Dr. Mohammad Shawkat Hossain

 
 

Remote sensing & Marine Informatics (RSMI)

Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS) UMT

+609 668 3527 (Office)

+6016 816 2171 (Mobile)

shawkat@umt.edu.my

BIO

Dr. Mohammad Shawkat is an expert in the field of coastal remote sensing, developing and validating of multispectral remote sensed imagery in coastal environments, and monitoring ecosystem health of seagrass, coral and mangrove habitats, forest and biodiversity conservation. His research interests are in the calibration and validation of high/moderate resolution data, developing effective coastal and benthic habitat mapping approaches using multispectral airborne and satellite imagery, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). He has remote sensing research experiences in coastal environments varying in their water clarity, seagrass and reef type, species composition (seagrass, coral, seaweed, and mangrove), and their level of natural or anthropogenic disturbances. These environments are in Peninsular, Sarawak, and Sabah of Malaysia, and the Bahamas of USA.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Lecturer/Researcher

          Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), UMT (2017 – present)
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DEGREES
  • Doctor of Philosophy

          * Ph.D., Marine Ecology and Biology
            Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) (2015)

  • Master’s Degree

          * MSc. Forestry
            Chittagong University (IFESCU), Bangladesh (2000)

  • Bachelor’s Degree

          * BSc. Forestry (Hons)
            Chittagong University (IFESCU), Bangladesh (1997)