Al Jubaer

Professional Summary

Geospatial and research professional with over nine years of experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, spatial data analysis, and project coordination across public health, climate resilience, and disaster risk management. Currently serving as Senior Research Officer at icddr,b, contributing to a community-level cholera outbreak prediction and early warning project. Proficient in ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, Python, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, with expertise in satellite image processing, geospatial database development, web mapping, and data visualization. Experienced in coordinating multidisciplinary research, collaborating with government agencies and international partners, delivering technical training, and contributing to scientific publications. Previous roles include research consultancy at the Asian Institute of Technology and geospatial research at Jahangirnagar University. Holds master’s degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and Geography and Environment.

Research Interests

My research sits where geospatial science meets public health and climate. I use satellite Earth observation, GIS and statistical and machine-learning models to understand how climate and environment shape disease risk and wellbeing, and to turn that evidence into early-warning tools for low-resource settings.

Skills

GIS software: ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, GeoServer, ERDAS Imagine, ArcMap, ArcScene, ArcGlobe

Remote sensing: Google Earth Engine, supervised & unsupervised classification, NDVI, DEM & slope analysis, image enhancement, texture analysis

Programming: Python (ArcPy, GeoPandas, GDAL/OGR, NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib), R, JavaScript, SQL

WebGIS & web: Leaflet, OpenLayers, Mapbox, React, Django, Node.js, PHP, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MySQL, MongoDB, Git

Field data: ArcGIS Survey123, KoboCollect, Google Forms, OpenStreetMap, Mapillary

Professional Experience

Leading geospatial analysis for public health research

Developing early warning systems for cholera outbreaks

Managing CholOut-EWS project (USD 559,434 Wellcome Trust grant)

Ran quantitative and qualitative analyses and explored resilience perspectives

Drafted journal papers and blogs for the IOM RICD project

Prepared monthly and output-based reports and maintained the project workflow

Worked daily with the PI and Co-PIs on research project activities (40 hours a week)

Ensured the accuracy of research data and literature

Wrote research articles for high-impact journals

Maintained documents and built collaboration with government agencies and stakeholders in Bangladesh

Facilitated meetings, workshops and seminars; communicated regularly with ICIMOD

Wrote reports and presented findings to stakeholders

Processed, cleaned and analysed large geospatial datasets to find trends and patterns for client projects

Built automated scripts and workflows for geospatial data processing

Created maps, dashboards and visualisations for non-technical audiences

Collected, organised and validated geospatial data for research and development initiatives

Digitised data, managed attributes and produced preliminary maps for project reports

Coordinated meetings, field visits and communication with partners

Applied GIS and remote sensing to build geospatial databases and analysis frameworks

Worked with local youth and communities on flood risk data and action

Led the geospatial database for flood vulnerability reduction

Collected data on site with community members using tablet PCs

Kept entries accurate, complete and confidential

Gave first-line support for the data collection devices

Education

CGPA 3.68/4

Thesis: Sensor Technology for Global Positioning and Identification in Universal Computing System (supervisor: Mosarrof Hossain)

CGPA 3.57/4

Thesis: An Assessment of Sea Surface Temperatures in the Bay of Bengal: a GIS and Remote Sensing Based Case Study (supervisor: Professor Dr Sheikh Tawhidul Islam)

CGPA 3.66/4

Thesis: Rapid Population Growth and Land Use / Land Cover Change: a Case Study of Kamrangirchar Thana, Dhaka Metropolitan Area (supervisor: Professor Dr Sheikh Tawhidul Islam)

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles (8)

1. Rasel, Sayed Mohammad, Hossain, Md Jamil, Yasmin, Afsana, Islam, Md. Lazim, Jubaer, Al, Haque, Md Ziaul, Motalib, Mohammad Abdul, Ahmed, Afzal, Hossain, Md. Shakhaoat (2026). Investigating Variability of Roadside Air Pollution and Its Association with Traffic Volume in Urban Areas, Bangladesh. Pollution, 12(3), 985-999. https://doi.org/10.22059/poll.2026.413080.3316

2. Jubaer, Al, Rakib Hossain, Ahmed, Afzal, Hossain, Md. Shakhaoat (2025). Factors influencing spatiotemporal variability of NO2 concentration in urban area: a GIS and remote sensing–based approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13531-z

3. Krishna Prosad Mondal, Al Jubaer, Soumic Samad, Monishankar Sarkar, Syed Hafizur Rahman, Sheikh Tawhidul Islam, Byomkesh Talukder (2025). Wetlands of Bangladesh. Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical Asia and Africa, 19-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394235278.ch2

4. Islam ST, Miah MH, Mondal KP, Mahmud MM, Al Jubaer (2024). An Assessment of the Causes and Consequences of Landslides (2017) in Southeastern Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology Research. https://doi.org/10.3329/jscitr.v5i1.74011

5. Al Jubaer (2023). Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS: Official Brochures. Jahangirnagar University.

6. Al Jubaer (2023). Development Brochure of Pirganj Upazila, Rangpur. Pirganj Upazila, Rangpur.

7. Al Jubaer (2022). Admission Prospectus, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS. Jahangirnagar University.

8. Dey A, Islam ST, Paul B, et al., Al Jubaer (2022). Waterlogging mitigation and safe water supply: lessons from Basirhat municipality, India. Int J Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe-08-2021-0106

Books & atlases (5)

9. Dey A, Islam ST, Al Jubaer (2025). নদীমাতৃক জীবন ও সভ্যতা / NADIMATRIK JIBAN O SABHYATA. Parul Prokashani, Kolkata.

10. Al Jubaer (2023). Ward Poverty Atlas and Urban Poverty Profile for Nine Cities. DM Watch; UNDP Bangladesh.

11. Al Jubaer (2023). Bangladesh Wetland Atlas. Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Jahangirnagar University.

12. Al Jubaer (2022). Bangladesh from the Space. Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Jahangirnagar University.

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References

Sheikh Tawhidul Islam, PhD (Durham, UK) — Professor, Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific, Beihang University, China · s.t.islam@juniv.edu

Dr S. M. Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi — Senior Scientist, Population Science, Health Systems and Population Studies Division, icddr,b · hanifi@icddrb.org