Biography:
A. K. M. Khorshed Alam earned BSc (H), MSc (Geology & Mining) and PhD from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and MSc (Geological Survey) from ITC, Netherlands. He served the Geological Survey of Bangladesh for more than thirty-three years and retired as head of this national organisation in 2015. His works include geological mapping, mineral exploration, neotectonics, earthquake geology, geoarchaeology, planning and implementation of geological projects etc. He authored a book entitled “Neotectonic Signatures from the Northern Bengal Basin in Bangladesh”, and three chapters in the books entitled “Lessons from Nepal’s Earthquake for the Indian Himalayas and the Gangetic Plains”, “Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential”, and “The Archaeology of Early Medieval and Medieval South Asia”, and published thirty-five scientific papers and is a regular columnist in national dailies. Dr. Alam taught RS and GIS at Geological Sciences Department of Jahangirnagar University, and is still involved with Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jahangirnagar universities, Bangladesh
Title : Geo-information for conservation strategy of archaeological heritages in an Alluvial Terrain (Bangladesh) in the context of climate change