Md Deluair Hossen, Ph.D.

Experience

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

2022 -- Present

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Lead researcher on $1M+ USDA-funded projects analyzing agri-food trade risk and maritime freight rate impacts
Built AI-driven models processing terabyte-scale BACI trade data to forecast agricultural market shifts across 238 countries
Estimated import demand elasticities across major agricultural sectors using EASI demand system estimation
Conducted tariff scenario analysis for U.S.-China agricultural trade, EU CBAM, and ASEAN markets using gravity and PPML models
Sole instructor, Trade and Global Economy (4 semesters)

Economics AI Training Specialist (Writer and Reviewer)

Sep 2025 -- Mar 2026

Mercor (Remote Contract)

Created expert-level economics training data for AI models, covering econometrics, causal inference, and policy analysis
Authored and reviewed AI-generated responses on advanced economics topics, ensuring accuracy and rigor
Achieved superstar reviewer status for consistently high-quality evaluations of model outputs

Deputy Director

2016 -- 2021

Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh)

Implemented Basel III compliance frameworks for banking sector risk oversight
Built quantitative early-warning systems for banking risk detection and macro-prudential surveillance
Led financial regulatory policy development, including IRRBB guidance for commercial banks
Coordinated IMF and World Bank regulatory alignment initiatives

Assistant Director, Financial Intelligence Unit

2013 -- 2016

Bangladesh Bank

Analyzed financial fraud, money laundering, and terrorism financing cases (AML/CFT)
Led cross-border investigations and presented FATF compliance findings to international bodies

Education

Ph.D. in Economics

2015 -- 2020

Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dissertation: Essays on Financial Frictions, Shipping Frequency, and Exchange Rate Pass-Through

GPA 3.80/4.00 | GRE Quantitative 800/800 | Charles B. Garrison Award for Excellence in Teaching

M.A. in Development Studies

2011 -- 2013

University of Dhaka

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering

2004 -- 2010

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Publications (Google Scholar: 11 citations, h-index 2)

[1] "Cost-Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade." Agribusiness, 2026.

[2] "Analysis of Japanese Beef Imports: Exploring Source and Primal Differentiation." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2026.

[3] "Assessing the Impacts of Maritime Freight Rates on Global Beef Trade." Agribusiness, 2025.

[4] "A Global Approach to Estimating Import Demand Elasticities: Insights from Major Agricultural Sectors." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2025.

[5] "Unraveling the Impacts of Freight Rates on US Containerized Agricultural Trade." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2024.

[6] "Financing Costs, Per-Shipment Costs and Shipping Frequency: Firm-Level Evidence from Bangladesh." Working Paper, 2023.

[7] "Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Data Frequency: Firm-Level Evidence from Bangladesh." Working Paper, 2023.

Technical Skills

Econometrics

Gravity models, PPML, GTAP, EASI demand systems, causal inference, panel data, time series, structural estimation

Programming

Python, R, Stata, SQL, TypeScript, SAS, MATLAB | React, Next.js, FastAPI, D3.js, Deck.gl

AI / ML

AI agents, multi-agent systems, NLP, forecasting, scikit-learn, LLM API integration, automated report generation

Domains

Trade policy, agricultural economics, financial regulation, AML/CFT, Basel III, macro-prudential risk analysis

Visualization

D3.js, Deck.gl, Plotly, Recharts, Tableau, Power BI, interactive dashboards, geospatial mapping

Infrastructure

AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Certified 2025), Nginx, Linux, SQLite, pm2, systemd

Production Platforms (Solo-Built)

TradeWeave

International trade analytics: 238 countries, 5,022 products, 19GB database, 152 API routes, 16 D3/Deck.gl visualizations (tradeweave.org)

BDPolicy Lab

AI-augmented policy think tank: 66 analyzers, 43 data collectors, 75 publication generators, EconAI toolkit (bdpolicylab.com)

BDFacts

Bangladesh open data platform: 81 routes, 40 simulators, 400 data narratives, bilingual PWA (bdfacts.org)

Argus

Macro-financial risk framework: 134 risk modules, 1.3M+ data rows, 3,766 tests, 28 AI tools (open source)