Teaching & Mentorship 

I am committed to fostering critical thinking and hands-on engineering skills through a combination of rigorous theory and project-based learning. 

Beyond the classroom, I have served as the Major Advisor to 22 graduate students (5 PhD, 17 MS) and mentored over 39 undergraduate researchers. My mentorship philosophy emphasizes research independence and end-to-end system prototyping. 

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University of Memphis

Current & Upcoming Courses

• EECE 3270: Intro to Microprocessor

  • Semesters: Spring 2026, Fall 2025

• EECE 3201: Circuit Analysis II

  • Semesters: Fall 2024

University of North Florida

Previous Instructor of Record

• EEL 4744C: Microcontroller Applications

  • Semesters: Spring 2024, Spring 2023

  • Includes Laboratory Component

• EEL 5934 / EEL 4930: Biomedical Systems Design

  • Semesters: Spring 2024, Spring 2023

  • Graduate & Undergraduate Level

• EEL 3112: Circuit Analysis II

  • Semesters: Fall 2023, Fall 2022

• EEE 3308: Microelectronics I

  • Semesters: Fall 2023, Fall 2022

University of Rhode Island & Others

Previous Teaching Experience

• BME/ELE 461/561: Physiological Modelling & Control (Instructor of Record)

  • University of Rhode Island (Fall 2021)

• UE 102: Analog, Digital and Microprocessor (Instructor)

  • Indian Institute of Science (Spring 2015)

Guest Lectures & Teaching Assistantships:

• Neural Engineering (BME/ELE 468/568): Guest Lecturer (URI)

• Wearable Internet of Things (ELE 491/591): Mentor/Grader (URI)

• Engineering Entrepreneurship (EGR 325): Mentor (URI)

Pedagogical Training & Certification

• NETI-1 Course Design and Student Engagement (2025): Completed the National Effective Teaching Institute's rigorous workshop on evidence-based engineering education.

• New Faculty Academy Certification (2022–2023): Completed a year-long program at UNF focused on active learning strategies and inclusive teaching.

Course Highlight: Applied Engineering & Prototyping 

Microcontroller Applications (EEL 4744C) University of North Florida (Spring 2023, 2024) 

In this course, Dr. Saikia implemented a Project-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Building upon a full semester of rigorous theoretical instruction and hands-on lab exercises, students applied their cumulative knowledge to execute these independent "Mini Projects."

The examples below showcase prototypes conceptualized, coded, and built by sophomore-year undergraduates in a condensed two-week sprint during finals. These artifacts demonstrate the students' ability to synthesize embedded hardware concepts, C/C++ programming, and sensor interfacing under strict time constraints.