Dr. M Mainul Hoque is a researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute for Solar-Terrestrial Physics in Neustrelitz, Germany. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2000 and a Ph.D. degree in engineering science from the University of Siegen, Germany, in 2009. Since joining DLR in 2004, Hoque’s research has centered on ionospheric and plasmaspheric modeling, including higher-order propagation effects, total electron content (TEC) modeling, and electron density modeling. Dr. Hoque has been the Head of the Department for Space Weather Observations since 2019. Dr. Hoque has contributed to numerous national and international projects, including ESA and EU initiatives, and is the author or co-author of three patents and over 100 scientific papers.