Hasib Ahsan

Hasib Ahsan is a postdoctoral researcher at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) and Director of Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. He holds a PhD from ITU, focusing on human infrastructure in digital interventions in the Global South. His work bridges academic research with large-scale digital transformation projects in agriculture, health, and climate resilience, particularly in Bangladesh and Cambodia. He is affiliated with the Center for Climate IT and the Technologies in Practice department.

Education: PhD in Digital Development (ITU, Copenhagen), extensive fieldwork in Bangladesh and Cambodia.

• Master's in Information Technology (speculative based on career timeline)
• Bachelor's in Computer Science (speculative)

Research Interests: Digital Development, ICT4D, Climate-Smart Agriculture, mHealth, Refugee Technology, and HCI in Global South contexts. His work emphasizes ethical digital interventions, participatory design, and infrastructure mediation.

Key Projects: Director of USAID's $19.5M Digital Agriculture Project impacting 110,000 farmers; Netherlands Space Office-funded precision farming initiatives; digital mental health projects for 11,500 refugees funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. He has mobilized $25M in external funding and impacted over 200,000 people across South and Southeast Asia.

• Lead on WHO-funded Rohingya mental health initiatives
• Co-PI for digital livestock systems in Bangladesh

Awards: UN WSA for GeoPotato, Swedish Institute Fellowships, World Bank-ETHOS Fellow, and multiple national and international recognitions for ICT innovations.

Teaching & Outreach: Guest lectures at Copenhagen University, University of South-Eastern Norway, and ASA University. Advised on World Bank Climate-Smart Agriculture plans and UNIDO agribusiness strategies. Active in policy roles for Smart Bangladesh initiatives and digital health readiness mapping.

Labs/Teams: Core member of ITU's DecouplingIT project on climate and digital transformation. Collaborates with mPower Social Enterprises, a think tank for tech-driven development.