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http://www.sharifmahmood.com

Sharif Mahmood
Education
2013 - present
Dissertation
Supervisor
2009
Thesis
Supervisor
2008

Ph.D., Statistics, Kansas State University, USA

Threshold Post-stratification Matching for Casual Inference in Massive Data
Michael J. Higgins, PhD
M.S., Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Estimating Multivariate Proportional Hazards Model: an Application to the
Birth Interval in Bangladesh
A.H.M. Mahbub Latif, PhD
B.Sc., Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Employment
Aug 2013 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics, Kansas State University,
present USA
Pursuing my Ph.D. degree in statistics and teaching in undergraduate level

Sep 2012 - Assistant Professor, Applied Statistics, Institute of Statistical Research and
Aug 2013 Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sep 2009 - Lecturer, Applied Statistics, Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT),
Sep 2012 University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Honors and Awards

2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2008
2008

Statistics Scholarship, Department of Statisics, Kansas State University, USA

Mu Sigma Rho, National Statistical Honor Society, USA
Phi Kappa Phi, The nations oldest and most selective collegiate honor society
for all academic disciplines, USA
GTA Recognition of Achievement in Professional Development, K-State, USA
Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund Scholarship, Bangladesh
Talent Pool Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
ISRT Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

1999

Merit Scholarship for the performance in the SSC examination, Jessore Education Board, Bangladesh

Courses Taught
Graduate
courses
Undergraduate
courses

Applied Bayesian Statistics [2013], Analysis of Repeated Measurements [20102011], Advanced Survival Analysis [2009]
Introduction to Statistics [2013-2015], Business and Economics Statistics 1 [2015],
Business and Economic Statistics 2 [2015], Modelling Time Series Data [20092010, 2013], Data Analysis using SAS and SPSS [2009-2013], Data Analysis using
S Language and MATLAB [2009-2013]





Research Interests







Computing Skills




Conference

Casual Inference
Big Data Analysis
Graphical Models

Statistical packages: R, Python, Octave, SAS, Stata, SPSS

Programming languages: Fortran, C
Bayesian packages: OpenBUGS/WinBUGS/JAGS
Operating system: Linux and Windows
Applications: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Sweave, LATEX

Student Coordinator, Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture, 4/2015,

Kansas, USA. Organized by Department of Statistics, Kansas State University.
Analysis of important macroeconomic factors in Bangladesh: an empirical VAR
and VECM approach, presented in Statistical Data Mining for Bioinformatics Health Agriculture and Environment, 12/2012, Department of Statistics,
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Frailty Modeling for Clustered Survival Data: an Application to Birth Interval
in Bangladesh, presented in The first international conference in theory and
applications of statistics, 12/2010, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Leadership Experience
May 2015 - Vice President, Statistics Club, Department of Statistics, Kansas State University,
May 2016 USA
May 2011 - Joint Secretary, Bangladesh Environmental Research Foundation, Bangladesh
May 2013

Jan 2010 - Student Advisor, Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University
Jan 2013 of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Apr 2008 - Treasurer, Shahidullah Hall Mess, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jun 2008

Publications
Sayeed MSB, Shams T, Hossain SF, Rahman MR, Mostofa AGM, Kadir MF,
Mahmood S, Asaduzzaman M (2014). Nigella sativa L. seeds modulate mood,
anxiety and cognition in healthy adolescent males. Journal of Ethnopharmacology,
152(1), 156-162
Mahmood S, Zainab B and Latif AHMM (2012). Frailty modeling for clustered
survival data: an application to birth interval in Bangladesh. Journal of Applied
Statistics, 40(12), 2670-2680
Bhowmik B, Afsana F, Diep LM, Munir SB, Wright E, Mahmood S, Khan AKA
and Hussain A (2013). Increasing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural
Bangladeshi Population: A Population Based Study for 10 Years. Diabetes and
Metabolism Journal, 37(1), 46-53
Bhowmik B, Diep LM, Munir SB, Wright E, Mahmood S, Ahmed T, Khan
AKA and Hussain A (2012). HbA1 c as a diagnostic tool of diabetes and prediabetes: the Bangladesh experiences. Diabetic Medicine, 30(3), e70-e77, DOI:
10.1111/dme.12088
Bhowmik B, Binte Munir S, Ara Hossain I, Siddiquee T, Diep LM, Mahmood S,
Mahtab H, Khan AK, Hussain A (2012). Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and
impaired glucose regulation with associated cardiometabolic risk factors and
depression in an urbanizing rural community in Bangladesh: a population-based
cross-sectional study. Diabetes and Metabolism Journal, 36(6), 422-432
Mahmood S and Zainab B (2012). Multivariate Proportional Hazards Model: an
Application to the Birth Interval in Bangladesh. Lambert Academic Publishing
GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrcken, Germany
Mahmood S (2012). Modeling diarrhea disease in children less than 5 years
old: a GAM and GLM approach. Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation
Research, 8(4), 719-735
Ahmed MU, Mahmood S and Islam MS (2012). Bioadhesive Microspheres as
Sustained Release Drug Delivery System: an approach to controlled release
dosage form. Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrcken,
Germany
Mahmood S and Zainab B (2010). Analysis of Birth interval in Bangladesh
Using Product Limit Estimate and Accelerated Failure Time Regression model.
The Dhaka University Journal of Science, 59(1), 9-15

Professional Activities




Refereed articles for

Journal of Applied Statistics
Journal of Statistical Research

Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research

Memberships
present
present
present
2011 - 2013

Student member.
American Statistical Association, ASA
Student member.
Institute of Mathematical Statistics, IMS
Life member.
Bangladesh Statistical Association, BSA
Statistical consultant.
Diabetes Prevention Intervention Study, BADAS

References
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Michael J. Higgins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics,

Kansas State University, USA. email: mikehiggins@k-state.edu
Gary L. Gadbury, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head, Department of
Statistics, Kansas State University, USA. email: gadbury@k-state.edu
A.H.M. Mahbub Latif, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head, Applied
Statistics, Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh. email: mlatif@isrt.ac.bd

February 7, 2016

Curriculum vit: Sharif Mahmood

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