As an inspired and active candidate for Chair position, to achieve the vision “MCAA Next”, I proposed three specific strategies: Sustainability, Capacity Building and Policy

Sustainability: As an international non-profit, to run properly, it is essential to achieve financial sustainability. Besides my initiatives in this term, I would like to generate revenue through organizing workshops, partnerships and projects with international organizations, fundraising events and donations.

• Capacity Building: In my mission to build capacity for MCAA, as an organization, and its members, I want to offer more professional and career development training opportunities. As a result, the association itself and its members can utilize the learned skills and strategies to adapt to the constantly changing industrial world and uncertain academic environment.

• Policy: I propose that systematic studies and surveys be conducted to measure the impact of the researcher’s contribution and career issues. These studies will help the organization to work with the regional and national organization, funding agencies, academia and industry in the issues impacting researchers’ situation such as Open Science, Researcher’s Assessment.

Activities such as organizing, coordinating, participating and managing events, workshops, conferences, and associations, be it formal or informal, multicultural or multilingual, has always been an integral part of my Academic and Professional life in Bangladesh, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria. Naturally, MCAA also has been my passion from its establishment to evolution as follows:

•Vice – Chair, MCAA Executive Committee and Board (2018 – till now)

– Initiated and implemented strategies to standardize internal governance procedures

– Led the sponsorship team to establish partnerships with academia, industry and international non-profit organization

– Created synergies between MCAA Chapters and Working Groups

– Collaborated with multi-level stakeholders including European Commission, AAAS, UNESCO

– Represented MCAA in international events such as World Science Forum, Vitae Research Development Conference, MSCA Presidency Conference

• Chair, 2019 MCAA GA Organizing Committee: 

– Led the organization of MCAA GA & Annual Conference in Vienna in 2019, which had over 650 participants and 24 parallel sessions.

– Moderated opening session and organized five sessions

– Led the sponsorship team to generate about 300% increase in revenue

• Chair, MCAA Austrian Chapter (MCA3C) and Ex-officio board member (2017- till now): 

– Initiated partnerships with Austrian Science Fund, Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Institute of Science & Technology

– Organized training activities and workshops for early stage researchers

– Generated revenue from workshop

I am the recipient of several international awards, including the first ever ‘MCAA Alumni of the Year’ Award. I was also involved founding the MCAA Austrian Chapter and Research Funding working group

Outside of MCAA, I am also the founding Secretary and Vice-Chair of IEEE Young Professionals Austria.