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DR. MD. REZAUL KARIM
PROFESSOR
Statistics
- Education Summary
- M.Sc. (RU, Bangladesh), Dr.Eng. (UEC, Japan)
- Research Interest
- Warranty claim analysis, Product reliability analysis, Biostatistics, Statistical inference, Engineering statistics, Simulation and modeling, Statistical computing, Survival analysis, Multivariate analysis, Data science
| Level | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral (Doctor of Engineering) |
The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo | 2001 |
| Masters (Master of Science in Statistics) |
University of Rajshahi | 1993 |
| Bachelor/Honors (Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Statistics) |
University of Rajshahi | 1991 |
| Higher Secondary (Higher Secondary Certificate) |
Govt. Bangla College, Dhaka | 1985 |
| Secondary (Secondary School Certificate) |
Baghutia K. S. High School, Manikganj | 1983 |
Experience in Rajshahi University
| Duration | Organization/Institute | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-04 to | Department of Statistics | CHAIRMAN |
| 2007-10-03 to | Statistics | PROFESSOR |
| 2002-02-15 to 2007-10-02 | Statistics | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 1997-09-10 to 2002-02-14 | Statistics | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 1994-09-10 to 1997-09-09 | Statistics | LECTURER |
Experience in other Organization/Institute
| Duration | Organization/Institute | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-02 to 2017-08-15 | Department of Applied Statistics, East West University, Bangladesh | Chairperson |
| 2016-09-19 to 2017-08-23 | Department of Applied Statistics, East West University, Bangladesh | Professor |
| 2012-02-17 to 2012-05-17 | Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden | Guest Professor |
| 2005-04-08 to 2007-04-07 | The Univ. of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2000-04-01 to 2001-03-31 | The Univ. of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan | Research Assistant (Part-time) |
Book
| 1. |
Md. Rezaul Karim and M. Ataharul Islam
"Reliability and Survival Analysis"
Springer Singapore
Published: August 2019
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| 2. |
Blischke, W.R., Karim, M.R., and Murthy, D.N.P.
"Warranty Data Collection and Analysis"
Springer-Verlag London Limited.
Published: August 2011
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Book Chapter
| 1. |
Karim, M. R., Ahmadi, A. and Murthy, D.N.P.
"Modelling of Maintenance Data"
Current Trends in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety, Eds: Kumar, U., Ahmadi, A., Verma, A.K., Varde, P., Springer International Publishing.[http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319235967]
Published: January 2016
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| 2. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Warranty Cost Prediction based on Warranty Data"
Encyclopedia of Statistics in Quality and Reliability, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 2079 - 2083. [http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/eqr/index.html].
Published: January 2008
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| 3. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Warranty Data with Covariates"
Advanced Reliability Modeling II, Eds. W. Y. Yun and T. Dohi, World Scientific Publisher, pp. 377 - 384.[http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789812773760_0045]
Published: August 2006
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| 4. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Warranty Claim Data: A Literature Review"
Advanced Reliability Modeling, Eds. T. Dohi and W. Y. Yun, World Scientific Publisher, pp. 229-236. [http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789812702685_0030]
Published: August 2004
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| 5. |
Suzuki, K., Karim, M. R., and Wang, L.
"Statistical Analysis of Reliability Warranty Data"
Handbook of Statistics: Advances in Reliability, Vol. 20, Eds. N. Balakrishnan and C. R. Rao, Elsevier Science, pp. 585-609.
Published: August 2001
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| 6. |
Suzuki, K., Yamamoto, W., Karim, M. R., and Wang, L.
"Data Analysis Based on Warranty Database"
Recent Advances in Reliability Theory, Eds. N. Limnios and M. Nikulin, Birkhauser: Boston, pp. 213-227.[http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4612-1384-0_14]
Published: June 2000
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Journal
| 1. |
Md. Rezaul Karim
"Divide and recombine approach for warranty database: Estimating the reliability of an automobile component"
Data Science and Management, 7 (2), pp. 119-128.
Published: December 2023
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| 2. |
Md. Rezaul Karim and M. Ataharul Islam
"Parametric Regression Models for Analyzing Lifetime Data with Incomplete Covariates Using the EM Algorithm"
International Journal of Statistical Sciences, Vol. 20(2), pp 225-242
Published: November 2020
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| 3. |
Md. Rezaul Karim and M. Sayedur Rahman
"Tribute to Professor Md. Abul Basher Mian: A Distinguished Statistician and the Founder Executive Editor of IJSS"
International Journal of Statistical Sciences, 20(2), pp 1-3
Published: November 2020
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| 4. |
Aziz, T. and Karim, M. R.
"Assessment and Prediction of Reliability of an Automobile Component using Warranty Claims Data"
Reliability: Theory & Applications, Vol. 14 Issue 1, pp. 63-78.
Published: March 2019
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| 5. |
Aktar, M. S. and Karim, M. R.
"Age-based Analysis of Automobile Component Failure Data"
International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies, Vol. 8,
No. 3, pp.244–260.
Published: August 2016
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| 6. |
Ruhi, S. and Karim, M. R.
"Selecting statistical model and optimum maintenance policy: a case study of hydraulic pump"
SpringerPlus, 5: 969, doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-2619-1
Published: July 2016
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| 7. |
Ruhi, S., Sarker, S. and Karim, M. R.
"Mixture models for analyzing product reliability data: a case study"
SpringerPlus, 4: 634, doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1420-x.
Published: December 2015
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| 8. |
Murthy, D.N.P., Karim, M. R. and Ahmadi, A.
"Data Management in Maintenance Outsourcing."
Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 142, pp. 100-110.
Published: October 2015
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| 9. |
Sultana, N. and Karim, M. R.
"Optimal Replacement Age and Maintenance Cost: A Case Study"
American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 53-57.
Published: March 2015
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| 10. |
Karim, M. R.
"Modelling sales lag and reliability of an automobile component from warranty database"
International Journal of Reliability and Safety, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 234-247.
Published: September 2008
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| 11. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Warranty Data with Covariates"
Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Part O, Journal of Risk and
Reliability, Vol. 221, No. 4, pp. 249-255.
Published: December 2007
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| 12. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of warranty claim data: a literature review"
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 22, No. 7, pp. 667-686.
Published: September 2005
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| 13. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Field Failure Warranty Data with Sales Lag"
Pakistan Journal of Statistics, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 93-102.
Published: January 2004
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| 14. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"An Extension of the Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data"
International Journal of Statistical Sciences, Vol. 2, pp. 1-10.
Published: December 2003
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| 15. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data by using Covariates"
International Journal of Reliability and Application, Vol. 4, pp. 79-95.
Published: June 2003
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| 16. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data under Different Environmental Conditions"
Journal of the Indian Statistical Association, Vol. 40, pp. 143-160.
Published: January 2002
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| 17. |
Karim, M. R., Yamamoto, W., and Suzuki, K.
"Change-point Detection from Marginal Count Failure Data"
Journal of the Japanese Society for Quality Control, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 318-338.
Published: July 2001
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| 18. |
Karim, M. R., Yamamoto, W., and Suzuki, K.
"Statistical Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data"
Lifetime Data Analysis, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 173-186.
Published: January 2001
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| 19. |
Karim, M. R., Yamamoto, W., and Suzuki, K.
"Performance of AIC for Constrained MLE in Detecting a Change-point"
Bulletin of the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 173-180.
Published: January 2001
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Conference
| 1. |
Md. Razanmiah, Md. Kamrul Islam and Md. Rezaul Karim
"Divide and Recombine Approach for Analysis of Failure Data Using Parametric Regression Model"
Springer Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities.
Published: January 2021
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| 2. |
Das, A., Powshi, A.P. and Karim, M. R.
"Classification Based on Multinomial Logistic Regression Model: A Case Study on Women Empowerment Issue in Bangladesh"
7th International Conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities. Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, December 18-19, 2019
Published: December 2019
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| 3. |
Razanmiah, M., Islam, M. K. and Karim, M. R.
"Divide and Recombine Approach for Analysis of Failure Data Using Parametric Regression Model"
7th International Conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities. Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, December 18-19, 2019
Published: December 2019
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| 4. |
Islam, M. K., Razanmiah, M. and Karim, M. R.
"Divide and Recombine Approach for Fitting Logistic Regression Model for Big Data"
2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS 2019), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 27-29, 2019
Published: December 2019
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| 5. |
Das, A. and Karim, M. R.
"Comparison of classification performance between decision tree and random forest algorithms: a case study on women empowerment issue in Bangladesh"
2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS 2019), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 27-29, 2019
Published: December 2019
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| 6. |
Karim, M. R., Ahmadi, A. and Murthy, D.N.P.
"Modelling of Maintenance Data"
Invited talk given at The 2nd Int. Conference on Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Published: December 2015
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| 7. |
Karim, M.R.
"Reliability Data Collection and Analysis: Opportunities for Statisticians in Business and Industry"
Special lecture given at the Seminar organized by Department of Applied Statistics, East West University, Bangladesh
Published: November 2015
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| 8. |
Karim, M. R., Ahmadi, A. and Murthy, D.N.P.
"Modelling of Maintenance Data"
International Conference ICRESH-ARMS 2015, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden, during June 1-4, 2015. [presented by A. Ahmadi].
Published: June 2015
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| 9. |
Karim, M. R.
"Maintenance Outsourcing: Data Management and Modeling"
Invited talk given at the International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-28 Dec., 2014.
Published: December 2014
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| 10. |
Karim, M. R.
"Applications of Software for Product Quality and Reliability Analysis."
Lecture given at the Workshop organized by Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2-4 November, 2014.
Published: November 2014
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| 11. |
Karim, M. R.
"Maintenance Data Analysis and Modeling: A Case Study"
Lecture given at the Workshop on Advanced Statistical Analysis organized by Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 05 June, 2014.
Published: June 2014
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| 12. |
Karim, M. R.
"Epidemiology and Biostatistics"
Conducted a training program at the Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 13-19 March, 2014.
Published: March 2014
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| 13. |
Karim, M. R.
"A programming environment for data analysis"
Conducted Workshop organized by Department of Statistics, Comilla University, Bangladesh, 08-10 January, 2014.
Published: January 2014
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| 14. |
Karim, M. R.
"An Introduction to the Collection and Analysis of Product Reliability Data"
Lecture given at the Workshop organized by Department of Statistics, Comilla University, Bangladesh, 22 August, 2013
Published: August 2013
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| 15. |
Karim, M. R.
"Mixture Models for Failure Data Analysis"
Special lecture given at the Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 28 January, 2013.
Published: January 2013
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| 16. |
Karim, M. R. and S. Ruhi
"Competing Risk Model for Reliability Data Analysis"
Contributed talk given at the International Conference on Data Mining for Bioinformatics, Health, Agriculture and Environment, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 22-24 Dec., 2012
Published: December 2012
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| 17. |
Ruhi, S., S.M.S. Amin and M. R. Karim
"Application of Mixture Models for Analyzing Reliability Data: A Case Study."
Contributed talk given at the International Conference on Data Mining for Bioinformatics, Health, Agriculture and Environment, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 22-24 Dec., 2012. [presented by S.M.S. Amin]
Published: December 2012
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| 18. |
Karim, M. R.
"Statistical Tools and Techniques used in Scientific Research"
Special lecture given at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 1 August, 2012
Published: August 2012
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| 19. |
Karim, M. R.
"Competing Risk Model for Reliability Data Analysis"
Special talk given at the workshop on Mathematics and Statistics in Engineering and Communication Technology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 17 July, 2012
Published: July 2012
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| 20. |
Karim, M. R.
"An Introduction to Product Reliability"
Special lecture given at the Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 26 September, 2011
Published: September 2011
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| 21. |
Karim, M. R.
"Estimation of Model Parameter Using the Expectation-Maximization (EM) Algorithm"
Special lecture given at the Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 12 May, 2011.
Published: May 2011
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| 22. |
Karim, M. R.
"Reliability Modeling and Prediction Based on Two-Dimensional Failure Data"
Special invited talk given at the First International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-28 Dec., 2010
Published: December 2010
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| 23. |
Karim, M. R.
"Parametric Regression Model for Lifetime Data with Incomplete Covariates"
Invited talk given at the First International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-28 Dec., 2010 (Also served as a session Chair)
Published: December 2010
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| 24. |
Karim, M. R. and S. Ruhi
"Mixture and Competing Risk Models for Product Failure Data"
Contributed talk given at the First International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-28 Dec., 2010. [presented by S. Ruhi]
Published: December 2010
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| 25. |
Karim, M. R.
"Warranty Data Collection and Analysis"
Special lectures given at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, W.B., India, 3-5 Nov., 2008
Published: November 2008
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| 26. |
Karim, M. R.
"Reliability Data Analysis"
Special lectures given at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, W.B., India, 5-7 Nov., 2008.
Published: November 2008
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| 27. |
Karim, M. R.
"Warranty Data Collection and Analysis"
Invited talk given at the Workshop on Statistical Methods for Product Warranty Analysis, Indian Statistical Institute, Chennai, India, 4 Dec., 2007
Published: December 2007
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| 28. |
Karim, M. R.
"Forecasting Warranty Claims and Costs"
Invited talk given at the Workshop on Statistical Methods for Product Warranty Analysis, Indian Statistical Institute, Chennai, India, 5 Dec., 2007
Published: December 2007
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| 29. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Reliability Analysis of Automobile Component with Covariates during the Warranty Period"
Presented in INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 5-8 Nov., 2006 (Also served as a session Chair).
Published: November 2006
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| 30. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Reliability Analysis of Automobile Components based on Warranty Record"
A special talk given at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Canada, 31 Oct., 2006
Published: October 2006
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| 31. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Warranty Data with Covariates"
Presented in Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modeling (AIWARM 2006), Busan, Korea, 24-26 Aug., 2006
Published: August 2006
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| 32. |
Karim, M. R. and Suzuki, K.
"Estimation of Lifetime Distribution from Warranty Data"
Presented in ALT'2006 - International Conference on Degradation, Damage, Fatigue and Accelerated Life Models in Reliability Testing, Angers, France, 22-24 May, 2006, (Proceedings, pp. 89-94).
Published: May 2006
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| 33. |
Suzuki, K. and Karim, M. R.
"Usage Time based Analysis of Warranty Data"
Presented [by K. Suzuki] in ALT'2006 - International Conference on Degradation, Damage, Fatigue and Accelerated Life Models in Reliability Testing, Angers, France, 22-24 May, 2006, (Proceedings, pp. 260-266).
Published: May 2006
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| 34. |
Karim, M. R., Yamamoto, W., and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Warranty Claims Data of Automobile Components"
The 35th Annual Convention and Research Conference of the Japanese Society for Quality Control, Osaka, Japan, (Proceedings, pp. 183-186)
Published: December 2005
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| 35. |
Suzuki, K. and Karim, M. R.
"Reliability Lifetimes Analysis based on Warranty Data"
International Applied Reliability Symposium (ARS) Asia Pacific, Singapore [presented by K. Suzuki].
Published: June 2005
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| 36. |
Karim, M. R., and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Warranty Claim Data: A Literature Review"
Presented in Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modeling (AIWARM 2004), Hiroshima, Japan
Published: January 2004
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| 37. |
Karim, M. R.
"Product Reliability Assessment based on Warranty Claims Data"
Presented in a seminar on Role of the Statisticians in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Bangladesh Statistical Association & Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Dhaka
Published: January 2003
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| 38. |
Karim, M. R.
"Analysis of Warranty Database: A Literature Review"
Presented in Professor K. M. Hossain International Seminar-cum-Workshop on Recent Advances in Exploratory Data Analysis: Models, Methods & Computer Algorithm, Univ. of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, (Souvenir, abstract, pp. 71.)
Published: January 2003
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| 39. |
Karim, M. R., and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data by using Covariates"
Presented in an International Conference on Ranking and Selection, Multiple Comparisons, Reliability and Their Applications, Chennai, India
Published: January 2002
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| 40. |
Karim, M. R., and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data under Different Environmental Conditions"
Presented in an International Seminar on Reliability Theory and Its Application, Dept. of Statistics, Univ. of Pune, India, (Proceedings, pp. 22-31).
Published: January 2001
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| 41. |
Karim, M. R., Yamamoto, W., and Suzuki, K.
"Analysis of Marginal Count Failure Data with Change-point"
The 30th Annual Convention and Research Conference of the Japanese Society for Quality Control, Tokyo, Japan, (Proceedings, pp. 129-132).
Published: January 2000
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| 42. |
Karim, M. R., and Suzuki, K.
"Karim, M. R., and Suzuki, K."
The 8th Research Conference of Reliability Engineering Association of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, (Proceedings, pp. 357-358).
Published: January 2000
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Editorial Activities:
Guest Editor: International Journal of Statistical Sciences (IJSS) Vol. 20(2) [2020]
Associate Editor: Communications in Statistics (CIS) [2013 - continue]
Member Ed. Board: Rajshahi Univ. J. of Science and Engineering [2013 - continue]
Section Editor: Journal of Scientific Research [2013 - continue]
Associate Editor: Journal of Statistical Research (JSR) [2016 - 2019]
Assistant Editor: International Journal of Statistical Sciences (IJSS) [2002 - 2004]
Conference Committee Involvement:
Convener, Scientific Committee, 7th International Conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, December 18-19, 2019.
Convener, Scientific Committee, International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh (BBAHE), January 20-23, 2017.
Program Committee Member (PCM), International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering, and 11th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (QR2MSE 2016 & WCEAM2016), July 25-28, 2016, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China.
PCM, International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering (QR2MSE 2015), Beijing, China, July 21-24, 2015.
PCM, International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering (QR2MSE 2014), Dalian, Liaoning, China, July 22-25, 2014.
Joint Convener, International Conference on Statistical Data Mining for Bioinformatics, Health, Agriculture and Environment, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 22-24 December, 2012.
Technical Program Committee Member (PCM), The 5th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Advanced Reliability and Maintenance Modeling (APARM 2012), Nanjing, China, 1-3 November, 2012.
PCM, International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering (ICQR2MSE 2011), Xian, China, 17-19 June, 2011.
PCM, 4th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Advanced, Reliability and Maintenance Modeling (APARM 2010), Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 Dec., 2010.
PCM, Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modeling (AIWARM), Taichung, Taiwan, 23-25 Oct., 2008.
PCM, Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modeling (AIWARM), Busan, Korea, 24-26 Aug., 2006.
PCM, Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modeling (AIWARM), Hiroshima, Japan, 26-27 Aug., 2004.
Member, Organizing Committee, Int. Seminar-cum-Workshop on Recent Advances in Exploratory Data Analysis: Models, Methods & Computer Algorithm, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 14-16 Oct., 2003.
Reviewer:
Lifetime
Data Analysis
Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods
International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
Colombian Journal of Statistics (CoJS)
Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR)
Advanced Reliability Modeling, World Scientific Publishing Co.
International Journal of Statistical Sciences (IJSS)
Journal of Scientific Research (JSR)
International Journal of Reliability and Safety
Dhaka University Journal of Science
Chittagong University Journal of Science
Journal of Statistical Research (JSR)
Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Part O.
Reliability Engineering & System Safety (RESS)
International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management (IJSAEM)
Membership:
American Statistical Association (ASA) [2024 - ]
Rajshahi University Alumni Association (RUAA) [Life member]
Rajshahi University Statistics Alumni (RUSA) [Life member]
Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA) [Life member]
International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) [Life member]
Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC) [1999-2001; 2005-2006]
Reliability Engineering Association of Japan (REAJ) [1999-2001]
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) [2006-2007]
Countries Visited:
India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, France, Sweden, Finland, USA, Canada.