Academic Chronology

Sazid Bin Sabbir obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Water Resources Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in May 2022. His thesis focused on flood inundation mapping using a hydrodynamic modeling approach.

Professional Track Record

Sazid Bin Sabbir has been engaged in professional work in the fields of climate change research, hydrology, hydrodynamics, and survey operations since January 2022. He is currently serving as a Junior Engineer in the Climate Change and Environment Unit of the Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), where he is involved in assessing and forecasting Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects using satellite and ground-based data, developing urban microclimatic models for outdoor thermal comfort evaluation, supervising meteorological data collection, conducting environmental and social impact monitoring, and performing comprehensive climate data analyses using advanced statistical methods. Prior to this role, he worked in IWM’s Survey & Data Division, where he gained hands-on experience in topographic, bathymetric, and discharge surveys, utilizing RTK, level machines, 3D laser scanners, single-beam echo-sounders, ADCPs, and current meters. Earlier in his career, he served as a Project Intern at the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), where he developed flood inundation maps using a hydrodynamic modeling approach. Through these diverse roles, he has developed expertise in remote sensing, climate data analysis, environmental monitoring, field supervision, and hydrodynamic modeling.

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Training & Courses

• AI Knowledge Quest: Elevate Your AI Skills from Basics to Brilliance, IEB (July 2025)

• Machine Learning Crash Course, Google (July 2025)

• Bangladesh Floods: Variability and Predictability, IWM (February 2025)

• Organizational Behavior, IWM (February 2024)

Abstracts, Publications, and Presentations

• Assessing HEC-RAS Model Performance for Flood Inundation Mapping Using Remote Sensing Data in Monsoon and Dry Seasons. Book of Abstracts, 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2023)
  Authors: S.B. Sabbir, M.S.M. Khan
• Impact of Megaflood Events on Crop Health in the Brahmaputra Basin. In: Climatic Resilience and Ecosystem Conservation in Bangladesh, Springer (Invited Chapter – In Preparation)
  Authors: S. B. Sabbir, M. I. Neha, Shampa
• Analyzing Land Cover Change and Its Impact on the Urban Heat Island in Dhaka City. In: Climatic Resilience and Ecosystem Conservation in Bangladesh, Springer (Invited Chapter – In Preparation)
  Authors: S. B. Sabbir, A. Mosharraf, M. M. Rahman, M. R. Hasan
• Assessing Climate Vulnerability of Selected Coastal Islands and Riverine Charlands in Bangladesh. In: Climatic Resilience and Ecosystem Conservation in Bangladesh, Springer (Invited Chapter – In Preparation)
  Authors: M. M. Rahman, S. B. Sabbir, A. Mosharraf, M. R. Hasan
• Estimating Erosion-Accretion and Kalman Filter‐Based Future Coastline Prediction of Noakhali District. Presentation at the International Perspectives on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE) Conference-2023
  Authors: S. B. Sabbir, M. R. Das, I. Sarkar, S. Haque, M. K. Hossain, D. R. Kaba

Major Project Assignment

• Assessment of Urban Heat Island Effect at City Level in Different Climate Change Scenarios
• Assessing Climate Vulnerability and Risks of Coastal Islands and Riverine Charlands in Bangladesh and Conducting Environmental Monitoring
• Survey for Hydrodynamic Model study for the proposed Matlab Uttar bridge in the Detail Design phase (Component-I )
• Survey for Hydrology for Cross-Drainage facility for the approach road of Uttar Matlab Bridge in the Detail Design phase (Component-2)
• Hydrological Data Collection and River Cross Section Survey under Preparatory Survey for Southem Region Water Supply Project
• Survey for Feasibility Study for water supply in BSMSN from Little Feni river
• Survey support to Mitamoin Cantonment Project
• Survey for Feasibility Study for Development of Flood Control Embankment in the Left Bank of the Jamuna River in Jamalpur District.
• Survey for FS for IWRM of Nasimagar, Sarail, Brahmanbaria Sadar and Nabinagar Upazila under Brahmanbaria District.
• Survey for Feasibility Study for the Management of the Brahmaputra and Jinjiram River Basins through Flood Control, Drainage Facility and Bank Protection in Kurigram District