About Me
Research Interest
• Bayesian Inference and Artificial Intelligence
Bayesian Inference, Generalized Linear Model, Machine Learning, Deep
Learning, Generative Modelling.
• Biostatistics
Longitudinal Data Analysis, Survival Analysis, Joint Models.
Professional & Other Experiences
Academic Awards
• Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Mawlana Bhashani Sci-ence and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh (June 29, 2019-Present)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Mawlana Bhashani Sci-ence and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh (March 25, 2014-June 28, 2019)
• Lecturer, Department of Statistics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh (March 25, 2012- March 24, 2014)
• Sessional Assistant, Victoria University of Wellington (Trimester-1,2023)
• Tutor, Victoria University of Wellington (Trimester-3, 2022)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (Fall 2018)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (Spring and Summer 2018)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (Winter 2018)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (Fall 2017)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (Spring and Summer 2017)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Regina (Winter 2017)
Education
1. PhD Candidate in Statistics
Victoria University of Wellington, Expected Graduation Year: 2025
Thesis: Mixtures of Variational Autoencoders for Cluster Analysis in Latent Space
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Marsland, Dr. Yuichi Hirose, and Dr. Yuan Yao (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand).
2. Master of Science, Statistics
University of Regina, Canada, Graduation Year: January, 2019
Thesis: Quantile Regression Approach for Analyzing Gene Expression Data
Supervisor: Dr. Dianliang Deng (University of Regina, Canada).
3. Master of Science, Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Graduation Year: 2008
Result: First Class
Thesis: Generalized Linear Modeling Approach for Identifying Factors Influ-encing Proximate Determinants and Childbearing in Bangladesh
Supervisor: Md. Golam Rabbani (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh).
4. Bachelor of Science, Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Major: Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics
Minor: Mathematics and Economics
Passing Year: 2007
Result: First Class
Publications
2. Rahman, M. M., Moloy M. D. J., Chowdhury M. H., Ahmed A., Kabir, T. Evaluating the Performance of Machine Learning Algorithm for Classification of Safer Sexual Negotiation among Married Women in Bangladesh. Annals of Data Science (2024).
3. Rahman M., Chowdhury M. H., Salan M. S. A., and Ahmed A. Sta- tus of Antenatal Care Utilization and Child Birth at Health-Facilitated Places in Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Statistical Studies (2023): 37: 57-67.
4. 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.
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. Deng D. and Chowdhury M. H. Quantile Regression Approach for An- alyzing Similarity of Gene Expressions under Multiple Biological Condi- tions. Stats (2022): 5 (3), 583-605.
8. Paul G. K., Rahman, M. M., Naznin S., Chowdhury M. H. and Uddin M. J. Depression and Anxiety among University Students: A Compar- ison between COVID-19 Pandemic Panic Period and Post-panic Period ii in Bangladesh. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (2022): 10(E): 52-59.
9. 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 (June, 2020): 35: 49-64.
10. Ahmed A., Sumi, S. N., Habiba U., Datta M., Chowdhury M. H. and Khan N. M. Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy and its Associ- ation with Unmet Need for Contraception among Married Women in Bangladesh. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology (2021): 25(5): 5534 - 5549.
11. Moloy M. D. J., Khan A., Salan M. S. A. and Chowdhury M. H. Fac- tors Associated with Women’s Decision-Making in Bangladesh. Bulletin of Mathematics and Statistics Research (2019): 7(4): 100-116.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Chowdhury M. H., Moloy M. D. J., Binyamin, M. and Rahman M. A. Determinants of Age at First Marriage among Women in Bangladesh: A Binary Logistic Regression Approach. Journal of Science and Technology (December, 2018), 8(1 & 2): 31-40.
16. Chowdhury M. H., Mondal S. K. and Islam J. Modeling and Fore- casting Humidity in Bangladesh: Box-Jenkins Approach. International Journal of Research -Granthaalayah (2018), 6(4): 50-61.
17. Chowdhury M. H., Saha J. and Paul G. K. An Application of Box- Jenkins Methodology for Forecasting Rice Production in Bangladesh. International Journal of Sciences and Applied Research (2018), 5(1): 8- 17.
18. 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.
19. Chowdhury M. H., and Hosna K. Modeling and Forecasting Per-capita GDP of Bangladesh by ARIMA Model. Journal of Science and Technol- ogy (2016), 6(1-2): 137-151.
20. Paul G. K., Naznin S., Chowdhury M.H., and Moloy M. D. J. Determi- nants of Age at First Marriage and its Influence on Completed Fertility. Research and Reviews: Journal of Statistics (2014), 3(3): 2278-2273.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. Chowdhury M. H. and Moloy D. J. Factors Influencing Women’s In- tention to Desire for Children in Bangladesh: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach. South Asian Journal of Population and Health (2013), 6(1-2): 41-55.
24. Chowdhury M. H., and Rabbani M. G. Fitting of Polynomial Mod- els to Age Pattern of Fertility of Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology (2013), 3(2): 439-449.
• Variational Autoencoder Model for Representation Learning and Clus- tering. 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 Con- ference on Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health: Present Scenario and Future Challenges, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. November 2016.