Research Interests:
- Phase change materials
- Thin film materials growth and characterisation
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
- Optoelectronic sensors and devices
- Micro- and nano-fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices
Education:
PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electronic Materials), 2018-present, RMIT University, Australia.
MSc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Photonics), 2017, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.
BSc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2014, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.
Sumaiya Kabir has been a PhD candidate in the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT University, Australia, since 2018. Prior to that, she completed her Master’s and Bachelor degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, in 2017 and 2014, respectively.
Sumaiya’s research focuses on the phase change oxide-based thin films for electronic and optoelectronic applications. She has developed prototypes such as light sensors, ultra-fast switching devices, and smart window coatings that can be promising for improving integration density, speed, and energy-efficiency of next-generation electronics.
She has published her work in several top-tier journals and won several awards and prizes, including Young Scientist Research Prize 2021 (2nd place in Physical Science category) by the Royal Society of Victoria. Outside research, Sumaiya is involved in several professional and student organizations including the IEEE Electron Device Society, IEEE Young Professionals, IEEE Women in Engineering, IEEE Nanotechnology Council, Australian Materials Research Society (A-MRS), Royal Society of Victoria, and Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN).
Sumaiya Kabir, Shruti Nirantar, Mahta Monshipouri, Mei Xian Low, Sumeet Walia, Sharath Sriram, and Madhu Bhaskaran, “Device geometry insights for efficient electrically-driven insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide thin-films,” Advanced Electronic Materials, vol. 8, p. 2100428, 2022.
Sumaiya Kabir, Shruti Nirantar, Liangchen Zhu, Cuong Ton-That, Shubhendra Kumar Jain, Aminuddin Bin Ahmad Kayani, Billy J. Murdoch, Sharath Sriram, Sumeet Walia, and Madhu Bhaskaran "Phase change vanadium dioxide light sensors," Applied Materials Today, vol. 21, p. 100833, 2020.
Sumaiya Kabir, Shruti Nirantar, Cuong Ton- That, Sharath Sriram, Sumeet Walia, and Madhu Bhaskaran, “Phase change vanadium dioxide microstructures: Size dependence and photodetection” Materials Research Society (MRS) - Fall meeting, 2021.
Sumaiya Kabir, Shruti Nirantar, Mahta Monshipouri, Sumeet Walia, Sharath Sriram, and Madhu Bhaskaran, “Effect of device geometry on electrically-stimulated insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide thin-films” Materials Research Society (MRS) - Fall meeting, 2021.
Sumaiya Kabir, Shruti Nirantar, Cuong Ton-That, Sharath Sriram, Sumeet Walia, and Madhu Bhaskaran, “Broadband photodetection using phase change vanadium dioxide microstructures” International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO 2020), 2020.
Sumaiya Kabir, Shruti Nirantar, Sumeet Walia, Sharath Sriram, and Madhu Bhaskaran, “Phase change vanadium dioxide optical sensors: Photoresponse and size dependence” 20th International Union of Materials Research Societies –International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA), 2019.