PhD in Geography

University of North Carolina, Charlotte 

Jan, 2026 - Present

Master of Sciences in Earth Sciences

The University of Memphis 

Jan, 2024 - Dec 2025

Thesis Topic: Road Improvement Impact on Induced Travel

Master of Urban and Rural Planning

Khulna University 

Jul, 2022 - Jan, 2024

Thesis Topic: Mobility Operations for First and Last Mile of Public Transport Connection: A Case Study of MRT-6, Dhaka

Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning

Khulna University

Jan, 2017 - Mar, 2022  

Thesis Topic: Changing Accessibility in Dhaka: Role of MRT-6 and Integration with Lower Order Public Transport System

Graduate Geographic Information System Certificate

The University of Memphis 

May, 2025 - Dec 2025

Graduate Research Assistant

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Jan 2026 – Present

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yao Li

Project: Deep learning-enhanced geospatial modeling for highlighting active disease transmission hotspots through accurate Human-Vector Contact Zones (HVCZ) prediction

Graduate Research Assistant

The University of Memphis

Jan 2024 – Dec 2025

Principal Investigator: Dr. Angela Antipova

Project: Applying Induced Travel Study for Tennessee

• Conducted meta-analysis on induced travel elasticity.

• Estimating induced travel elasticity for Tennessee, comparing multiple improved and non-improved sites.

• Developing models to estimate how much road improvement contributes to land development in Tennessee.

Graduate Research Assistant

Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

2022 – Dec 2023

Principal Investigator: Dr. Md Ahsanul Kabir

Project: First and Last Mile Investigation of Mass Rapid Transit 6 (MRT-6), Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Conducted meta-analysis using the PRISMA method for the first and last-mile study.

• Administered station-based intercept survey.

• Developed a statistical model for the first and last mile scenario for MRT-6.

• Measure metro station accessibility using network analysis.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

Jan 2020 – Dec 2022

Principal Investigator: Dr. Md Ahsanul Kabir

Project: Potential Accessibility Investigation of Mass Rapid Transit 6 (MRT-6) Integrated with Lower-order Public Transport System, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Reviewed the potential accessibility measures literature.

• Network dataset preparation: topology correction and network dataset build.

• Developed multiple potential accessibility scenarios for different network connectivities and predicted future land use activity based on accessibility.

Biswas, J., Biswas, N. (2026). Improved remote sensing ecological index for monitoring urban sustainability: 100 resilient cities vs non-resilient cities in South Asia. Environ Monit Assess, 198, 309. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15156-w 

Biswas, N., Biswas, J., Shahid, I. U., Sabuj, M., H. (2025). Mapping Wildfire Dynamics: GeoAI-Driven Comparative Analysis of Deep and Machine Learning Ensembles for Susceptibility Prediction in California. Geomatica, 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomat.2025.100081 

Biswas, J. (2025). Urban Environmental Degradation in Bangladesh: Insights from a Weighted Entropy Ecological Index. Next Research, 100386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100386 

Biswas, J., & Antipova, A. (2025). Land Development 1985–2023 as a Function of Road Improvement, Employment, and Mobility: A Case Study of Tennessee. Land, 14(5), 1025. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14051025 

Biswas, J., Malaker, T., & Mollick, T. (2025). Tourism and Environmental Change in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh: Insights from Remote Sensing Data. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 101484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101484

Biswas, J., Jobaer, M. A., Haque, S. F., Shozib, M. S. I., & Limon, Z. A. (2023). Mapping and monitoring land use land cover dynamics employing Google Earth Engine and machine learning algorithms on Chattogram, Bangladesh. Heliyon, 9(11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21245

Hossain, M. S., Khan, M. A. H., Oluwajuwon, T. V., Biswas, J., Abdullah, S. M. R., Tanvir, M. S. S. I., Munira, S., & Chowdhury, M. N. A. (2023). Spatiotemporal Change Detection of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) in Fashiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary (FKWS) Impact Area, Bangladesh Employing Remote Sensing. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-022-01653-7 

Rahman, M.U., Dey, T. & Biswas, J. (2023). Land-use change and forest cover depletion in Bhawal National Park, Gazipur, Bangladesh from 2005 to 2020. Environ Monit Assess 195, 201.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10764-8 

Biswas J. (2025). A Spatial Perspective on Urban Land Growth: Infrastructure, Employment, Mobility, and Land Use Change in Tennessee. 80th Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting.

Biswas J. (2025). Induced Travel: An Illusion in Traffic Demand Management. Institute of Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis.

Biswas, J., & Antipova, A., (2025). Exploring the Road Improvement Impact on Induced Travel in Tennessee. Graduate Student Research Forum, University of Memphis. 

Biswas, J., & Antipova, A., (2025). Exploring the relationship between road improvements, employment, and land development in Tennessee. Memphis Area Geographic Council (MAGIC) Student Showcase, Memphis. 

• Winner | 2nd Annual Memphis Area Geographic Council (MAGIC) Student Showcase, Memphis 

• Graduate Student Association (GSA) Award | University of Memphis

• Nominated  | Outstanding Earth Scientist Award (Geography concentration) |University of Memphis

• National Science and Technology Fellowship | Government of Bangladesh ($450)

Research Associate

Planning and Development Research Center

Khulna, Bangladesh

May 2022 - December 2023

Assistant Planner

Preparation of Chattogram Metropolitan Master Plan (2020-2041)

Chattogram, Bangladesh (Remote)

(Contractual) 

Research Assistant

UNDP & SIDA Program on Environment and Climate Change

Khulna, Bangladesh

November 2021 - April 2022

Intern

My Village My Town (MVMT)” Technical Assistance Project

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

January 2022 - February 2022​

Assistant GIS Trainer

Training on Applications of Google Earth Engine (GEE) in Forestry (Virtual)

Forestry Discipline, Khulna University

Khulna, Bangladesh​