Faculty Profile

Dr. S. M. Khurshid Alam

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801716090465
  • Email: khurshid@sust.edu

Biography

Dr. Khurshid Alam was born in Jhaturdia village of Nagarkanda upazila under Faridpur district. He obtained his B.Sc. (honours) and M.Sc. degrees in statistics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh and joined as a Lecturer in the Department of Statistics at SUST on January 04, 1996. Afterwards, Dr. Alam obtained his second M.Sc. and PhD in statistics from University of Windsor, Canada. He also completed a one year post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences (the then Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics) at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. Currently, he is a professor in the Department of Statistics at SUST.

Education

  • PhD in Statistics: University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada; October 2014
  • M.Sc. in Statistics: University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada; June 2007
  • M.Sc. in Statistics: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; August 1995
  • B.Sc. (honours) in Statistics: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; August 1993

Research Interests

  • Dr. Alam is motivated by the fact, “Teaching is a profession that creates all other professions.” Teaching in post-secondary level requires that a teacher has to be updated with new developments of methodologies and their applications in related fields, which can be achieved by learning through continual active research. The main focus of my research, in broader sense, is on Biostatistics and its applications. In particular, my research interest is related to Longitudinal Data Analysis, Generalized Estimating Equations, Bias Corrected as well as Bias Reduced Estimation and Tests, Survival Analysis and Regression Diagnostics. My interests also extend to developing tests and estimation procedures for zero inflated cross-sectional and longitudinal data.

Active Research Project

  • None

Previous Research Project

  • Project title: “Identifying factors associated with course drops among students in SUST.” Funding Agency: Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
  • Project title: “Exploring the pattern of children's disability in Sylhet Division.” Funding Agency: Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Joint modeling of longitudinal continuous, longitudinal ordinal, and time-to-event outcomes.
  • 2. Relationships between physical activity and bone density in people living with HIV: Results from the SATURN--HIV Study.
  • 3. Effect of statin on arginine metabolites in treated HIV-infection.
  • 4. Testing equality of two beta binomial proportions in the presence of unequal extra-dispersion parameters.
  • 5. Comprehensive assessment of the arginine pathway and its relationship to inflammation in HIV.
  • 6. Alcohol and dietary factors associate with gut integrity and inflammation in HIV-infected adults.
  • 7. An Assessment of the Importance of Admission Test for Enrollments in Public Universities of Bangladesh.
  • 8. Forced Marriage in Bangladesh: A Quantitative Study to Identify Key Factors.
  • 9. Testing equality of scale parameters of two Weibull distributions in the presence of unequal shape parameters.
  • 10. Testing equality of two negative binomial means in presence of unequal over-dispersion parameters: a Behrens-Fisher problem analog.

External Affiliations

  • Life Member, Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA)
  • Life Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS)
  • Honorary Member, The Pi Club, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Canada
  • Reviewer: Journal of Statistical Research, 2020-- present
  • Reviewer: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2016--2017

Awards & Recognition

  • A. R. and E. G. Ferriss Award, University of Windsor, Canada, 2012--2013
  • Dr. Ross H. Paul Graduate Award, University of Windsor, Canada, 2011--2012
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), University of Windsor, Canada, 2011--2014
  • President's Excellence Scholarship, University of Windsor, Canada, 2008--2012
  • International Tuition Scholarship, University of Windsor, Canada, 2006--2007
  • Merit Scholarship, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1990--1995
  • Board Scholarship, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1984--1986

Teaching

  • 03-65-542: Advanced Mathematical Statistics (Graduate Course, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Canada; 1 time, Fall 2018)
  • 03-65-559: Special Topic--Statistical Consulting (Graduate Course, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Canada; 1 time, Winter 2017)
  • 03-65-250: Introduction to Probability (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Canada; 1 time, Fall 2018)
  • 03-65-205: Statistics for the Sciences (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Canada; a total of 9 times)
  • I have been teaching diverse courses at graduate and undergraduate levels in the Department of Statistics, SUST since I joined here. In addition, I am actively engaged in developing and/or updating the curriculum of the department. Of various courses, the worth mentioning ones that I have been teaching or taught previously in the department are Biostatistics, Generalized Linear Models, Elements of Epidemiology, Theory of Statistics, Regression Analysis-I, Regression Analysis-II, Design and Analysis of Experiments – I, Applied Statistics, Sampling Techniques-I, Sampling Techniques-II, Statistical Inference, Distribution Theory, and Sampling Distributions and Distributions of Quadratic Forms.