Curriculum Vitae
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.