Current members

Dr Qingtian Zhang obtained his BEng (1st-class honours) and PhD from the University of Wollongong, Australia. His interdisciplinary background spans liquid metal-based sensors and soft robotics. Currently, he is working on the development of a digital microfluidic platform for single-nucleotide variation detection.

Dr Tiziana Musso studied Physical Engineering at bachelor’s and master’s levels at the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy. After completing her master’s thesis at MIT in Boston, she moved to Aalto University in Finland for her PhD in Computational Physics. She is a computational material scientist with expertise in ab-initio simulations of alloys, oxides and ferroelectrics. Currently, she is working on predicting phase behaviours of fusible alloys using numerical simulations.

Sukrit received a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani, Goa, India (2019) and an M.S. in Materials Science from UNSW Sydney (2023), where he completed his thesis on flexible strain sensors under the supervision of Dr. Tushar Kumeria. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in soft robotics at UNSW under the guidance of A/Prof Shiyang Tang. His research focuses on phase change materials with tunable mechanical properties for applications in soft and adaptive robotic systems.

Rongfeng obtained his BEng from Sichuan University, China, and MEng in Biomedical Engineering from UNSW Sydney. His PhD project, supervised by A/Prof. Shiyang Tang and Dr. Fei Deng, involves developing AI-assisted, microfluidic-based CRISPR biosensors for precise, automated detection of disease biomarkers, contributing to advancements in precision medicine. In my spare time, I enjoy fitness, swimming, playing the Erhu—a traditional Chinese musical instrument—as well as badminton and weekend fishing with friends.

Junyan obtained his BSc in Data Science from the University of Melbourne. His current research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence in microfluidic biosensors. 

Bayinqiaoge received his BEng and MEng degrees from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2017 and 2021, respectively. His current research focuses on synthesising functional microbeads using microfluidics for biomedical applications. He is currently based at the University of Southampton, UK.