Fields of Concentration

Matching and Market Design, Game Theory, Microeconomics, Financial Economics.

Education

PhD Candidate, Economics, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada, since 2019

• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Szilvia Pápai 

Master of Social Science, Economics (Thesis), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2012-2013

• Equivalent to a Canadian master’s degree, assessed by the IQAS, Canada

Bachelor of Social Science, Economics (Honor's), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2008-2011.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Economics, Concordia University,  Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2019-2023

Lecturer (Full Time), Dept. of Economics, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014-2019

Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014

Lecturer of Economics, European University of Bangladesh (EUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014.

Courses I Taught at Universities, Summer 2014 – Summer 2019

Principles of Microeconomics                                                                                                                            Econometric Analysis

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory                                                                                                           Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Labor Economics                                                                                                                                                       Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

Economics of Development                                                                                                                                Project Analysis

Public Finance                                                                                                                                                             Money and Banking

Research Methodology                                                                                                                                         Financial Markets and Institutions

Industrial Economics                                                                                                                                               Introduction to Statistics

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Agricultural Economics                            Agricultural Economics

History of Economic Thought.

Teaching Assistant – Concordia University

Courses:

ECON 203: Introduction to Macroeconomics, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020

Fall 2022, Winter 2023

ECON 222: Statistical Methods II, Winter 2023

ECON 221: Statistical Methods I, Fall 2022

ECON 201: Introduction to Microeconomics, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020.

Merits in Teaching and Other Pedagogical Competence

Workshop on ‘University Teaching’, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2024

     Completed a week-long intensive program focused on effective teaching strategies, curriculum design, and student engagement in higher  

      education.

Achieved an excellent grade in teaching evaluation at Southeast University, Dhaka, 2014-2019

Served as a member of the Curriculum Review Committee under the Department of Economics, Southeast University, Dhaka, 2018-2019

Attended a training program on ‘Methods and Ethics in Teaching’ organized by the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of the Bangladesh government, Dhaka, 2018

Served as a resource person for a research capacity-building training program using SPSS software, organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Center (IQAC), Southeast University, Dhaka, 2018

Trainer of a Three-month Certificate Course on SPSS software initiated for international students in Bangladesh, organized by IQAC, Southeast University, Dhaka, 2018

Attended a workshop on ‘Teaching-Learning, Curriculum and Quality Assurance’ organized by IQAC, Southeast University, Dhaka, 2017.

Research Experience

Research Assistant for Prof. Dr. Szilvia Pápai, Department of Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2023-Present

Research Assistant, CIRANO, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2022-2023

Completed the first and the second chapters of my PhD thesis titled “Strategyproof Maximum Matching under Dichotomous Agent Preferences"  and "Overlapping Dynamic Matching with Dichotomous Preferences" consecutively.

Working on the last chapter of my PhD thesis.

Eleven (11) published research articles published before starting my PhD studies: see below or visit www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Shahidul-Islam-11

Carried out a research project funded by the Government of Bangladesh, 2015-2016

Carried out a research project funded by the Institute for Research and Training (IRT), Southeast University, Dhaka, 2016-2017.

Awards and Scholarships

Conference and Exposition Award to participate in an international conference in Paris, funded by the School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2024

Conference Travel funding to participate in an international conference in Paris, funded by CIREQ, Canada, 2024

Fund to attend a workshop in the USA, funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), USA, 2023

Conference and Exposition Award to participate in an international conference in Spain, funded by the School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2023

Fund for Conference Travel to participate in an international conference in Spain, funded by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2023

Conference Travel funding to participate in an international conference in Spain, funded by CIREQ, Canada, 2023

Graduate Fellowship for Ph.D. studies in Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2019;

International Tuition Fee Remission Award for Ph.D. studies in Economics, Concordia University, Canada, 2019;

Economics Scholarship, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2012;

Government Scholarship (4-year period), Ministry of Education, Bangladesh, 2008;

College Award, Kahaloo Degree College, Bangladesh, 2008.

Conference and Workshop Presentations

Presented a research paper at the 17th SSCW international conference in Paris, France, July 2024

Presented a research paper at the 19th CIREQ PhD Students’ Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2024

Presented a research paper at the 13th Conference on Economic Design, Girona, Spain,  June 2023

Presented a research paper at the 18th CIREQ PhD Students’ Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2023

Presented a research paper at the Interdisciplinary CIREQ-Workshop on Computer Science and Economics at the Université de Montréal, Canada, March 2023

Presented a research paper at the 17th CIREQ PhD Students’ Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2022

Presented a research paper at an International Conference, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016.

Conference and Workshop Attendance

Attended a workshop on Mathematics and Computer Science in Market and Mechanism Design, MSRI, Berkeley, California, USA, September 2023

Attended the 2023 Ottawa Microeconomic Theory Workshop, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, September 2023

Attended online the 16th Conference of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare (SSCW), Mexico City, Mexico, June 2022

Attended the Canadian Economic Theory Conference (CETC), Montreal, Canada, May 2022

Attended the workshop “Agents Behaviour in Combinatorial Game Theory,” Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 2021 (held online)

Academic Service

Graduate Student Mentor, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2022-present

Referee, Journal of Rural and Community Development, Brandon University, Canada, 2023-present

Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Dept. of Economics, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015-2016.

Training and Leadership Experience

Vice President (VP), Economics Graduate Students Association (EGSA), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2024 (ongoing)

Advisor, Young Economists’ Forum, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024 (ongoing)

Completed a two-month training on 'Strategic Public Communications', Concordia University, Canada, 2022

Vice-Chairman, Economics Association, Dept. of Economics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2012-2013

Executive member for organizing a national conference, Southeast University, Dhaka, 2018

Executive member for organizing an international conference, Southeast University, Dhaka, 2016.

Software Skills

SPSS, Python, MATLAB, E-views, Microsoft Teams, SQL, LaTex, STATA.

Language Skills

English: Excellent

French: Beginner

Bengali: Native.

Memberships

Member of the Econometric Society, USA.

Member of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare (SSCW), France.

Member of World Economics Association (WEA), UK.