CV

Curriculum vitae of Dr.-Ing. Sujit Kumar Sikder, Research Associate at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development.

Contact Information

Name Dr.-Ing. Sujit Kumar Sikder
Professional Title Researcher
Email s.sikder@ioer.de
Phone +49 351 4679 273
Location Weberplatz 1, Dresden, Saxony 01099

Professional Summary

Senior Scientist at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER). His work explores actionable spatial insights for net-zero pathways through an integrated perspective on land use, energy, and mobility systems.

Experience

  • 2017 - Present

    Dresden, Germany

    Senior Scientist; Research Associate
    Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER)
    Research Area Spatial Information and Modeling (FBM) and Research Data Centre (IOER-FDC); previously Research Associate in the SoRa and OpenGeoEdu projects in the Research Area Monitoring of Settlement and Open Space Development.
  • 2012 - 2017

    Bonn, Germany

    Research Associate and PhD Fellow
    University of Bonn, Department of Urban Planning and Land Management, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation
  • 2012 - 2012

    Bonn, Germany

    Research Intern and Data Analyst, Agent-based Modeling
    United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • 2006 - 2009

    Bangladesh

    Urban Planner and Technical Consultant (Geoinformation)
    Urban planning and geoinformation consulting
  • Journal of Data and Policy, Area 1 Data-driven Transformations in Policy and Governance
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Section on Smart Technologies and Cities
  • German Association for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management (DVW)
  • Bangladesh Association of Planners (BIP)

Education

  • 2012 - 2017

    Bonn, Germany

    PhD
    University of Bonn
    Engineering
  • 2009 - 2011

    Munich, Germany

    Master of Science
    Technical University of Munich
    International Master on Land Management and Land Tenure
  • 2001 - 2005

    Khulna, Bangladesh

    Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning
    Khulna University
    Urban and Rural Planning

Awards

  • Doctoral Fellowship for 36 months
    Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD), Bonn, Germany
  • Postgraduate Fellowship for 20 months
    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn, Germany
  • Jury Award for Innovative Idea on Retrofit Privately Owned Buildings in Frankfurt am Main
    Climate-KIC Hessen, Germany
  • International Conference Travel Grant
    BMBF, BIGS-IPID4all through the University of Bonn, Germany

Publications

Interests

Spatial Sustainability: Urban science, spatial transformation, spatial analysis, hybrid modelling, geocomputation, open data, data management, land use, energy, mobility, net-zero pathways