1996

:Qualifier of Certificate Course of English, Basil Patterson College, Edinborough, U.K., 1995.

 

(b) Local:

: Attended Summer Workshop on Climateoroloy and Methodology organized by Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Dept. of Geography and Earth Science, University of Wisconsin –La Crosse, USA, and Climatology Speciality Group, Association of American Geographers, June 12-26, 1999, Rajshahi University.

: Attended National Workshop on Arsenic Pollution in Bangladesh: Its Causes, Effects and Mitigation, organized by Faculty of Science and Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences, University of Rajshahi, June 27-28, 1999, University of Rajshahi.

: Third Annual FMRSP Workshop on eTowards Comprehensive Food Security in Bangladesh: Availability, Access and Nutrition e Organised by USAID, IFPRI, BIDS, FMRSP, Ministry of Food, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 6 and 12, 2001.

: Guest Lecturer of g Workshop on Biostatisticsh organized by Bangladesh Medical Research Council, May 12-22, 2001.  Institute of Public Health (IPH), ICCDRfB, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

: Workshop on e Food For Education Programf Organised by USAID, IFPRI, BIDS, FMRSP, Ministry of Food, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 30 May, 2001.

: FMRSP Final Workshop on e The PFDS, Private Markets and Food Securityf  Organised by USAID, IFPRI, BIDS, FMRSP, Ministry of Food, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2, 2001.

: National Consultation Workshop on gClimate Forecasting Application in Bangladeshh Organised by FFWC, BWDB, SWMC, EGIS, PAOS, ADPC, USAID/OFDA, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh 22-23 August 2001.

: Workshop on gApplication of GIS Tools in Rice-Wheat Research and Development gorganized by Cornell University, USA. and Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2-3 February 2002.

: Professional Training Workshop on gManagement of Food Supply and Security Using Geo-Information Technologyh Jointly Organized by: The Commonwealth Geographic Bureau   and  The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi,14-18 April 2002.

 

 

 

(c) Others Experiences:

Well conversant with PCfS in the following  language and software :

Computer Languages

·        FORTRUN, dBase, C, C++, Foxpro

Software

·        Statistical Software:

o       SPSS, Stata, SAS, S-PLUS, Mstat, Pstat, BMDP

·        Econometrical Software:

o       Eviews

·         GIS Software:

o       GRASS, ARC VIEW, GRASS LAND

 

Field of Interest (Major Fields / Sectors):

A. Development Policy & Planning

Specific Fields:

(a)     Provide Information Support to Policy Planners for Undertaking.  Pragmatic Steps in the Effective Management of Droughts and Floods.

(b)     Modelling studies to address the uncertainties arising from drought and desertification as a result of climate change.

(c)      Development of interactive databases, forecasting models and methods for water management and planning.

B. Agricultural Development:

Specific Fields:

(a)    Prediction of rainfall(daily / monthly / annually) for Sustainable Management  of Rainfed Agricultural System.

(b)    Integrating land use systems and cropping integrated impact models for use in Bangladesh.

C. Water Resources Development and Management

       Specific Fields:

(a)   Yield forecasting for rain-fed crops and modelling of water-efficient land use strategies.

(b)   Promotion of water conservation through improved water-use efficiency.

(c)    Application of new techniques such as GIS and expert systems to gather, assimilate, analyze and display multi-sector information and to optimize decision making.

(d)   Developing institutional capacity for implementing integrated water and land-use management.

D. Water Resources Assessment and Environment

    Specific Fields:

(a)    Drought forecasting and analysis and presentation of data and information for planning and management and for use in environmental strategies.

(b)     Development of long-term strategies and practical implementation programs for agricultural water use under scarcity conditions with competing demands for water and formulation of specialized programs focused on drought preparedness, with emphasis on food scarcity and environmental safeguards.

(c)     Energy and environment.

(d)    Sustainable water management.

E. Food Security and Poverty Reduction

     Specific Fields:

(a)    Utilization of water resources for sustainable food production improved.

(b)    Food security from rain-fed crop production in drought-prone Northwest region in Bangladesh improved through better forecasting and water-efficient land use planning strategies.

(c)     Food security, self-sufficiency and nutrition gap in Bangladesh.

(d)    Monitoring and analysis of market structure for early warning for major crops in Bangladesh.

(e)    Economic analysis and forecasting of price information for early warning for major crops in Bangladesh.

(f)      Analysis of spatial and temporal integration of market in Bangladesh.

(g)    Impact analysis of international food trade on domestic market and price.

(h)    World Trade and Price Analysis.

(i)      Movement, stock and storage of public food distribution system.

(j)      PFDS and its social impact on women.

F. Health &Nutrition and Water & Sanitation

   Specific Fields:

  1. Maternal and Child Health.
  2. Gender issues.
  3. Analyze the nutritional status of the country, incorporating the regional, seasonal and demographic profiles of nutritional stress and adequacy.
  4. Water and Sanitation.

G. Education

   Specific Fields:

(a)   Application of Markov Chain Model in Education System.

(b)   Cost Studies in Higher Education.

(c)    Education and Economic Development.

(d)   Educational Evaluation and Examination Method.

(e)   Non-formal education and its role of NGO.

H. Air Pollution

     Specific Fields:

(a)     Impacts of the emissions of air pollutants on environment including human health, agricultural production, changes in climate and water cycle.

 

Collaboration Working Experiences with Different Institutions:

Now I have working in collaboration with :

(1)   Professor Rafique Ahmed, Department of Geography & Earth Science, University of  Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 54601, U.S.A. on soil moisture deficiency in Bangladesh during pre-monsoon season.

(2)   Professor Dipak Kumar Bagchi and Dr. P. Banik, Agricultural Science Unit, ISI, Calcutta on rain-fed farming and to relate crop performance with rainfall pattern.

 

Consultancy Background:

(i)  Consultant on PFDS sub-study (of WFP Food Aid Leakage Study Team) under International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., U.S.A.–World Food Program (WFP) contract (11/02- 04/03).

Responsibility:

·        Designing, supervising and analyzing the surveys for the component of the PFDS Sub-study;

·        Play a significant role in compiling and analyzing the time series data on operational efficiency of PFDS; 

·        Assessing transportation and handling efficiency;

·        Assessing stock management policy;

·        Analyzing of institutional structure and performance;

·        Development of Geographical Information System (GIS) database.

(ii) Consultant, Agricultural Statistics Specialist. Early Warning and Food Information System Project, Ministry of Food, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Responsibility:

 

Research Projects Experiences:

Title: Bangladesh National Contraceptive Prevalence Survey-1985, Sponsored by USAID, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

             Funding Agency:  USAID

          Duration: September 1986 – June 1987

         Responsibility: Research Officer

Title: Bangladesh Diarrheal Morbidity and Treatment Survey-1987, Sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

            Funding Agency: ICDDRB & The Johns Hopkins University USAID

         Duration: July 1987 – September 1988

          Responsibility: Assistant Director

Title : Productivity Measurement of the Sugar Industry in Bangladesh, Under ADB / R.U.,  1994.

         Funding Agency:  ADB/Rajshahi University

         Duration: June 1993 – July 1994

         Responsibility: Project Director

Title : Statistical Approach to the Operational Management of Road Transport and Related Models, Under    ADB/R.U., 2000

        Funding Agency:  ADB/Rajshahi University

         Duration: February 1999 – January 2000

          Responsibility: Project Director

Title : Decision Support System for Improving Crop Management Practices in Drought-prone High Barind Region, Bangladesh

Funding Agency:  Ministry of Science and Technology, GOB

         Duration: June 2000 – July 2001

         Responsibility: Associate Investigator

Title : A Study on Food Aid Leakage in Bangladesh.

        Funding Agency:  GOB and Donar (WFP,USAID,AUSAID,CIDA,DFID)

         Duration: October 2002-March 2003

Responsibility: Team Memebr (Akhter U.Ahmed, Sajjad Zohir, Shahidur Rashid, Manohar Sharma, M.Sayedur Rahman, M.Khaliquzzaman), International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

 

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Reference:

 

 

1.          Dr. Rafique Ahmed

Professor

Dept. of Geography and Earth Science

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, U.S.A

Email: [email protected]

 

2.          Dr. Steve Rushton

Department Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

CLUWRR

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K.

Email: [email protected]

 

3.         Professor B. K.Sinha

Math./Stat Unit

Indian Statistical Institute

203, B.T.Road,

Kolkata-700035,India.

Email: [email protected]

 

4.           Professor M.A.Basher Mian

Department of Statistics

Rajshahi University

Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh

Email: [email protected]

 

5.         Professor M. Ataharul Islam
            Department of Statistics and O.R.
           College of Science
           King Saud University
           PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
           E-mail: [email protected]
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Signature.                                                          (Dr. M. Sayedur Rahman)

 

Date. December 17, 2004.

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