Postdoctoral Researcher
K. S.
Deepak
SenSys Lab · University of Manitoba
Researcher developing portable and intelligent sensing technologies for food safety, environmental monitoring, and point-of-care applications, with emphasis on microfluidics, multimodal sensing, wearable systems, and field-deployable instrumentation.
Research Focus
Portable sensing from chemistry to complete device.
Research spans analytical chemistry, device fabrication, microfluidic integration, electronics, data processing, and field-oriented validation to create complete sensing systems.
Portable Sensing Systems
Field-deployable analytical platforms integrating sensing, embedded hardware, signal conditioning, and portable user interfaces.
Microfluidic Diagnostics
Miniaturized fluidic platforms for pesticide monitoring, biochemical analysis, nucleic-acid workflows, and point-of-care applications.
Multimodal Detection
Combining optical, fluorescence, chemiluminescence, colorimetric, and electrochemical signals for robust analytical measurements.
Wearable Sensing
Textile and embroidered electrode systems for flexible, wearable, swipe-based, and body-compatible sensing applications.
Food & Environmental Intelligence
Portable sensing technologies for pesticide residues, soil nutrients, environmental monitoring, and food-quality assessment.
Technology Translation
Prototype development, validation, field-oriented engineering, proposal development, and translation of sensing concepts toward deployable systems.
Experience
Research, translation,
and systems development.
2026 —
Postdoctoral Researcher
SenSys Lab · University of Manitoba
2025 — 2026
Senior Research Fellow
MEMS, Microfluidics & Nanoelectronics research programme
2023 —
Co-Founder
Sensome Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
2023 — 2024
Junior Research Fellow
MEMS, Microfluidics & Nanoelectronics research programme
Education
Engineering foundations across sensing and chemical systems.
2023 — 2026
Ph.D.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Thesis: Portable Smart Optical and Electrochemical Sensing Platforms for High-Precision Pesticide Monitoring
2019 — 2021
M.Tech. · Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
CGPA: 8.92
2015 — 2019
B.Tech. · Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh
CGPA: 7.75
Selected Publications
Research across sensing modalities.
2026
An automated portable dual-mode optical device for on-site detection and chemometrics-enhanced discrimination of pesticides
Microchemical Journal
2026
Machine-Embroidered Textile Electrodes: Parametric Engineering for Lab-on-Glove Electrochemical Pesticide Detection
Lab on a Chip
2025
Capillary Soil Nutrient Profiling Device: Pre-processing Free Approach for Rapid Soil Nutrient Assessment
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience
2025
A Portable Handheld Microfluidic Colorimetric Device for the Detection of Organophosphorus Pesticides
IEEE Sensors Journal
2024
Development of a Microfluidic Device for the Dual Detection and Quantification of Ammonia and Urea from Blood Serum
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
2024
Nucleic Acid Purification through Nanoarchitectonics: Magnetic Bead Integration with Microfluidic Chip Technology
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
Innovation
Patented sensing and device concepts.
Triple-Zone Independent Thermal Management System for Rapid and Stable On-Chip Polymerase Chain Reaction
A Point of Care Device for Dual-Mode Ratiometric Colorimetric Sensing
A Process of Fabrication of Textile-Based Sensors for Electrochemical and Physical Sensing
Rapid and Quantitative Detection of TKX-50
Fluorometric Device for Detection and Quantification of Cysteine from a Liquid Sample
Dual-Mode Optical Detection Device for Pesticides
Microfluidic Device for Dual Detection and Quantification of Ammonia and Urea in Blood Serum
A Microfluidic Colorimetric Device and a Method of Manufacturing the Same
Awards & Grants
Recognition and research translation.
ANRF International Travel Support · 2025
BITS Pilani International Travel Award · 2025
Best Paper Award · International Conference on Greener Technologies in Mechanical Engineering · 2025
Best Paper Award · Network for Asian Open Research–BASF · 2023
DST–NIDHI PRAYAS Grant · Prototype development · INR 9.5 lakh
Research Profile