Faculty Profile

Md. Aminul Islam

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801717762464
  • Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Biography

Md. Aminul Islam completed his B.Sc. Engineering (Civil and Environmental) in 2013 from SUST, with a thesis on Residential Location Choice Model (Transportation). After graduation, he worked as a lecturer at the World University of Bangladesh, Dhaka in 2013 as a lecturer for eleven months. Md. Aminul Islam joined Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh in June, 2014 as a Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). He has also been associated with the Centre for Research, Testing and Consultancy (CRTC) of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SUST. His teaching activities include Discrete Choice Modeling and Transport Planning and Management.

Education

  • BSc (2013) in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • HSC (2007) Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • SSC (2005) Shahpur High School, Khulna, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Discrete Choice Modeling
  • Modeling of Land Use and Transport Interaction
  • Transport Planning and Management
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Concrete Technology.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Exploring sustainable and economic solutions for cool roofs based on experimental setup in a controlled environment (as Principal-Investigator), funded by SUST research center, SUST (2023-24)

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Simulation-based Analysis for Traffic Flow Optimization in Sylhet City Arterial Roads (as Co-Investigator), funded by SUST research center, SUST (2022-23)
  • 2. Modeling vehicle ownership behavior of Sylhet city dwellers: A discrete choice modeling approach (as Co-Investigator), funded by SUST research center, SUST (2021-22)
  • 3. Evaluating the Feasibility of Mass Transit for Sylhet City (as Co-Investigator), funded by SUST research center, SUST (2020-21)
  • 4. Assessment of aquifer vulnerability of coastal area (as Principal Investigator) funded by SUST research center, SUST (2019-20)
  • 5. Integration of biosorption and phytoremediation processes in biofilter design ( as Co-Investigator) funded by SUST research center, SUST (2018-19)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Islam, M. A., Rickty, T. A., Das, P. K. and Haque, M. B. (2022) “Modeling and Forecasting Urban Sprawl in Sylhet Sadar Using Remote Sensing Data ”, Proceedings of Engineering and Technology Innovation. doi: 10.46604/peti.2021.9617. (2022)
  • 2. Haque M. B., Islam M. A., Uddin M. M., Islam M.S., Afroz N., Rahman M. S. and Chayan M. M. H. (2022). Capturing Behavioral Nonlinearity in BRT Uptake at Sylhet City of Bangladesh, American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 10(2), 74-81. doi: 10.12691/ajcea-10-2-2 (2022)
  • 3. Islam, M. A., Haque, M. B.,Hasan, M. J. & Amin, M. R. (2021), Frequency modelling and risk evaluation of road crashes in Sylhet region of Bangladesh. International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, Springer. (2021)
  • 4. Munna, G.M., Alam, J.B., Uddin, M.M., Islam, M.A., Tonmoy, K.T., and Hridoy, I.A. (2020), Rainwater Harvesting Potentialities to Reduce Over Extraction of Groundwater in Sylhet. Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology, 19 March,2020 (2020)
  • 5. Mahzuz, H.M.A., Aminul Islam, M., Ahmed, S. and Abu Jobair, M. (2018), Assessment of welded splices in beam, column and slab. Int. J. Structural Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.26–37. (2018)
  • 6. Islam, M. A. and Kabir, M. I., 2016. Application of Coconut Shell's Activated Carbon for Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater. American-Eurasian Journal of Toxicological Sciences 8 (2): 77-82. (2016)
  • 7. Islam, M. A. and Kabir, M. I., 2016. Removal of Heavy Metals by Plasma Cross-Linked Acrylic Acid. American-Eurasian Journal of Toxicological Sciences 8 (1): 47-51. (2016)

Conference

  • 1. Islam M. A., Haque M. B. and Mily S. N. (2023), Simulation-based Analysis for Traffic Flow Optimization in Sylhet City, 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, January 2023. (2023)
  • 2. N. Afroz, N., Rahman, M. S., Islam, M. A. & Haque, M. B., “Random effect models of vehicle ownership and vehicle driving choice behavior: a case study of Sylhet city”, 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2022), CUET, Chattogram, Bangladesh, December 2022. (2022)
  • 3. Islam, M. S., Uddin, M. M., Haque, M. B., and Islam, M. A., (2022) Understanding the driving factors of mass transit choice in Sylhet city: A stated preference based approach, 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2022), KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, February 2022. (2022)
  • 4. Islam, M. A., Haque, M. B., Hasan M. J. and Amin, M. R. (2021), Risk Analysis and Modelling of Road Traffic Accident: A Case Study of Sylhet, Bangladesh. International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, February 2021. (2021)
  • 5. Islam, M. A., Haque, M. B., Hasan, M. M., Shifat, H. M. T. (2021), Estimation of Passenger Car Unit (PCU) Values for Prevailing Mixed Traffic Condition in Sylhet, Bangladesh. International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, February 2021. (2021)
  • 6. Islam, M. A., Haque, M. B., Sarwath, S. S., Paul, S. R. (2021), Urban Sprawl Modelling Based on Time-Series Analysis: GIS Based Approach, International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, February 2021. (2021)

Teaching

  • Transportation Engineering (I, II, III)
  • Transportation Engineering Sessional-(I,II)
  • Reinforced Concrete Design-III
  • Engineering Materials
  • Project Management and Planning
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Environmental Pollution and Control Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering Sessional-I
  • Surveying

Awards & Recognition

  • Junior Scholarship
  • Scholarship in Secondary level
  • University merit scholarship from 2009 to 2012
  • Prime Minister Gold Medal 2014