Faculty Profile

Dr. Mohammad Romel Bhuia

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801782728082
  • Email: mr.bhuia@sust.edu, romel_stat@yahoo.com

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Romel Bhuia is a statistician and a population health scientist. His areas of specialisation include biostatistics, epidemiology, global public health, health data science and medical informatics. He has completed a BSc and an MSc in statistics with first class honours at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. Then, he completed an MSc (2-years) in biostatistics with distinction at the Hasselt University, Belgium under the Flemish Government Interuniversity Council Scholarship (VLIR-UOS) programme. He has completed his PhD at The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (UK). The title of his PhD is "Modelling global, regional and national prevalence of asthma: projections from 2018 to 2040". Dr. Bhuia has been working as a faculty member and involved in teaching and research at the department of statistics, SUST since June 2007.

Education

  • PhD at The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (UK)
  • MSc (2-years) in Biostatistics at Hasselt University, Belgium
  • MSc in Statistics at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
  • BSc (Honours) in Statistics at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Disease modelling; disease burden and epidemiology; population health sciences and global public health; multimorbidity; systematic review and meta-analysis; time series analysis, forecasting and projection; health data science and medical informatics; machine learning and natural language processing; study design in clinical trials; longitudinal data analysis; joint modelling; mixed models; Bayesian analysis; survival analysis; spatial statistics.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Statistical modelling of multimorbidity among adult population in Sylhet: comparison of frequentist, Bayesian and machine learning methods. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2022-2023.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Relationships between corona anxiety and the development of COVID-19 symptoms: a case study of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2021-2022.
  • 2. Modelling Multidimensional Elderly Disease Outcomes Using Classical and Bayesian Approaches -Funded by Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
  • 3. Food Poverty and Consequent Vulnerability of Children: A Comparative Study of Ethnic Minorities and Monga-affected Households in Bangladesh -Funded by NFPCSP, FAO, USAID, European Commission.
  • 4. Association of HSC and SSC Result with Admission Test Scores of Public Universities in Bangladesh-A Case Study of SUST -Funded by University Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh.
  • 5. Socio-economic Status, Cultural Norms and Reproductive Behavior of Manipuri Community in Sylhet City -Funded by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 6. Marriage related problems in Sylhet and Bengali community in Britain -Funded by Newham Bengali Community Trust (NBCT) .

Journal Publications

  • 1. Mukherjee, M., Cunningham, S., Bhuia, M. R., Lo, T. Y. M., Been, J. V., & Sheikh, A. (2022). Asthma in paediatric intensive care in England residents: observational study. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-8.
  • 2. Asaduzzaman, M., Bhuia, M. R., Alam, Z. N., Bari, M. Z. J., & Ferdousi, T. (2022). Role of hemogram-derived ratios in predicting intensive care unit admission in COVID-19 patients: a multicenter study. IJID Regions, 3, 234-241.
  • 3. Asaduzzaman, M, Bhuia, M. R., Alam, Z. N., Bari, M. Z. J., & Ferdousi, T. (2022). Significance of hemogram‐derived ratios for predicting in‐hospital mortality in COVID‐19: A multicenter study. Health Science Reports, 5(4), e663.
  • 4. Asaduzzaman, M., Romel Bhuia, M., Zabed Jillul Bari, M., Nazmul Alam, Z., Rahman, K., Hossain, E., & Alam, M. M. J. (2022). Predictors of mortality and ICU requirement in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients with diabetes: A multicentre study. Nursing Open, 11(6).
  • 5. Zahan, F. N., Kawsar, L. A., Islam, M. A., and Bhuia, M. R. (2020). Internal consistency and structure of the statistics anxiety rating scale: A multivariate analysis among undergraduate students of SUST, Sylhet. SUST Journal of Science and Technology 30 (1), 40-48.
  • 6. Hasan, M. N., Rahman, K., and Bhuia, M. R. (2020). Assessment of ground water quality in the vicinity of Sylhet City, Bangladesh: a multivariate analysis. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 6(5), 1-16.
  • 7. Bhuia, M. R., Islam, M. A., Nwaru, B. I., Weir, C. J., and Sheikh, A. (2020). Models for estimating and projecting global, regional and national prevalence and disease burden of asthma: a systematic review. Journal of Global Health, 10(2).
  • 8. Bhuia, M. R., Nwaru, B. I., Weir, C. J., and Sheikh, A. (2017). Models for estimating and projecting global, regional and national prevalence and disease burden of asthma: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 7(5).
  • 9. Bhuia, M. R., Das, S., Rahman, K., Alam, K., Kawsar, L. A., and Hossain, M. K. (2016). An Assessment of the Importance of Admission Test for Enrollments in Public Universities of Bangladesh. Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 3(1), 9-16.
  • 10. Islam, M. A., Hossain, M. T., Sarwar, G., Kawsar, L. A., Smrity, L. A., Alam, M. A., Hossain, K. H., and Bhuia, M. R. (2016). Is Socio-economic Condition of Manipuri Tribe Improving?-A Two Phase Comparison Using Income Distribution Model. International Journal of Statistics and Applications, 6(3), 138-144.
  • 11. Islam, A., Hossain, T., Sarwar, G., Kawsar, L. A., Smrity, L. A., Alam, M. A., Hossain, K. H., and Bhuia, M. R. (2016). Structural Equation Modeling to Assess the Impact of Socio-Demographic Variables on Fertility of Ethnic Manipuri Women. Biom Biostat Int J, 3(5), 167-172.
  • 12. Bhuia, M. R., Rahman, K., Alam, K., Smrity, L. A., and Hossain, M. K. (2015). Forced Marriage in Bangladesh: A Quantitative Study to Identify Key Factors. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(08), 450.
  • 13. Alam, M., Bhuia, M. R., Lovely, N. S., Hossain, M. K., and Das, S. (2013). Acute respiratory infection and its determinants for Bangladeshi under-5 children. Bangladesh Journal of Progressive Science & Technology, 11(1), 125-132.
  • 14. Bhuia, M. R., Baten, A., Kamil, A. A., and Deb, N. (2012). Evaluation of online bank efficiency in Bangladesh: A data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. The Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 17(2), 1-17.
  • 15. Alam, M., Hossain, M. K., Bhuia, M. R., and Mazumder, M. S. (2011). Study on Causes of Child Diarrhea in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Progressive Science and Technology, 9(1), 109-112.
  • 16. Bhuia, M. R., Hossain, M. K., Hossain, M. F., Islam, M. A., Tofayel A., and Jobayer S. M. (2009). Knowledge, Attitude and Community views of Forced Marriage-A Study in Sylhet division. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Sciences, 32(1), 103-113.

Teaching

  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical Computing
  • Design and Analysis of Experiment
  • Research Methodology
  • Demography
  • Basic Statistics
  • Study Design in Clinical Trials -as a tutor of the MSc Clinical Trials programme at The University of Edinburgh, UK

Awards & Recognition

  • Flemish Government Interuniversity Council Scholarship (VLIR-UOS), for the International Course Program (ICP) on MSc (2-years) in Biostatistics at the Hasselt University, Belgium.
  • University Grant Commission (UGC) scholarship, awarded in recognition of the highest talent and greatest achievement in BSc (honours) examination among all graduates of 9th batch of the department of statistics, SUST

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. MSc thesis - titled “Prevalence and Risk Factors of Child Malnutrition in Bangladesh”.
  • 2. MSc thesis - titled “Child malnutrition in Bangladesh: status and determinants”.
  • 3. MSc thesis - titled “Child morbidity in Bangladesh”.
  • 4. MSc research project - titled “Measuring efficiency of the commercial banks of Bangladesh-an application of data envelopment analysis”.
  • 5. MSc research project - titled “Socio-economic condition and its influence on fertility of Manipuri women in Sylhet city-a path analysis”