Abhishek Kumar
(Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
MEMS, Microfluidics & Nanoelectronics Lab
P20220023@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
PhD Title: Microscaled Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor: Towards Sample to answer diagnostics
Research Areas: Microfluidics, Electrochemiluminescence and Additive Manufacturing
Education
Ph.D. (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) July 2022 to May 2025
Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS)-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Supervisors: Prof. Sanket Goel and Prof. Karthik Shankar (Un)
M.Tech. (Mechanical engineering) May 2020 to June 2022
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh
Supervisor: Dr. Rupinder Singh and Dr. Kamaljit Singh Boparai
B.E ( Mechanical Engineering) June 2017 to May 2020
Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering and Technology, MRSPTU, Bathinda
Supervisors: Dr. Kamaljit Singh Boparai
Research Experience
MITACS-Visiting Research Fellow May 2024 –Oct 2024
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Miniaturized Carbon Nitride-Based Electrochemiluminescence Assays for Detection of Cardiac Biomarkers.
Senior Research Fellow May 2024 –Apr 2026
Council of Science and Industrial Research
Development of Ultrasensitive Electrochemiluminescence Immunosensor Assay for Lab-Free, Rapid Detection of Cardiac Biomarkers.
Junior Research Fellow Jul 2022 –Apr 2024
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
Smartphone-enabled, Lab-free, and Onsite Multiplexed Diagnostic Device for Health Management of Rural and Underprivileged Population
Research Internship
Visiting Research Fellow
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada May 2024 – Oct 2024
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Miniaturized Carbon Nitride-Based Electrochemiluminescence Assays for Detection of Cardiac Biomarkers.
Summer Research Intern
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore Mar 2021 – May 2021
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science
Performed finite element analysis to understand the fracture pattern of FSW dissimilar joints at weld interface and investigated the influence on thermal, mechanical, and morphological characteristics.
Summer Research Intern
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, NIEST Jun 2020 – Aug 2020
Designed elastoplastic model of 3D printed bioinspired meta structures and functional graded triply periodic minimal surfaces for orthopedic application.
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Delhi Jun 2018 – Jul 2018
Performed pipe design analysis to evaluate pipeline lifecycle and flow losses for efficient transportation of petroleum products from the pump station to the receiving station.
Publications
Journal/Conference Publication
A. Kumar, D. Jain, J. Bahuguna, M. Bhaiyya, S.K. Dubey, A. Javed, S. Goel, Machine learning assisted, and smartphone integrated homogeneous electrochemiluminescence biosensor platform for sample to answer detection of various human metabolites, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023
A. Kumar, M. Bhaiyya, S.K. Dubey, A. Javed, S. Goel, Insight into 3D Printed Eight Well Electrochemiluminescence Biosensing Platforms with Shared Cathode: Towards Multiplexed Sensing. In: Lenka, T.R., Saha, S.K., Fu, L. (eds) Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems. MNDCS 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4495-8_40
A. Kumar and S. Goel, "Microscaled Electrochemiluminescence System for High-Throughput Visual Detection of H2O2," 16th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST), https://doi.org/10.1109/ICST59744.2023.10460801
R. Singh, A. Kumar & K.S. Boparai Intramedullary pin fixation in 3D printed canine femur bone model for preoperative surgical planning. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng., 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-022-03617-5
R. Singh, A. Barwar, & A. Kumar, Investigations on Primary and Secondary Recycling of PLA and its Composite for Biomedical and Sensing Applications. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C 103, 821–836 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-022-00840-w
Patents
Detection of Human Metabolites Using Microscaled Single Electrode Electrochemiluminescent Biosensor.
Inventors: Sanket Goel, Abhishek Kumar
Application number 202311071192
Method Of Interactively Processing Electrochemiluminescence Emitted Signals and Graphical user interface system.
Inventors: Sanket Goel, Abhishek Kumar, Shashwat Goel.
Application number 202411002982
Technical Skills
Research Interest: Electrochemiluminescence, Microfluidics, Industrial Engineering, Additive Manufacturing.
Technical Software: Autodesk Fusion, COMSOL Multiphysics, ABAQUS, CREO, Materialise Mimics
Material Characterization: SEM, EDS, XRD, FT-IR, DSC, Melt flow Index, and XPS
Machine Tool: Fused deposition Modeling, SLA, Bio-Printer, DMLS, CNC, ECM, and EDM
Awards and Recognition
MITACS Globalink research award fellowship, University of Alberta, Canada, 2024
CSIR Senior Research Fellowship, Ministry of Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, 2024
1st place and Impactful Solution award in WISE-YP Big Idea Pitch Competition at IEEE APSCON, 2023
Represented BITS Pilani at IInvenTiv 2024 at IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
Honorable Mention Award in an oral presentation at IEEE EDS & MNDCS, NIT Silchar, 2023
Awarded undergraduate research grant from the Institution of Engineers, India, 2020
Awarded certificate of academic excellence and merit scholarship in semester examinations.
Elected Vice-Captain of BAJA SAE collegiate club, Team BRAVIM, GZSCCET-MRSPTU.
Joint Secretary of NITTTR Techno-Club and organized National level competition “Techspardha2K21”.
Contact
Abhishek Kumar
MEMS, Microfluidics & Nanoelectronics Lab
J-204, J-Block, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Hyderabad-500078, Telangana, India
Email: abhishek.mrsptu@gmail.com; P20220023@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Contact No. +91 8059420396 (India) ; +1 780-802-5318 (Canada)