Faculty Profile

Abdullah Al Islam

Lecturer

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801521236258, +8801753835868
  • Email: [email protected]

Research Profile Links

Biography

Mr. Abdullah Al Islam is a statistician and lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) since November 2022. He received both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Statistics from SUST with distinction. Passionate about teaching and research, he focuses on fostering analytical thinking and problem-solving skills in students. His research interests include Biostatistics, Econometric Modeling, Multilevel Modeling, and Public Health, aiming to contribute to data-driven solutions in these fields. Committed to academic excellence, he strives to make meaningful contributions to statistical research and education.

Education

  • MS(Thesis) in Statistics, Session: 2016-2017 (Held in 2019), Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • BSc(Honors) in Statistics, Session: 2012-2013 (Held in 2017), Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • HSC (2012)
  • SSC (2010)

Research Interests

  • Biostatistics & Public Health
  • Machine Learning
  • Multilevel Modeling
  • Time Series

Active Research Project

  • 1. Assessing the Impact of Overweight and Obesity on Chronic Disease in Sylhet City Corporation of Bangladesh, funded by SUST Research Centre, 2025-2026. (Principal Investigator)

Previous Research Project

  • 1. An Extension to the World Bank Small Area Estimation Method for analyzing Spatial Distribution of Diarrhoea Prevalence among Under-5 Children in Bangladesh. (Research Assistant)
  • 2. Assessment of Child Morbidity and Undernutrition Status in Different Administrative Tiers of Sunamganj District through Small Area Estimation Technique. (Research Assistant)
  • 3. Spatial Statistical Modelling of Chronic Diseases among Geriatric Population in Sylhet District, funded by SUST Research Centre, 2023-2024. (Co-Investigator)
  • 4. Chronic Disease Dynamics: Multimorbidity and Comorbidity Patterns among the Elderly in Sunamganj District, funded by SUST Research Centre, 2024-2025. (Co- Investigator)

External Affiliations

  • Assistant Proctor (July, 2023 - August, 2024), Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114.
  • Office Secretary (January, 2025- Present) , Shahjalal University Statistics Department Alumni Association (SUSDAA).
  • Life Member, Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA).

Journal Publications

  • 1. Ferdushi, K. F., Islam, A. A., Patwary, A., Sorkar, N. U., & Alam, M. A study about severity of COVID 19 and its survival rate of confirmed cases in highly infected countries. Journal of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (JERIE) (2024)
  • 2. Islam, M. A., Amin, R., Islam, A. A., Ferdous, R., & Kawsar, L. A. Cluster and regional level variation of hemoglobin concentration of ever-married women in Bangladesh: a linear mixed model approach (2023)

Conference

  • 1. Islam, A. A., Hossain, M. K., & Mostafa, M. S. Exploring Patterns of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity Among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. 19th National Statistical Conference 2025, 22-23 August, organized by Bangladesh Statistical Association. (2025)
  • 2. Barna, B., Uddin, M. A., Shormin, M., Mostafa, M. S., & Islam, A. A. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) among Bankers in Bangladesh. 19th National Statistical Conference 2025, 22-23 August, organized by Bangladesh Statistical Association. (2025)
  • 3. Mim, J. S., Sadia, A. N., Islam, R., Mostafa, M. S., & Islam, A. A. Identifying Determinants and Predicting Skilled Birth Assistance Utilization in Bangladesh: A Machine Learning Approach. 19th National Statistical Conference 2025, 22-23 August, organized by Bangladesh Statistical Association. (2025)
  • 4. Mostafa, M. S.; Mim, J. S.; Muntaha, S; Islam, M. R. ; Noor, S. T. A.; Islam, A. A.; Bhuia, M. R. Prevalence and Trend of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI), and its Association with Cooking Fuel among Under Five Years Aged Children in Nepal. 8th International Conference on “The Role of Statistics and Data Science in 4IR” held on 26-28 December, 2024 organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi. (2024)
  • 5. Islam, M. A., Islam, A. A, Amin, R., & Rahman, M. A. Regional and country-level variation of hemoglobin level of women in South Asian countries: an evidence from 2011-2016 Demographic and Health Surveys. 7th International Conference on Data Science & SDGs, December 18-19, 2019 organized by Dept. of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. (2019)
  • 6. Kumar, B., Das, S., Islam, A. A., & Kawsar, L. A. Prevalence of Diarrhoea and Acute Respiratory Infection at District Level in Bangladesh using Small Area Estimation Method. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Natural Sciences and Technology (ICNST’18)March 30 - 31, 2018, Organized by Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh (2018)
  • 7. Islam, A. A., Das, S., Kumar, B., & Kawsar, L. A. Spatial Distribution of Child Malnutrition in Bangladesh: An Approach of Small Area Estimation for Binary Data. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Natural Sciences and Technology (ICNST’18)March 30 - 31, 2018, Organized by Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh (2018)

Book/ Book Chapter

  • 1. Das, S., Islam, A. A., Kumar, B., Kawsar, L. A., Hossain, Z. An ELL type small area estimation approach for binary response variable with application to Bangladesh child malnutrition study. Chapter 4, Pages 95-126. Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. † New York. ISBN: 978-1-53617-597-4

Teaching

  • STA451: Economic Statistics
  • STA152: Introduction to Probability
  • STA101S: Principles of Statistics
  • STA202e: Statistics for Social and Political Research-I
  • STA252: Regression Analysis -I
  • STA205e: Statistics for Social and Political Research-II
  • STA05421101M: Methods of Statistics

Awards & Recognition

  • Primary School Scholarship (2004), Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.
  • Junior School Certificate Scholarship (2007), Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.
  • Shahjalal University of Science & Technology Undergraduate & Graduate Academic Scholarship
  • Certificate from the 5th International Conference on Natural Science & Technology as an Oral Presenter held on 30-31 March, 2018, Asian University for Women, Chittagong.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. M.S. Thesis(Co-supervisor), 2024 - Title: Chronic Diseases among Elderly People in Sylhet District: A Spatial Modeling Approach
  • 2. Bachelor Research Project Supervision (2024)- Title: Paternal Factors Associated with Neonatal Mortality Across Six South Asian Countries
  • 3. Bachelor Research Project Supervision (2024)- Title: Modelling and Forecasting Number of Tourist Arrivals and Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism in Bangladesh
  • 4. Bachelor Research Project Supervision (2024)- Title: Exploring the Lifestyle of Street Children in Bangladesh
  • 5. Bachelor Research Project Supervision (2025)- Title: Modeling Skilled Birth Assistance Utilization in Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression-Based Predictive Analysis