Mashfiqul Huq Chowdhury
Faculty (Study Leave)
Dept. of Statistics
Research Interests
- Statistical Theory and Methodology: Statistical Inference, Generalized Linear Model.
- Biostatistics: Survival Analysis, Joint Modeling for Longitudinal and Survival Data.
- Data Science: Machine Learning, Deep Generative Modeling
Current Teaching
- None (Study Leave)
Previous Teaching
- STAT 5103: Advanced Survival Analysis STAT 4205: Decision Theory and Bayesian Method
- STAT 4103: Econometrics STAT 3203: Time Series Analysis
- STAT 3103: Order Statistics and Non-Parametric Tests STAT 2101: Sampling Distributions
- STAT 2206: Data Processing with Software STAT 1201: Introduction to Statistics-II
- STAT 1104: Principles of Economics CPS 5213: Applied Statistics in Criminology
- CSE 2109: Statistics CHEM 2208: Statistics and Numerical Methods
- MATH 1205: Probability and Probability Distributions STAT 4102: Biostatistics-I
- STAT 4202: Biostatistics-II STAT 3102: Regression Analysis
- STAT 3202: Epidemiology STAT 2102: Sampling Techniques-I
- STAT 2202: Test of Hypothesis STAT 1204: Calculus
- STAT 1102: Probability BMB 2109: Biostatistics
- BBA 222: Advanced Business Statistics STAT 2104: Numerical Mathematics
- MATH 2105: Mathematical Statistics PHAR 1111: Statistics
Publications
- Rahman M., Chowdhury M. H., Salan M. S. A., and Ahmed A. Status of Antenatal Care Utilization and Child Birth at Health-Facilitated Places in Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Statistical Studies (2023): 37: 57-67
- Moloy M. D. J., Ahmed A., Chowdhury M. H., and Islam, M. S. Identifying the Determinants of Awareness About HIV/AIDS among Ever Married Women in Bangladesh. MBSTU Journal of Science and Technology (2023): 9(1 & 2): 7-13.
- Aktar, M. F., Chowdhury M. H., and Rahman, M. S. A Quantile Regression Approach to Identify Risk Factors for High Blood Glucose Levels among Bangladeshi Individuals. Health Science Reports (2023): 6(12).
- Chowdhury M. H., Aktar, M. F., Islam, M. A. and Khan, N. M. Factors Associated with Stunting Status among Under-5 Years Children in Bangladesh: Quantile Regression Modelling Approach. Children and Youth Services Review (2023): 155, 107199.
- Deng D. and Chowdhury M. H. Quantile Regression Approach for Analyzing Similarity of Gene Expressions under Multiple Biological Conditions. Stats (2022): 5 (3), 583-605.
- Paul G. K., Rahman, M. M., Naznin S., Chowdhury M. H., and Uddin M. J. Depression and Anxiety among University Students: A Comparison between COVID-19 Pandemic Panic Period and Post-panic Period in Bangladesh. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (2022): 10(E): 52-59.
- Ahmed A., Sumi, S. N., Habiba U., Datta M., Chowdhury M. H. and Khan N. M. Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy and its Association with Unmet Need for Contraception among Married Women in Bangladesh. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology (2021): 25(5): 5534 - 5549.
- Chowdhury M. H., Moloy M. D. J., Naznin S., and Hannan M. A. Factors Influencing Timing of First Birth of Ever-married of Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Statistical Studies (2019): 35: 49-64.
- Moloy M. D. J., Khan A., Salan M. S. A. and Chowdhury M. H. Factors Associated with Women’s Decision-Making in Bangladesh. Bulletin of Mathematics and Statistics Research (2019): 7(4): 100-116.
- Chowdhury M. H., Hassan M. Z. and Sabiha M. Factors Influencing Women’s Waiting Time to First Birth in Bangladesh: An Application of Cox Proportional Hazard Model. Journal of Science and Technology (2018): 100-116.
- Chowdhury M. H., Mim F. N. and Satu S. A. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Child Malnutrition in Bangladesh. Research and Reviews: Journal of Statistics and Mathematical Sciences (2018), 4(2): 59-66.
- Moloy M. D. J., Chowdhury M. H., Binyamin, M. and Mondal S. K. Using SARIMA Approach to Modeling and Forecasting Monthly Rainfall in Bangladesh. International Journal of Sciences and Applied Research (2018), 5(5): 6-14.
- Chowdhury M. H., Mondal S. K. and Islam J. Modeling and Forecasting Humidity in Bangladesh: Box-Jenkins Approach. International Journal of Research -Granthaalayah (2018), 6(4): 50-61.
- Chowdhury M. H., Saha J. and Paul G. K. An Application of BoxJenkins Methodology for Forecasting Rice Production in Bangladesh. International Journal of Sciences and Applied Research (2018), 5(1): 8-17.
- Chowdhury M. H., and Mondal S. K. Seasonal ARIMA approach for Modeling and Forecasting Temperatures in Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology (2017), 7(1-2): 29-43.
- Chowdhury M. H., and Hosna K. Modeling and Forecasting Per-capita GDP of Bangladesh by ARIMA Model. Journal of Science and Technology (2016), 6(1-2): 137-151.
- Paul G. K., Naznin S., Chowdhury M.H., and Moloy M. D. J. Determinants of Age at First Marriage and its Influence on Completed Fertility. Research and Reviews: Journal of Statistics (2014), 3(3): 2278-2273.
- Chowdhury M. H., and Moloy D. J. A Statistical Analysis to Identify Potential Factors of Fertility in Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology (2014), 4(1): 65-78.
- Moloy D. J., Chowdhury M. H., Paul. G. K., and Rabbani M. G. A Study on the Demographic, Socio-economic and Cultural Determinants of Childbearing in Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Population and Health (2013), 6(1-2): 65-79.
- Chowdhury M. H. and Moloy D. J. Factors Influencing Women's Intention to Desire for Children in Bangladesh: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach. South Asian Journal of Population and Health (2013), 6(1-2): 41-55.
- Chowdhury M. H., and Rabbani M. G. Fitting of Polynomial Models to Age Pattern of Fertility of Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology (2013), 3(2): 439-449.
Academic Credentials
Master of Science in Statistics (University of Regina, Canada)
- Thesis: Quantile Regression Approach for Analyzing Gene Expression Data
- Supervisor: Dr. Dianliang Deng, University of Regina, Canada.
Master of Science in Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
- Thesis: A Generalized Linear Modeling Approach for Identifying Factors Influencing Proximate Determinants and Childbearing in Bangladesh
- Supervisor: Md. Golam Rabbani, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bachelor of Science in Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
- Major: Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics
- Minor: Mathematics and Economics
Academic Awards
- Graduate Scholarship (University of Regina)
- Saskatchewan Innovation and Excellence Scholarship (University of Regina)
- FGSR Teaching Assistantship Award (University of Regina)
- Graduate Scholarship (University of Dhaka)
- NSICT Fellowship (Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh)
- Undergraduate Scholarship (University Grants Commission, Bangladesh)
- Junior Scholarship (8th Grade) in Talent Pool Quota (1998), Bangladesh
- Primary Scholarship (5th Grade) in Talent Pool Quota (1996), Bangladesh
Academic Experiences
- Faculty, Department of Statistics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (March 2012 - Present).
- Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (2016-2018).
Research Experience
- Research Assistant, Bangladesh Center for Development, Journalism and Communication (BCDJC), February, 2008-April, 2008.
Conference Presentations
- Deep Mixture Models for Understanding Latent Space Representations and Clustering Tasks. New Zealand Statistical Association Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. December 4-6, 2023.
- Variational Autoencoder Model for Representation Learning and Clustering. New Zealand Mathematics and Statistics Postgraduate Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. 29 Nov-December 1, 2023.
- Quantile Regression Analysis for Gene Expression Data. Statistical Society of Canada: Recent Progress for Quantile Regression Analysis, University of Calgary, Canada. May 2019.
- Factors Influencing Stunting Status of Under Five Children in Bangladesh: A Generalized Linear Modeling Approach. First International Conference on Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health: Present Scenario and Future Challenges, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. November 2016.