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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS: Workshops, Key-note  addresses, Invited talks, and Contributed/Seminar presentation.

a) Workshops

1.      Imroved estimation and tests, Shah Jalal University, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 28-30 November 2007.

2.      Pretest and shrinkage estimation for multivariate models, FAST National University, Lahore, Pakistan, 21 December 2005.

3.      Predictions under Non-normal linear models. National University (FAST), Lahore Pakistan, December 18, 2005.

4.      Predictive inference and shrinkage estimation, Department of Statistics, Calcutta University, India. January 12-16, 2000.

 

(b ) Key-note Addresses

1.      Memorial Lecture: Life and Contributions of Emeritus Professor M Safiul Haq, ICCS-IX, Shah Alam, Malayisa, 12-14 December 2007.

2.      Role of Statistics inDevelopment, First Arab Statistics Conference, Amman, Jordan, 13-14 November 2007.

3.      Predictive inference for multivariate simple regression model, International Conference on Environmental and Ecological Problems: Statistical Issues, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 19-21 December 2006.

4.      Predictive inference for the multi-response simple regression model, First Conference on Mathematics and Statistics, Bandung, Indonesia, 19-21 June 2006.

5.      On the Admissibility of Preliminary Test  Estimator of Univariate Normal Mean under Asymmetric Loss, 8th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences, Pakistan, 19-22 December 2005.

6.      Recent developments in predictive inference for elliptic models, 8th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences, Pakistan, 19-22 December 2005.

7.      Job oriented higher education: An Australian perspective, Eastern University, Bangladesh, 15 January 2004

8.      Predictive inference for the class of elliptically contoured location-scale models, Seventh Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences (ICCS-VII), University of Lahore, Pakistan, 02-05 January  2001.

9.      Likelihood based inference for the mean vector of two multivariate Student-t populations. Sixth Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences, 27-31 August 1999,  University of the Punjab, Pakistan.

10.  Improved estimation for multivariate Student-t models, 4th International Symposium on Statistics and Optimization, 17-19 December 1998, Aligarh, India.

11.  On some Problems of Prediction for the Multilinear Model, Fourth Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences Avari Hotel. Lahore, Pakistan, 27-31 August 1994.

 

(c ) Invited Talks

1.      Prediction distribution for multivariate simple regression model with normal errors, Institute of Mathematics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 8 February 2007.

2.      Shrinkage preliminary test estimators for the intercept parameter of two suspected parallel regression lines, Malaysian Institute of Statistics, Hotel Singgahsana, Kuala Lumpur, 7 February 2007.

3.      Prediction distribution for linear regression model with elliptic errors, School of Mathematical Sciences, University Since Malaysia, Penang, 6 February 2007.

4.      Predictive inference for linear model with elliptic errors, Institute of Mathematical Research (INSPEM), University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 2 February 2007

5.      Recent Developments in Predictive Inference for Linear Models, Discipline of Statistics, The Newcastle University, NSW, Australia, 26 August 2005.

6.      Distance Education: An Australian Perspective, Southeast University, Dhaka, 3 July 2005.

7.      University Education in Australia, Eastern University, Dhaka, 2 July 2005.

8.      Resolution of conflicts for preliminary test estimator based on the Wald, likelihood ratio and Lagrange multiplier tests, Department of Statistics, Dhaka University, 02 February 2005.

9.      Comparison of improved estimators of suspected equal slopes for two simple regression models, International Triennial Symposium, Calcutta University, India, December 28-31, 2003

10.  Shrinkage preliminary test estimator based on the Wald, likelihood ratio and Lagrange multiplier tests, Institute of Statistical Research, Dhaka University, 15 January 2004.

11.  Slopes of two parallel regression lines, Department of Community Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 21 September 2003.

12.  Predictive distribution of regression vector and residual sum of squares for normal regression models, BSA International Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 7-8 January 2003.

13.  An introduction to improved estimation for some normal models, Department of Statistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 5 July 2002.

14.  Predictive distributions for linear regression models. Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, 7 February 2002.

15.  Recent developments on predictive inference for linear models, Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, 7 July 2001.

16.  Distribution of sum of regression and squares and products matrices for the generalized multilinear matrix-T model,  EAPRC Conference, Cititel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26-28 June 2001.

17.  Opportunities of Higher Education in Australia with special reference to the Dual Mode Education of the University of Southern Queensland, North South University, Dhaka, 14 January 2001.

18.  Role of Statistics for Business Executive, Asian University of Bangladesh, Dhanmondi Campus, 23 December 2000.

19.  Improved estimation for the mean of a univariate normal distribution when variance is unknown. Invited seminar at the Institute of Statistical Research and Training, Dhaka University, 18 December 1999.

20.  Preliminary test and shrinkage estimation of mean for univariate and multivariate populations. Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University. January 23, 2000.

21.  Preliminary test estimators of the mean for sampling from some multivariate Student-t populations, International Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics, University Bahrain, Bahrain, 19-22 November, 1995.

22.  On Prediction for Multilinear Model by Using the Structural Relation, Department of Economics & Statistics, National University of Singapore, 15 September 1994.

 

(d ) Contributed and Seminar Presentations

1.      META-ANALYSIS OF LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN DISTAL GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC CARCINOMA, Provincial Surgeons of Australia Annual Scientific Conference, Whyalla, Australia, November 14-17th, 2007 (joinly with M Burstow, M A Memon, R M Yunus, R Barr and B Memon).

2.      META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS COMPARING OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC ANTI-REFLUX SURGERY, Provincial Surgeons of Australia Annual Scientific Conference, Whyalla, Australia, November 14-17th, 2007 (jointly with M J Peters, A Mukhtar, R M Yunus, S Khan, B Memon, M A Memon)

3.      Bayesian and Classical Approaches to prediction distribution for multivariate simple regression model with multivariate normal errors, University of Southern Queensland, 31 August 2006

4.      Estimation of parameters of the multivariate linear model with Student-t errors. Annual Conference of Statistical Society of Canada, UWO, London, 28-31 May 2006.

5.      Optimal tolerance regions for  future regression vector and residual sum of squares of multiple regression model with multivariate spherically contoured errors. Annual Conference of Statistical Society of Canada, UWO, London, 28-31 May 2006.

6.      Predictive Inference for Elliptic Multiple Regression Models, Bayesian Topics in the Tropics, Stradbrooke Island, Queensland, 28-30 September 2005.

7.      Improved estimation of the slopes of two suspected parallel regression lines, Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 September 2003.

8.      Predictive Inference for Linear Models, Statistics Day 2002, Department of Mathematics & Computing, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 18 November 2002.

9.      Distribution of sample regression vector and residual sum of squares for the multiple regression vector with normal errors, 16th Australian Statistics Conference, National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia, 7-12 July 2002

10.  Predictive distributions of the regression vector and residual sum of squares for linear regression models. Department of Mathematics & Computing, University of Southern Queensland, Australia,  23 May 2002.

11.  Predictive inference for linear models: normal and non-normal errors, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sultan Qaboos University, 17 October 2001.

12.  USQ Pre-Orientation Seminar, National Press Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 7 July  2001.

13.  Distribution of sum of regression and squares and products matrices for the generalized multilinear matrix-T model,  University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 26 April 2001

14.  Distribution of sum of squares and products matrices for the generalized multilinear matrix-T model, Seventh Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences (ICCS-VII), University of Lahore, Pakistan, 02-05 January  2001.

15.  Estimation of parameters of several parallel regression lines in the presence of uncertain non-sample prior information, Joint Meeting of International Indian Statistical Association Conference, Delhi, India, 30 December 2000  to 03 January 2001.

16.  Future of Dual Mode Education in Bangladesh: Lessons from an Australian Experience, Asian University of Bangladesh, Uttara Campus, 23 December 2000.

17.  Estimation of parameters of several parallel regression lines in presence of non-sample uncertain prior information, University of Southern Queensland, 27 July 2000.

18.  Improved estimation of the mean for univariate and multivariate normal populations. Department of Computer Science, North South University. January 24, 2000.

19.  Likelihood estimation of mean vector for multivariate Student-t population with unknown covariance matrix. Invited seminar in the Department of Statistics, Chaittagong University. December 15, 1999.

20.  Research and Professional Contributions of Professor A.K.Md.E. Saleh – A presentation on his receiving the first ISESCO-ISOSS Award as the best researcher in Statistics among the members of the OIC countries. Special Session of the Sixth Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences, 27-31 August 1999, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.

21.  Shrinkage and positive rule shrinkage estimators of the mean vector from two multivariate normal populations. Sixth Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences, 27-31 August 1999,  University of the Punjab, Pakistan.

22.  Shrinkage estimators for the mean vector of a family of multivariate populations. 4th International Symposium on Statistics an Optimization, Aligarh, India, 8-10 December 1998.

23.  Small sample studies of shrinkage estimator for linear regression model via conflicting test statistics. (Joint with Billah & Saleh) ESAM98, Canberra, Australia, 5-8 July 1998.

24.  Stein-type estimators for multivariate Student-t population. 51st Session of the International  Statistical Institute (ISI), Istanbul, Turkey, 18-26 August1997.

25.  On improved estimations for some Student-t models. Department of Computer Sciences, North South University, 12 August 1997.

26.  Improved estimation for Student-t model - A case of parallel regression, Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 18 March 1997.

27.  Stein-type estimation for regression models with Student-t errors. Sydney International Statistical Congress, Sydney, Australia, 8-12 July 1996.

28.  Preliminary test estimators for the parameters of two parallel regression lines, Statistical Society of Canada Conference, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2-5 June, 1996

29.  Preliminary test estimators of the mean based on p-samples from multivariate Student-t populations, 50th  Meeting of International Statistical Institute (ISI), Beijing, China, 21-28 August 1995.

30.  Preliminary test estimators for the mean of some Student-t populations, Department of Mathematics & Computing, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 26 July 1995.

31.  A Class Approach to Prediction Distribution with Application in Multiple Regression Analysis. Department of Mathematics & Computing, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 13 October 1994.

32.  Prediction for the linear model with multivariate Student-t errors, Young Statisticians' Professional Development workshop, Canberra, Australia, 29 Sept. - 1 October 1993.

33.  Prediction distribution for the multilinear model with matrix-T error distribution, Annual Conference of the Statistical Society of Canada, Univ. of Toronto,  Canada, June 4-6, 1991.

34.  Fundamentals of Probability Theory, Dept. of Mathematics, Gustavas Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, U.S.A., May 17, 1991.

35.  Research Forum 1991: On the Fundamental Methods of Parametric Inference, Sponsored by the Society of Graduate Students' (S.O.G.S.) & Faculty of Graduate Studies (F.G.S.), U.W.O., Canada, March 17, 1991.

36.  Research Forum 1989: Structural inference for the parameters of the bi-variate simultaneous equation model, S.O.G.S. and F.G.S., U.W.O., Canada, October 14, 1989.

37.  SSC Conference 1989: Structural inference for the parameters of the simultaneous equation model, Annual Conference of the Statistical Society of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, June 2, 1989.