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Statistician having expertise in Biostatistics, Econometrics, Clinical statistics, & Multivariate data analysis,

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Dr. Akbar is an experienced colaborative researcher, academician and Data Analyst as an Econometrician, Biostatistician and Survey expert with a proven track record of published researches, relevant certifications of data analysis from renowned universities and completed projects. I have PhD in Statistics with Applied Econometrics as field of specilzation. With proficient programming skills in various software (EViews, Stata, Python, R, SPSS, WinBugs) and understanding of diverse data structures, including time series, longitudinal, panel, spatial, and survey data). I excel in applying advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to derive attractive descriptive analysis, model-based forecasting, simulation analysis, policy analysis, and risk analysis across a wide range of socioeconomic and public health topics related to SDGs. interdisciplinary scientific research articles published in well-known ISI indexed Journals and completed projects are proven record of my quantitative analytical capabilities. As a social scientist, I possess a unique ability to comprehend phenomena from diverse fields, to select appropriate quantitative techniques and extract valuable insights. Additionally, I have successful experience of remote work from home for more than two years during covid-19 pandemic. I have conducted impactful research in the following areas. Applied Econometrics: Bayesian and Classical econometrics, microeconometrics, macroeconometrics, Time series econometrics, Panel data econometrics, spatial econometrics Statistical Analysis: Multivariate Analysis, Exploratory analysis, probability modelling, Biometric analysis, Biostatistical analysis. SDGs: economic growth, monetary and fiscal policies simmulation analysis, food and nutrition security analysis, poverty analysis, Climate change, Gender discrimination, Public Health, With my interdisciplinary experience and knowledge, I am confident that I can help you to make a difference in your project. Looking forward to working with you soon, Dr. Muhammad Akbar

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Business Analytics
• ☆ Financial Modeling
• ☆ Social Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Statistical Computing
• ☆ Spatial Statistics
• ☆ Medical Statistics
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ STATA
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Food Security
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Business Statistics
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making
• ☆ Economics
• ☆ Sustainable Development
• ☆ Econometrics
• ☆ Marketing Analytics

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Research Market Research, User Research, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Assistant Professor (Regular Faculty)

International Islamic University , Islamabad (Department of Math & Stat)

November 2014 - Present

Assistant Professor

International Islamic University

November 2014 - Present

Assistant Professor and Faculty

Remote Work from Home

September 2019 - August 2021

Associate Professor (Contract), Department of Economics

Forman Christian College University Lahore, Pakistan

September 2011 - November 2014

PhD student

Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan

September 2006 - May 2011

Lecturer & Assistant Professor at various colleges

Punjab Higher Education Department

June 1995 - August 2006

Education

Ph.D. in Statistics (Statistics)

Quaid-i-Azam University

May 2011 - Present

Ph.D. Statistics with Econometrics as field of specialization

Quaid i Azam University Islamabad Pakistan (Department of Statistics and Department of Economics)

September 2006 - May 2011

Master of Science in Statistics

University of Punjab Lahore Pakistan

September 1991 - August 1993

Bachelors (Economics, Statistics, Mathematics)

University of Punjab Lahore Pakistan

September 1987 - August 1989

Certifications

• 3. Survey Data Collection and Analytics (Specialization of 07 Courses: Frameworks, Questionnaire, sampling, Data Collection, cleaning, Analysis)

  University of Michigan USA

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/ZLG48SURKNTY

  July 2023 - Present

• 4. SQL for Data Science

  University of California Davis USA

  https://coursera.org/verify/JFJQFNFED5LS

  July 2023 - Present

• 1. Applied Data Science in Python (Specialization of 05 courses: Introduction to Data Science; Plotting, Charting & Data Representation; Machine Learning; Text Mining; Social Network Analysis)

  University of Michigan USA

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/H9J6EDDL6PL8

  June 2023 - Present

• 2. Applied Machine Learning (Specialization of 03 Courses: Supervised ML; Adv. Algorithms; Unsupervised, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning)

  Stanford University USA

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/TSMB9XJ95NYW

  May 2023 - Present

• 5. Sustainable Development Goals

  University of Copenhagen Denmark

  https://www.coursera.org/programs/dlsei-phase-2-52jvh?currentTab=CATALOG

  January 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muhammad Akbar, Hamd Ullah(2021). Drought Risk Analysis for Water Assessment at Gauged and Ungauged Sites in the Low Rainfall Regions of Pakistan . Environmental Processes. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Muhammad Akbar (2021). Effects of inflation uncertainty and exchange rate volatility on money demand in Pakistan: Bayesian econometric analysis . International Journal of Finance & Economics.

Abdullah Abdullah, Wang Qingshi, Muhammad Akbar Awan, Junaid Ashraf (2020). The Impact of Political Risk and Institutions on Food Security . Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal.

Muhammad Akbar, Hamd Ullah, Firdos Khan(2020). Assessment of drought and wet projections in the humid climatic regions for Pakistan . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 34. (12). p. 2093--2106. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Muhammad Akbar, Atta M. Asif (2020). Decomposing socio‐economic inequality in vaccination coverage among Pakistani children: A population‐based cross‐sectional study . Health & Social Care in the Community.

Muhammad Akbar, Rizwan Niaz, Muhammad Amjad(2020). Determinants of households’ food insecurity with severity dimensions in Pakistan: Varying estimates using partial proportional odds model . Health & Social Care in the Community. Wiley

A.M. Asif, M. Akbar(2020). Inequalities in child health care in Pakistan: measurement and decomposition analysis of maternal educational impact . Public Health. 183. p. 94--101. Elsevier {BV}