Past affiliations:

• 2024.02-Present, Professor (Associate), Sejong University, Seoul, Korea

• 2018.03-2024.02, Assistant Professor, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea

• 2017-05 - 2018-02, Post Doctorate Fellow, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea; http://www.ssu.ac.kr/web/eng/home

• 2016/09 - 2018/04, Post Doctorate Fellow, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea; https://www.kw.ac.kr/en/index.do

• 2014/08-2016/08, Teaching Assistant for undergraduate classes

• 2009/09-2012/08, Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering (IOE), Western Regional College (WRC), Pokhara, Nepal;  https://www.wrc.edu.np

• 2008/01 - 2009/09,  Lecturer, Dhanghadi Engineering College, Pokhara University, Nepal;  http://nast.edu.np

Biography

I have completed my Ph.D in electronics engineering. Currently, I am working as an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Sejong University. I have more than six years of teaching experience in Computer Science and Engineering and two years of research experience as a postdoc. 

I am working on the development of a miniaturized, flexible, and reusable radio frequency resonator-based biosensor as a lab-on-a-chip device for the label-free, non-invasive detection of glucose in human blood to facilitate testing for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. I utilize my extensive experience with designing, developing, characterizing, and implementing radio frequency resonators and flexible filters for biomedical and other applications. A sports rehabilitation monitoring system with flexible pressure sensor employing machine-learning algorithms was developed to classify and identify different rehabilitation postures. My planned research topics include exploring wearable wrist devices for continuous glucose monitoring and developing flexible radio frequency glucose sensors using lab-on-a-chip technology that instantaneously, continuously, and wirelessly sense glucose fluctuation for the timely diagnosis of diabetes patients.

I have successfully reported my works in numerous prestigious journals, including Biosensor and Bioelectronics (Elsevier Publication), Applied Physics Letters (AIP Publication), Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), Medical Engineering & Physics (Elsevier Publication), Nano Energy, Sensor and Actuator A- physical, Cancers, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Analytical Methods, Nanoscale Advances and so on. Moreover, these papers have been published in the top journals in Dr. Dhakal’s field, reflecting his peers’ recognition of the value of this research. I was honored with the outstanding Ph.D., foreign student by Kwangwoon University (2015) showing the greatest promise in international scientific publications, and patents along with outstanding presenter and the best paper award at a couple of international and domestic conferences. 

I have been regularly invited to conduct peer review for authoritative journals in the field, including Micromachines, Sensors, Energies, Electronics, Technologies, Applied Sciences, Polymer, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Electronics Letters,  IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, Medical Engineering and Physics, Tsinghua Science and Technology, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical, Wireless Personal Communications and Advanced functional materials. I have completed at least 60 reviews to date. 

My research background in electronics, with a focus on electrical engineering and teaching experience in computer science and engineering, strongly aligns with the field's requirements of electrical and computer engineering. I intend to pursue a position as a faculty member (tenured/tenure track) at a university in the United States.

Note:  If you are interested in research collaboration in the relevant areas of our common interest, please feel free to contact me.