A. S. M. MAKSUD KAMAL, DEng
Vice Chancellor &Professor, Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience
University of DhakaShort Biography:
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| DEng | Built Environment | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | 2004 |
| Masters | Applied Geomorphology and Engineering Geology | University of Twente | Netherlands | 1998 |
| Masters | Environmental Geology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1989 |
| Bachelor | Geology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1988 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date | |
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| No experience is found | |||||
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Disaster Risk, Development and Sustainability Nexus | ||
| Specific attention: Hydro-meteorological and geophysical hazard management | ||
| Urban Mega-hazard management- Urban risk assessment, mitigation and response approaches | Particular attention to earthquake risk assessment and contingency plan development for risk mitigation, risk transfer, and emergency response planning. Man-made and technological hazard mapping, management, and awareness-building activities are addressed to reduce the vulnerability of the at-risk community of the urbanized areas. |
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| Climate change, modeling and forecasting for Mitigation and Adaptation | ||
| Disaster Risk Reduction-Policy and Advocacy |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Ph.D. | Development of Open Space Management System to Response Scenario Earthquake in Dhaka Metropolitan Area | A S M Maksud Kamal | Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman | A K M Aminul Haque | Response in Mega-disaster |
2017 |
| Ph.D. | Statistical Modeling of Rainfall and Drought in Northwest Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Mohammad Ahsan Uddin | Hydrometeorological Hazard assessment |
2013 | |
| Masters | Prediction of groundwater salinity in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh using machine learning techniques | A S M Maksud Kamal | Romana Ibrahim | Coastal Salinity mapping |
2020 | |
| Masters | Flood Inundation Mapping of Sylhet City and Surrounding Floodplain Area using 1D-2D Coupled Hydraulic Modelling: A Case Study of Recent Flood Event 2022 | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md. Mahfuzar Rahman | Flood hazard mapping |
2020 | |
| Masters | Land Subsidence Monitoring using InSAR Technique in the Southwestern Region of Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md. Shahoriar Sarker | 2020 | ||
| Masters | A Comparative Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Variations and Sustainability of Groundwater of Bangladesh using Reliability-Resiliency-Vulnerability Approach | A S M Maksud Kamal | Abul Kashem Faruki Fahim | Groundwater Vulnerability assessment |
2019 | |
| Masters | Earthquake and Rainfall Induced landslide Hazard Assessment of Kutupalong Rohingya Camp using Meteorological and Geological Information | A S M Maksud Kamal | Anika Samm-A | Landslide Hazard assessemnt |
2019 | |
| Masters | Analysis of open space suitability for establishing temporary emergency shelter in the aftermath of earthquake in West Mirpur of Dhaka city | A S M Maksud Kamal | Nazma Ahmed | Open Space Suitability assessment for earthquake emergency management |
2016 | |
| Masters | Performance Analysis of Three Dimensional Model Produced from InSAR and Subpixel Correlation | A S M Maksud Kamal | Tonoy Mahmud | Application of InSAR |
2016 | |
| Masters | A quantitative landslide risk assessment approach for Kutupalong Rohingya Camp | A S M Maksud Kamal | Shamima Ferdousi Sifa | Landslide risk assessment |
2016 | |
| Masters | Assessing Socio economic vulnerability associated migration decision of the coastal people | A S M Maksud Kamal | Sara Hanan Chowdhury | Socio-economic vulnerability and migration |
2016 | |
| Masters | Urban Flood Risk Index Mapping using multi-parametric AHP and Remote Sensing GIS. A case study on Ramna- Matijheel Area | A S M Maksud Kamal | Marufa Akter | Urban flooding assessment |
2016 | |
| Masters | Cyclone shelters and refugee decisions in coastal Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Nafisa Nauri Islam | Cyclone shelter management |
2016 | |
| Masters | Crop type wise damage assessment due to flood inundation in Dinajpur District | A S M Maksud Kamal | Saiyeba Zaman | Damage assessment |
2016 | |
| Masters | Assessing risk of riverbank erosion migrants and their migration path in Dulutkhan upazila, Bhola. | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md. Asif Rafsan | River bank erosion and migration |
2016 | |
| Masters | Drought Risk Assessment Using Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Niamatpur Upazila of Naogaon District, Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md. Fazle Rabby | Drought Risk Assessment |
2016 | |
| Masters | Development of Flash Flood Early Warning System using Space Based Information | A S M Maksud Kamal | Nafis Sazeed | Early Warning System of Flash flood |
2016 | |
| Masters | Vulnerability Assessment of Dupi tila Aquifer for Araihazar Upazila, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Muhammad Abu Sayed | Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment |
2016 | |
| Masters | Post Cyclone Housing Reconstruction Pattern in Rangabali Upazilla, Patuakhali | A S M Maksud Kamal | Mirza Shihab Uddin | Post cyclone Crisis management |
2016 | |
| Masters | Time-series Analysis of Soil Salinity in Khulna District Using Spectral Salinity Indices | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md. Imran Hossain Alve | Soil salinity of coastal area |
2016 | |
| Masters | Identifying areas most critically affected by increase in land-surface temperature and micro-climate change in Dhaka and their root causes and impacts | A S M Maksud Kamal | Sheikh Walee Al Kabeer | Micro-climate of Dhaka City |
2016 | |
| Masters | Integration of Geological Information with Physical Planning to Develop Seismic Risk Sensitive Landuse Plan for Mymensingh Pourashava, Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Prof Dr. Wobaidullah | Dewan Md. Enamul Haque | Risk sensitive landuse planning for sustainable urban development |
2009 |
| Masters | Soil Liquefaction Potential of Chittagong City Corporation area using simplified Seed and Idriss (1983) Method | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md. Baharul Alam Biswas | Liquefaction hazard estimation triggered by strong ground motion |
2007 | |
| Masters | Correlation of geophysical and geotechnical investigations For seismic hazard assessment in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. | A S M Maksud Kamal | Md Shakhawat Hossain | Geophysical and Geotechnical Correlation |
2005 | |
| Masters | Ground amplification assessment using Microtremor and its relation to geomorphology- A case study of Sylhet city corporation area, Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Kamrun Nahar | Seismic microzonation |
2005 | |
| Masters | Remote Sensing and GIS-based Urban Area Delineation on Geological Units of Chittagong City area, Banglade | A S M Maksud Kamal | M. Abdullah Al Masud Khan | Remote Sensing and GIS |
2000 | |
| Masters | Rainfall induced landslide Hazard assessment in Chittagong Metropolitan Area | A S M Maksud Kamal | Naharin Zannat | Landslide hazard mapping |
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| Masters | Assessment of Community’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Improved Public Healthcare Facilities in the Coastal Hazard-prone Areas of Bangladesh | A S M Maksud Kamal | Tasnim Jabin Jui | Willingness to pay for healthcare in a disaster-prone coastal region |
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| Research Project Report/Other | Impact of Urban Sprawling on Urban Heat Island: A Microclimate Change Study in Chittagong City | A S M Maksud Kamal | Anika Tabassum | Urban heat island mapping |
2017 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Rainfall Macro Climate Analysis of Chattogram District using CMIP6 Models and Station Data for the period 1960-2018 | A S M Maksud Kamal | Azka Touhida Daiby | Macroclimate analysis |
2017 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Damage and loss assessment of household for Sylhet flood 2022 | A S M Maksud Kamal | E.M. Talid Khan | Damage and loss assessment caused by devasting monsoon flood at the northeastern part of Bangladesh |
2017 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Fire Hazard Modeling using Fire Dynamic Simulator and Damage and Loss Assessment of Neighboring Households of the 2022 Sitakunda Fire Event | A S M Maksud Kamal | Asim Abrar | Fire hazard mapping triggered by chemical products |
2017 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Development of storm surge prediction model for the Southern region of Bangladesh using artificial neural network (ANN) | A S M Maksud Kamal | Habiba Azad | Storm surge modelling in the southern coastal region of Bangladesh |
2016 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Monitoring and Prediction of Riverbank Erosion of Dharla River Using Landsat Satellite Imageries and Kalman Filtering Algorithm in Kurigram District | A S M Maksud Kamal | Sabiha Anjum Dibby | Forecasting riverbank erosion |
2016 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Earthquake-Induced Landslide Hazard Assessment in Chittagong Metropolitan Area | A S M Maksud Kamal | Mahfuja Khandake | Earthquake hazard mapping by strong ground motion |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness of Bangladesh: A roundtable discussion, organized jointly by the Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience and Action Aid-Bangladesh on February 28, 2003, to show the present state of risk |
| 2 | The emergence of Bangladesh as a leader in international negotiations on climate change: The talk was given at Durham University, on 08 March 2023 |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Farhad Hossain, Bayes Ahmed, Md. Zillur Rahman and Peter Sammonds : Assessing the effectiveness of landslide slope stability by analysing structural mitigation measures and community risk perception,
Natural Hazards (impact factor:3.15) Springer Nature , 2023
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Farhad Hossain, ASM Maksud Kamal (Corresponding author), Sumiya Sadeak and Md Yousuf Gazi : Quantitative soil erosion risk assessment due to rapid urbanization in the Cox’s Bazar district and Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh,
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (impact factor:3.97) , vol.37 Springer Berlin Heidelberg , pp.989–1006 , 2023
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Anika Samm-A, ASM Maksud Kamal (Corresponding author) and Md Zillur Rahman : Earthquake and Rainfall Induced Landslide Hazard Assessment of Kutupalong Rohingya Camp Using Meteorological and Geological Information,
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (impact factor:3.97) Springer , pp.1-13 , 2023
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A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Md. Nahid Al-Montakim, Md. Asif Hasan, Mst. Maxim Parvin Mitu, Md. Yousuf Gazi, Md. Mahin Uddin and Md. Bodruddoza Mia : Relationship between Urban Environmental Components and Dengue Prevalence in Dhaka City—An Approach of Spatial Analysis of Satellite Remote Sensing, Hydro-Climatic, and Census Dengue Data,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (impact factor:4.614) , vol.20 , no.05 MDPI , pp.3858 , 2023
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Atikul Haque Farazi, Md Shakhawat Hossain, Yoshihiro Ito, José Piña-Flores, ASM Maksud Kamal (Co-author) and Md Zillur Rahman : Shear wave velocity estimation in the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh by HVSR analysis: implications for engineering bedrock depth,
Journal of Applied Geophysics (impact factor:1.845) , vol.211 Elsevier , pp.104967 , 2023
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Abul Kashem Faruki Fahim, ASM Maksud Kamal (Corresponding Author) and Shamsuddin Shahid : Spatiotemporal change in groundwater sustainability of Bangladesh and its major causes,
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (impact factor:3.97) , vol.37 , no.02 Springer Berlin Heidelberg , pp.665-680 , 2022
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A.S.M. Maksud Kamal, Bayes Ahmed, Sumya Tasnim and Peter Sammonds : Assessing rainfall-induced landslide risk in a humanitarian context: The Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh,
Natural Hazards Research , vol.2 , no.3 Elsevier BV , pp.230-248 , 2022
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A S M Maksud Kamal, Farhad Hossain, Bayes Ahmed and Peter Sammonds : Analyzing the 27 July 2021 rainfall-induced catastrophic landslide event in the Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh,
Geoenvironmental Disasters (impact factor:3.66) , vol.9 , no.1 Springer International Publishing , pp.17 , 2022
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Abul Kashem Faruki Fahim, A S M Maksud Kamal (Corresponding author) and Shamsuddin Shahid : Spatiotemporal change in groundwater sustainability of Bangladesh and its major causes,
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (impact factor:3.97) , vol.37 Springer-Verlag GmbH , pp.665–680 , 2022
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ASM Maksud Kamal, Farhad Hossain, Md Zillur Rahman, Bayes Ahmed and Peter Sammonds : Geological and soil engineering properties of shallow landslides occurring in the Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh,
Landslides (impact factor:6.153) , vol.19 Springer , pp.465–478 , 2022
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| 11 |
A S M Maksud Kamal, Farhad Hossain and Shamsuddin Shahid : Spatiotemporal changes in rainfall and droughts of Bangladesh for1. 5 and 2° C temperature rise scenarios of CMIP6 models,
Theoretical and Applied Climatology (impact factor:3.41) , vol.146 , no.1-2 Springer Nature , pp.527–542 , 2021
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| 12 |
Md. Zillur Rahman, Sumi Siddiqua and A.S.M. Maksud Kamal : Liquefaction hazard mapping by liquefaction potential index for Dhaka City, Bangladesh,
Engineering Geology (impact factor:6.902) , vol.188 , no.6 Elsevier B.V. , pp.137-147 , 2015
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A.S.M. Maksud Kamal and Saburoh Midorikawa : GIS-based geomorphological mapping using remote sensing data and supplementary geoinformation: A case study of the Dhaka city area, Bangladesh,
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (impact factor:7.672) , vol.6 , no.2 Elsevier , pp.111-125 , 2004
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship | 2001 | Japan | Awarded a scholarship to conduct doctoral research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan in 2001. |
| International | Netherlands Fellowship Programme Scholarship | 1996 | Netherlands | Awarded a scholarship to pursue master's degree under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) in 1996. |
Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal
Professor
Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience
Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Email: maksudkamal@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): 880-2-9661900/7323
Mobile (Personal): 01759760944