Md. Shamsudduha Sami

Focus Areas:

• Earth System Science
• Sustainability & Global Environmental Change

Country of Origin: Bangladesh

Degree Program: PhD

Entered Program: Fall 2023

Expected Graduation: Spring 2027

Dissertation Topic: Extreme Water Levels and Coastal Flooding

Research Statement: I am primarily focusing on extreme events in the coastal area. I would like to examine how the duration of extreme events are changing over time and how the water level components are contributing to these extreme events. In my research, I am about to use several statistical and numerical models for data analysis.

Adviser: Dr. Katy Serafin

Educational Background

• M.S. in Geography and Environment, Jagannath University, 2020
• B.S. in Geography and Environment, Jagannath University, 2019

Recent Publications

Hoque, M. A. A., Sami, M. S., Hasan, M., & Pradhan, B. (2025). A comparative study of spatial MCDM techniques for flash flood risk mapping in Northeastern Bangladesh. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-19.

Hoque, M. A. A., Sardar, M. L., Sami, M. S., Roy, S., Mukul, S. A., & Pradhan, B. (2025). Mapping tropical cyclone risks in coastal Bangladesh: An integrated geospatial approach. Earth Systems and Environment, 9(2), 1353-1370.

Sami, M. S., Hoque, M. A. A., Moniruzzaman, M., & Pradhan, B. (2025). Spatial landslide risk assessment in a highly populated Rohingya refugee settlement area of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Asian Geographer, 42(1), 79-100.

Hridoy, A. E. E., Tipo, I. H., Sami, M. S., Babu, M. R., Ahmed, M. S., Rahman, S. M., ... & Naim, M. (2022). Spatio-temporal estimation of basic and effective reproduction number of COVID-19 and post-lockdown transmissibility in Bangladesh. Spatial Information Research, 30(1), 23-35.