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Bayes Ahmed

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I am an Associate Professor at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) at University College London (UCL). My research experience spans across disaster risk reduction (DRR), conflict and migration, climate change adaptation, community vulnerability assessment, climate mobility, and disaster displacement. I specialise in the intersection of conflict and disaster, with a vision to improve the quality of life of displaced persons and stateless populations. I am driven by a passion for collaborating with frontline communities to understand their disaster vulnerabilities and generate practical policy recommendations to address their needs. 

Education

University College London (UCL)
London, United Kingdom
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2017
Disaster Risk Reduction
2013 To 2017
Dissertation: Community Vulnerability to Landslides in Bangladesh
Advisor: Prof Dr. David Alexander

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Master of Science (MSc) in Geospatial Technologies, 2011
2010 To 2010
Advisor: Prof Dr. Raquib Ahmed

Universitat Jaume I
Castelló de la Plana, Spain
Master of Science (MSc) in Geospatial Technologies, 2011
2009 To 2011
Dissertation: Urban Land Cover Change Detection Analysis and Modeling Spatio-Temporal Growth Dynamics Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advisor: Dr. Pedro Latorre Carmona

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP), 2008
2003 To 2007
Dissertation: A Case Study of the Morphological Change of Four Wards of Dhaka City over the Last 60 Years (1947-2007)
Advisor: Prof Dr. K. M. Maniruzzaman

Professional Associations

Mapping Sciences Institute Australia
2016 - Present

Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
2016 - Present

American Planning Association (APA)
2015 - Present

American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2014 - Present

Association of American Geographers (AAG)
2014 - Present

Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)
2012 - Present

Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)
2008 - Present

Job History

University College London (UCL)
Associate Professor
London, United Kingdom
October 2022 - present

University College London (UCL)
Lecturer in Risk and Disaster Science
London, United Kingdom
June 2019 - January 2022

University College London (UCL)
Research Fellow
London, United Kingdom
January 2017 - May 2019

University of Dhaka – Department of Disaster Science & Management
Lecturer
Dhaka, Bangladesh
February 2016 - February 2018

University College London (UCL)
PhD Student
London, United Kingdom
September 2013 - September 2017

Monash University
PhD Researcher
Melbourne, Australia
March 2013 - September 2013

IMC Worldwide Ltd
Planner
Dhaka, Bangladesh
August 2012 - January 2013

Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)
Trainer of GIS (Geographic Information System)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
May 2012 - July 2012

Dhaka South City Corporation
Junior Data Processing Specialist (Traffic Accident)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
November 2011 - June 2012

Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)
Lecturer
Chittagong, Bangladesh
July 2011 - October 2011

European Commission
Erasmus Mundus International Master Student
Spain
September 2009 - March 2011

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund, Germany
Project Assistant (Part Time)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
April 2009 - May 2009

Institute of Microfinance (InM), PKSF
Field Investigator (Part Time)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2009 - March 2009

AQUA Consultant & Associates Ltd.
Urban Planner and GIS Specialist
Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2008 - December 2008

Honors and Awards

Commonwealth PhD Scholarship
Commowealth Scholarship Commission
2013

Erasmus Mundus MSc Scholarship
European Commission
2009

ICT for Mountain Development Award
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
2015

The 2019 Emerald Literati Awards
Emerald Publishing Limited
2019