Geospatial data management and visualization, User-centered design, Sound cartography, Place-based storytelling
Ph.D. Student (Cartography/GIS)
August 2022 - Current
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Robert E. Roth
M.Sc. in Cartography
October 2017 – March 2021
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Technical University of Vienna (TUW), Technical University of Dresden (TUD) and University of Twente (UT)
Thesis Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Mathias Jahnke
B.Sc. in Geography and Environment
January 2012 – August 2016
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lecturer SA
Geog 370: Introduction to Cartography (Fall 2025)
Dept. of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ teaching fundamentals of designing, producing and critiquing maps
Project Assistant
June 2025 - August 2025, May 2023 - December 2024
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
▪ prototyped a locative audio walking tour app with GPS-based navigation and User-Centered Design (UCD) principles to enhance accessibility and engagement with environmental data
▪ conducted competitive analysis, background research and user tests
▪ created tour content – scripts, maps, illustrations and photos
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dept. of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Geog 377: Introduction to GIS (Spring 2025)
▪ taught spatial data management, analysis and GIS workflows
Geog 370: Introduction to Cartography (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
▪ taught geospatial data visualization using ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Illustrator
Cartographer/Student Assistant
August 2022 - December 2024
University of Wisconsin Cartography Lab, UW-Madison
▪ prepared and maintained geospatial datasets, produced custom cartographic products for university and external clients and coordinated with peers to exchange feedback
Reader/Grader
Geog 370: Introduction to Cartography (Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025)
Dept. of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ evaluated and critiqued map designs and providing constructive feedback
Assistant to Store Operations Manager (part-time)
April 2021 – May 2022
HR Universal GmbH and Trigo, Munich, Germany
▪ monitored and supported the rollout of contactless payment technology in a supermarket
Geoinformation Tutor
November 2019 – February 2020
Geoinformation lab, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
▪ designed ArcGIS Pro tutorials and mentored students in hands-on GIS labs including GPS data collection and integration into ArcGIS
IELTS Instructor
November 2016 – October 2017
Mentors' Bangladesh
▪ guided students to prepare for the Internaitonal English Language Testing Systems
Research Data Coordinator
February 2017 – March 2017
Nazrul Islam Urban Studio, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
▪ entered, verified and interpreted spatial and socio-economic data using SPSS for preparing ArcGIS maps for a government funded project on “Adaptation of Climate Change Induced Internally Displaced People of Dhaka City”
GIS Associate
March 2016 – October 2016
House of Consultants Ltd. (HCL), Bangladesh
▪ managed and digitized large spatial datasets to produce authoritative maps for Urban Development Directorate (UDD), Bangladesh, supporting land use planning and asset management decisions
Overseas Student Counselor (part-time)
June 2013 – July 2015
Adorn International, Bangladesh
▪ online counseling, handling student documents and screening for Japanese language schools
Design and Visualization Tools: Figma, Sketch (novice), Marvel, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Tableau, Carto, Canva, Unity (novice), Unreal game engine (novice)
Mapping and GIS tools: ESRI ArcGIS software suite (Pro, Online, StoryMaps, Experience Builder), QGIS, Mapbox Studio
Programming and technical skills: fundamental knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Python
UX Methods: Contextual inquiry, affinity diagramming, personas, sketching, storyboarding, prototyping, interview, survey, focus group, usability testing
VOLUNTEER
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) 2025 Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, October 16-18, 2025.
SESSION CHAIR
User Experience, 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025), Vancouver, Canada, August 21, 2025.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
6. Nawshin, N. T. (2025). Locative Audio for Educational and Inclusive Cartography. 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025), Vancouver, Canada, August 21, 2025.
5. Nawshin, N. T. (2025). Locative Audio Technology for Exploring Green Stormwater Infrastructure. 19th International Conference on Location-Based Services (LBS 2025), Espoo, Finland, May 9, 2025.
4. Nawshin, N. T. (2024). User-Centered Design of Locative Audio for Mobile Cartography. AAG 2024 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA, April 18, 2024.
3. Hart, D., Noordyk, J., Roth, R. E., Anderson, A., Baldrica-Franklin, G. Nawshin, N. T. (2024). Cartography for Adaptive Coastal Management in Wisconsin. collaborative presentation at Wisconsin Land Information Association 2024 Annual Meeting, Green Bay, WI,February 29, 2024.
2. Nawshin, N. T. (2023). Design Recommendations for Map-based Storytelling in Augmented Reality. 31st International Cartographic Conference (ICC), Cape Town, South Africa, August 17, 2023.
1. Nawshin, N. T. (2022). A Systematic Approach to Formulate Design Recommendations for Location-based Stories in Augmented Reality. poster presented at the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) 2022 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA, October 19-22, 2022.
ATLAS (editor)
Roth RE, G Gartner, G Baldrica-Franklin, A Cowart, L Houtman, A Kagawa, M Keskin, MJ Kraak, NT Nawshin, F Ortag, B Ricker, S Schlumpf, and Z Stachoň (Editors). 2025. Atlas of Sustainability. Vienna, Austria: The International Cartographic Association.
ABSTRACTS
4. Nawshin NT, RE Roth, A Anderson, G Baldrica-Franklin, RJ Hougham, and DA Hart. (under review). Locative audio for educational and inclusive cartography: A case study in green stormwater infrastructure. In: Proceedings of the 32nd International Cartographic Conference. Vancouver, Canada, August 18-22, 2025.
3. Nawshin NT, RE Roth, A Anderson, G Baldrica-Franklin, RJ Hougham, and DA Hart. 2025. Locative audio technology for exploring green stormwater infrastructure: A preliminary study. In: Proceedings of the 19th Conference on Location Based Services. Helsinki, Finland, May 7-9, 2025.
2. Roth RE, NT Nawshin, A Anderson, G Baldrica-Franklin, and DA Hart. 2023. A comparativeanalysis of locative audio for Mobile Cartography: A preliminary study. In: Proceedings of the 18thConference on Location Based Services. Ghent, Belgium, November 20-22, 2023.
1. Nawshin NT. 2023. Design Recommendations for Map-based Storytelling in Augmented Reality: A Preliminary Study. Abstracts of the ICA, 6 (183), August 13-18, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-6-183-2023.
NACIS Student Travel Grant (2022-2025)
CaGIS International Travel Grant (2025, 2023)
ICA Scholarship (2025, 2023)
Geography Graduate Student Scholarship (2025) - University of Wisconsin-Madison
NSF Scholarship (2024) - Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure Workshop, 2024 AAG Annual Meeting
Trewartha Conference Travel Awards (2023-2025)
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (2017-2019) - E+ JMD Cartography by Erasmus+: Erasmus Mundus consortium under European Commission
Merit scholarship (2016) for excellent performance in undergraduate degree at the University of Dhaka
Winner (2014) and 3rd place (2015) - group project display at National Environment Fair under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Bangladesh
Geograds Group - Geography Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Executive member (representative to faculty/staff meetings, grad symposium coordinator), 2025-2026
ICA commission on User Experience (UX)
(Student) Commission Member, August 2025 - present
Next Generation Cartographers: working group of ICA
Student Member, August 2023 - present
Middle School Outreach Event, Robinson Map Library & UW Cartography Lab
Co-host (planning, guided activities and photographed), September 18, 2025
2025 SDG Design Challenge / Atlas of Sustainability in One Week! - TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
Co-organizer, May 12-16, 2025
UW CartLab Design Challenge, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Participant, 2023-2024
EMA: Erasmus Mundus Association
Student memeber, 2017-2019
Leadership & Professional Development Workshop at Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center
Workshop participant, November 2016
Dhaka University Environment Club and National Environment Olympiad
Executive member, event organizer and photographer, 2012-2016
CommunityAction (a social service organization), Bangladesh
Volunteer, 2012-2016