Faculty Profile

Dr. Luthful Alahi Kawsar

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801611318223
  • Email: lakawsar-sta@sust.edu, lakawsar@gmail.com

Biography

Dr. Luthful Alahi Kawsar is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, where he has been teaching since 2004. He completed his undergraduate (B.Sc.) and master's (M.Sc.) degrees at SUST in 1998 and 1999, respectively. He later pursued his Ph.D. at Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests span a wide array of topics, including Mathematical Modeling, Queuing Networks, Emergency Evacuation Strategies, and Operations Research. With years of experience, Dr. Kawsar continues to contribute to the advancement of statistical research and its applications.

Education

  • Ph.D. (2015) in Operations Research, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
  • M.Sc. (1999) in Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc.(Honors) (1998) in Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • H.S.C. (Science), (1995) M. C. College, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • S.S.C. (Science), (1993) Sylhet Govt. Pilot Boys´ High School, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Queuing networks
  • Emergency Evacuation
  • Operations Research

Previous Research Project

  • PI: Bayesian Hierarchical Modelling of Non-Communicable Diseases among Adult Population in Sylhet. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2023-2024.
  • PI: Statistical modelling of multimorbidity among adult population in Sylhet: Comparison of frequentist, Bayesian and machine learning methods. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2022-2023.
  • PI: Relationships between corona anxiety and the development of COVID-19 symptoms: A case study of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2021-2022.
  • PI: Relationships among Occupational Stress, Professional Burnout and Depressive Symptoms of public and private University teachers in Sylhet. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2020-2021.
  • CI: Heterogeneity and the impact of depression on health-related quality of life among patients with Type 2 diabetes living in Sylhet City Corporation: An application of trajectory modeling techniques. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2018-2021.
  • PI: Statistics anxiety and its influence on academic performance among the undergraduate students: A case study of SUST, Sylhet. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2019-2020.
  • CI: An Extension to the World Bank Small Area Estimation Method for analyzing Spatial Distribution of Diarrhoea Prevalence among Under-5 Children in Bangladesh. Financed by SUST Research Centre, 2017-2018.
  • PI: Modeling Pedestrian Network during Evacuation from Building. Financed by Postgraduate Research Grant Scheme (RU-PRGS) 2013, USM, Penang, Malaysia. Grant Period: 15/05/2013-14/05/2015. Account Number: 1001/PJJAUH/846092.
  • CI: Impact of International Remittances on Education: A Study in Three Selected Areas of Sylhet Region. Financed by Universities Grant Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh under the Research Grants of SUST, Sylhet, 2009-2010.
  • CI: Association of SSC and HSC Results with Admission Tests of Public Universities in Bangladesh: A Case Study in SUST. Financed by Universities Grant Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.
  • CI: Rainfall-Runoff Analysis for the Sustainable Sewerage Optimization in the City Corporation, and Comparison amongst Various Short and Long Term Rainfall Prediction Models. SUST Study Grant Funded Project, 2006.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Islam, A., Amin, R., Al-Islam, A., Ferdous, R. & Kawsar, L. A. (2023). Cluster and regional level variation of hemoglobin concentration of ever-married women in Bangladesh: a linear mixed model approach. Biometrics & Biostatistics International Journal, 12(1), 1-6.
  • 2. Ferdushi, K. F., Kamil, A. A., Ahmed, S., & Kawsar, L. A. (2020). The Measures of Efficiency of Power Generation Plants in Sylhet of Bangladesh. International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2020. doi: 10.1155/2020/9308174
  • 3. Khalid, R., Nawawi, M. K. M., Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A. (2020). Optimal Routing of Pedestrian Flow in a Complex Topological Network with Multiple Entrances and Exits. International Journal of Systems Science, 51(8), 1325-1352. doi: 10.1080/00207721.2020.1756524
  • 4. Das, S., Kumar, B., & Kawsar, L. A.* (2020). Disaggregated Level Child Morbidity in Bangladesh: An Application of Small Area Estimation Method. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0220164. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220164
  • 5. Zahan, F. N., Kawsar, L. A., Islam, M. A., & 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. Zahan, F. N., Islam, M. A., & Kawsar, L. A.* (2020). Relationships among Statistics Anxiety, Depression and Academic Performance. International Journal of Statistical Sciences, 19, 35-52.
  • 7. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A., (2019). Optimization based controlled evacuation. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23 (5): 477-498. doi: 10.1080/15472450.2018.1562348
  • 8. Kawsar L. A., Ghani N.A., Kamil A. A. & Mustafa A., (2017). An Improved Speed-Density Relationship Model for Pedestrian Flow. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 14(1): 184-203. doi: 10.3844/ajassp.2017.184.203.
  • 9. Bhuia, M. R., Das, S., Rahman, K., Alam, K., Kawsar, L. A., & 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. doi: 10.20448/journal.509/2016.3.1/509.1.9.16
  • 10. Khalid, R., Nawawi, M. K. M., Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A. (2016). The Evaluation of Pedestrians’ Behavior using M/G/C/C Analytical, Weighted Distance and Real Distance Simulation Models. Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 26(3): 439-476. doi: 10.1007/s10626-015-0215-0
  • 11. Islam, M. A., Hossain, M. T., Sarwar, G., Kawsar, L. A., Smrity, L. A., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. K. & 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. doi: 10.5923/j.statistics.20160603.06.
  • 12. Islam, M. A., Hossain, M. T., Sarwar, G., Kawsar, L. A., Smrity, L. A., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. K. & Bhuia, M. R. (2016). Structural Equation Modeling to Assess the Impact of Socio-Demographic Variables on Fertility of Ethnic Manipuri Women. Biometrics & Biostatistics International Journal, 3(5): 00078. doi: 10.15406/bbij.2016.03.00078.
  • 13. Kawsar L. A., Ghani N.A., Kamil A. A. and Mustafa A., (2014). Empirical Relationships among Pedestrian Flow Characteristics in an Indoor Facility. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 8 (8): 952-963.
  • 14. Kawsar L.A., Ghani N.A., Kamil A.A. and Mustafa A., (2013). Pedestrian Performance Measures of an M/G/C/C State Dependent Queuing Network in Emergency. Journal of Applied Sciences, 13(3): 437-443. doi: 10.3923/jas.2013.437.443.
  • 15. Khalid R., M. Nawawi M. K., Kawsar L. A., Ghani N. A., Kamil A. A. and Mustafa, A. (2013). A Discrete Event Simulation Model for Evaluating the Performances of an M/G/C/C State Dependent Queuing System. PLoS ONE 8(4): e58402. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058402
  • 16. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A. (2012). Restricted Pedestrian Flow Performance Measures during Egress from a Complex Facility. International Journal of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, WASET, 6(7): 707-712.
  • 17. Deb, S., Kabir, A., & Kawsar, L. A. (2010). Women's Empowerment and Regional Variation of Contraceptive Norms in Bangladesh. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 31(4): 401-410. doi: 10.2190/IQ.31.4.g
  • 18. Kawsar, L. A., Kabir, A., & Islam, M. A. (2009). Sex Preference and Contraceptive Norms among Regions in Bangladesh. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 29(2): 183-197. doi: 10.2190/IQ.29.2.f
  • 19. Kabir, A., Ali, R., Islam, M. S., Kawsar, L. A., & Islam, M. A. (2009). A Comparison of Regional Variations of Fertility in Bangladesh. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 29(3): 275-291. doi: 10.2190/IQ.29.3.f
  • 20. Kabir, A., Kawsar, L. A., & Ibrahim, Q. I. U. (2005). Trends of the demographic situation in Bangladesh. SUST Studies, 6(1): 88-99.
  • 21. Kabir, A., Ibrahim, Q. I. U., & Kawsar, L. A. (2005). Relationships between factors affecting contraception and fertility in Bangladesh. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 24(1): 45-53. doi: 10.2190/09GB-WU04-VTV7-V0FL

Awards & Recognition

  • Book Prize (Awarded in recognition of the highest talent and greatest achievement among all graduates of the Department of Statistics in the Bachelor’s Level Exam).
  • USM Fellowship for the year 2011-2014 (A prestigious postgraduate funding programme awarded by the Universiti Sains Malaysia to outstanding postgraduates who have passions in research and demonstrate leadership qualities).

Book/ Book Chapter

  • 1. Das, S., Islam, A. A., Kumar, B., Kawsar, L. A., & Hossain, M. Z. (2020). An ELL Type Small Area Estimation Approach for Binary Response Variable with Application to Bangladesh Child Malnutrition Study. In A. Rahman (Ed.). Malnutrition: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes. New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers.

Conference

  • 1. Kumar, B., Das, S., & Kawsar, L. A. (2019). Identification of Disaggregated Hotspots of Child Morbidity in Bangladesh: An Application of Small Area Estimation Method. Paper presented at 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress 2019, 18 – 23 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • 2. Zahan, F. N., Islam, M. A., & Kawsar, L. A. (2019). Internal consistency and structure of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS): A case study of SUST, Sylhet. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics 2019, 27 – 29 December, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 3. Islam, A., Das, S., Kumar, B., & Kawsar, L. A. (2018). 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, Asian University for Women, 30-31 March, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 4. Kumar, B., Das, S., Islam, A., & Kawsar, L. A. (2018). 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, Asian University for Women, 30-31 March, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 5. Das, S., & Kawsar, L. A. (2018). An Extension to the World Bank Small Area Estimation Method for analyzing Spatial Distribution of Diarrhoea Prevalence among Under-5 Children in Bangladesh. Paper presented at 6th Annual Conference on Research Findings-2018, SUST Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science & Technolgy, 27-30 September, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 6. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A. (2013). A Generalised Speed-Density Model for Pedestrian Flow. Paper presented at International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS) Conference, 5-8 November 2013, London, UK.
  • 7. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Hashim, I. H. M., Sulong, J., Mahudin, N. D. M., Rahman, S. A., Saad, Z. M. and Hatta, Z. A. (2013). Crowd Flow and Crowd Behavior Studies. Paper presented at 5th National Seminar on Hajj Best Practices on Crowd and Health Issues during Hajj, 27-28 August, 2013, Penang, Malaysia.
  • 8. Ghani, N. A., Khalid, R., M. Nawawi, M. K., Kawsar, L. A., Kamil, A. A. and Mustafa, A. (2013). Comparison of Discrete Simulation Models’ Results in Evaluating The Performances of M/G/C/C Networks. Paper presented at International Science and Technology Conference, 25-27 June, 2013, Rome, Italy.
  • 9. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A. (2012). Restricted Pedestrian Flow Performance Measures during Egress from a Complex Facility. Paper presented at International Conference on Mathematical, Computational & Statistical Sciences, and Engineering, 11-12 July 2012, Stockholm Sweden.
  • 10. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A., (2012). Pedestrian Evacuation from A Complex Facility in Emergency. Paper presented at International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Postgraduate Colloquium, School of Distance Education, USM, 1-3 November 2012, Penang, Malaysia.
  • 11. Kawsar, L. A., Ghani, N. A., Kamil, A. A., & Mustafa, A., (2011). A Methodology for a Complex Pedestrian Network Topology Performance Measurement: A Case Study of DTSP. Paper presented at School of Distance Education Postgraduate Colloquium, USM, 19-20 November 2011, Penang, Malaysia.

Teaching

  • Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114 Bangladesh (May 2019 - ), Professor, Department of Statistics, SUST.
  • Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114 Bangladesh (February 2016 - May 2019), Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, SUST.
  • Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114 Bangladesh (March 2007 - January 2016), Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, SUST.
  • Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114 Bangladesh (February 2004 - March 2007),Lecturer, Department of Statistics, SUST.
  • Courses: Basic Statistics, Linear Programming, Sampling Techniques, Statistical Inference, Multivariate Analysis, etc.

Graduate Supervision

  • M.S. Thesis (Co-Supervisor): Suman Deb (Session:2006-07) - Women Empowerment and Their Fertility Behaviour
  • M.S. Thesis (Supervisor): Farha Nusrat Zahan (Session:2016-17) – Relationships among Statistics Anxiety, Performance and Depression of the Undergraduate Students in SUST, Sylhet
  • M.S. Thesis (Co-Supervisor): Aniqua Anjum (Session 2019-20) - Factors Associated with Awareness about HIV/AIDS among Married Women of Bangladesh
  • M.S. Thesis (Supervisor): Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor (Session: 2020-21) - Prevalence and risk factors of multimorbidity among adult population in Sylhet
  • M.S. Thesis (Supervisor): Sheikh Sifat Sadikee (Session: 2021-22) - Modeling Non-Communicable Diseases in Sylhet: A Bayesian Approach