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Graduate Research Assistant

Working under the project entitled Academic Alliance of Anticipatory Action (4A) led by the Tufts University. It is an evaluation study where the effectiveness of Forecast based Financing (FbF) in reducing the vulnerability of an upcoming hazard - flood for Bangladesh - has been assessed.

Tentative Masters Thesis Title: Impacts of the Atmospheric River on extreme rainfall of the Meghna Basin.

Recent Activities

  • April 09 2023:   The 4A team went to Sylhet for conducting a preliminary survey comprising of KII, FGD and Informal Interviews
  • February 28 2023:   The 4A consorisium meeting was organized by Bangladesh where the some discussions was happened on the efficacy of FbA on their concerning disasters
  • December 16 2022:   Participated in AGU Fall Meeting 2022 and Presentated our abstract on an extreme flash flood event

Interests

Enthusiastic for decoding the water resource related problems using the integration of technology and the nature. The arenas of research of which I have predilection are provided below although it is not confined to this topics only.

Hydrologic Modeling

GIS and Remote Sensing

Statistical Analysis

Geospatial Data Analysis

Application of Machine Learning

Hazard and Risk Based Analysis

Climatic Data Analysis

Skills

PYTHON/ MATLAB INTERMEDIATE
ArcGIS/ QGIS/ SNAPINTERMEDIATE
GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE BEGINNER
HTML/ CSS/ BOOTSTRAP INTERMEDIATE
HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS BEGINNER
WEB DEPLOYMENT (FLASK) BEGINNER
GEO-STUDIO INTERMEDIATE
ABAQUS BEGINNER
AutoCAD INTERMEDIATE

Recent Publicatons

Estimation of shear strength parameter of silty sand from SPT-N60 using machine learning models

Authors: Ahmed Hossain, Tahsina Alam, Sagar Barua, Rejwanur Rahman

Journal: Geomechanics and Geoengineering (Taylor and Francis)

Publication Year: 2021

Evaluation of the early warning system of flood in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh

Authors: Ahmed Hossain, Fabiha Rahman, Rashel Mahmud, Shampa, Sonia Binte Morshed and Mashfiqus Salehin

Americal Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting - 2022 (Accepted)

Publication Year: 2022

Estimation of the Surface Soil Moisture of the Brahmaputra Basin using SAR Remote Sensing

Authors: Ahmed Hossain, Shampa

23rd Congress of the International Association for Hydro Environment Engineering and Research - Asia Pacific Division (Accepted)

Publication Year: 2022

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Education

M.Sc in WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

2021 - Present

Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Courses Completed

  • Advanced Watershed Hydrology
  • Hydrologic Statistics
  • RS and GIS for Water resources applications
  • Hazard and Risk Analysis
  • Integrated Water Resources Management
  • Interdisciplinary Field Research Methodology for Water Management

B.Sc in CIVIL ENGINEERING

2015 - 2019

Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Acquired knowledge based on the theoretical and computational aspect of the analysis and design of Civil Engineering components with Geotechnical Engineering as the Major.

Thesis Topic: Numerical Simulation of Direct Shear test on rooted soil

Professional Experience

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

2022 - Present

Institue of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Working with the 4A group for carrying out the research regarding the effetiveness of FbA to reduce flood vulnerability. Till now our research has been carried out by following the themes mentioned below:

  • Hydrologic modeling and inundation mapping of the meghna basin to investigate the probable reasons of the catastrophic flood on June 2022
  • Vulnerability comparison of the inhabitants living in the mainland and island areas of Brahmaputra River
  • Integration of the Forecast based Financing (FbF) and Social Protection provided during flood

ADJUNCT LECTURER

2020 - 2022

Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Courses Taken

  • CE 216 : GIS Lab
  • CE 331 : Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals
  • CE 333 : Design of Reinforeced Concrete Structures
  • CE 111 : Introduction of Civil Engineering

JUNIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

2019 - 2021

Bureau of Research Testing and Consultancy (BRTC), BUET, Bnagladesh

  • Deals with the geotechnical analysis of slope stability and settlement of rainway embankments
  • Preparing consultancy reports based on our analysis.

Research

My Research

Academic Allience on Anticipatory Action

Overview

It is a academic collaboration of seven universities over the world to evaluate the existing practice of Forecast based Financing (FbF) in each of the member countries. Additionally, further research has been carried out to identify the gaps in the current practice and bolster the conventional methodology.

In Bangladesh, Forecast based Financing (FbF) is a recent concept which is currently provided to the flood vulnerable people living in the brahmaputra river floodplain prior to the flood for their rehabilitation and adaption with the help of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS).


Current Activities by Us

Currently, We are focusing on evaluating the effectiveness of FbA for reducing flood vulnerability and integration of FbA with the existing social protection schemes. Recently, We are studying the feasibility of FbA in mitigating the vulnerability of Flash Flood affected prople in the North Eastern Region of Bangladesh. Hence, we are analyzing the extreme flood events (such as: Flood in the Meghna Basin which inundated 75-80% of the total district for prolonged period) with the help of hydrological modeling, inundation mapping using remote sensing (from SAR and optical images), and statistical analysis (frequency analysis and more). Addtionally, we are performing socio-economic analysis using PRA tools.

Activity Portfolio

Inundation Mapping of Meghna Basin using Sentinel-1 SAR Image

The inundation mapping of the meghna basin has been prepared for the detection of the probable reason of the prolonged flood in these area in this year due to the record breaking rainfall (Highest 3 days Cumulative rainfall in 102 Years) in Meghalaya and Cherapunji of India. Google Earth Engine (GEE) has been used for the map preparation.

Link of the Script: Click Here

Field Visit to the Flood Vulnerable areas for Qualitative Data Collection

Qualitative data have been collected from Kurigram and Jamalpur, exposed to sever floods, regarding the effectiveness of FbA in reducing their flood vulnerability using PRA tools (FGD, KII, Informal Discussions). The themes on which the methodology is based on are community's vulnerability reduction, effect of early warning on their usage of FbA, People spending prioriy, integration of social protection and FbA and more.

Shear Strength Parameter of Soil Estimation using Machine Learning Models

The web application was prepared to estimate the angle of internal friciton of sility sand soil using the grain size analyse and SPT-N test results using machine learning models. An article was published in Goemechanics and Geoengineering journal based on this study. The web app is deployed in Heruko Plateform.

Link of the Web Application: https://phi-prediction.herokuapp.com

Portfolio

Publications

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  • Thesis

  • Evaluation of the Early Warning System of Flood in the North-Eastern Region of Bangladesh

    Authors: Ahmed Hossain, Fabiha Rahman, Rashel Mahmud, Shampa, Sonia Binte Morshed, and Mashfiqus Salehin

    Conference: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting-2022 (Accepted)

    Date of Presentation: 16 December, 2022

  • Estimation of the Surface Soil Moisture of the Brahmaputra Basin using SAR Remote Sensing

    Authors: Ahmed Hossain, Shampa

    Conference: 23rd Congress of the International Association for Hydro Environmental Engineering and Research - Asia Pacific Division (Accepted)

    Date of Presentation: December, 2022

  • Gender Consideration in Flood Management: A Case Study of Bangladesh

    Authors: Fabiha Rahman, Sonia Binte Morshed, Ahmed Hossain, Rashel Mahmud, and Shampa

    Conference: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting-2022 (Accepted)

    Date of Presentation: December, 2022

  • Assessment of the Economic Loss of the Farmers due to Unanticipated Gate Opening at Teesta Barrage

    Authors: Md. Rownak Islam, Ahmed Hossain, Tasnim Sharmin Preoty, and Rashedul Islam

    Conference: International Conference on Advances of Civil Engineering (ICACE) (Accepted)

    Date of Presentation: December, 2022

Contact

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526/A, Khilgaon, Tilpapara, Dhaka, 1219

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