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The University of Memphis: Applied Statistics

Mahbubul Hasan is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Statistics at the IIS (Institute for Intelligent Systems) at The University of Memphis, and Research Biostatistician at Advocate Aurora Health(AAH). Hasan is working with Dr. Dale Bowman in the Learner Data Institute (LDI). His research interests include applied statistics, deep learning with differential privacy(DP), artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning in behavioral research. He also received his double MS in Educational Psychology and Research with a Quantitative research method concentration from The Department of Counselling, Educational Psychology, and Research, and Information Systems from Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis.
His studies were funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF), National Institute of Health(NIH), Scientific Partnership for International Research on Inquiry Thinking lab, Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund, and UM graduate school fund. In addition, his research has been funded by various sources, including the CEPR travel research grant, student government research grant, and the Institute of Intelligence System travel grant.
Before starting his Ph.D. at the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Memphis, he earned a BA in Social Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Dhaka. He is an active member of the American Statistical Association(ASA), West-TN American Statistical Association Chapter, Society for Marketing Advances, American Marketing Association, and American Educational Research Association. Furthermore, he previously worked in private and public organizations, including Smith and Nephew and a World Bank Funded Project in Bangladesh and the USA.
While at Memphis, Hasan has actively participated in the wider university and academic communities - served as the Student Research Forum Chair, Treasurer of the Graduate Student Association, President's Student Advisory Council member, Dean's Student Advisory Council member, Student Trusty Selection Committee, Doctoral Committee Representative, Member of University Council for Graduate Studies, GSA Travel Finance Committee Chair, GSA Fundraising Committee Chair, Graduate School Student Grade Appeal Committee member, SGA Commencement Speaker Selection Committee, GSA Election Commissioner, SGA Senator, and founding CEO of the Shikhon Lab. Hasan is currently serving as the Institute for Intelligent Systems Student Organization (IISSO) president.
He enjoys traveling with family, meeting new people, reading new books, running marathons, and playing golf. In addition, he loves spending time with his family and friends.
His studies were funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF), National Institute of Health(NIH), Scientific Partnership for International Research on Inquiry Thinking lab, Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund, and UM graduate school fund. In addition, his research has been funded by various sources, including the CEPR travel research grant, student government research grant, and the Institute of Intelligence System travel grant.
Before starting his Ph.D. at the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Memphis, he earned a BA in Social Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Dhaka. He is an active member of the American Statistical Association(ASA), West-TN American Statistical Association Chapter, Society for Marketing Advances, American Marketing Association, and American Educational Research Association. Furthermore, he previously worked in private and public organizations, including Smith and Nephew and a World Bank Funded Project in Bangladesh and the USA.
While at Memphis, Hasan has actively participated in the wider university and academic communities - served as the Student Research Forum Chair, Treasurer of the Graduate Student Association, President's Student Advisory Council member, Dean's Student Advisory Council member, Student Trusty Selection Committee, Doctoral Committee Representative, Member of University Council for Graduate Studies, GSA Travel Finance Committee Chair, GSA Fundraising Committee Chair, Graduate School Student Grade Appeal Committee member, SGA Commencement Speaker Selection Committee, GSA Election Commissioner, SGA Senator, and founding CEO of the Shikhon Lab. Hasan is currently serving as the Institute for Intelligent Systems Student Organization (IISSO) president.
He enjoys traveling with family, meeting new people, reading new books, running marathons, and playing golf. In addition, he loves spending time with his family and friends.
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Selected Research
- Variational autoencoders to estimate MIRT models (2nd place winner) Hasan, M., Bowman, D., Deng, L., Yang, C.,
EDM 2022, American Statistical Association TN fall meeting, 2021, Also presented at LDI talk, and Agency Lab (Invited Talk) - Emotional Triggers and Engagement in Viral Advertising (Best NLP Paper Award) Hasan, M.,
American Statistical Association TN fall meeting, 2021
Also presented at SP Wang annual seminar, and WTASA, 2019 - Epistemological thinking while using iPad science application(1st place winner) Hasan, M., Winsor, D. L.,
Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Conference, 2017
Also presented at Student Research Forum, SRF 2015 - Social networking sites and its association with loneliness Hasan, M., Yang, C.-c
Biannual Meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence(Poster), 2016 Also presented at UM Student Research Forum(SRF 2017)
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