His work focuses on linking science and innovation policy to improved decision-making and better societal outcomes. As the principal coordinator of Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST), Mahmud co-led WWViews on Biodiversity (2012), Participatory Technology Assessment of NASA’s Asteroid Initiative (2014), and WWViews on Climate and Energy (2015) projects. Currently he is a Co-PI in NOAA’s community engagement project for environmental literacy, resilience and decision-making and PI of the DOE’s participatory engagement project for energy planning and policy decision-making.