Funded Research projects
Funded by Horizon Europe, EU
| Project Name | Role / Fellow | Duration | Budget | Focus / International Partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Curie Fellowship | Dr Akhilesh Pathak | 2025 - 2027 | £ 200k | Heavy metal optical sensors. |
| Marie Curie Fellowship | Dr Francisco Cabrera | 2021 - 2023 | £ 200k | Highly efficient silicon solar cells. |
| Marie Curie Fellowship | Dr Arafat Mahmud | 2020 - 2022 | £ 200k | Non-invasive optical sensors for diabetic. |
| Erasmus Mundus AREAS & AREAS+ | PI (UK Lead) | Ongoing | € 6.0 Million | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. |
| Erasmus Mundus LEADERS | PI (Overall) | 2014 - 2018 | € 2.7 Million | Germany, Italy, Poland, Ireland, India, Pakistan, Thailand. |
| Erasmus Mundus INTACTS | PI (UK Lead) | 2013 - 2017 | € 3.0 Million | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, SE Asia, Afghanistan, China. |
| Erasmus Mundus SECRET | PI (Overall) | 2013 - 2017 | € 1.5 Million | Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. |
| Erasmus Mundus Strong-Ties | PI (Overall) | 2011 - 2015 | € 2.0 Million | City Uni London, TU Dortmund, Italy, Poland, Ireland, South Asia. |
| Marie Curie Fellowship | Dr N Kejalakshmy | 2006 - 2008 | £ 150k | Photonic crystal fibre. |
PI for the whole Erasmus Mundus Strong-Ties, 2011-2015, 2.0 M Euros, with partners, City University London, TU Dortmund, Germany, Polytechnic Milano, Italy, Wroclaw University, Poland, University of Limerick, Ireland, and universities from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
PI for the whole Erasmus Mundus LEADERS, 2014-2018, 2.7 M Euros, with partners, City University London, TU Dortmund, Germany, Polytechnic Milano, Italy, Wroclaw University, Poland, University of Limerick, Ireland, and universities from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
PI for the whole Erasmus Mundus SECRET, 2013-2017, 1.5 M Euros, with partners from Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain
PI for the UK part of the Erasmus Mundus INTACTS, 3.0 M Euros, 2013-2017, with partners from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Afghanistan and China
PI for the UK part of the Erasmus Mundus AREAS and AREAS+, total 6.0 M Euros, with partners, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Vietnam
Marie Curie Fellowship – Dr N Kejalakshmy on photonic crystal fibre, £150 k, 2006-2008
Marie Curie Fellowship – Dr Arafat Mahmud on non-invasive optical sensors for diabetic £200k, 2020-2022
Marie Curie Fellowship – Dr Francisco Cabrera, highly efficient silicon solar cells, £200k, 2021-2023
Marie Curie Fellowships – Dr Akhilesh Pathak on heavy metal optical sensors, £200 k, 2025-2027
UK Research Council funded
| Project Name | Funding Body | Duration | Budget | Partners / Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical sensors to detect heavy metals | NERC | 2018 - 2021 | £ 500k | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. |
| High-speed electro-optic modulator | EPSRC | 2000 - 2003 | — | Partner: QinetiQ. |
| Design and optimisation of HB optical fibre | EPSRC | 1990 - 1993 | — | Highly Birefringent optical fibre research. |
EPSRC, Design and optimisation of Highly Birefringent optical fibre, 1990-1993
EPSRC High-speed electro-optic modulator with QinetiQ as partner, 2000-2003
NERC Optical sensors to detect heavy metals with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India as partner, £500 k, 2018-2021
British Council Funded
| Project / Workshop Title | Funding Body | Duration | Budget | International Partners & Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Solar Cells Research | Newton Fund | 2018 - 2021 | £ 150 k | Collaborative research on solar cells in Egypt. |
| Landslide Monitoring | Newton Fund | 2015 - 2017 | £ 150 k | University of Malaya, Malaysia. |
| UKIERI Major Project | UKIERI | 2007 - 2011 | £ 450 k | City Uni London, Southampton (ORC), Nottingham, IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, MNIT Jaipur. |
| Optical Research Collaboration | UKIERI | Ongoing/Misc | — | City University London, IIT Delhi, Rochester University, USA. |
| Planar Silica Power Splitter | PMI2 Malaysia | — | — | University of Malaya, Malaysia. |
| Optical Communications | PMI2 Oman | — | — | Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. |
| Workshop on Photonics | Workshop Grant | 2019 | — | University of Malaya, Malaysia. |
| Workshop on Silicon Photonics | Workshop Grant | — | — | University of Campinas, Brazil. |
PMI2 Malaysia, University of Malaya, Malaysia, planar silica power splitter
PMI2 Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Optical communications
UKIERI Major project, £450 k, 2007-2011, Partners City, University London, Southampton University (ORC), Nottingham University, IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, MNIT, Jaipur, India
UKIERI, City University London, IIT Delhi, Rochester University, USA
Newton – University of Malaya, land slide monitoring, £150 k, 2015-2017
Newton – Egypt solar cells, 2018-2021, £150 k
Workshop grant Malaysia, University of Malaya on Photonics, 2019
Workshop grant, University Campinas, Brazil, on Silicon Photonics
Royal Society
| Project / Fellowship Title | Category / Fellow | Duration | Budget | International Partners & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agile Photonic Devices | Dr Linjie Zhou | 2016 - 2019 | £ 111 k | Distinguished Fellowship research on agile photonics. |
| Silicon Photonics Research | Research Collaboration | 2021 - 2023 | — | University of Campinas, Brazil. Collaboration on Silicon Photonics. |
Distinguished Fellowship – Dr Linjie Zhou on Agile Photonic devices £111 k, 2016-2019
Research Collaboration with University of Campinas, Brazil on Silicon Photonics , 2021-2023
Royal Academy of Engineering
- Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Prof. Harith Ahmed, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University, USA
- Infrastructure sensors with IIT Ghandhinagar, India, IIT Ghandhinagar, India
- Optical sensors, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
- Industrial projects with QinetiQ (UK), Plessey (UK), GEC-Marconi (UK), Bookham (UK), Nortel (Canada), Agilent (USA), IBM (USA), Corning (USA), Siemens (Germany), US Army Microwave Research (USA).
