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MD. ASHRAFUL
ALAM SHEMUL

Shemul is a researcher studying the early-life ecology of aquatic organisms — where plankton communities, larval growth, and machine learning meet experimental, data-driven aquaculture.

BSc (Honors) in Fisheries · Bangladesh Maritime University · CGPA 3.43/4.00

CURRENTLY_ACTIVE
Research Assistant
Hydro-Climate & Ocean Center
Software Engineer (ML)
Ternary Solutions, Inc.
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FISHERIES_ECOLOGY
AQUACULTURE
LARVAL_ECOLOGY
PLANKTONOLOGY
WATER_QUALITY
REMOTE_SENSING
COPERNICUS_MARINE
MACHINE_LEARNING
BAY_OF_BENGAL
SATELLITE_OCEANOGRAPHY
FISHERIES_ECOLOGY
AQUACULTURE
LARVAL_ECOLOGY
PLANKTONOLOGY
WATER_QUALITY
REMOTE_SENSING
COPERNICUS_MARINE
MACHINE_LEARNING
BAY_OF_BENGAL
SATELLITE_OCEANOGRAPHY
01RESEARCH_PHILOSOPHY

Md.AshrafulAlamShemulstudieshowtheearliestmomentsofaquaticlifeshapetheproductivityofwholesystemsreadingtheheartbeatofplankton,larvae,andwaterchemistry,thenteachingmachinestoforecastwheretheoceanwillbloomnext.

02 // FOCUS_AREAS

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Fisheries Ecology & Aquaculture

Rearing, husbandry, and experimental aquaculture systems from the ground up.

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Larval & Early-Life Ecology

Growth, feeding, and survival during the most decisive life stages.

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Plankton Community Analysis

Diversity, density, and links to aquatic productivity.

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ML on Ecological Data

Statistical & machine-learning analysis of experimental growth and ecological datasets.

03 // SCHOLARLY_OUTPUT

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Under Preparation2025// Manuscript in preparation

Shemul, M.A.A. et al.

Fuses satellite-derived oceanographic fields with ecological variables to locate and forecast Potential Fishing Zones — turning remote-sensing signals into actionable, sustainable harvest guidance.

AIOceanographyBay of BengalForecasting
Flagship
Under Preparation2025// Manuscript in preparation

Shemul, M.A.A. et al.

Remote SensingMachine LearningMultivariate
Ready to Submit2025// Manuscript ready to submit

Shemul, M.A.A. et al.

PlanktonWater QualityField Study
Under Review2024// Journal of Remote Sensing

Sowrav, S.F.F., Rahman, M., Alam, M.S., Shemul, M.A.A.

Remote SensingGISHydrology
Research Project2024// Undergraduate research project

Deep LearningNLPFisheries
04 // APPLIED_RESEARCH

POTENTIAL
FISHING_ZONES

A live sketch of the modeling behind Shemul’s Bay of Bengal work: satellite-derived currents, sea-surface temperature, and chlorophyll signals converge where fish aggregate. Machine learning turns these fields into forecastable Potential Fishing Zones.

CURRENT_STREAMLINE advected flow field
PFZ_BEACON high-aggregation probability

SIM: BAY_OF_BENGAL // SURFACE_CURRENTS

SOURCE: COPERNICUS_MARINE (illustrative)

MOVE CURSOR TO PROBE THE FIELD
05 // FIELD_&_LAB_LOG

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Sep 2025 — Present

Research Assistant

Hydro-Climate and Ocean Center
  • Shemul runs spatial & environmental data analysis and modeling in Python using machine learning.
  • He processes satellite-derived datasets (Copernicus Marine) for marine and environmental applications.
  • He contributes to peer-reviewed manuscript preparation.
Jul 2024 — Present

Software Engineer (Machine Learning)

Ternary Solutions, Inc.
  • Ternary Solutions, Inc. is a US-based information technology company operating in Bangladesh.
  • Shemul built a deep-learning model for disease detection from X-ray images using pretrained networks.
  • He develops deep-learning models for time-series forecasting and analysis.
Sep 2024 — Aug 2025

Independent Researcher

Sheltech Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
  • Shemul collected water & soil samples across six districts for the Chakaria Shrimp Estate masterplan (Govt. of Bangladesh & World Bank).
  • He analyzed physical, chemical & biological parameters and contributed to technical reporting and manuscripts.
Apr 2024 — Oct 2024

Fish Product Researcher

Ascend International
  • Shemul developed value-added fish products.
  • He conducted nutritional composition analysis and quality assessment.

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BSc (Honors) in Fisheries

Department of Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture

Bangladesh Maritime University, Bangladesh

Jan 2020 — Jan 2025

3.43
CGPA / 4.00
3.76
FINAL SGPA
06 // CAPABILITIES

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Quantitative & Machine Learning

PythonRPyTorchTensorFlowKerasPandasNumPyMatplotlibNetCDFCNNRNNTransformerMamba

Spatial & Statistical Tools

ArcGISRemote SensingGISSPSS

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedis

Version Control & Cloud

GitAWSAzure

Laboratory & Field

Field & Lab SamplingWater Quality TestingSoil Quality TestingProximate Composition AnalysisPCR
07 // KNOWLEDGE_TRANSFER

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Content Developer

Shikho
Jan 2024 — Feb 2025

Content Developer

10 Minute School
Jan 2023 — Aug 2023

Lecturer & Content Developer

Network Publications
Feb 2020 — Apr 2025
TeachingCommunity LeadershipPublic SpeakingDebatingCase SolvingSocial WorkVolunteering
08 // OPEN_TO_OPPORTUNITIES

SEEKING A
GRADUATE_RESEARCH HOME

Shemul is looking for a lab where early-life aquatic ecology and data-driven methods meet. If that’s your group, he’d love to talk.