Biography

Dr. Mohammad Islam Miah is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (ML Rock Mechanics and Potash Mine) at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Professor (on leave) in the Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering (PME) at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET). He earned his B.Sc. in Petroleum and Mining Engineering from SUST, and his M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering from PMRE of BUET. He received his Ph.D. (Oil and Gas Engineering) from the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada, supported by a prestigious fellowship from Equinor Canada Ltd. In addition, Dr. Miah awarded the ‘Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies’ at MUN and ‘Chevron Canada Limited Rising Star Scholarship’ (2019-2020) in recognition his outstanding academic merits, demonstration of a strong potential to carry out meaningful research and level of service to community with leadership skills. He has more than 65 research published articles in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. His research interest area in energy and petroleum engineering, focusing on advanced topics in reservoir characterization and modeling, drilling geomechanics, rock mechanics, EOR etc. Notably, he received the CUET faculty-based ‘Best Research Publication Award’ in a row for the years of 2020 and 2021. Additionally, he was the Secretary of SPE Bangladesh Section and Faculty Advisor of CUET SPE Student Chapter (2022-2025). Dr. Miah has successfully completed several research projects and secured competitive research grants from the Hydrocarbon Unit, Directorate of Research and Extension of CUET, University Grants Commission (UGC), and BANBEIS of Ministry of Education. Currently, Dr. Miah is leading multiple research initiatives centered on the applications of ML and XAI in energy, petroleum, and mining engineering, aiming to develop interpretable, data-driven models that enhance prediction accuracy, operational efficiency, and sustainable subsurface resource management.