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Prof. Dr. Mohammad Samiul Ahsan Talucder was born in 1982 in Bogura District, Bangladesh, into a respectable Muslim family. He specializes in agroforestry, climate-smart agriculture, food security, neglected and underutilized species, non-timber forest products, and agrometeorology, with a focus on sustainable agricultural and forest services. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology from Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2021. He pursued his B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) degree, securing First Class, and an M.S. in Agroforestry, also securing First Class, from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, in 2004 and 2006, respectively. He passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from Shahnoori Model High School, Dhaka, in 1996 and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination from Bangladesh Rifles School & College, Dhaka, in 1998. Dr. Talucder began his professional career as a Scientific Officer at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, in January 2007, where he served for a short period. In March 2007, he joined Patuakhali Science and Technology University as a Lecturer in the Department of Agroforestry and served there until 7 April 2008. On 8 April 2008, he joined Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) as a Lecturer in the Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science. He has since served in the same department and is currently a Professor (Grade 2). He was the Founding Chairman of the Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science and also served as Chairman (In-Charge) of the Department of Horticulture at SAU. He served as Assistant Provost of M. Saifur Rahman Hall, SAU. He also served as Additional Director of Student Counseling & Guidance from 2 December 2024 to 16 March 2025 and as Director of Student Counseling & Guidance from 17 March 2025 to 28 February 2026. Dr. Talucder served as Proctor of SAU from 1 March 2026 to 27 August 2026 and as Associate Director (Research) of the Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES) from 23 August 2024 to 22 August 2026. He also served as Dean (In-Charge) of the Faculty of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, Treasurer (In-Charge), and Registrar (In-Charge) of SAU for short periods. Currently, he has been serving as Director (Research) of SAU since 27 August 2026. He is also the Founding Secretary of the Sylhet Agricultural University Rover Scout Group. Prof. Dr. Talucder has been serving as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogura. He has also been elected as a Syndicate Member of Sylhet Agricultural University for a two-year term. He has published at least 51 research articles in national and international journals and has attended at least 12 conferences at home and abroad. As a Principal Investigator (PI), he has experience in managing 14 nationally and internationally funded research projects. Recently, he was awarded a Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) project by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh, funded by the World Bank and the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), entitled “Establishment of Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) for Governing Intellectual Property-based Academia-Industry-Business Nexus,” in which he is serving as the SPM. Meanwhile, 31 M.S. students have graduated under his supervision, while 17 M.S. students have graduated under his co-supervision. Currently, he is supervising three Ph.D. students. Prof. Dr. Talucder is serving as the Chief Editor of the Journal of Sylhet Agricultural University and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Agroforestry and Environment. He is married to Dr. Nahid Arjuman Banu, a veterinary microbiologist, and they are blessed with a son, Ahnaf Ahsan, and a daughter, Arwa Ahsan.