Md Bayzidul Islam
RESUME
Professional ​info​​
Md Bayzidul Islam received B.Sc. (2009) in Urban and Rural Planning from the Science, Engineering and Technology School of Khulna University, Bangladesh. He started his professional career in 2010 in the field of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing and worked with organizations like Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) of Bangladesh and Deutsche Gesellschaft for Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. He moved to Germany in 2012 and received his M.Sc. (2015) in Technology and Resources Management with the focus on GIS and Remote Sensing at the Institute of Technology Transfer of TH Cologne. He started to work (2016) in the field of Satellite Geodesy and Remote Sensing at the Technical University of Darmstadt as a Research Associate and Project Manager of the European Union's Horizon 2020 project. Where he was responsible to conduct his PHD and fostering the use of Earth Observation satellite data and its application in different domains. He is currently a PHD candidate at the Remote Sensing and Image Analysis department of Technical University of Darmstadt and working as a Geospatial-Engineer and Project-Manager of a European Space Agency (ESA) funded project at Spacenus GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
Work​
experience​
03/2019 - Onwards
GIS(Geospatial) Engineer
Spacenus GmbH
Marienburgstr. 27
64297 Darmstadt, Germany
+49 (0) 6151 6290960
info@spacenus.com
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06/2016 to 02/2019
Research Associate (Satellite Geodesy and Remote Sensing)
Institute of Geodesy – TU Darmstadt
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Building No. L501, Franziska-Braun-Straße 7 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
www.geodesy.tu-darmstadt.de/psg
​Project Manager FabSpace 2.0
Founder FabSpace-Bangladesh
http://fabspace-bangladesh.com/
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08/2013 to 05/2016
Researcher Assistant (GIS and Remote Sensing)
Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), TH Cologne, Cologne University of Applied Sciences. Betzdorfer Straße 2, 50679 Cologne, Germany. www.tt.th-koeln.de
3/2015 to 10/2015
Researcher Assistant (GIS and Remote Sensing)
Meo Carbon Solutions
Hohenzollernring 72, 50672 Cologne, Germany
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12/2010 to 9/ 2011
Urban Planner & GIS Expert / M&E Assistant
GIZ, BMZ, through Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh
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09/2009 to 11/ 2010
GIS Expert and Programmer
Troyee Associates, Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED), Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh
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03/2009 to 08/ 2009
Research Assistant
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phd Project work in Bangladesh
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Skills
Office Packages:
MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Access, Open Project
Geospatial Technologies:
ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, QGIS, WebGIS, Erdas Imagine, GDAL, GPS, Google Earth, Google Earth Engine, GeoServer, AutoCAD, NEST, SNAP, PolSARpro, Sen2Cor, BRAT, ENVI, StaMPS
Hydrogeology:
MODFLOW, MIKE Basin, Arc Hydro, HEC-GeoHMS, Hec-GeoRas, RockWorks
Database Management:
SQL, MySQL, NoSQL, SPSS, MATLAB
Graphic Design:
AutoCAD, Ad. Photoshop, Ad. Illustrator and CorelDraw
Programming:
R, Python, Javascript, HTML, Xampp
Languages
Bengali
Mother tongue
English
Excellent
German
Excellent
DSH 1 / B2
Education
06/2012 to 04/2015
Master of Science in Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (TERMA)
Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), FH Köln, Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
Web: http://www.tt.th-koeln.de
Scholarship: Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Web: https://www.daad.de
Thesis Title: Regional Groundwater-Flow Modeling for Sustainable Groundwater Management in a South Asian Megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh (Note 1 )
Institute: ITT, FH Köln and IAG, TU Darmsadt
Specialization: Water Resources Management
04/2010 to 08/2011
Master in Development Studies (MDS)
Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Specialization: Development Management
02/2004 to 10/2008
Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning (BURP)
Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Science Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
Web: http://www.ku.ac.bd
Publications
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Islam, M.B., Firoz, A.B.M., Foglia, L. et al. (2017). A regional groundwater-flow model for sustainable groundwater-resource management in the south Asian megacity of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Hydrogeology Journal, doi:10.1007/s10040-016-1526-4 (Link)
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Story behind Search and Download Sentinel-2 Data, Published on February 9, 2017, Published in LinkedIn: Link
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“Pressures on Dupi-tila Aquifer of Dhaka City and Possible Response Action”, Modeling Hydrological Processes and Changes, H51K-1540, AGU Fall Meeting, 14 – 18 December, 2015, San Francisco (https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/74851)
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“Climate Change and Vulnerability due to Water crisis and Its Impact on Coastal Livelihood during Cyclone Aila 2009 in Bangladesh”, Selected for Published in The World´s CO2-friendly Scientific On-line Climate Conference on "Climate Change and the Sustainable Management of Water Resources" (CLIMATE 2010 / KLIMA 2010, Germany), 1-7 November 2010. (http://www.climate2010.net)
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“Impacts of Climate change: An overview of cyclones on some selected coastal areas of Bangladesh”, Published in “Climate Change and Extreme Cyclones: Regional Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response in a Rapidly Changing World”, 17-18 February, 2010, Published by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangladesh. www.adpc.net
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“Spontaneous Urban Growth and Access to Transportation: A study on Eastern Fringe Area of Dhaka City from Citizens Perspective”, Published in World Town Planning Day (08 November, 2009) Souvenir, Published by Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED), Department for International Development (DFID), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Programme (UPPRP), Bangladesh.
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“Challenges of Post Disaster Recovery and reconstruction due to water- logging after Cyclone AILA: A Case Study on Gabura union of Shaymnagar upazila, Bangladesh”, Published in Second India Disaster Management Congress [IDMC-2], November 2009, Published by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), National Disaster management Authority, government of India,( http://www.nidm.gov.in/idmc2.)
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“Response and Adaptation of Coastal Communities under Natural Hazard Conditions in Mongla Port CityBangladesh”, Published in World Habitat Day (05 October, 2009) Souvenir, Published by Center for Urban Studies (SUS) and Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), Bangladesh.