Professor,
Department of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engg.,
IIT Madras
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Bachelors in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Andhra University (2002)
Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering from IIT Bombay (2009)
Postdoctoral fellowship in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry at University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA (2011)
E-mail: vvrsai@iitm.ac.in
PhD Scholar (2021 - Present)
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B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PCMT West Bengal, 2018)
M.Tech (Biomedical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, 2021)
My research area of interest is to develop a fiber optic biosensor using plasmonic nano materials for the detection of low concentration of proteins
Email: am21d016@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: I'm a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and love dancing
PhD Scholar (2021 - Present)
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B.Tech (Chemical Engineering, NIT Durgapur, 2019)
My research focuses on developing chemical fiber optic-based sensors using Metal-organic frameworks. These sensors can be used for a wide variety of applications including heavy metal ion sensing, small molecule detection.
Email: am21d350@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Playing badminton, watching TV series and movies
PhD (PMRF) Scholar (2021 - Present)
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B.Tech (Biotechnology, DTU, 2021)
My research focus comprises on development of biosensing platforms for infectious disease detection through the interfacing of nucleic acid amplification techniques and optical sensing systems.
Email: am21d404@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Badminton, football and movies
PhD Scholar (2022 - Present)
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B.Tech (Biotechnology, KCET, Virudhunagar, 2013)
M.Tech (Nanoscience and Technology, ACT - Anna University, 2015)
Labelled and label free biosensors for pathogen detection
Email: am22d004@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Reading books, Cooking, Drawing, Badminton, Writing poems
PhD Scholar (2023 - Present)
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B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM TRPEC, Trichy, 2019)
M.E. (Medical Electronics, CEG - Anna University, 2023)
My research focus comprises on design and development of fiber-optic-based biosensors for cancer biomarker detection
Email: am23d023@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Playing Board games
PhD Scholar (2024 - Present)
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B.Tech. (Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, Govt. MEC CUSAT, Kerala, 2017)
M.Tech. (Nanoscience and Technology, Central University of Pondicherry, 2020)
PG. Diploma (Biotechnology, School of Life science, Central University of Pondicherry,2020)
My research focus comprises on design and development of fiber-optic-based biosensors for biomedical applications
Email: am24d009@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Music, Sports, Movies
PhD Scholar (2024 - Present)
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B.Tech. (Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 2024)
My research focus comprises on development of a high throughput fiber optic sensor-based system for chemical and biomolecular analysis
Email: am24d350@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Chess, Cycling, Gardening
MS Scholar (2023 - Present)
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B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, 2021)
My research focuses on design and development of fiber optic based biosensors.
Email: am23s046@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Gaming, Watching movies and Formula 1
MS Scholar (2024 - Present)
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B.Tech. (Industrial Biotechnology, A.C Tech, Anna University, Chennai, 2024)
I specialize in developing fiber optic sensor technology for ultra-sensitive biomarker detection. My research focuses on detecting IGFBP2 for cancer diagnostics and aims to expand to tuberculosis detection.
Email: am24s056@smail.iitm.ac.in
Passion: Music production for films
Research Scientist (2024 - Present)
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PhD (Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras, 2024)
M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering), Delhi Technological University (formerly DCE), New Delhi, India
B. E. (Medical Electronics Engineering), M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India
My research focuses on designing and developing sensors for healthcare and wider applications.
Email: am19d013@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Traveling, playing cricket
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2024 - Present)
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PhD (School of Biological Sciences, IACS Kolkata, 2023)
My research interest includes development of nucleic acid biosensor for disease diagnosis. My current work involves development of plasmonic fiber optic based nucleic acid biosensor for cancer biomarker detection.
Email: am24r005@smail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Singing, Travelling, Reading books, Playing Badminton, Watching movies
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2024 - Present)
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PhD (Disease Biology and Plasmonics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Puttaparthi, 2023)
My research focuses on design and development of fiber-optic based biosensors for the detection of various disease biomarkers using labelled immunoassays.
Email: ic40108@imail.iitm.ac.in
Hobbies: Stamp collection, cricket, football
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2024 - Present)
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PhD (Heterostructure Nanomaterials for Gas sensors and breath diagnostic, University of Lucknow, 2024)
My research focuses on designing and developing Nanomaterial coated fiber-optic sensors for detecting various heavy metal ions in water.
Email: shivangsrivastav007@gmail.com
Hobbies: Reading books
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2024 - Present)
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PhD (Development of Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) based Biosensor for Cardiovascular Disease Biomarker Detection, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 2023)
My research focuses on synthesis of gold nanopartcles and developing plasmonic fiber optic based biosensors.
Email: ndprajna@gmail.com
Hobbies: Listening to music, Drawing
Project Assistant (2018 - present)
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Diploma (E.C.E, Chaitanya engineering college, Vizag, 2017)
Involved in fabrication of U-bent fiber optic probes, developing in-house equipments needed for research purpose. Part of the electronics team, involved in soldering, mounting of electronics components.
Email: satishmedisetty98@gmail.com
Hobbies: Cricket, Badminton, Swimming
Dr. Sruthi Prasood Usha (National Postdoctoral Fellow 2018-2021)
Dr. Nandhini Swaminathan (Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2024)
Dr. Bandaru Ramakrishna (PhD 2012-2017)
Dr. Gowri Annasamy (PhD 2013-2017)
Dr. Christina Grace (PhD 2012-2018)
Dr. Hariharan Manoharan (PhD 2014-2020)
Dr. S. Allwyn S. Rajamani (M.S & PhD 2016-2023)
Dr. Divagar Murugan (PhD (DST-INSPIRE Research Fellow) 2017-2022)
Dr. Swetha S. Menon (PhD 2017-2023)
Dr. Kuzhandai Shamlee J (PhD 2017-2023)
Priyanka V (M.S 2013-2016)
Deepak S (M.S 2022-2024)
Kannapan S (M.S Part Time 2019-2024)
Godam Aashresha (M.Tech 2014-2016)
Uma Maheshwari (M.Tech 2015-2017)
Kunal Suryakant Adsule (M.Tech 2023-2025)
Mahendrakar SaiCharan (Dual Degree 2008-2013)
Kavitha Pujari (Dual Degree 2008-2013)
Manojit R (Dual Degree 2009-2014)
Thrilok Venkat (Dual Degree 2011-2016)
Lakshmana Swamy Vonumu V (Senior Project Officer 2016-2023)