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Dr. Snigdhatanu Acharya

Assistant Professor, Centre for Computational Engineering and Networking, School of Artificial Intelligence, Coimbatore

Qualification: Ph.D
s_acharya@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Ultrafast charge carrier dynamics, Integration of AI with Photonics, Heterogenous Transfer-Learning, Meta-learning in non-IID environments

Bio

Dr. Snigdhatanu Acharya currently serve as an Assistant Professor, at Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN), School of Artificial Intelligence Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.

Dr. Snigdhatanu Acharya holds a Ph.D. in Physics, specializing in Ultrafast Optics, from Nano-International Max Planck Research School and Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. She has over one year of experience as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the same field. Dr. Acharya has also dedicated nearly a year to hands-on research in Meta-Learning within Machine Learning, exploring the forefront of artificial intelligence.

She has spent two rewarding years teaching at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, where she has had the privilege of shaping young minds. Alongside her pedagogical skills and scientific expertise, Dr. Acharya brings excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, demonstrated through her research experience across two continents.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2014

Ultrafast dynamics of the dielectric functions of ZnO and BaTiO3 thin films after intense femtosecond laser excitation

Cite this Research Publication : S Acharya, S Chouthe, H Graener, R Schmidt-Grund, M Grundmann and G Seifert; “Ultrafast dynamics of the dielectric functions of ZnO and BaTiO3 thin films after intense femtosecond laser excitation”; Journal of Applied Physics. 115, 053508 (2014)

Publisher : Journal of Applied Physics

Year : 2011

Preparation of bi-functional silica particles for antibacterial and self-cleaning surfaces

Cite this Research Publication : N Y Hebalkar, S Acharya and T N Rao; “Preparation of bi-functional silica particles for antibacterial and self-cleaning surfaces”; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 364, 24-30 (2011)

Publisher : Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Year : 2010

Charge carrier dynamics of ZnO and ZnO-BaTiO3 thin films

Cite this Research Publication : S Acharya, S Chouthe, C Sturm, H Graener, R Schmidt-Grund, M Grundmann and G Seifert; “Charge carrier dynamics of ZnO and ZnO-BaTiO3 thin films”; Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 210, 012048 (2010)

Publisher : Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Qualifications
  • Post-doctoral Experience 
    Post-doctoral Scientist: Centre for innovation and Competence, ZIK SiLi-Nano, Halle (Saale), Germany from Jan 2013 – April 2014
  • PhD :2008-2012
    Specialization: Ultrafast Physics
    Thesis Title:  Ultrafast charge carrier dynamics of Zinc-Oxide thin films and Barium Titanate – Zinc Oxide heterostructures
  • M.Sc : 2007
    Specialization: Nano-Science and Nano-Technology
    Thesis Title: Fabrication of Zinc Oxide thin films and tuning of its band-gap by Cadmium in corporation
Positions
  • Assistant Professor at School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 2024
  • Ad hoc Faculty, Dept. of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2015-2017
Teaching
  • Engineering Physics, 2015-2017, UG
Conferences/Workshops/Webinars Organized
  • Organized and participated in the National conference on Advanced Materials: Processing and Characterization – 2017 at NIT Trichy, Feb 27-28, 2017
  • Organized and participated in Scuola di Dottora di Ricera in Nanotecnologie and IMPRS for Nanostructure, 2009, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, June 6-7, 2009
Awards/Honors/Recognition
  • Graduate Scholarship from ‘Cluster of Scientific Excellence in Sachsen-Anhalt (Germany) – Nanostructured Materials’
  • Govt. of India National Merit Scholarship
International/National Conferences
  1. 12th International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA), 2013, Ischia, Italy
  2. The German Physical Society (DPG) Spring Meeting 2011, Dresden, Germany
  3. International Conference on optics of excitons in confined systems 11 (OECS 11), 2009, Madrid, Spain
  4. Scuola di Dottora di Ricera in Nanotecnologie and IMPRS for Nanostructure, 2009, Halle-Saale, Germany
  5. Joint IMPRS/SFB762 Workshop on Nanoscience and Technology, 2009, Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Germany
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