Educational Qualifications:

1. B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE): BPUT Odisha

2. M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE): BPUT Odisha

3. PhD in ECE with specialization in Photonics Devices, Nanotechnology: National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar.

 Research Profile:

1.  Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9CgUHGoAAAAJ&hl=en

2. ORCID ID              : 0000-0002-5736-7925

3. Scopus ID                     :  57202236369

Professional Experience:

1. Associate Professor, CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India (1st July 2024 to till date).

2.     PostDoctoral Researcher, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (1st May 2023 to 30th April 2024).

3.     Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Pune Institute of Computer Technology Pune, India (9th January 2023 – 30th April 2023)

4.     Visiting Researcher, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Slovakia (1st July 2022 – 30th November 2022).

5.     Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Technological Advancement (GITA) Bhubaneswar, India (14th August 2012 – 28th February 2019).

Research Interest:

1. Photonics crystal structures

2. Optical fiber sensors

3. Plasmonics Devices

4. Nanotechnology

5. Nanomaterial characterization

6. Machine learning algorithms.

Achievements / Awards:

1.     Fellowship from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) for research to pursue PhD at NIT Silchar (March 2019-July 2022)

2.     Fellowship of National Scholarship Program of Slovak Republic to conduct research at STU Bratislava Slovakia (July 2012 – November 2022)

3.     C2F – The Second Century Fund Chulalongkorn University, Govt. of Thailand for Postdoctoral research.

4.     Best Doctoral Award (Gold Medal) 2023, National Institute of Technology Silchar.

5. World 2% Researcher by Stanford University 2024.

Editorial Roles:

1.     Associate Editor

(i) Journal of Sensors

(ii)  PLOS ONE

2.     Review Editor

                  (i)  Frontiers in Plasmonics

                  (ii) Frontiers in Physics

3. Reviewer of the reputed International Journals:     

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Sensors and Actuators A, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Silicon Journal, Scientific Reports, Optik, Plasmonics, Journal of Modern Physics: B, Physica Scripta, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Advanced NanoBiomed Research

Patents Granted:

1.     Abinash Panda, B. Bhowmick, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, “A System For Designing a Novel Highly Sensitive Hybrid Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Biosensor”, German Patent, Grant No. 202022100774, (2022).

2.     Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, B. Bhowmick, Abinash Panda, G. Singh, “A Tamm Plasmon Polariton Based Blood Plasma Sensing Apparatus”, German Patent, Grant No. 202023100328, (2023).

Research Publications (SCI Indexed International Journals):

1. Abinash Panda; Akhilesh Kumar Pathak; Charusluk Viphavakit, A Highly Sensitive H-Shaped Optical Fiber Sensor for Monitoring Blood Glucose Level, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 15, pp. 23764-23772, (2024).

2.     Z. Cheng, Y. She, Abinash Panda, M. Feng, J. Li, F. Wu, Ultra-large near-infrared omnidirectional photonic band gaps in cascaded one-dimensional photonic crystals containing all-dielectric metamaterials, Applied Optics, vol. 62(25), pp. 6625-6630, (2023).

3.     A.A. Ameen, Abinash Panda et al., An Investigation of High-Performance Pressure Sensor Employing a Polymer-Defect-Based 1D Annular Photonic Crystal, Photonics, vol. 10(7), p. 731, (2023).

4.     Z. A. Zaky, S. A. Idris, Abinash Panda, J. Kovac, P. D. Pukhrambam, M. A. Mohaseb, A. S. Hendy, A. H. Aly, Theoretical optimization of Tamm plasmon polariton structure for pressure sensing applications, Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 55(8), p. 738, (2023).

5.     Rasmita Sahoo, Suryakanta Nayak, Feng Wu, Abinash Panda, Investigation of Highly Sensitive Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor Employing Black Phosphorous and Graphene Hybrid Structure, Plasmonics, vol. 18, pp. 1267–1275, (2023).

6.     Zaky A. Zaky, M. A. Mohaseb, Abinash Panda, H. A. Amer, A. M. Farag, J. Kovac, P. D. Pukhrambam, V. Dhasarathan, A. H. Aly, Theoretical analysis of porous silicon one-dimensional photonic crystal doped with old plasma for hazardous gases sensing applications. Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 55(7), p. 584, (2023).

7.     Abinash Panda, Chi Van Nguyen, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Vigneswaran Dhasarathan, Employing metamaterial and Ti3C2Tx (MXene) material for cancer cells detection using defective 1D photonic crystal, Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 55(5), p. 480, (2023).

8.     Abinash Panda, Malek G. Daher, P.D. Pukhrambam, Feng Wu, Study of titanium nitride (TiN) as a novel plasmonic material for realization of Tamm-plasmon-polariton-based blood plasma sensor, Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 54, p. 796, (2022).

9.     Feng Wu, Xi Yu, Abinash Panda, and Dejun Liu, "Terahertz angle-independent photonic bandgap in a one-dimensional photonic crystal containing InSb-based hyperbolic metamaterials," Appl. Opt., vol. 61, pp. 7677-7684, (2022).

10.   Z.A. Zaky, H. Hanafy, Abinash Panda, et al. Design and Analysis of Gas Sensor Using Tailorable Fano Resonance by Coupling Between Tamm and Defected Mode Resonance, Plasmonics (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-022-01699-4.

11.   Abinash Panda, P.D. Pukhrambam, Design and analysis of 1D photonic crystal doped with magnetized cold plasma defect for application of single/multi-channel tunable narrowband filter, Physica Scripta, vol. 97, no. 6, p. 065507, (2022).

12.   Abinash Panda, P.D. Pukhrambam, P. Dadure, P. et al. Application of Machine Learning for Accurate Detection of Hemoglobin Concentrations Employing Defected 1D Photonic Crystal,  Silicon, vol. 14, pp. 12203–12212,  (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01926-x.

13.   NR Ramanujam, A Panda, P Yupapin, A Natesan, P Prabpal, Numerical characterization of 1D-Photonic crystal waveguide for female reproductive hormones sensing applications, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 639, 414011, (2022).

14.   Abinash Panda, P. D. Pukhrambam, Design and modelling of reconfigurable surface plasmon resonance refractive index sensor employing graphene and Sb2S3 for detection of dengue virus, Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 638, p. 413965, (2022).

15.   A Panda, F Segovia-Chaves, Defect mode modulation to detect various bacteria in defective one-dimensional photonic crystals, Romanian Journal of Physics, 67 (9-10), (2022).

16.   Abinash Panda, P. D. Pukrambam and J. W. Simatupang, "Design of a Highly Sensitive Self-Reference Tamm-Plasmon-Polariton Sensor Employing Ti3C2Tx MXene," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 13, pp. 12719-12727, (2022).

17.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Modeling of High-Performance SPR Refractive Index Sensor Employing Novel 2D Materials for Detection of Malaria Pathogens, IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, vol. 21 (2), pp. 312-319, (2022).

18.   Abinash Panda, D. Vigneswaran, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Natesan Ayyanar, Truong Khang Nguyen, Design and Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable 1D Photonic Crystal Biosensor Employing Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) for Detection of Women Reproductive Hormones, IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, vol. 21 (1), pp. 21-28, (2022).

19.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Feng Wu, Walid Belhadj, Graphene-based 1D defective photonic crystal biosensor for real-time detection of cancer cells, European Physical Journal Plus 136(8), 809, (2021).

20.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Natesan Ayyanar, Truong Khang Nguyen, Investigation of transmission properties in defective one dimensional superconductive photonic crystal for ultralow level bioethanol detection, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics 245(30), 167733, (2021).

21.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, A theoretical proposal of high performance blood components biosensor based on defective 1D photonic crystal employing WS2, MoS2 and graphene, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 53, 357, (2021).

22.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Investigation of defect based 1D photonic crystal structure for real-time detection of waterborne bacteria, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 607, 412854, (2021).

23.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Design and analysis of porous core photonic   crystal fiber based ethylene glycol sensor operated at infrared wavelengths, Journal of Computational Electronics, 20 (2), 943-957, (2021).

24.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Analysis of GaN-based 2D Photonic Crystal Sensor for Real-time Detection of Alcohols, Brazilian Journal of Physics, 51 (3), 481-492, (2021).

25.   Abinash Panda et al., Realization of sucrose sensor using 1D photonic crystal structure vis-à-vis band gap analysis, Microsystem Technology, 27 (3), 833-842, (2021).

26.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Gerd Keiser, Performance analysis of graphene-based surface plasmon resonance biosensor for blood glucose and gas detection, Applied Physics A, 126(3), 153, (2020).

27.   Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Photonic crystal biosensor for refractive index based cancerous cell detection, Optical Fiber Technology, 54, 102123, (2020).

28.   Partha Sarkar, Abinash Panda, Gopinath Palai, Analysis of 90° bend photonic crystal waveguide: an application to optical interconnect, Indian Journal of Physics, 93(11), 1495-1500, (2019).

29.   DD Pradhan, A Mandloi, A Panda, G Palai, Efficient hetero amplifier for DWDM system, Optik 179, 315-322, (2019).

30.   A Panda, P Sarkar, G Palai, Graphene based effectual photodetector for photonic integrated circuit, Optik 171, 15-19, (2018).

31.   Abinash Panda, P.Sarkar, G.Palai, "Studies on coupling of optical power in fiber to semiconductor waveguide at wavelength 1550nm for photonics integrated circuits”, Optik, 157, 944-950, (2018).

32.   Abinash Panda, P.Sarkar, G.Palai, "Research on SAD-PRD losses in semiconductor waveguide for application in photonic integrated circuits” Optik, 154, 748-754, (2018).

33.   27.   Abinash Panda, P.Sarkar, G.Palai, Studies on temperature variation in semiconductor waveguide through ARDP loss for nanophotonic applications, Optik, 127 (13), 5439-5442, (2016).

34.   Abinash Panda, C.S.Mishra, G.Palai, “PWE approach to optical thyristor for investigation of doping concentration” Optik, 127(11), 4831-4833, (2016).

Conference Publications:

1.     A. Bhavana, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Abinash Panda, Malek G. Daher, Design and Analysis of T-Shaped Defect-Based Photonic Crystal Waveguide for Application of Optical Interconnect, Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, (2023). DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4495-8_2.

2.     Abinash Panda, P.D. Pukhrambam, (2023). Study of Metal-Porous GaN-Based 1D Photonic Crystal Tamm Plasmon Sensor for Detection of Fat Concentrations in Milk. In: Lenka, T.R., Misra, D., Fu, L. (eds) Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 904. Springer, Singapore.

3.     Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Performance analysis of defective 1D photonic crystal structure for detection of hemoglobin concentrations in blood, International Conference on Micro/Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (MNDCS-2021), Springer Conference Proceedings: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (LNEE), (2021).

4.     Abinash Panda, Puspa Devi Pukhrambam, Gerd Keiser, "Realization of sucrose sensor using photonic waveguide: An application to biophotonics," 2019 International Workshop on Fiber Optics in Access Networks (FOAN), IEEE, 2019, pp. 23-25, doi: 10.1109/FOAN.2019.8933813.

5.     A Panda, P Sarkar, G Palai, Semiconductor based nano-waveguide for application in photonic integrated circuit, AIP Conference Proceedings 2005 (1), (2018).

6. Abinash Panda, C. S. Mishra, K. K. Sethi, S. K. Sahoo, G. Palai, P. Sarkar, “Efficient Si-SiO2/Si-Si3N4grating SOI structure for optical interconnect in communication system”, 2016 International Conference on Signal Processing, Communication, Power and Embedded System (SCOPES), 2016.

Book Chapters:

1.     Abinash Panda et al., Design and Analysis of L-shape Defect-based 2D Photonic Crystal Waveguide for Optical Interconnect Application with Signal Amplification. In: G. Rawat, A. B. Yadav (eds) Nanoelectronics Devices: Design, Materials, and Applications Part II, pp. 1-25, (2023), Bentham Publisher, DOI: 10.2174/9789815179361123010003

2.     Abinash Panda, P.D. Pukhrambam, (2023), Design and Analysis of One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Biosensor Device for Identification of Cancerous Cells. In: Dutta, G., Biswas, A. (eds) Next Generation Smart Nano-Bio-Devices. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 322. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7107-5_8

3.     N. Ayyanar, Abinash Panda, S. Rajaram, D. Vigneswaran, P.D. Pukhrambam, (2022). Compact Photonic Crystal Fiber for Sensing Applications in the THz Regime. In: Das, S., Nella, A., Patel, S.K. (eds) Terahertz Devices, Circuits and Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4105-4_12.