Photonic Crystal and Its Applications for Next Generation Systems

Dr. Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan is an accomplished researcher with a proventrack record in designing, developing, and translating micro- and nano-scale devices.His primary objective is to create next-generation products that enhance quality oflife and well-being, making a signi?cant contribution to society. He currently leadinga team 'wearable and connected sensors' at RMIT University, with a focus on mate-rials, ?exible and stretchable devices, wearables, optics, and photonics. He graduatedwith a PhD in ?exible electronics in June 2017 and secured a competitive postdoctoralfellowship from the Chilean government from 2018 to 2021. His studies have led topublications in referred international journals, book chapters, and books in progressas editor. He has presented plenary/keynote, invited talks and guest lectures, oraland poster presentations at scienti?c meeting at various universities world-wide.Several outcomes have been highlighted by scienti?c websites (such as PhotonicsMedia, USA). His research work has led to securing grants from Australian govern-ment research schemes, such as the Cooperative Research Centres Projects, the ARCResearch Hub for Connected Sensors for Health, Victorian Medical Research Accel-eration Fund, and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre's CommercialisationFund. He has collaborations with universities from various countries, including India,Australia, Chile, Mexico, and Bangladesh. He has served as a reviewer for over 20prestigious specialist journals. He also served as a topical editor for highly reputedjournals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Instrumenta-tion and Measurement Magazine, IEEE, Energies, Computer and Electrical Engi-neering. He is a part of the Editorial Board of American Journal of Optics andPhotonics. In addition, he served as a session chair and technical committee memberin various international conferences. Dr. Arun Thirumurugan is a Academic Faculty at the University of ATACAMAworking on the development of magnetic nanocomposite for energy storage andbiological applications. He has completed his Ph.D. (2010-2015) at the NationalInstitute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, India. He has worked as a post-doctoral fellow (2015-2017) at the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India, andthen worked as a FONDECYT postdoctoral fellow (2017-2020) at the University ofChile, Santiago, Chile. His research interests are synthesizing magnetic nanoparti-cles, surface modi?cation of nanomaterials for the potential applications in detox-i?cation, photocatalyst, energy storage, and biomedical applications. Dr. Thirumu-rugan acts as a reviewer for various journals from different eminent publishers. He isediting a topical issue on magnetic nanomaterials and carbonaceous nanocompositesin the Frontiers publishing group. He edited two books. He published more than 90international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr. Ramesh Raju is a staff scientist at Aalto University. His research focuses on III-V materials growth and fabrication for optoelectronics applications and 2D mate-rials growth and fabrication for photonics applications. During his Ph.D. at AnnaUniversity, Chennai, India, his research focused on III-Nitride materials growthby metal organic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE) for optoelectronics applications.After obtaining his Ph.D. degree, he moved to China, where he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Nanophotonics Laboratory, College of Physics, HunanUniversity (HNU), China. At HNU, he designed the growth setup for 2D material-based heterostructure for photonics applications. Since he is experienced indifferentgrowth, fabrication, and characterization skills, there is a natural scienti?c overlapwith optoelectronics photonics, nanotechnology, and micro and quantum activities.In 2017, he started working with the optoelectronics and micro and quantum systemgroup at Aalto University, Finland. At Aalto University, his research is towards III-Nitrides for optoelectronics and PEC water splitting applications. He published morethan 35 research articles/conference proceedings based on his work in India and otherinternational research at various universities. Dr. Ramesh Raju acts as a reviewer forvarious journals from different eminent publishers. Dr. Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj is a research professor at Instituto PolitécnicoNacional (IPN), Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avan-zada, Unidad Altamira (IPN-CICATA, Altamira). He would like to express his grat-itude to, the DirectorGeneral of Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) and Directorof Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, UnidadAltamira (CICATA Altamira) for their constant support and facilities, able to promotethe research activities. Extended his gratitude to the Secretaria de Investigación yPosgrado (SIP) for project number 20231443. He received B.Sc. in Botany special-ized in Industrial Microbiology, master's in Microbiology, and a postgraduate inChemical Information Technology at Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu,India. He obtained a Doctorate in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2010-2014)from The Centre for Research and Advanced Studies of the National PolytechnicInstitute (CINVESTAV-IPN), CDMX, Mexico, with a scholarship from the GeneralDirectorate of International Relations-Secretary of Public Education Mexico (SEP-Mexico). During the academic period, he received the Best Student CompetitionAward at Battelle's Second International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustain-able Environmental Technologies (2013) in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. His thesiswon the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Mexican Hydrogen Society. His passionfor sustainable natural systems triggers him to integrate his knowledge of the various?elds to address the problems in the area of energy, environment, and health. Heregistered various patents in the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)and technology transfer to the industries. He also has relationships with govern-ment agencies and the private sector for circumstantial decision-making. He servedas a guest editor and a reviewer in international journals. Extended his gratitudeto Mrs Kamaraj Mounika and Bbg Aarudhraa for their family support. ResearchProfessor, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)-Centro de Investigación en CienciaAplicada y Tecnología AvanzadaUnidad Altamira (CICATA-Altamira), CarreteraTampico-Puerto Industrial Altamira Km 14.5, C. Manzano, Industrial Altamira,89600 Altamira, Tamps., Mexico Sridarshini Thirumaran is currently working as an assistant professor in theDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, College of EngineeringGuindy Campus, Anna University, Chennai, India. She has completed her doctoraldegree in the ?eld of Photonics which mainly focuses on "Photonic crystals forpassive optical components for optical communication systems" at Anna Univer-sity, Chennai. Her areas of research are optical communication and networks andphotonics. She has contributed about 20 papers in reputed international/nationaljournals and 4 book chapters. Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, College ofEngineering Guindy Campus, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.