Short Biography:
Md Ashraful Islam (Himel) is a seasoned geoscientist with over 18 years of experience across diverse geoscientific domains. His expertise spans geological mapping, environmental assessment, disaster resilience, and geospatial analysis with machine and deep learning techniques. Known for his interdisciplinary approach, Himel has led and contributed to numerous national and ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Spatial science | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Australia | 2022 |
| Masters | Remote sensing and GIS | Center for space science and technology education in Asia and the pacific (CSSTEAP) ; Indian Institute of Remote sensing (IIRS) | India | 2014 |
| Masters | Hydrogeology and Environment | Department of Geology, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2004 |
| Bachelor | Geology | Department of Geology, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2003 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Associate Professor | Department of Geology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh | 01, Jul 2024 | Currently Working |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Geology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh | 01, Apr 2015 | 30-06-2024 |
| Lecturer | Department of Geology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh | 01, Nov 2013 | 01-04-2015 |
| Assistant director (Geology) | Geological survey of Bangladesh (GSB) | Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh | 01, Feb 2007 | 01-11-2013 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Generative artificial intelligence in environmental science | Data augmention in various environmental problem solution for better model accurecy and prediciton |
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| Spatial data science | Machine and deep learning, Google Earth Engine and Python |
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| Remote sensing applications | Utilizing in diverse geoscientific applications |
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| Coastal dynamics | Coastal change analysis and managment |
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| Disaster resilience | Disaster resileine in tropical cyclone in coastal Bangladesh |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Groundwater vulnerability mapping and assessment of groundwater quality in Saver upazila, Dhaka district | Dr. M. Aziz Hasan | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Mahmudul Hasan | Groundwater vulnerablity, GIS and Remote sensing, Urban environment |
2016 |
| Masters | An integrated approach to access resilience due to climate change in Sandwip Island, Bangladesh | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Md. Abu Naime | Coastal vulnerability index, GIS and Remote sensing |
2015 | |
| Masters | Evaluating the influence of hydrogeology and physiography on waterlogging in Southwest regions of Bangladesh | Tanzeer Hasan | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Md Riaz Uddin | Waterlogging, Remote sensing, Southwestern Bangladesh |
2014 |
| Masters | Finding a suitable solid waste dumping site for south City Corporation of Dhaka City using AHP method- A Geospatial Approach | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Masud Iqbal | Landfill site selection, Geospatial analysis, Industrialized area |
2013 | |
| Masters | Assessing Groundwater Recharge Potential in the Lower Meghna Basin for Sustainable Groundwater Resource Management: A Machine Learning Approach | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Dr. Mahfuzur R Khan | Al Mahmud Taha | Groundwater recharge, ML and Deep learning, Lower Meghna basin |
Current Year |
| Masters | Prediction and Spatial Mapping of As Contamination in Groundwater in Bangladesh Using Machine Learning | Dr. Kazi Matin Uddin Ahmed | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Umme Habiba Marjan | Arsenic prediciton, Machine and deep learning, Bengal Basin |
Current Year |
| Masters | Finding suitable sites for solar and wind energey sources in Bangladesh - a Fuzzy_AHP modeling using geospatial techniques | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Md Hamim Hossen | Environmental and Physical parameters, Geospatial techniques, |
Current Year | |
| Masters | Predicting Future Land Degradation in Chittagong District, Bangladesh: A Machine Learning Approach to Climate Projection Analysis | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Dr Sanzida Murshed | Monira Jahan Tania | Soil erosion, Geospatial techniques, Global climate model, Machine learning |
Current Year |
| Masters | Assessing disaster resilience by integrating ecosystem, social and built environments in coastal Bangladesh - a geospatial approacch | Dr. Sanzida Murshed | Dr. Md Ashraful Islam | Sheikh Touhiduzzaman Rahik | Disaster resilience, Geospaital attributes, Bangladesh Coast |
Current Year |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Soil erosion prediction | Spatio-temporal variation of soil erosion susceptibility in Chattogram district considering future climate projection employing a data and knowledge-driven approach | University grants commission of Bangladesh | 01-05-2025 | 31-12-2025 | |
| Coastal resilience | Coastal resilience assessment using ecosystem, social and infrastructural entities | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh | 01-06-2023 | 31-12-2024 | |
| Geohazard Assessment | Pre-planning investigations necessary for the assessment of Geohazard towards sustainable development of a KPI (Key point installation) | Bangladesh Army | 01-09-2015 | 01-10-2016 | |
| Groundwater Pollution | Assessment of Vulnerability to Groundwater Pollution in Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Using DRASTIC Model–A Geospatial Approach | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh | 01-03-2015 | 01-02-2017 | |
| Earthquake hazard assessment | Capacity building through earthquake hazard assessment at Moulvibazar Porashava, Sylhet, Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh | 01-01-2015 | 01-07-2015 | |
| Coastal Vulnerability | Assessment of coastal vulnerability due to sea level change at Swandip Island, Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh | 01-06-2014 | 01-05-2015 | |
| Disaster Risk Assessment | Hydrological and geomorphological influence on waterlogging in the south-western part of Ganges delta, Bangladesh | University grants commission of Bangladesh | 01-01-2014 | 01-01-2015 |
Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Dhaka University Geology Alumni Association (DUGAA) | Life Member | 2014 | Life Time |
| 2 | Spatial scientist (ANZSCO Code: 232214) authorized by Australian skill assessment authority | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Bangladesh society of Geoinformatics (BGSI) | Ex Executive member | 2015 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Geological Society | Member | 2014 |
| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
ISLAM, MA and Debasis, M "Vulnerability to salt water intrusion along coastal Bangladesh using GIS and Hydrogeological data."
2021 .
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Sukhen Goswami, Md. Masum Billah, Md Sabbir Hossen, Mehedi Hasan Ovi, Shacin Ch, ra Saha, Mir Md. Tasnim Alam, Probir Kumar Bhowmik, Atikul Haque Farazi, Md. Ashraful Islam and Dhiman Kumer Roy : Geomorphic index alterations and socioeconomic implications: A case study of a Coastal River system in Bangladesh,
Progress in Disaster Science , vol.27 Elsevier , pp.100450 , 2025
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Md. Fahim Mondol, Arifur Rahman Rifath, Md Golam Muktadir, Nazmus Sakib, Abdul Baqee and Md. Ashraful Islam : Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Jamuna River Floodplain: A Synthesis of Multi-Dimensional Vulnerability Indicators using Geospatial and Fuzzy-AHP techniques,
Natural Hazards Research Elsevier , 2025
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Md․ Ashraful Islam, Musabbir Ahmed Arrafi, Mehedi Hasan Peas, Tanvir Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan, Sanzida Murshed and Monira Jahan Tania : Predicting urban landslides in the hilly regions of Bangladesh leveraging a hybrid machine learning model and CMIP6 climate projections,
Geosystems and Geoenvironment , vol.4 , no.2 Elsevier , pp.100354 , 2025
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Tanvir Hossain, Mahmud Al Noor Tushar, Sanzida Murshed, Utsav Basak and Md Ashraful Islam : Landslide Studies in the Context of Disaster Management in Bangladesh—A Systematic Literature Review,
Earth (impact factor:2.1) , vol.5 , no.4 MDPI , pp.784--811 , 2024
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Arifur Rahman Rifath, Md Golam Muktadir, Mahmudul Hasan and Md Ashraful Islam : Flash flood prediction modeling in the hilly regions of Southeastern Bangladesh: A machine learning attempt on present and future climate scenarios,
Environmental Challenges , vol.17 Elsevier , pp.101029 , 2024
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Mosa Tania Alim Shampa, Md Kawser Ahmed, KM Azam Chowdhury, Md Ashraful Islam, Mahmudul Hasan, Muhammad Shahinur Rahman and Md Saiful Islam : Spatial and seasonal variability of chlorophyll-a, total suspended matter, and colored dissolved organic matter in the Sundarban mangrove forest using earth observation and field data,
Heliyon , vol.10 , no.19 Elsevier , 2024
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Sanzida Murshed, Amy L. Griffin, Md Ashraful Islam, Thomas Oliver, Xiao Hua Wang and David J. Paull : A framework for appraising the status of disaster resilience within the multi-hazard environment of coastal Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:4.3) , vol.113 , pp.104832 , 2024
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Sanzida Murshed, Amy L. Griffin, Md Ashraful Islam, Xiao Hua Wang and David J. Paull : Assessing sensitivity to climate-related disasters in the context of a developing country: Evidence from the coastal region of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:5) , vol.97 , pp.104023 , 2023
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Md. Ashraful Islam and Shovan Lal Chattoraj : Modelling landslides in the Lesser Himalaya region using geospatial and numerical simulation techniques,
Abrabian journal of Geoscience , vol.16 , no.7 Springer , pp.25 , 2023
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Sanzida Murshed, Amy L Griffin, Md Ashraful Islam, Xiao Hua Wang and David Paull : Assessing multi-climate-hazard threat in the coastal region of Bangladesh by combining influential environmental and anthropogenic factors,
Progress in Disaster Science , vol.16 Elsevier , pp.100261 , 2022
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Md Ashraful Islam, Amy L Griffin, David J Paull and Sanzida Murshed : Assessing critical infrastructure resilience in terms of its service-providing capacity in coastal Bangladesh: A synthesis of geospatial techniques and social responses,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , vol.67 Elsevier , pp.102633 , 2022
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Mahmudul Hasan, Md Ashraful Islam, Md Jahangir Alam, Mahfujur Rahman and M Aziz Hasan : Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater resource in Savar—an industrialized zone of Bangladesh,
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , vol.194 , no.8 Springer , pp.549 , 2022
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Md Ashraful Islam, David J. Paull, Amy L. Griffin, and Sanzida Murshed : Spatio-temporal assessment of social resilience to tropical cyclones in coastal Bangladesh,
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk (impact factor:4.2) , vol.12 , no.1 Taylor & Francis , pp.279--309 , 2021
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MURSHED, S., PAULL, D., GRIFFIN, A. and ISLAM, M.A. : A parsimonious approach to map climate-change-related composite disaster risk at the local scale in coastal Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction ( in press) , 2021
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ISLAM, M.A. and PAULL, D., GRIFFIN, A. & MURSHED, S. : Assessing ecosystem resilience to a tropical cyclone based on ecosystem service supply proficiency using geospatial techniques and social responses in coastal Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , 2020b
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ISLAM, MA. and MURSHED, S. & MAHMUDUL, H. : Selecting suitable landfill site with multi-criteria evaluation and GIS: a case of Savar upazila in Bangladesh,
Arabian journal of Geosciences , vol.13 , pp.1-15. , 2020a
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ILIAS, M., MIA, A., ISLAM, M.A. and PEAS, M., FARAZI, A. & AKHTER, S. : Assessing bank dynamics of the Lower Meghna River in Bangladesh: an integrated GIS-DSAS approach.,
Arabian journal of Geosciences , vol.13 , pp.1-19 , 2020
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HASAN, M.,, ISLAM, M.A. and HASAN, M. A., ALAM, J. & PEAS, M. H. : Groundwater vulnerability assessment in Savar upazila of Dhaka district, Bangladesh—A GIS-based DRASTIC modeling,
Groundwater for sustainable development , 2019
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GAZI, M. Y., ISLAM, M. A. and HOSSAIN, S : Flood-Hazard Mapping In A Regional Scale–Way Forward To The Future Hazard Atlas In Bangladesh,
Malaysian Journal of Geoscience , vol.3 , pp.1-11 , 2019
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GAZI, M. Y., KABIR, S. M., IMAM, M. B., RAHMAN, A. and ISLAM, M.A. : Geochemistry of Neogene Mudrocks from Sitakund anticline, Bengal Basin: implications for provenance, weathering, tectonic setting and depositional environment,
Journal of Geoscience Environment Protection , vol.5 , pp.147-171 , 2017
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ISLAM, M.A. and MURSHED, S., KABIR, S. M., FARAZI, A. H., GAZI, M. Y., JAHAN, I. & AKHTER, S. H. : Utilization of Open Source Spatial Data for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping at Chittagong District of Bangladesh—An Appraisal for Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Approach,
International Journal of Geosciences , vol.8 , 2017
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ISLAM, M.A. and HASAN, M., PEAS, M., NAIME, M., GAZI, M. & RAHMAN, M. 2016a : Shoreline Vulnerability Assessment in an offshore island (Sandwip), Bangladesh – an Appraisal of Geospatial Techniques,
Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 5, , vol.5 , pp.51-60 , 2016a
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ISLAM, M.A., and MITRA, D., DEWAN, A. & AKHTER, S. H. : Coastal multi-hazard vulnerability assessment along the Ganges deltaic coast of Bangladesh–A geospatial approach.,
Ocean and Coastal Management , vol.127 , pp.1-15. , 2016b
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ISLAM, M.A., and HASSAN, S. K., NAIME, M. A., HOSSAIN, M. S., RAHMAN, M. M. & PEAS, M. H. : Assessment of socio-economic resilience against coastal disasters in Sandwip island of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research , vol.28 , pp.161-170 , 2015a
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ISLAM, M.A., and HOSSAIN, M. S. & MURSHED, S. : Assessment of coastal vulnerability due to sea level change at Bhola island, Bangladesh,
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, , vol.43 , pp.625-637 , 2015b
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Islam, M.A. and Chattoraj, S.L. and Ray, P.K. : Ukhimath landslide 2012 at Uttarakhand, India: causes and consequences,
International journal of geomatics and geosciences , vol.4 , no.3 , pp.544-557 , 2014
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MRINMOY KUMAR MAITRA,, ISLAM, M.A. and MAMUN, M. : Thickness, Distribution and Quality Assessment of Gopalganj-Madaripur Peat Deposits: A Case Study of Potential Economic Opportunities in Mid-Eastern Low-Lying Bangladesh,
International Journal of Geosciences , vol.5 , 2014
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MAJLIS, A. B. K., ISLAM, M.A. and KHASRU, M. & AHSAN, M. : Protected to Open Basin Depositional System: An Appraisal for the Late Quaternary Evolution of the Moheshkhali-Kutubdia Coastal Plain, Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Geology , vol.26 , pp.64-77 , 2013
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RASHID, M. B., MAHMUD, A., AHSAN, M. K., KHASRU, M. H. and &ISLAM, M.A. : Drainage Congestion and Its Impact on Environment in the South-Western Coastal Part of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Geology , vol.31 & 32 , 2013
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MAJLIS, A. B. K. and ISLAM, M.A. : Landscape Evaluation in Mid-Eastern Part of Ganges Delta for the Forthcoming Development Arena of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Geology , vol.29 , pp.49-62 , 2011
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MURSHED, S., ALAM, M. and ISLAM, M.A. : Depositional Environments of the Upper Neogene Clastic Succession Along Hari River Section, North eastern part of Sylhet Trough, Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, , vol.1 , pp.67-73 , 2011.
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RAHMAN, S., HASAN, S., ISLAM, M.A. and MAITRA, M. : Temporal change detection of vegetation coverage of Dhaka using Remote Sensing,
International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences, , vol.2 , pp.481-490 , 2011
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Islam, M.A.,, Majlis, A.B.K. and Rashid, M.B. : Changing face of Bangladesh coast,
, vol.28 , no.1 , pp.1-13 , 2011
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Islam, M.A., Ahmed, K.M., Hasan, M.A. and Murshed, S. : Hydrogeology and water quality assesment of middle meghna flood plain, a case study on daudkandi upazila, comilla district.,
The journal of NOAMI, , vol.26 , no.1 , pp.31-55 , 2009
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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UDDIN, A., JAHAN, S., MANDAL. S., J.N. SARMA, J.N., AKHTER, SH.,, ISLAM, M.A. and BISWAS, B.A. "Paleogene stratigraphy of the southeast shillong plateau and northern sylhet trough area of the eastern Himalayas."
GSA Annual Meeting
Denver, Colorado: 2016
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ZAHID, A., HASSAN, M., KARIM, M. and ISLAM, M.A. "Excessive Withdrawal of Groundwater for Urban Demand of Dhaka City: Emergency Measure needs to be Implemented to Protect the Aquifer."
International Symposium on Efficient groundwater resources management: 16 – 21 February 2009
Bangkok, Thailand: 2009
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| National | Project Proposal for Environmental Conservation and Pollution Control | 2025 | Bangladesh | The open competition titled "Project Proposal for Environmental Conservation and Pollution Control," held in celebration of World Environment Day 2025. This program is organized by Department of Environment (DoE), Bangladesh and Certificate was handed over by Honourable Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change. |
| International | University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) | 2016 | Australia | To pursue PhD study |
| International | UN scholarship for Master of Technology (Mtech) in Geospatial data science (e.g., Remote sensing and GIS) | 2012 | To pursue Mtech study |
Dr. Md. Ashraful Islam
Associate Professor
Department of Geology
Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Email: ashrafhimel@du.ac.bd
Phone: +8801816522334