Sean Knapp, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Denis Karaiskaj (Physics) and Dr. Ashok Kumar (Mechanical Engineering)
Dissertation Title: Probing excitonic coherence and magnetic ordering at high magnetic fields and ultrafast time scales
Department: Physics
Email: knapps@usf.edu

Brian Murray, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Hoff (Electrical Engineering) and Dr. Ashok Kumar (Mechanical Engineering)
Dissertation Title : A Novel Metrology Method Utilizing Corona Kelvin Metrology for the Measurement of the Work Function of Metals
Department: Electrical Engineering
Email: bxmurray@usf.edu

Samir Ahmed, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Robert Karam
Dissertation Title : Deployment of Neural Networks on Ultra Resource Constrained Edge Devices through Algorithm–Silicon Co-Design
Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Email: ahmed1@usf.edu

Peter Kveton, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Jiangfeng Zhou (Physics ) and Dr. Ashok Kumar (Mechanical Engineering)
Dissertation Title : Using Metamaterials for RF Photonic Devices
Department: Physics
Email: pkveton@usf.edu

Justin Mcmillen, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Yasin Yilmaz
Dissertation Title : Additively Manufactured Multidimensional Cryptographic Physically Unclonable Functions for Wireless System Security
Department: Electrical Engineering
Email: jmcmillen@usf.edu

Logan Difiore, M.S Student
Advisor: Dr.Ashok Kumar and Dr. Brett Freidkes
Thesis Title: MEMS Accelerometer for Hypersonic Applications
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Email: ldifiore@usf.edu

Sabrina Hassan Moon, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Dayane Reis
Dissertation Title: Hardware-Software Co-Design for Neuromorphic Computing
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Email: ms38@usf.edu

Hanna Mary Moncy, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Anna Pyayt
Dissertation Title : Use of Thermo-plasmonic systems for chemical and pharmacological analysis
Department: Chemical Engineering
Email: hannamarymoncy@usf.edu

Muhammad Shahbaz Rafique, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Ashok Kumar
Thesis Title: Diamond based coatings for Multi-functional Applications
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: muhammadshahbaz@usf.edu

Reza Amirabad, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Arash Takshi
Dissertation Title: Development and Performance Enhancement of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Solar Cells for Photovoltaic Applications 
Department: Electrical Engineering
Email: amirabad@usf.edu

Samuel Donatus, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr Jing Wang
Dissertation Title: Design and Optimization of PMUT for Improved Acoustics Performance
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Email: donatus@usf.edu

Tuhin Bhattacharjee, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Avik Samanta
Dissertation Title: Maskless fabrication of photoresist using Nanosecond UV pulsed laser via Single photon polymerization
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Email: tuhinbhattacharjee@usf.edu

Brandon Ugbesia, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr Anna Pyayt
Dissertation Title: Self-Assembled Thermo-Plasmonic Silicon Photonic Crystals Functionalized with Copper Sulfide Quantum Dots for Microfluidic Detection of Cancer Antigens to Improve Point-of-Care Turnaround Time
Department: Chemical Biological and Materials Engineering
Email: bgu@usf.edu

Md Hasin Khan, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Dayane Reis
Dissertation Title: pending
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Email: mdhasink@usf.edu

David Oloruntobo, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Ali Ashraf and Dr. Ashok Kumar
Dissertation Title: Investigation of 2D nanomaterial composite for sensing and thin film growth for semiconductor applications
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Email: doloruntobo@usf.edu

Ahmed Ghoneim, MS Student
Advisor: Dr. Robert Karam
Thesis Title: Energy-Efficient and Secure Reconfigurable Architectures for Embedded and Edge Computing Systems
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Email: ahmedghoneim@usf.edu

Asif Hasan Ridoy, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Ali Ashraf
Dissertation Title: Thermal management of electronic devices via nano-composite
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: ridoy@usf.edu