Personal Profile

Biography

 

Arif Uddin Ahmad serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) in Bangladesh. He earned his MS in Geography and Environment from Jagannath University in 2015. Following his graduation, he worked as a GIS Expert for the National Atlas of Bangladesh program under the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. His research interests encompass GIS and remote sensing applications related to urban heat analysis, coastal zone management, land use change, and road safety. He has supervised numerous student research projects and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals. Currently, he is investigating urban thermal environments and shoreline dynamics through satellite imagery and spatial analysis.

 

 

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Research Interest

Geographic Information Science, Remote Sensing, Coastal Zone Management, Road Safety Analysis

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Previous Positions

• 2018-2020

  Lecturer, Department of Geomatics, Patuakhali Science and Technology University
• 2020-2023

  Assistant Professor, Department of Geomatics, Patuakhali Science and Technology University

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Teaching overview

• GEO 121Digital Photogrammetry and Image Processing
• GEO 122Digital Photogrammetry and Image Processing (Practical)
• GEO 5101Advanced Geographical Information Systems
• GEO 111Basics of Earth Science
• GEO 211Principles of GIS and Remote Sensing
• GEO 212GIS and Remote Sensing (Practical)
• GEO 5201Advanced Geospatial Techniques and Analysis

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Membership

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goal

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Education

M.Sc. in Geography and Environment (Thesis Group), Jagannath University, Dhaka

B.Sc. (Honors) in Geography and Environment, Jagannath University, Dhaka

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Professional Training and Workshops

Training on Research Methodology and Scientific Report Writing, 28, 30-31 March 2022 organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU).

Training Course on Annual Performance Agreement (APA), 02 June 2021 organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU).

Joint Staff Training events of the project “Integrating education with consumer behaviour relevant to energy efficiency and climate change at the universities of Russia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (BECK)” No. 598746-EPP-1-2018-1-LT-EPPKA2-CHBE-JP, 13-15 November 2019 organized by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.

Training Course on Teaching-Learning in Higher Education, 17-29 April 2019 organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Bangladesh.

Pilot Training Program on Disaster Management (PTP-DM), 04 September 2018 organized by Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JSTA) and Kyoto University, Japan.