MD. Azad Uddin
I have more than three years of Research experience on Data Management, Data Analysis, Report Writing, and Seminar Presentation. Also conducted various surveys and analyzed data for preparing journal papers and technical reports in an international organization. All of those researches covered the issues of Health, Nutrition and Population; Reproductive Health & Family Planning; Economics & Development. I am also acquainted with facilitating courses related to statistical methodology and data analysis in Business and Economics using Statistical Programming Software in a reputed private university and college. I was entrusted with many key responsibilities in different organizations and had the opportunity to gain substantial knowledge about the modern Statistics and its application in different fields and aim to familiarize those ideas and applications of Statistics in the development of Bangladesh by means of enthusiastic and dynamic teaching and research.
Educational Qualification
M. S. (Thesis) : Applied Statistics in the year 2006 with 1st Class 4th position, University of Dhaka.C.
B.Sc. (Honors) : Applied Statistics in the year 2005 with 1st Class 6th position, University of Dhaka.
H. S. C. : Science Group, Board of Dhaka in the year 2000 with 1st Division with star marks.
S. S. C. : Science Group, Board of Comilla in the year 1998 with 1st Division with star marks.
Training
"Short Course on SPSS and Statistical Analysis" organized by ISRT, University of Dhaka, 2005, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
"Introductory Course on STATA 10" organized by PIDVS, ICDDR,B on 31 January-4 February, 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
"Multivariate Exploration of Data" arranged by Training Cluster, PIDVS, ICDDR, B , Dhaka on 12 May 2009.
National Workshop on "Climate Change and Health Impacts in Bangladesh" organized by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and Ministry of Environment & Forests in collaboration with the WHO on 03 December 2009, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka.
"Clinical Trials and Categorical Data" and "Bayesian Methods for Data Analysis" organized by Dhaka University Statistics Department Alumni Association (DUSDAA), University of Dhaka, December 25, 2010.
Research and Training Exposure
Conducted the following Researches in different capacities in International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)
Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey 2010, (BMMS 2010).
MANOSHI: Community Health Solutions in Bangladesh- Midline Survey in Dhaka Urban Slums 2009.
Conducted 4-days training titled "Data Analysis Using SPSS" organized by Dept. of Epidemiolgy and Biostatistics, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Dhaka on 7-8 & 14-15 January, 2011.
Publications
1. Scientific Report on Registration of Health and Demographic Events 2008 (HDSS- MATLAB): Volume-42, ICDDRB (Scientific Report No. 109, 2010).
http://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=64&pubID=10880.
2. Snapshots from the MANOSHI Midline Survey of Dhaka Slums, MANOSHI Research Brief, Issue-4, September 2010, BRAC & ICDDR,B, page: 5-14. http://www.icddrb.org/uploads/originluploads/Manoshi_research_breif_Issue4.pdf
3. Report on MANOSHI: Community Health Solutions in Bangladesh.- Midline Survey in Dhaka Urban Slums 2009, ICDDRB (Ongoing).
4. Long-run Money Demand in Bangladesh: Implications for Monetary Policy - Md. Habibul Alam Miah, Md. Azad Uddin, World vision (ISSN: 2078-8460), Vol-3, No.-1, September 2010.
Seminar Presentations
1. Modeling the Probability of Arsenic in Groundwater in Bangladesh. Md. Azad Uddin, Prof. Dr. Md. Amir Hossain. (Presented at BSA seminar on 22 May 2009, Dhaka and accepted to be published in the Preceding of BSA).
2. Customer Gap Analysis of Bangladesh Railway. Md. Arif Al Mamun, Md. Azad Uddin, Md. Anower Hossain. (Presented at BSA seminar on 22 May 2009, Dhaka and accepted to be published in the Preceding of BSA, Dhaka)
Submitted for Publications
1. Application of Location Quotient ratio to maternal health utilization data in Bangladesh. Md. Azad Uddin, Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman. (on going).
2. Spatial analysis of the groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh. Md. Azad Uddin, Prof. Dr. Md. Amir Hossain. (on going).
3. Factors affecting newborn care practices in Bangladesh. Dr. Md. Shahjahan, Md. Azad Uddin (on going).
Project/Thesis
M.S. Thesis : “Spatial analysis of the groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh”. A report submitted for the partial fulfillment of requirements of M.S. in Applied Statistics.
B.Sc. (Honors) Project : “Application of Location Quotient ratio to maternal health utilization data in Bangladesh”. A report submitted for the partial fulfillment of requirements of B.Sc. (Hon’s) in Applied Statistics.
Other Activitie
· Best Student Award-1998 by Obayed Ullah Memorial High School, Noakhali for highest marks in S.S.C.-1998.
· “Best manager” Award for July-06 to December-06 by Shirsty: Fazlul Huq Hall Dining, Dhaka University for excellent management of dining in June 2006.
· ISRT Scholarship - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 for academic results.
· Dhaka University Graduate Scholarship in 2006.
· Joint Secretary (2003-04) - Fazlul Huq Hall Debating Club, University of Dhaka.
· Member of Cultural Affairs Committee (2003-04) -Dhaka University Debating Society (DUDS), University of Dhaka.
· Information and Research Secretary (2002-03) - BADHON (A Blood Donating Organization), Fazlul Huq Hall Unit, University of Dhaka.
· Member (2002-03) - Fazlul Huq Hall English Club, University of Dhaka.
· President (2008-2009) - STRATA (ISRT students’ forum), Fazlul Huq Hall, University of Dhaka.
· Member, Seminar committee, International Statistics Day.
Country visit: India, Nepal
Field visit: Hatiya of Noakhali for BMMS 2010, Slums of Dhaka city for MANOSHI 2010.