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Research and Projects

Areas of Interest

Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Political Methodology
Politics of Science and Technology
AI in Government

Conference Presentations

Ahsan, Md. Imran. (2025) (Forthcoming). Partisan Perspectives on AI Confidence: Government vs. Private Sector: Exploring How Political Affiliations Influence Trust in AI Applications.
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Ahsan, M. I., & Akter, S. (2024). Assessing the Impact of Water Salinity on Women’s Health in Coastal Areas: An Analysis Based on the Right to Water and Sanitation.
Illinois State University Repository.

Ahsan, I. (2016). ICEOCF-1471222: An Inescapable Trap, Understanding Lay Perceptions, Causes, and Consequences of Urban Poverty.
International Conference on Envisioning Our Common Future, SAYRIAD, University of Dhaka.

Research Experience

Research Assistant, Politics and Government, Illinois State University

(May–July 2024)

Study on the impacts of urban rivers’ floating gardens on surrounding communities in Chicago.

Field Research Coordinator, James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University

(Nov 2018–Dec 2020)

Research (Quantitative) on sexual and reproductive health of persons with disabilities.

Consultant, Moonshot CVE, London

(May–Dec 2019)

Coordinator, Research Project on Youth Engagement in Violent Extremism.

Research Highlights

AI confidence abstract

Partisan Perspectives on AI Confidence

Exploring How Political Affiliations Influence Trust in AI Applications.

Water salinity impact

Impact of Water Salinity on Women’s Health

An Analysis Based on the Right to Water and Sanitation.

Urban poverty illustration

Understanding Lay Perceptions of Urban Poverty

Causes and Consequences of Urban Poverty.

Ongoing Projects

Ethical AI concept

Ethical and Trustworthy AI in Public Service Delivery

Exploring frameworks for ethical AI implementation in public services.

Youth extremism illustration

Youth Engagement in Violent Extremism

Research on factors influencing youth involvement in violent extremism.

Floating gardens

Impacts of Urban Rivers’ Floating Gardens

Study on the impacts of floating gardens on surrounding communities.

Publications

Ahsan, Md Imran, "Exploring How Political Affiliations Influence Trust in AI Applications" (2025). Theses and Dissertations. 2141.
https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD.1763755359.149633

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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