Evan holds a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) and Master of Science in Human Settlement (MScHS) from Khulna University, Bangladesh. He has around three years of part-time and full-time teaching experience in two renowned public universities in Bangladesh. His previous research works focused on the socio-spatial integration of forcibly displaced ethnic minorities. He also has experience working on a government-funded research project in collaboration with Urban Development Directorate (UDD) in Bangladesh. Currently, he is conducting his PhD under the supervision of Vandra Harris Agisilaou, Wendy Steel, and Tuba Boz.