Photonic Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Preeta Sharan, PhD, is a Professor and Dean of Research at The Oxford College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. She is an executive committee member of the Photonic Society with the IEEE Bangalore Section. She has delivered projects for prestigious funding agencies across the world, including the Naval Research Board, Defence Research and Development Organisation (India), IEEE (USA), and the Government of Karnataka. She has published over 100 research papers and is a reviewer for many reputed journals, including IEEE’s Transactions and Nature journals. Dr. Sharan has received many awards for her work.

Ranjith B. Gowda, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Shimoga, India. He has teaching and research experience of more than 10 years and has published many research papers in reputed journals and conference proceedings. His area of research includes optical sensors, distributed Bragg reflector, MEMS/NEMS, microfluidic devices, and micro-structures for biomedical applications.

Aryan Chaudhary is the Chief Scientific Advisor at BioTech Sphere Research, India. Formerly the Research Head at Nijji HealthCare Pvt Ltd, he has expertise in leveraging revolutionary technologies, including artificial intelligence, deep learning, IoT, cognitive technology, and blockchain in the healthcare industry. He has published academic papers on public health and digital health and has been recognized for his contributions. He was appointed as Chair for an ACM professional chapter and nominated as a member of the ACM U.S. Technology Policy Committee in the AI & Algorithms division in addition to being a member of several other organizations in his field.