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Doctor of Philosophy (University of Angers)
Dr Ajay Pandey was awarded a PhD in Physics from the University of Angers (France) with thesis titled " Physics and Models of Plastic Photovoltaic Devices". Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics. He held prestigious fellowships including QUT-Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellowship in Medical Robotics, and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Research Fellowship in Next generation Photovoltaic Technology. His research interests have the interdisciplinary mix of Condensed Matter Physics, Molecular Electronics, Materials Robotics and Quantum Sensing. He leads a number of major research projects, including development and implementation of bio-inspired advanced optoelectronic devices for applications in Neuroscience, Bionics, Medical Robotics, Energy Up-Conversion and Robotic Vision. He is a Program Leader within QUT's Centre for A Waste Free World and also serves as an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports- a Springer Nature Group open access journal. He has graduated 4 PhDs and 1 M.Phil student and currently has the research supervision of 12 PhD students. He is one of the unit coordinators of Master of Professional Engineering curriculum and teaches Electronics to the undergraduate engineering students. He has published >85 peer- reviewed research publications and his work is consistently cited by top R&D labs across the globe. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=xLA_Xr8AAAAJ&hl=en
Projects
Additional information
2021-current: Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
2018-2021: Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
2015- 2018: Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology
2013-2015: ARENA Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, School of Chemsitry and Molecular Biosciences
2010-2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Organic Photonics and Electronics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
2007-2010: Postdoctroal Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
2003-2004: Research Engineer, Samtel Centre for Display Technology, Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur
My most recent research activity is focussed on:
- Advanced Optoelectronics and Photonics
- Cavity Optomechanics and Quantum Sensing
- Novel Camera Technology and Vision Systems for Robotics and Automation
- On-Sensor and Near-Sensor Computing for Vision, Tactile and Neuromorphic Intelligence
- Multi-functional, Soft and fMRI compatible Brain-Machine Interfaces
- Single Photon Detection, Energy Up-Conversion and Night Vision.
- Programmable and Distributed Sensor Networks
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- Bionics Innovation Award 2020 for Sense of Touch
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Nature Publishing Group- Scientific Reports(Chemical Physics, Molecular Electronics, Spintronics, Photonics, Nanotechnology)
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship on Medical and Healthcare Robotics
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency Research Fellowship on Singlet Exciton Fission
- Kielar, M., Gooch, H., Xu, L., Pandey, A. & Sah, P. (2021). Direct Detection of Neuronal Activity Using Organic Photodetectors. ACS Photonics, 8(1), 228–237. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209621
- Hamid, T., Kielar, M., Yambem, S. & Pandey, A. (2021). Multifunctional Diode Operation of Tetracene Sensitized Polymer: Fullerene Heterojunctions with Simultaneous Electroluminescence in Visible and NIR Bands. Advanced Electronic Materials, 7(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207305
- Ali, S., Jonmohamadi, Y., Takeda, Y., Roberts, J., Crawford, R. & Pandey, A. (2021). Supervised Scene Illumination Control in Stereo Arthroscopes for Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(10), 11577–11587. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207559
- Ali, S. & Pandey, A. (2020). Color and depth sensing sensor technologies for robotics and machine vision. In O. Sergiyenko, W. Flores-Fuentes & P. Mercorelli (Eds.), Machine Vision and Navigation (pp. 59–86). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200195
- Jansen-van Vuuren, R., Ali, S. & Pandey, A. (2020). Image and signal sensors for computing and machine vision: Developments to meet future needs. In O. Sergiyenko, W. Flores-Fuentes & P. Mercorelli (Eds.), Machine Vision and Navigation (pp. 3–32). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200196
- Kielar, M., Hamid, T., Wiemer, M., Windels, F., Hirsch, L., Sah, P. & Pandey, A. (2020). Light detection in open-circuit voltage mode of organic photodetectors. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(9). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200194
- Kielar, M., Hamid, T., Wu, L., Windels, F., Sah, P. & Pandey, A. (2019). Organic optoelectronic diodes as tactile sensors for soft-touch applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(24), 21775–21783. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200193
- Hamid, T., Yambem, S. & Pandey, A. (2019). Photodetection efficiency enhancement of IR sensitive organic photodetectors via triplet energy transfer. Synthetic Metals, 256, 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/134150
- Ullah, M., Yambem, S., Moore, E., Namdas, E. & Pandey, A. (2015). Singlet fission and triplet exciton dynamics in rubrene/fullerene heterojunctions: Implications for electroluminescence. Advanced Electronic Materials, 1(12), 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/100955
- Pandey, A., (2015). Highly efficient spin-conversion effect leading to energy up-converted electroluminescence in singlet fission photovoltaics. Scientific Reports, 5, 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94425
- Title
- New Class of Intelligent Robotic Imaging System for Keyhole Surgeries
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- AISRF53820
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Keyhole-Surgery; Stereopsis; Robot-Assisted Surgery; Soft-Tissue Tracking
- Near Infrared Absorbing Organic Photodiodes for Biomedical and Bioelectronics Applications
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Prashant Sonar, Professor Jonathan Roberts