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Muhammad Ferdaus

Also known as: [email protected]

BRAC University, University of Birmingham, BRAC University Dhaka

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1086-4534
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About

Muhammad Ferdaus is an academic, researcher, and humanitarian professional with extensive expertise in disaster management, emergency response, conflict and security, and humanitarian crisis leadership. He currently serves as the senior lecturer and coordinator of the Postgraduate Programs in Disaster Management (PPDM) at Brac University, Dhaka, and as the director of the Cell for Adaptation, Resilience, Security, and Humanitarian Assistance (CARSHA). Through these roles, he has contributed significantly to academic leadership, curriculum development, and applied research in disaster risk reduction and resilience building.
Since 2019, Mr. Ferdaus has been an adjunct faculty member at the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, where he supports the professional development of senior military and civil service officers. He has also served as a key resource person for the Armed Forces Division’s Disaster Response and Emergency Exercise (DREE) program since 2018 and contributes as a subject matter expert for national security intelligence. His engagement with national and international security and disaster response institutions reflects his strong interdisciplinary approach to crisis management. Mr. Ferdaus has been actively involved in major international research and development initiatives. He served as a co-principal investigator for the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Rohingya Crisis Project in Bangladesh and as a co-investigator for the European Commission’s Erasmus+ ASCENT program. Earlier in his career, he worked as a program assistant at the Boston Elderly Affairs Commission in Massachusetts, USA. He has also contributed as a scientific committee member for the UNLEASH Innovation Lab in Singapore and Denmark and the International Conference on Building Resilience in Lisbon, Portugal.
A strong advocate of youth leadership and global collaboration, he is a Capstone Fellow of the 2025 batch at the National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh, and an ITP Fellow of the Swedish Civil Contingency Agency (MSB), Sweden. He was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship at the University of Birmingham (2020-21) and was selected as a Global Young Leader Fellow of Women Deliver (2016-19). He also participated in the U.S. government-funded CCI scholarship programs in FY 2014-15, Massachusetts, USA. His research and teaching interests include disaster governance, humanitarian crises, terrorism and security studies, international development, and youth empowerment. He has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed articles in reputed international journals (Q1).
Mr. Ferdaus holds a bachelor's degree in social welfare from Islamic University, Bangladesh; an MSc in disaster management from Brac University; and an MSc in international development (conflict, security, and development) from the University of Birmingham, UK. He also completed specialized certifications in public safety from Bunker Hill College and Harvard University, USA, and in energy management from the Association of Energy Engineers, Washington, DC. Through his diverse academic and professional career, he continues to contribute to building safer, more resilient, and sustainable communities.

Employment

  • BRAC University Senior Lecturer and Coordinator
    2017 - Present

Education

  • University of Birmingham Master in International Development (Conflict, Security and Development)
    2020 - 2023
  • BRAC University Dhaka Master in Disaster Management
    2015 - 2017

Projects & Funding

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Publications (12)