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hamidul.islam@ru.ac.bd

Room: 434, 3rd Floor, Dr. M A Wazed Ali Miah Academic Building (4th Science Building)


DR. MD. HAMIDUL ISLAM
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Applied Mathematics

Education Summary  
M.Sc. (RU), PhD (QLD, Australia)
Research Interest  
Deterministic, stochastic, and hybrid agent-based modeling with data assimilation and optimal control applied to infectious disease dynamics, within-host viral dynamics, and cardiovascular disease. Complementary experience in applying machine learning methods for health-related data analysis and disease prediction, with ongoing efforts to integrate data-driven approaches into mathematical modeling frameworks.
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics)		 Griffith University, Australia 2017
Masters
(M. Sc. in Applied Mathematics)		 Rajshahi University 2010
Bachelor/Honors
(B. Sc. in Applied Mathematics)		 Rajshahi University 2008

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2021-05-05 to Department of Applied Mathematics ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2020-03-05 to 2021-05-04 Department of Applied Mathematics LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2017-09-13 to 2020-03-04 Department of Mathematics and Physics, North South Unviersity, Bangladesh Assistant Professor
2017-01-01 to 2017-09-12 Griffith College, TAFE under Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Lecturer (Part-time)
2014-01-01 to 2017-09-10 School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Maths Tutor (Part-time)
2012-06-17 to 2012-10-31 Faculty of Engineering, Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Senior Lecturer
2010-06-17 to 2012-06-16 Faculty of Engineering, Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Lecturer

Book Chapter

1. Md Hamidul Islam and M. A. Masud "Investigation of Rabies Control in Free-Roaming Dogs: A Mathematical Modelling Approach from Bangladesh" One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia: A Collection of Local Experiences, Pages: 85-98

Published: June 2023

Journal

1. Md Mehedi Hasan and Md Hamidul Islam "Herd immunity and prevention in HPV transmission with exogenous reinfection" PLOS One 20(7): e0327233.

Published: July 2025
2. Ashabul Hoque, Razia Sultana, Md Hamidul Islam and Abdul Malek "A Modeling Investigation of the Disease Severity Driven by COVID-19-Induced Diabetic Patients" Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 237:pp 213-230

Published: April 2025
3. Arun Kumar Sikder and Md Hamidul Islam "Fractional order modeling of dengue transmission dynamics in Bangladesh" Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 14, pp.101150

Published: February 2025

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4. Md Hamidul Islam, M. A. Masud and Eunjung Kim "Stochastic behavior of within-host progression in primary dengue infection" Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing, pp. 1-23

Published: February 2024
5. Md Biplob Hossain, Masud M A, Arun Kumar Sikder, and Md Hamidul Islam "How big of an impact do asymptomatic people have on the dynamics of an epidemic?" Chaos, Solitons & Fractals: X, 10, p.100093.

Published: March 2023
6. Arun Kumar Sikder, Md Biplob Hossain and Md Hamidul Islam "Compartmental modelling in epidemic diseases : A comparison between SIR model with constant and time-dependent parameters" Inverse Problems, 39 035005

Published: February 2023
7. M. A. Masud, Md Hamidul Islam and Kim Sangil "Understanding the role of environmental transmission on COVID-19 herd immunity and invasion potential" Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2022, 84(10), 1-23.

Published: September 2022
8. M. A. Masud, Md Hamidul Islam, Khondaker Abdullah-Al Mamun, ByulNim Kim and Sangil Kim "COVID-19 Transmission: Bangladesh Perspective" Mathematics, 8, 1973

Published: September 2020
9. M. A. Masud, Md Hamidul Islam, Muhaiminul Adnan, and Chunyoung Oh "Dog Rabies in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Implications for Control" Processes, 8, 1513

Published: June 2020

Biomathematics

A. Math.-410

Running

Programming With C++ (Theory and LAB)

A. Math.-307 & A. Math.-320

Running

Linear Algebra

AMATH1204

Running

Ongoing Research Project (2022-2023)

Title: Mathematical modelling of the spatial spread of infectious diseases (RU-SC-Grant).


Thesis Supervision (M.Phil.)

1. Arun Kumar Sikder (2024)

        Thesis Title: Modeling the Dynamics of Multi-Strain Epidemics Using Fractional-Order ODEs



Thesis Supervision (M.Sc.)

1. Arun Kumar Sikder (2020)

        Thesis Title: Compartmental modelling in epidemic diseases: a comparison between SIR model with constant and time-dependent parameters.

2. Md. Biplob Hossain (2020)

        Thesis Title: Analysing the impact of asymptomatic careers on the transmission of COVID-19 and investigations of optimal control.
3. Md. Osman Goni (2021)
        Thesis Title:  Mathematical Modelling of Spatial Spread of Epidemic Diseases.
4. Md. Mehedi Hasan (2022)
        Thesis Title:  Mathematical Modelling of HPV/HIV-induced Co-infection Dynamics.

Talks in International Conference and Workshops
  1. Oral Presentation on “Mathematical Modelling of Within-host Progression of Dengue Infection”, 30-31 July, BSMB’2021.
  2. Poster presentation on "Mathematical Modelling of Within-host Progression of DENV Infection, 13-17 June, SMB Annual Meeting 2021.
  3. Invited talk at International Workshop in Recent Trends in Mathematical Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 14-15 January, 2020.
  4. Oral presentation on “Mathematical Modelling of Viral Dynamics in Severe Dengue Infection”, ICNST’19.
  5. Poster Presentation on “Earth pipe cooling strategy in buildings:  a sustainable approach”, ICNST’18.
  6. Oral presentation on “Insights from a novel PDE model of early atherosclerosis”, ANZIAM'2017.
  7. Oral presentation on “A Mathematical model for atherosclerotic plaque formation and arterial wall remodelling”, EMAC'2015.
  8. Oral presentation on “Numerical continuation of equilibria of an atherosclerosis model”, ANZIAM'2015.
  9. Oral presentation on “Modelling of Atherosclerosis as an Inflammatory disease: Insights to the Role of Monocytes/Macrophages”, EMAC'2013.


Scholarships and Awards

  1. Best oral presentation award in ICNST’ 19, held at Asian university for women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 29-30 March, 2019.
  2. Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS), Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia (Nov 2012-Dec 2016).
  3. Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUPRS), Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, (Nov 2012-Dec 2016).
  4. University Grants, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh (2004-2008).
  5. Gold Medals with Prize money:  University Gold Medal, Professor Basak Award-2006, Agrani Bank Gold Medals-2006& 2007, A F Mujibar Rahman Foundation Award-2006& 2007.

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