Shawkat Ali

Alumni

Research Scientist

Location:

Building 3, Level 3, Room 3326

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Research Interests

Dr. Shawkat Ali’s research interests focus on development of wearable printed biosensors, circuits, and systems for real-time healthcare and monitoring applications. His research includes designing of low-cost and disposable sensors for biomarkers detection by using porous nano-structured biocompatible stretchable and flexible materials in combination with unconventional printed electronic technologies. His research extends to sensors interfacing and wireless sensor networking.

Selected Publications

  • Developing Conductive Fabric Threads for Human Respiratory Rate Monitoring; Shawkat Ali, Saleem Khan, Arshad Khan, and Amine Bermak; IEEE Sensors, (2021) 
  • Inkjet-Printed Human Body Temperature Sensor for Wearable Electronics; Shawkat Ali, Saleem Khan, and Amine Bermak; IEEE Access, (2020)
  • All-printed human activity monitoring and energy harvesting device for Internet of Thing applications; Shawkat Ali, Saleem Khan, and Amine Bermak; Sensors, (2019)
  • Ultra-asymmetric memristor for sneak current elimination in passive crossbar arrays; Shawkat Ali, Jinho Bae*, Chong Hyun Lee; Nanotechnology, (2018) 
  • Rapid Detection and Classification of Foodborne Pathogens using a Disposable All-printed Electronic Biosensor; Shawkat Ali, Arshad Hassan, Gul Hassan, Jinho Bae, and Chong Hyun Lee, Chang-Ho Eun; Nature Scientific Reports, (2017)
  • All-Printed humidity sensor based on graphene/methyl-red composite with high Sensitivity; Shawkat Ali, Arshad Hassan, Gul Hassan, Jinho Bae, Chong Hyun Lee; Carbon, (2016)

Education

  • Ph.D., Electronic engineering, Jeju National University, South Korea, 2016
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, NUCES, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2012
  • B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, FUUAST, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

Professional Profile

  • 2022-Present Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2019-2021 Postdoctoral fellow at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
  • 2016-2018 Assistant Professor at Department of Electrical Engineering, National university of Emerging Sciences and Technology, Islamabad campus, Pakistan
  • 2010-2013 Lecturer at Department of Electrical Engineering, National university of Emerging Sciences and Technology, Islamabad campus, Pakistan

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • Life Member of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Pakistan Reg. # ELECT/26623
  • Member of Korean Research Foundation (KRF), South Korea

Awards

  • 2016-2017 Research Productivity Award, awarded by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology PCST.
  • 2016-2017 Young Pakistani Scientist award, awarded by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology PCST.
  • 2015-2016 Research Productivity award, awarded by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology PCST.
  • 2015-2016 Young Pakistani Scientist award, awarded by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology PCST.
  • Fully funded Ph.D., scholarship by Jeju National University, South Korea in 2013 

KAUST Affiliations

CEMSE - Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division

Research Interests Keywords

biosensors applications Biocompatible materials Flexible Electronics Printed Electronics Wearable Electronics Sensors Interfacing Wireless Sensors Networking