Research Group

Light Matters Group @IIITD

Sukanta Nandi

Principal Investigator

Posdoc: Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2021-2025)

PhD: IISc Bangalore (2020)

Sherep Doma Dukpa

PhD Candidate

BSc Physics: St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling (2023)

MSc Physics: North Bengal University

(2025, Gold Medallist)

Research Interest/s: Tunable Metasurfaces

Rahul

M.Tech Student

BSc in Electronics Science: Delhi University (2021)

MSc in Electronics Science: Delhi University (2023)

Research Interest/s: VLSI design, Antenna design, and electromagnetism

Mayank Garg

M.Tech Student

BTECH in ECE: BPIT (Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology), GGSIPU

Research Interest/s: VLSI Design, Photonic Integrated Circuits and IoT based devices

Dr. Akta Verma

Research Engineer

Ph.D. in Physics: Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (2015–2021)

Visiting Researcher: ELITE Program, NCTU, Taiwan (April 2018–September 2018)

MSc in Physics: Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 2011–2013

Professional Experience

Technical Advisor: JTR (March 2025–June 2026)

Deputy Manager: Research and Development, +Titan Company Limited, Bengaluru, (May 2024–February 2025)

Postdoctoral Fellow: Titan Company Limited, Bengaluru (May 2023–May 2024)

Postdoctoral Fellow: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (December 2021–December 2022)

Research Interest/s: Optoelectronic devices, solar cells, LEDs, Raman spectroscopy, optical characterization, diamond analysis, computational materials science, VASP, scientific instrumentation, superalloys, and customized optical solution development.

Project Assistants

Devesh Kumar
Harsh

Masters (PG)

Anjani Bhargav (IIITD, India, 2026, IP, completed)
Sukhpreet Singh (IIITD, India, 2026, IP, completed)

Bachelors (UG)

Gerick Razdan (IIITD, India, Summer 2026, IP, ongoing)
Punjani Rezaabbas Alihasnain (IIITD, India, Summer 2026, IP, ongoing)
Devesh Kumar (IIITD, India, 2026, IP, completed)
Harsh (IIITD, India, 2026, IP, completed)

Before Joining IIITD

Masters (PG)

Naama Moyal (Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2025-2026, ongoing)
Erel Kliger (Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2024-2025, completed)

Bachelors (UG)

Noa Bokobza (Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2025-2026, ongoing)
Omer Levi (Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2023-2024, completed)
Tamir Shimoni (Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2022-2023, completed)
Eyal Yitzchaik (Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2022-2023, completed)
late Shanmukh Naidu Majji (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2015-2017, completed)
Arnab Maji (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2015-2017, completed)

Sumer Interns

Shai Kohn (Yeshiva University, USA, 2024, completed)
Jessy Sajan (Madras Christian College, Chennai, 2019, completed)
Abhimanyu Chattopadhyay (Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India, 2018, completed)
Kripa Dristi Dihingia (Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology, Sotai, Jorhat, Assam, India, 2018, completed)
Jyotsna Ramachandran (SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2015, completed)
Soumyajit Mandal (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2015, completed)

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