Welcome to Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka

Md. Muhitul Alam (মোঃ মুহিতুল আলম)

Lecturer

Office: Room #107, ISRT Building
Phone:
Email: malam5@isrt.ac.bd

Education

Research Interests

  • Causal inference; Biostatistics; Machine Learning, Econometrics

Research Projects

  • [M. S. Thesis]: “Win Ratio Estimators for Prioritized Composite Outcomes from Observational Studies and Randomized Experiments with Noncompliance”, M.S. Thesis, ISRT, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023. Supervisor: Dr. Mahbub Latif.
  • [B.S. Project]: “From the Local Disparities to National Realities: Mapping and Multilevel Modeling of Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Bangladesh using HIES 2016”, B.S. Project, ISRT, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022. Supervisor: Dr. Md. Israt Rayhan.

Published Papers

  • Alam MM, Rayhan MI, Mansur M (2024). “From the local disparities to national realities: Mapping and multilevel modeling of catastrophic health expenditure in Bangladesh using HIES 2016”. PLoS ONE, 19(1). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290746.
  • Alam MM, Ria FR, Mansur M, Uddin MA, Rayhan MI. “Are remittances a buffer against food insecurity? Lessons from a national survey in Bangladesh”. PLoS ONE, 20(10). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0334391.
  • Mansur M, Alam MM, Rayhan MI (2024). “Unraveling birth weight determinants: Integrating machine learning, spatial analysis, and district-level mapping”. Heliyon, 10(5). doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27341.
  • Ria FR, Alam MM, Uddin MA, Mansur M, Rayhan MI (2025). “Experience-based food insecurity in Bangladesh: Evidence from Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022”. Heliyon, 11(1). doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41581.

Courses Taught

  • AST302: Sampling Methods II [2025]
  • AST406: Research Methodology and Social Statistics [2025]
  • AST333: Statistical Computing III [2025]

Awards

  • Deans Award 2025
  • ISRT Golden Jubilee Award 2023
  • ISCB Student Conference Award 2025
  • National Science and Technology Fellowship 2024
  • Govt. Honors Scholarship in Talent Pool Category 2022
  • Shahidara Saleh Trust Fund Stipend
  • Moulovi Ahmed Ullah Memorial Trust Fund Stipend