Dr Mohammed Waqas Mughal is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He holds his PhD and Post graduate diploma (PGD) from the University of Glasgow in 2017 and 2012, respectively. He worked as a KTP associate in flexible IC design, research fellow and research associate before joining meLAB. His research interests include Analog and Mixed signal design, Cryo-CMOS IC design, image sensor and AI hardware design.

MSc, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK, 2019. BEng, Automation, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, CHN, 2015 PhD - University of Glasgow December 2023 Research interests: - Wearable devices – Bioelectronics – Wireless power delivery

Bhavani Prasad Yalagala was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, in 1991. He received the B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada, 2012 and the MTech. degree in VLSI design from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, 2014 and worked as an assistant professor in the department of electronics and communication engineering till 2018 and pursuing PhD in the Department of Electrical Engineering (Micro & VLSI) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad. Currently working as a Marie Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) at the University of Glasgow, UK. His current research interests include memristors, sensors, and novel device fabrication and characterization. He is a lifetime member of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).

Dr Meraj Ahmad received his B.E. degree in electronics and communication engineering in 2012 and recently submitted his (M.Tech. + PhD) dual degree thesis from IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India. In 2018, he was a Visiting Scholar with Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA, where he worked on circuits and systems for wearable devices. His research interests include analog & mixed-signal circuit design and embedded system design for industrial and biomedical applications.

Dr. Stavroula Kapoulea is a Research Associate in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. She received her BSc degree in Physics with specialization in “Electronics, Computers, and Signal Processing” (2016), MSc degree in Electronics (2018), and PhD degree entitled “Interdisciplinary applications of fractional-order circuits” (2022) from the University of Patras, Greece. Her research interests include analog integrated circuit design for filtering, control systems, and biomedical applications, while she is currently working on the development of Cryo-CMOS circuits for quantum computing applications.

Dr. Farman Ullah is graduated with a PhD, MSc and BS, respectively from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China), University of Surrey (UK) and University of Hull (UK). He worked as a Lecturer at COMSATS University Islamabad from 2011-2015 and in the industry as an Analog Design Engineer from 2019-2023. Dr. Farman joined meLAB in 2023 as a Research Associate in CMOS RFIC circuit design for Quantum Computing. His research interests include the design and development of the state-of-the-art high speed on-chip clock generation and distribution.

Zeeshan Ali received the B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, in 2011, and the M.Tech. degree in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, New Delhi, in 2017. His specialization in the M.Tech program was control and automation. He is currently working toward a PhD degree at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India. His specialization in the PhD program is microelectronics and chip design. His research interests include analog/digital frequency synthesizers, mixed-signal circuit design, and stability study of frequency synthesizers.

Hossein Eslahi received a M.S degree in Electronic Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, in 2013. He, then, received his Msc and PhD degrees from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, in 2018 and 2022, respectively. His main research interests include, but not limited to, neuromorphic computing systems using beyond-CMOS technologies, Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) Design, and Reliability Modelling in the CMOS-based Analog Circuits. He worked as an RF engineer in Morse Micro from 2022 to 2023 and he is currently working on the CMOS RFIC design for Quantum Computing as a research associate at the University of Glasgow.

Dr Hannah Thomson was born in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. She attended the University of Edinburgh where she received a B.S.c in Theoretical Physics. She then completed a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 2023 with a Thesis titled "Ultrasonic Differentiation of Healthy and Cancerous Neural Tissue'. Her research focused on high frequency, quantitative ultrasound for tissue characterisation. Now she works as the Research Officer of meLAB, in the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. Her role is to support the whole group with their research activities. This could be through helping with the day-to-day running of the labs, assisting with research proposals, event management and providing guidance to PhD students.

Hossein Parvizi M.D. M.D. Doctor of Medicine, University of Horomozgan (Iran), 2021. Role is Technician support for the whole group.

Dr. João Valente is a Material Scientist and Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in Nanofabrication and Nanotechnology. He obtained his PhD from the University of Southampton (2016) with his research entitled “Controlling Light with Plasmonic Metasurfaces”. In academia and over the years João had the chance to work on several different countries, research environments and research fields, publishing over 20 scientific papers with more than 1000 citations. In 2022, he moved to the industry joining a startup company developing a new laser technology (PCSELs). João is now back at the meLAB as a Research Technologist, bringing is technical skills, diversified scientific knowledge and managerial experience. His responsibilities encompass everything laboratories and equipment management related, daily operations of the research group, helping with proposal writing, project management and people tutoring and mentoring. On his free time, he loves to play football, taking photographs, exploring Nature’s beauty with his family and travel around the world (and beyond, when possible).

Dr Siming Zuo is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He received his double B.Eng. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the UESTC and the University of Glasgow in July 2017, and his PhD degree from the University of Glasgow in May 2021. He was employed as a Research Technician from February to May 2021 under Wellcome Trust Translational Partnership. His current research focuses on a next-generation wearable myomagnetic device for human-computer interactions. He received the SFB 1261 Fellowship, Germany (2018). His work was recognised by a Best Paper Award from IEEE PrimeAsia’18 and two IEEE Travel Grants to attend ISCAS 2019 and 2020.

Prof Rami Ghannam (BEng, DIC, MSc, PhD, MIET, MIEEE) is Professor of Electronics with research interests in the broad field of photonics. Following his PhD from Cambridge University in 2007, Dr. Ghannam has spent the past ten years in the field of photovoltaics.  He has held previous industrial appointments at Nortel Networks, IBM Research GmbH and Starkon S.A.E. He received his BEng degree from King's College (top First Class Honours), as well as his DIC and MSc degrees from Imperial College London.  Dr Ghannam is also a member of the Microelectronics Lab, where he is investigating the use of PV cells for energy harvesting applications in wearable and implantable electronic devices.

PhD, University of Glasgow, UK, 2018 - 2022. M.Eng., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK, 2018. Research interests: - Biomagnetic detection - Wearable sensors - Magnetoencephalography

Dr Rupam Das is a Lecturer at the Electronic Engineering, University of Exeter, Streatham, UK. He is part of the Nano Engineering Science and Technology (NEST) and the Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation (CMRI). Prior to joining this position, he was a Marie Curie Fellow (EU H2020 MSCA-IF: Wireless, Scalable and Implantable Optogenetics for Neurological Disorders Cure (WiseCure) at the Microelectronics Lab (meLAB), University of Glasgow. His current research interests include implantable devices and wireless power transfer.

BSc in Materials Engineering, Babol University of Technology, 2016. MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2019. Research focus: µbiochips developed by 3D printing approach. Supervisors: Dr. Pari Parvizi & Prof. Hadi Heidari.

MRes Medical Robotics and Image Guided Intervention, Imperial College London, 2021 BSc, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Newcastle University, 2020 Research interests: - Analog Neuromorphic Signal Processing IC for Wearable Health Sensors Supervisors: Dr Heidari, Prof Imran

B.Eng., Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China & University of Glasgow, 2021. Research interests: - Implantable device - Magnetic neurostimulation - Micro-probes design. Supervisors: Dr Heidari, Dr Walton, Dr Das.

M.D. Doctor of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences & Health Services (Iran), 2023. Research focus on cell culturing, biocompatibility of brain implants and mitigation of Foreign Body Reaction (FBR) to Biomaterials. Supervisor: Dr. Hadi Heidari

B.Eng., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) and the University of Glasgow (UofG), 2020. Research interests: - Implantable system – Neural interface –Prosthetic control. Supervisors: Dr Heidari, Dr Das and Dr Nazarpour

B.Eng., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Glasgow College UESTC, 2021. Research interests: - Signal Processing for Wearable sensors based on Neuromorphic Implementation. Supervisors: Dr Heidari

Jiaoran Wang PhD student (Since Jun 2024) B.Eng., Aerospace Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China, 2019; M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, U.S.A, 2021; Postgraduate Researcher, Bioengineering, McGill University (2022-2023); Research interests: - Enhancing Cardiovascular Device Monitoring: Intelligent Learning-Driven Adaptive Antenna for Wireless Communication Supervisors: Dr. Hadi Heidari, Dr. John Mercer, Dr. Nosrat Mirzai

MRes in Nanofabrication and 3D printing, University of Hull, 2022 Bsc, Physics, University of Hull, 2019 Research interests: - Ultrasounds - Sonar - AI - Co-design Supervisors: Prof Heidari, Prof Cochran

B.Eng., Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China & University of Glasgow, 2022. Research interests: -Point-of-Care Magnetic Biosensors for Malaria Parasite Detection. Supervisors: Dr Heidari, Dr Ranford-Cartwright

BSc in physics from the University of the west of Scotland in July 2023. Research focus on nitride thin films for the detection of gravitational waves. Supervisors: Dr Carlos Garcia Nuñez, Dr Casper Clark and Prof. Des Gibson

MSc in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Photonics, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) 2022. Physics graduate, University of Granada (Spain) 2021. Visiting researcher in the UWS (Scotland) 2022. Lab technician in the Materials Science Institute of Madrid, CSIC (Spain) 2022. Research interests: -Magnetoelectronics. -Material characterisation. -Solid-state physics. -Energy harvesting and conversion Supervisors: Prof Heidari

B. Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, NITK Surathkal India, 2018. MSc (Hons.) Biomedical Engineering (Bioelectronics) TU Delft, Netherlands, 2020. Research interests: magnetoelectrics, solid-state physics, micro/nanofabrication, implantable devices Supervisors: Dr Heidari and Dr Kettle.

MEng, Biomedical Engineering, University of Glasgow, 2021. Research interests: - Design, fabrication and characterisation of flexible neural probes, and their integration with electronics Supervisors: Dr Heidari, Dr Walton

MinstP, BSc in Physics, University of the West of Scotland, 2021 physics graduate. Postgraduate researcher in UWS, 2022. Research focus on utilization of plasma source technology to fabricate a high-performance self-charging energy harvesting device capable of producing green environmentally friendly energy. Supervisor: Dr. Carlos Garcia Nuñez.

Negin graduated from medical school (Shiraz, Iran) in 2020, and her research interests are: - Magnetomyography - Medical Implantable Devices - Bioengineering Supervisors: Dr Heidari, Prof Imran, Dr Zuo

Paria graduated from the School of Medical Sciences at Jondishapour University in Ahvaz, Iran. Her research focuses on the fabrication of microfluidic devices. Supervisors: Prof.Heidari and Dr Parvizi

B.Tech + M.Tech, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Amity University, (India) 2020. Internship (2019-20), National Physical Laboratory (NPL), India. FUSE CDT (PGR), University of Glasgow, Sep 2021. Research interest – Wearable devices – SonoMyoGraphy – Integrated chip (IC) design Supervisors – Prof Sandy Cochran, Dr Heidari, Prof Windmill

Tahereh Azargashasp holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics and a Master's degree in Photonics with a specialization in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Graduate University of Advanced Technology (KGUT) in Kerman, Iran. She worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Bonab in the field of Optical Fiber Sensors. She will develop such a miniaturised, low-cost and room temperature magnetic sensor array under the guidance of Prof. Hadi Heidari.

B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, University of Tabriz (Iran). Research interests: Nanotechnology, Micro/Nanofabrication, Bulk Nanostrauctured Materials, Deep Brain Stimulation, 3D/4D-printed Constructs, Wearable Micro/Nanoelectronics. Superviser: Prof. Hadi Heidari.

B.Eng., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Glasgow College UESTC, 2019. Research interests: - Electronic contact lens - Wearable sensors Supervisors: Dr Ghannam and Dr Heidari