Didarul Islam

MD DIDARUL ISLAM Email:-LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/md-didarul-islam893/ 4211 University Dr Fairfax, VA, 22030 EDUCATION Ph.D. in Earth Systems & Geoinformation Sciences 2021-present George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Masters of Science in Geographic Information Science (GIS) - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning (BURP) - Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh INTEREST Geospatial Intelligence, Big data & Remote Sensing Spatial Data Science & Geostatistical Data Modeling Real Estate Market & Business Analytics Application of ML/DL for Spatial Data Modeling & Space-Time Mining Spatial Business Intelligence & Web Based Spatial Data Visualization HIGHLIGHTS Programming Language Python, R, MySQL GIS Software ArcGIS Pro (2X), ArcMap (10X), ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Dashboard Remote Sensing Software ERDAS Imagine, ENVI Business Analytics Tableau PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Position Organization Responsibilities Position Graduate Research Assistant Aug. 2021-present George Mason University Developing and testing Machine Learning/Deep Learning models for crop yield estimation in Hindu-Kush region by integration GIS, Remote Sensing and Weather dataset (NASA SERVIR project). Graduate Teaching Assistant Aug. 2020-May 2021 Organization Central Michigan University Responsibilities Grading and Instructing online courses. Assisted workshop on ArcGIS Online. Position Graduate Research Assistant May 2020-July 2020 Organization Responsibilities Central Michigan University Position Graduate Teaching Assistant Organization Central Michigan University Responsibilities Assisted lab GEO 303: Geographic Information Science (Fall 2019 & Spring 2020). Geospatial data analysis and report writing. Aug. 2019-April 2020 Position Research Assistant Organization Center for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighborhoods (SHLC) Responsibilities • • • • Feb. 2019-July 2019 Worked as a GIS and Data Mining Specialist Land cover classification from remote sensing data Patterns analysis of land cover changes/urban expansion, and urban sprawl using machine learning algorithms Data extraction, and geospatial data management Position GIS Instructor Aug. 2018-Dec. 2018 Organization Geo-Planning for Advance Development (GPAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh Responsibilities Train-up GO/NGO clients on GIS Software’s (ArcGIS, QGIS, and WebGIS), Remote Sensing Software’s (ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI), and Python GIS Programming. Training Programs: • Instructor of ‘GIS Programming for Professionals Using Python Programming Language’ training program, Organized by: GeoPlanning for Advanced Development (GPAD). Duration: 01November-2018 to 25-December-2018. • Instructor of ‘Fundamentals of QGIS and Spatial Analysis’ training program, Organized by: Geo-Information for Urban Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change (GPAC), Project: Geological Survey of Bangladesh, GSB & Bundesanstalt fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, BGR). Duration: 07-August-2018 to 10-August-2018. Position Jr. GIS Analyst Organization Geo-Planning for Advance Development (GPAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Responsibilities Feb. 2018-July 2018 Contributed to several projects by developing work-flows, preparing geospatial models for nationwide vulnerability analysis in agriculture, livestock, fisheries, biodiversity, water resources, infrastructure, human and health sectors. Projects Involved: • Nationwide Climate Vulnerability Assessment of Bangladesh; Climate Finance Governance, Implemented by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). • Hazard Zonation and Community Based Early Warning Establishment for Landslide Risk Management in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, implemented by: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Funded by: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ▪ Position Intern Organization SMEC Bangladesh Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Responsibilities • • Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018 Project map layout design and survey data visualization Open data kit (ODK) form design and server development for Android based qualitative and quantitative survey CERTIFICATION Social Sensing, Geospatial Big Data computing, and Disaster Management Aug.24th-Sep. 2nd,- International Geoinformatics Online Summer School, Wuhan University RESEARCH PAPER Islam, M., Islam, M., Li, B., Lee, C., & Wang, X. (2022). Incorporating spatial information in machine learning: The Moran eigenvector spatial filter approach. Transactions In GIS, 26(2), 902-922. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12894 Islam, M., Li, B., Islam, K., Ahasan, R., Mia, M., & Haque, M. (2022). Airbnb rental price modeling based on Latent Dirichlet Allocation and MESF-XGBoost composite model. Machine Learning With Applications, 7, 100208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa- Islam, M., Islam, K., Ahasan, R., Mia, M., & Haque, M. (2021). A data-driven machine learning-based approach for urban land cover change modeling: A case of Khulna City Corporation area. Remote Sensing Applications: Society And Environment, 24, 100634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase- Islam M. D., Islam, K.S., Chakraborti T., Alam M. S., “Urban Heat Island Effect Analysis Using Integrated Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Khulna City, Bangladesh”, International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-2019). Chakraborty T., Islam M. D., Alam M. S., “Landslide susceptibility mapping using XGBoost model in Chittagong Metropolitan Area, Bangladesh”, International Conference on Disaster Risk Mitigation, 2019. Chakraborty, T., Alam M.S., Islam, M.D., “Land Cover Classification from Multispectral Remote Sensing Image Using K-Nearest Neighbor, Deep Neural Network, Random Forest and SVM Algorithms: A Machine Learning-Based Approach”, International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, 2019. Alam M.S., Chakraborty, T., Islam, M.D., “Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Flood Hazard Using NFVI Framework in Satkhira District, Bangladesh, International Conference on Disaster Risk Management, 2019. Alam M.S., Chakraborty, T., Islam, M.D., “Community Resilience of Urban Slums to Climate Change Induced Events: A Case Study of Five Major Slum in Khulna City, Bangladesh, International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC2019). ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Didarul-Islam-3