Md. Abdul Basit

Lecturer

Education

• M.S. in Applied Statistics, 2020, ISRT, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
• B.S. in Applied Statistics, 2019, ISRT, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

Causal Inference, Design of Experiments, Machine Learning, Bayesian Statistics.

Research Projects

• “Sensitivity Analysis of Causal Effects in Observational Studies”, M.S. Thesis, ISRT, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022. Supervisor: Dr. Mahbub Latif.
• “Estimating Causal Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Escalation of Caesarean Section Delivery rate in Bangladesh”, Centennial Research Grant, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022. Principal Investigator: Dr. Mahbub Latif.
• “Poverty and Inequality Mapping in Bangladesh”, 2020. Principal Investigator: Dr. Md. Hasinur Rahman Khan.
• “Assessing Vulnerability to Poverty Using Downside Mean Semi-deviation Approach: An Empirical Analysis on a Balanced Panel from Rural Bangladesh”, B.S. Project, ISRT, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019. Supervisor: Dr. Md. Israt Rayhan.

Published Papers

• Aziz, S., Basit, M. A., Sultana, S., Homer, C. S., & Vogel, J. P. (2022). Inequalities in women’s utilization of postnatal care services in Bangladesh from 2004 to 2017. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-11.

Preprints

• Basit, M. A., Latif, M. A., & Wahed, A. S. (2023). Sensitivity Analysis of Causal Effects in Observational Studies with Multivalued Treatments. arXiv preprint, arXiv:2308.15986. [under revision in the Biometrical Journal]
• Basit, M. A., Latif, M. A., & Wahed, A. S. (2023). A Risk-Ratio-Based Marginal Sensitivity Model for Causal Effects in Observational Studies. arXiv preprint, arXiv:2309.15391.

Presented Papers

• “A Calibrated Sensitivity Model for Causal Effects in Observational Studies”, The 44th Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB2023), Milan, Italy, 27 – 31 August, 2023.
• “Sensitivity Analysis of Causal Effects in Observational Studies”, The 43rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB2022) , Newcastle, United Kingdom, 21 – 25 August, 2022.
• “Assessing Vulnerability to Poverty Using Downside Mean Semi-deviation Approach: An Empirical Analysis on a Balanced Panel from Rural Bangladesh”, The 2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS2019) , December 2019, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Honors & Awards

• “Dean’s Honor Award”, Awarded by The Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023.
• “Provost Merit Award”, Awarded by Amar Ekushey Hall, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023.
• “Conference Fund for Developing Countries”, Awarded by The 44th Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB2022), Milan, Italy, 2023.
• “Conference Fund for Developing Countries”, Awarded by The 43rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB2022), Newcastle, United Kingdom, 2022.
• “Top Data Scientist”, Awarded by Robi Datathon 2.0, Bangladesh, 2022.
• “National Science and Technology Fellowship”, Awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, 2020.
• “Best Poster Presentation Award”, Awarded by the 2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS2019), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019.