Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Faculty Profile

Dr. Bijit Kumar Banik

Professor

Contact Information

Office Address: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Phone: +8801798599471
Email: bijit-cee@sust.edu

Biography

Bijit Kumar Banik has completed his BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineer from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. He holds an MSc degree in Environmental Engineering (JEMES) from Technical University of Hamburg, Germany / Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain and a PhD degree in the same field from University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy/UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands / University of Paris-East, France, with an Erasmus Mundus scholarshipin both cases. In particular, his PhD thesis title is “Sewer Systems Management: Illicit intrusion characterization and optimal sensor placement”. He is currently working as a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. His research areas are Data, modeling and uncertainty, Multi-objective model-based optimization of water systems, Environmental Technology, Water treatment, Water quality. He teaches Environmental modeling, Water supply and Wastewater management, Software for model integration.

Education

PhD in Environmental Technologies of Contaminated Solids, Soils and Sediments (ETeCoS3), (2015) University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy, UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands and University of Paris-East, France.
MSc in Joint European Masters in Envirnmental Studies (JEMES), (2011) Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2005), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Research Interests

Data, modeling and uncertainty: Design and evaluation of monitoring networks for water or wastewater systems.
Systems engineering optimization - Multi-objective model-based optimization of water systems.
Environmental Technology, Water treatment, Water quality

Active Research Project

1. Modeling of urban drainage system using SWMM and GIS mapping tools: A case study on SUST Campus. University research center, SUST (2023-24).

Previous Research Project

1. Project SIMonA, financed by the Campania Region (Italy) in the Campus Campania Programme, Italy (2012-2015).
2. Removal of Chromium (VI) from industrial wastewater through Phytoremediation. University research center, SUST (2016-17).
3. Development of a MATLAB-based Model to assess the salinity intrusion in the nearby groundwater system in the South-eastern Bangladesh. University research center, SUST (2012-13).
4. Low-cost filter design for treating saline drinking water. University research center, SUST (2018-20).
5. Production of activated carbon from locally available materials for treating saline drinking water. University research center, SUST (2020-21).
6. Application of information theory in designing optimal discharge monitoring station for Surma River. University research center, SUST (2021-22).
7. Safe Water Research in Sylhet & Gowainghat Area. World Vision Bangladesh project (2021-22).
8. Optimal Sensor location in sewer systems to detect coronavirus. University research center, SUST (2022-23).

External Affiliations

Reviewer: 1. The Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier) 2. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (ASCE) 3. Water Supply (IWA) 4. Urban Water Journal (Taylor & Francis) 5. Group Decision and Negotiation (Springer) 6. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (Springer) 7. Water (MDPI) 8. Sustainability (MDPI) 9. Advances in Environmental Technology (AET) 10. Journal of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (SUST) 11. H2Open Journal (IWA) 12. Earth Systems and Environment (Springer)
Associate Editor: Journal of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (SUST) (2019-2023)

Journal Publications

1. Tarannum, S., Abir, M.N., Mita, A.F., Banik, B.K., Hoque, M.A., Kabir, M.I. (2024). Adsorption of Chloride Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Activated Carbon Obtained by Chemical Activation of Jute Stick. In: Arthur, S., Saitoh, M., Hoque, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering. ICACE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 368. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3826-1_3 (Book Chapter)
2. Banik, B. K., Islam, M. M., Kabir, M. I., Azizul Hoque, M. (2024). Phytoremediation of Cr(VI)-rich wastewater using Water Hyacinth, Water Lettuce and Duckweed. Environmental Research and Technology.
3. Kabir M. I., Chowdhury S. A., Banik B. K., Hoque M. A., Marzan A. A. (2023). Biosorption of pollutants from chemically derived wastewater using Microcoleus sp.. AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, jws2023021. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2023.021
4. Mita A. F., Ekra N. J., Banik B. K., Hoque M. A. & Kabir M. I. (2022). Application of laterite soil in removing chloride ion from drinking water. Water Practice and Technology, 17(8), 1570-1581. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2022.084.
5. Chowdhury T., Miah J., Banik B.K. (2022) Low-Cost Salinity Treatment for Drinking Purpose Using Indigenous Materials. In: Arthur S., Saitoh M., Pal S.K. (eds) Advances in Civil Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 184. Springer, Singapore. (Book Chapter)
6. Kabir M. I., Rifat A. M., Ahammad F., Banik B. K. & Hoque M. A. (2021). A Study on the Efficiency of Permeable Concrete with Scrap Tire Rubber. Journal of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, 3(2).
7. Chowdhury S. A., Khandakar M., Banik B. K., Hoque M. A. & Kabir M. I. (2021). Biosorption of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater using Local Blue-Green Microalgae. Journal of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, 3(1).
8. Md Imran Kabir, Muhammad Azizul Hoque, Bijit Kumar Banik; Performance of a reed bed system for faecal wastewater treatment: case study. Water Practice and Technology wpt2020077. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.077
9. Osmani S. A., Banik, B. K. & Ali, M. H. (2019). Integrating fuzzy logic with Pearson correlation to optimize contaminant detection in water distribution system with uncertainty analyses. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), 191(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7533-x.
10. Banik, B. K., Alfonso, L., Di Cristo, C., Leopardi, A., & Mynett, A. (2017). Evaluation of different formulations to optimally locate sensors in sewer systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (ASCE), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000778.
11. Khan, M. A. I., & Banik, B. K. (2017). Contamination Source Characterization in Water Distribution Network. Global Science and Technology Journal, 5(1), 44-55.
12. Banik, B. K., Alfonso, L., Di Cristo, C., & Leopardi, A. (2017). Greedy Algorithms for Sensor Location in Sewer Systems. Water (MDPI), 9(11), 856.
13. Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C., Leopardi, A., de Marinis, G. 2016. Illicit intrusion characterization in sewer systems. Urban water journal, 1-11. DOI:10.10801573062X.2016.1176220
14. Banik, B. K., Alfonso, L., Torres, A. S., Mynett, A., Di Cristo, C., Leopardi, A. 2015. Optimal placement of water quality monitoring stations in sewer systems: an information theory approach. Procedia Engineering, 119, 1308-1317.
15. Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C., Leopardi, A. 2015. A pre-screening procedure for pollution source identification in sewer systems. Procedia Engineering, 119, 360-369.
16. Biswas, B. P., Khatun, A., Tauhid-Ur-Rahman, M., Banik, B. K. 2015. Measurement of Tidal Fluctuation Using MATLAB-Based Program and Development of Salinity Intrusion Model for Coastal Region of Bangladesh Using VISUAL MODFLOW. International Journal of Lat
17. Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C., Leopardi, A. 2014. SWMM5 toolkit development for pollution source identification in sewer systems. Procedia Engineering, 89, 750-757.
18. Banik, B. K., Chowdhury, M. A. I., Hossain, E., Mojumdar, B. 2011. Road accident and safety study in Sylhet Region of Bangladesh. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 64, 493-505.
19. Banik, B. K., Chowdhury, A. I., Sarkar, S. 2009. Study of traffic congestion in sylhet city. Journal of the Indian Roads Congress,701, 75-86.
20. Alam, J. B., Uddin, M., Ahmed, J. U., Rahman, M. H., Banik, B. K., Yesmin, N., Islam, M. 2009. Study of the morphological change of the River Old Brahmaputra and its impacts. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 61, 11-19.
21. Alam, M. J., Banik, B. K., Hasan, M. M., Rahman, M. M. 2008. Application of Pollution Prevention Programme in BangladeshCase Study on Cement Industry. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 54, 91-97.
22. Alam, M. J. B., Awal, A., Alam, M. J. B., Rahman, M., Rahman, M., Banik, B., Islam, S. 2008. Fly-Ash as Admixture in Manufacturing of Cement-A Case Study. Malaysian Journal of Science, 271, 1-6.
23. Alam, J. B., Hossain, A., Khan, S. K., Banik, B. K., Islam, M. R., Muyen, Z., Rahman, M. H. 2007. Deterioration of water quality of Surmariver. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 1341-3, 233-242.
24. Alam, M. J. B., Awal, A. S. M. A., Alam, M. J. B., Hasan, A., Banik, B. K., Islam, S., Hasan, M. M. 2006. Possible use of fly ash generated from Barapukeria power plant for sustainability. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1, 60-63.
25. Alam, R., Alam, J. B., Hasan, M. M., Das, S. R., Rahman, K., Banik, B. K. 2006. Study of water quality of Sylhet city and its restaurants: health associated risk assessment. Journal of Environmental Health Science Engineering, 31, 9-18.
26. Alam, J. B., Awal, A. S. M. A., Alam, M. J. B., Rahman, M. S., Banik, B. K., & Islam, S. (2006). Study of utilization of fly-ash generated from barapukeria power plant as admixture in manufacturing of cement. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building and Housing), 7(3), 225-232.

Conference

1. Hoque, M. A., Kumar, P., Hasan, M. A., Banik, B. K. and Kabir, M. I. (2023). Development of an SFD graphic to investigate the sanitation condition of city dwellers: A case study on Ward-9, Sylhet City Corporation. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE 2023, January 12-14, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
2. Chowdhury, S. A., Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C., Del Giudice, G. and Vacca, A. (2023). Optimisation of Sensor Location in Sewer Systems to Detect New Cases of Coronavirus. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE 2023, January 12-14, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
3. Tarannum, S., Abir, M. N., Banik, B. K., Hoque, M. A. & Kabir, M. I. (2022). Adsorption of Chloride Ions From Aqueous Solution Using Activated Carbon Obtained by Chemical Activation of Jute Stick. 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2022), December 21-23, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
4. Ekra, N. J., Mita, A. F., & Banik, B. K. (2021). Salinity Removal from Synthetic Drinking Water Using Activated Carbon and Modified Laterite Soil. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE 2021, February 26-28, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
5. Mita, A. F., Ekra, N. J., & Banik, B. K. (2021). Synthesis of Activated Carbon from Locally Available Rice Husk for Treating Saline Drinking Water. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE 2021, February 26-28, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
6. Tabassum, S. F., Saiara, A., & Banik, B. K. (2021). Optimal Discharge Monitoring Network Design for the Surma River Based on Information Theory. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE 2021, February 26-28, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
7. Chowdhury, T., Miah, J., & Banik, B. K. (2021). Low-Cost Salinity Treatment for Drinking Purpose Using Indigenous Materials. Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE 2020), March 4-6, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
8. Banik, B. K., Hoque, M.A., Islam, M. S. & Molla, F. M. (2021). Salinity Treatment Of Drinking Water: Effects Of Activation Time On The Efficiency Of Activated Carbon Derived From Rice Husk And Laterite Soil Mixed With Activated Carbon. 8th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2021), March 29-31, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
9. Osmani, S. A., & Banik, B. K. (2019). Incorporating NSGA-II and Fuzzy Logic in a Multivariate Event Detection Method. Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE 2019, January 25-27, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
10. Rahman, M., Intisar, A., & Banik, B. K. (2018). Incorporation of Uncertainty in Contamination Source Identification. In WDSA/CCWI Joint Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1).
11. Khan, M. A. I. & Banik, B. K. (2016). Contamination source characterization in water distribution network. Proceedings of 12th global engineering, science and technology conference, December 23-24, BIAM foundation Dhaka, Bangladesh.
12. Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C. & Leopardi, A. (2015).Information theory to evaluate monitoring network of Massa Lubrense sewer system. Annual summer school of ETeCoS3 on contaminatedsoils, Paris (France), June.
13. De Vito, S., Fattoruso, G., Buonanno, A., Lanza, B., Capezzuto, L., Tebano, C., Salvato, M., Ambrosino, F., Formisano, F., DelliVeneri, P., Di Francia, G., Panico, M., Scognamiglio, F., Amore, M., Leopardi, A., Di Cristo, C., & Banik, B. K. (2015). An integrated infrastructure for distributed wastewater quality monitoring and decision support. Proceedings of 18th AISEM annual conference, February 3-5, Trento, Italy.
14. Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C. & Leopardi, A. (2014).Sewer systems management. Annual summer school of ETeCoS3 on BiologicalTreatment of Solid Waste, Cassino (Italy), June.
15. Banik, B. K., Di Cristo, C. & Leopardi, A. (2013). Sewer systems management and protection. Annual summer school of ETeCoS3 on contaminated sediments: characterization and remediation, Delft (The Netherlands), June.
16. Banik, B. K., Plath, D., & Schneider, W. (2012). Development of a MATLAB based tool to evaluate the interaction of tidal fluctuation and groundwater. Proceedings of 2nd international conference on Environmental technology and construction engineering for sustainable development, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 10-12 march, 410-23.
17. Banik, B. K., & Schneider, W. (2012). Development of a matlab based analytical tool for groundwater pollution problems. Proceedings of 2nd international conference on Environmental technology and construction engineering for sustainable development, Sylhet, Bangladesh, March 10-12, 410-23.
18. Sarkar, M. S. K., Banik, B. K., Chowdhury, M. A. I., Islam, M. S., &Muntaha, M. S. (2008). Practice of open dumping in sylhet City Corporation. National Seminar on Solid Waste Management, February 9-10, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
19. Banik, B. K., Rahman, M. S., Raihan, F., &Alam, J. B. A. (2008). Solid waste management system of hobiganjpourashava. National Seminar on Solid Waste Management, February 9-10, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Teaching

Water supply engineering, Fluid mechanics, Numerical analysis, Advanced mathematical modeling, Project management.

Awards & Recognition

(2012-2015) – Erasmus Mundus Fellowship for PhD
(2009-2011) – Erasmus Mundus Fellowship for MSc
(1999-2003) – University Merit Scholarship
(2023) – Best Paper award, 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education ICERIE

Graduate Supervision

1. Incorporating NSGA-II and Fuzziness in a Multivariate Event Detection Method for Water Distribution Network. By Shabbir Ahmed Osmani (Reg. No: 2013323059, Session: 2013-14).
2. Heavy Metal Contamination in The Haor Area of Bangladesh: A Case Study of Tanguar Haor. By Tanbi Tanaya Sarker (Reg. No: 2017125003, Session: 2017-18).