Projects/Fellowships

Our group is currently leading several exciting projects that address some of the most pressing issues. Below are our ongoing research initiatives:

Extramural Grants

Design and Development of Fully Printed Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diodes for Lab-on-a-Chip Biomedical Applications
Status: Ongoing (2024-2026)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. Hidayath Ulla [PI] & Dr. Shagufi Naz Ansari [Co-PI]
Sanctioned Amount: INR 20,00,000 
Agency: VGST, Govt. of Karnataka

Development of a low-cost and flexible artificial visual perception system utilizing biopolymer memristors
Status: Ongoing (2024-2027)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. M Raveendra Kiran
Sanctioned Amount: INR 18,30,000 
Agency: DST-ANRF, Govt. of India

INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship
Status: Sanctioned (2024-2025)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. Shagufi Naz Ansari
Host Institute: IISc Bengaluru 
Agency: Indian National Science Academy, Govt. of India

INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship
Status: Completed (2024)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. Dibya Yadav
Host Institute: IIT Kanpur
Agency: Indian National Science Academy, Govt. of India

SEED Grants at Presidency University

Development of Human-Friendly, Blue-Light Hazard-Free, Flexible Candlelight Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
Status: Granted (2024)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. Hidayath Ulla
Sanctioned Amount: INR 6,20,000 

Development of bio-memristor-based synaptic devices for artificial intelligence applications 
Status: Ongoing (2024)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. M Raveendra Kiran
Sanctioned Amount: INR 1,40,000 

Screen-Printed Electrodes for Low-Cost Healthcare Electronics
Status: Ongoing (2023-24)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. Hidayath Ulla
Sanctioned Amount: INR 1,20,000 

Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Status: Completed (2023-24)
Lead Investigator(s): Dr. Shagufi Naz Ansari
Sanctioned Amount: INR 1,10,000