Research Output

2026

Publications

  • Chenhao Hong, Jensen Rajesh, Thilina Lalitharatne: "Sensorised Residual Limb Phantoms: An Exploratory Study Towards Developing Physical Twins of Residual Limbs for Prosthetic Socket Testing", manuscript accepted in the conference proceedings of RoboSoft 2026 (Kanazawa, Japan). Supervisor: Dr Thilina Lalitharatne.

Conferences

British Conference of Undergraduate Research (1st-2nd April 2026, University of Glasgow)

  • Bohdan Skulimovskyi et al: "Seeing Through Touch: A Wearable Sensory Substitution System to Aid Navigation of the Visually Impaired”, Oral Presentation. (Supervisor: Dr Giuseppe Viola).
  • Rindhiya Shankhar: "Design and Early-Stage Development of 3D-Printed Microfluidic Lab-on-Chip Platforms”, Oral Presentation. (Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot).
  • Sheena Varghese: “Bioimpedance Measurements and Brain Tissue Phantoms for Cancer Neuroscience”, Poster. (Supervisor: Dr Chris Chapman).
  • Hashir Hamid & Taima Holden: "Vision-Based Stiffness-Controllable Dynamic Range Force Sensor for Tissue Palpation”, Poster.  (Supervisor: Dr Abu Bakar Dawood).

Research showcase events

Posters at the Industrial Liaison Forum (5th March 2026, Queen Mary University of London)

Posters in Parliament (9th February 2025, UK Parliament)

  • Dhyey Joshi: "A Search for New Physics: FEA-Driven Modelling of a Liquid Cooling System for the Belle II iVTX Detector”. Supervisor: Prof Oliver Fenwick, Prof Adrian BevanJarifa Tasnim Shah, Arrin Fernandes: "Development of Novel Surface Textures to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag". Supervisor: Dr Kshitij Sabnis.

  • Rindhiya Shankar: Designing Microfluidic Devices for Drug Diffusion Testing”. Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot. Received Commended Poster Award, (top three nationally).

2025

Publications

  • Alexander Zolotarev, Kiane Johnson, Abbas Khan, Gregory Slabaugh, Caroline Roney "An Ensemble of 3D Residual Encoder UNet Models for Solving Multi-class Bi-atrial Segmentation Challenge", Chapter in the book: "Statistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart". Workshop, CMRxRecon and MBAS Challenge Papers.
  • Alexander Zolotarev, Kiane Johnson, Omnia Alwazzan, Edward J. Vigmond, Sanjiv M. Narayan, Greg Slabaugh, Steven A. Niederer, Caroline Roney: "Artificially Generated Fibrosis Improve Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Outcome", Heart Rhythm 22 (4), S580. Supervisor: Dr Alexander Zolotarev, Dr Caroline Roney.
  • Alexander Zolotarev*, Kiane Johnson, Yusuf Mohammad, Omnia Alwazzan, Greg Slabaugh, Caroline Roney*: "Synthetic Fibrosis Distributions for Data Augmentation in Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Outcomes: an In-silico Study", Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 12:1512356. Supervisor: Dr Alexander Zolotarev, Dr Caroline Roney.
  • Saituran Nadipineni, Chenhao Hong, Tanishtha Ramlall, Chapa Sirithunge, Kasper Altofoer, Fumiya Lida, Thilina Lalitharatne: "Human Emotion-Mediated Soft Robotics Art: Exploring the Intersections of Human Emotion, Soft Robotics and Art", manuscript accepted in the conference proceedings of RoboSoft2025. Supervisor: Dr Thilina Lalitharatne.
  • Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy, Alexandra Werth, Rehan Shah: "Towards a Cross-National Mathematical Skills Inventory for Engineers", manuscript published in the proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

Conferences

Undergraduate Research Forum (6th-8th October 2025, Queen Mary University of London)

Presentations

  • Prapti Shrestha: “Mechanical charecterisation and modelling of eleastomeric wound dressings”. Supervisor: Dr Marco Pensalfini.
  • Iman Unal: “Developing an automatic method to measure the mechanosensitive network of osteocytes in healthy and metastatic conditions”. Supervisor: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen.

  • Dhyey Joshi: “Modelling of the alternate liquid cooling solution on the Belle 2 iVTX detector​”. Supervisor: Prof Oliver Fenwick, Prof Adrian Bevan.

  • Ruxandra Cocu: “Lab to Breath: Creating a Hemocompatible Oxygenation Membrane”. Supervisor: Dr Colin Crick.

  • Rindhiya Shankar: “Miniaturizing Medicine: Designing Lab-on-chip devices to optimise drug diffusion rates”. Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot.

  • Charmaine Wong: “Printing Physiology: Designing DLP-Printed Muscle-on-Chip Devices for Scalable Bioengineering”. Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot.

  • Rafael Weston: “Shocking the Status Quo: Flash Joule Heating and the Next Generation of Li-ion anodes”. Supervisor: Dr Xuekun Lu.                                     

  • Berfin Kaya: “The Evolution of MRI Technology in Managing Risks: Patients, Healthcare Practitioners, and Institutions (1970-2024)”. Supervisor: Dr Jae Hwan.

  • Maheen Muhammed: “Implementation and impact of AI in healthcare”. Supervisor: Dr Jae Hwan.

  • Rashat Masgutov (QMCUR/National Centre for Biotechnology, Kazakhstan): “The Future of Diagnostics: CRISPR-Cas Systems Beyond Gene Editing”. 

  • Aisha Zahid, Salma Dahir, Liam Higgins: “Challenges in the synthesis of Novel Antiferroelectric Compounds of the A2BO3 Family”. Supervisor: Dr Giuseppe Viola.

  • Sheena Varghese: “Bioimpedance Measurements and Brain Tissue Phantoms for Cancer Neuroscience”. Supervisor: Dr Chris Chapman.

  • Hashir Hamid: “Vision-based Stiffness-Controllable Dynamic Range Force Sensor for Tissue Palpation”. Supervisor: Dr Abu Dawood.

Hamlyn Medical Robotics Symposium (24th-27th June 2025, Imperial College London)

  • Arvin Tharumalingam, Hashir Hamid, Abu Bakar Dawood, Kasper Althoefer: "Development of a soft stiffness-controllable vision-based force sensing probe", Poster. (Supervisor: Dr Abu Bakar Dawood). 

British Conference of Undergraduate Research (9-10th April 2025, Newcastle University)

  • Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy: "Cross-National Development of a Competency-Oriented Assessment Instrument in Engineering Mathematics", Oral Presentation. (Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah).
  • Kiane Johnson: "Predicting Atrial Fibrilllation Treatment Outcomes with Digital Twins", Poster. (Supervisors: Dr Alexander Zolotarev, Dr Caroline Roney).
  • David Dennis Buck: "Felixstowe's Transformation: The Industrial and Regional Evolution of a Port City (1960-2024)", Oral Presentation. (Supervisor: Dr Jae-Hwan Park).
  • Ava Dahlia Belafonte: "Making Diversity 'Count': Empowering Students through Co-creation of Inclusive STEM Curricula", Oral Presentation. (Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah).
  • Fasika Bekele: "Sustainable Production of Living Microalgal Paint", Oral Presentation + Poster. (Supervisor: Dr Jincheng Wu).

Tomorrow's Mathematicians Today (15-16th March, University of Greenwich)

  • Barbaros Zeren, Yash Vaghela: "Childhood in Motion: Mathematical Insights into Playground Swings", Oral Presentation. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Muhie Al Haimus, Allegra Celesia: "String and Spin: The Mathematics of Yo-Yo Tricks", Oral Presentation. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

evasys Student Engagement Conference (26thFebruary 2025, University of Westminster)

  • Ava Dahlia Belafonte, Allegra Celesia: "Making diversity count: empowering students through inclusive STEM curricula", Poster.  Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Muhie Al-Haimus, Yash Vaghela, Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy: "'Squashing bugs not snakes': designing a Python toolkit to develop students’ programming proficiency", Poster. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

The London Student Sustainability Conference (26thFebruary 2025, University of Westminster)

  • Malmi Mahagamage, Meherun Soud: "Embedding sustainability in mathematics modules", Oral Presentation. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

Research showcase events

Posters at the Industrial Liaison Forum (5th November 2025, Queen Mary University of London)

Posters in Parliament (5th March 2025, UK Parliament)

  • Jarifa Tasnim Shah, Arrin Fernandes: "Development of Novel Surface Textures to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag". Supervisor: Dr Kshitij Sabnis.

  • Balvinder Dhillon, Seagull Presanna Nithyanandam, Bohdan Skulimovskyi, Charmaine Winky Wong, Ria Chandarana, Tamas Attila Hajdu, Jensen Jill Rajesh, Rindhiya Vishnu Shankar, Ella Miller, Shayan Usman, Antoni Kocan: "Seeing Through Touch: A Method for Navigation of the Visually Impaired". Supervisor: Prof Lei Su.

Posters at the Industrial Liaison Forum (5th March 2025, Queen Mary University of London)

2024

Conferences

CRISPR VIP Symposium (13th December 2024, University of Westminster)

Presentations

  • Balvinder Dhillon, Ella Miller, Rindhiya Vishnusankar, Charmaine Wong, Seagull Vennila, Tamas Attila Hajdu, Bohdan Skulimovskyi: "Developing a Low-Cost Vision Assistance System for Vacant Seat Identification in Public Transportation". Supervisor: Prof Lei Su.
  • Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy, Alexandra Werth, Rehan Shah: "Towards a Cross-National Mathematical Skills Inventory for Engineers". Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Olivia Bogathy, Filip Roch: "Student-led activities in synthetic biology at QMUL".
  • Arvin Tharumalingam, Hashir Hamid, Abu Bakr Dawood: "Development of a controllable vision-based sensor". Supervisor: Abu Bakr Dawood.
  • Muhie Al-Haimus, Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy, Yash Vaghela, Rehan Shah: "'Squashing bugs not snakes': developing students programming proficiency by the co-creation of a python toolkit". Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Saituran Nadipineni, Chenhao Hong, Tanishtha Ramlall, Chapa Sirithunge, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne: "Exploring the Intersections of Human Emotions, Soft Robotics and Arts". Supervisor: Dr Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne.
  • Noah Leigh: "Reflections on the benefits of epistemology in science-making endeavours".

Undergraduate Research Forum (23rd-25th October 2024, Queen Mary University of London)

Presentations

  • Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy, Yash Vaghela and Muhie Al-Haimus: “Squashing bugs not snakes: developing students’ programming proficiency through co-creation of a Python toolkit”. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Hana Hadidi: “The Processing Ceiling: Impact of Northern Health and Sustainability Policies on African Cashew Producers”. Supervisor: Dr Jae Hwan Park.
  • Enrico Gigantino: “Altered vertebral biomechanics in prostate cancer patients using phantom and phantom-less calibrations”. Supervisor: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen.
  • Michaela Lastovickova: “Data sonification as a pedagogical tool for teaching blind people NMR chemistry”. Supervisor: Prof Stoyan Smoukov.
  • Noah Leigh: “Principles and Design of Single-Stage Rocketry: Strategies for Achieving 3 km Apogee”. Supervisor: Dr Hussain Ali Abid.
  • Emma Nicolai: “Optimizing Hybrid Airplane Propellers for Sustainable Air Travel: A Path Towards Climate-Neutral Aviation”. Supervisor: Dr Hussain Ali Abid.
  • Kiane Johnson: “Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Outcome with Digital Twins”. Supervisor: Dr Alexander Zolotarev, Dr Caroline Roney. 
  • Jake Seah: “DLP-printable Microfluidics for Microvasculature Tissue Modelling”. Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot.
  • Akash Sivananthan: “Designing a novel optical stiffness probe for Minimally Invasive Surgery”. Supervisor: Abu Bakr Dawood.
  • Barbaros Zeren and Yash Vaghela: “’Sway and Play’: The Mathematics of Playground Swinging”. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Muhie Al-Haimus and Allegra Celesia: “Investigating the dynamics of a yo-yo”.  Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Rayyan Abrham: “Adaptive Soft Robotics Inspired Cap For Electroencephalography: A preliminary Study”. Supervisor: Dr Thilina Lalitharatne.
  • Michaela Lastovickova: “Characterisation of electrically active defects in solids”. Supervisor: Dr Giuseppe Viola.
  • Prapti Shrestha: “Mechanical charecterisation and modelling of eleastomeric wound dressings”. Supervisor: Dr Marco Pensalfini.
  • Limbani Mbedwe: “Investigating charging and discharging rates of lithium-ion batteries through graphite alignment”. Supervisor: Dr Salvatore Grasso.
  • Paloma Cipriano: “Epidermal Dressings for Would Healing Fabricated by Green Technologies”. Supervisor: Dr Dimitrios Papageorgiou.
  • Tasneem Hussain: “Personalized Cardiac Modelling to Improve Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation”. Supervisor: Dr Alexander Zolotarev.
  • Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy: “Towards a Cross-National Mathematical Skills Inventory for Engineers”. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Ava Belafonte and Allegra Celesia: “Making diversity count: empowering students in the co-creation of inclusive STEM curricula”. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

BioMedEng2024 (5-6th September 2024, Queen Mary University of London)

  • Jake Seah, Davide Carta, Daniel Hayer, Hossein Heidari, Julien Gautrot: “DLP Printing of Chips for Microvascularized Tissue Models”, Poster. Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot.
  • Enrico Gigantino, Fiona Gibson, Stefaan Verbruggen: “Altered Biomechanics Analysis of Prostate Cancer Patients Using Phantom and Phantomless Densitometric Calibrations”, Poster. Supervisor: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen.

British Conference of Undergraduate Research (25-26th April 2024, London School of Economics and Political Science, London)

  • Barbaros Zeren, Yash Vaghela, Rehan Shah: "Sway and Play: The Mathematics of Playground Swinging", Oral presentation. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Emma Nicolai, Hussain Ali Abid: "Optimizing Hybrid Airplane Propellers for Sustainable Air Travel: A Path Towards Climate-Neutral Aviation", Oral presentation. Supervisor: Dr Hussain Ali Abid.
  • Xiang Li, Jesus Vazquez Chavez: "Enhancing Electrical Conductivity in Polyaniline (PANI): A Comprehensive Study on Doping from Acids to Metal Halides and Embedding Carbon Dots for Advanced Applications", Oral presentation + poster. Supervisor: Mr Jesus Vazquez Chavez.

Tomorrow’s Mathematicians Today (9-10th March 2024, University of Greenwich Maths Centre)

  • Barbaros Zeren, Yash Vaghela, Rehan Shah: "Sway and Play: The Mathematics of Playground Swinging", Oral presentation. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

Research showcase events

Posters at the Industrial Liaison Forum (5th November 2024, Queen Mary University of London)

  • Arrin Erral Fernandes,  Jarifa Tasnim Shah, Kshitij Sabnis: "Development of Novel Surface Textures to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag". Supervisor: Dr Kshitij Sabnis.
  • Jake Seah, D. Carta, D. Hayer, H. Heidari, J.E. Gautrot: “DLP Printing of Chips for Microvascularised Tissue Models”. Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot.
  • Limbani Konwani Mdebwe, Salvatore Grasso, Shahad Alfadhli: “Investigating Charging and Discharging Rates of Lithium-Ion Batteries through Graphite Alignment”. Supervisor: Dr Salvatore Grasso.
  • Emma Nicolai: “Modelling Orbital Dynamics of Swarm Satellite Constellations”.
  • Barbaros Zeren, Yash Vaghela, Rehan Shah: “‘Sway and Play’: The Mathematics of Playground Swinging”. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Muhie Al-Haimus, Allegra Celesia, Rehan Shah: “‘String and Spin’: Investigating the Dynamics of Yo-Yo Tricks”. Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

Posters at the Industrial Liaison Forum (6th March 2024, Queen Mary University of London)

  • Barbaros Zeren, Yash Vaghela, Rehan Shah: "Sway and Play: The Mathematics of Playground Swinging". Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.
  • Fasika Bekele, Harry Bhadeshia: "Investigation of order configurations in gaseous systems". Supervisor: Prof Harry Bhadeshia.
  • Jake Seah, Julien Gautrot, Davide Carta, Daniel Hayer: "DLP Printing of Chips for Microvascularised Tissue Models". Supervisor: Prof Julien Gautrot.
  • Rayyan Abhram, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne: "Adaptive Soft Robotics Inspired Cap For Electroencephalography: A preliminary Study". Supervisor: Dr Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne.
  • Tasneem Maria Hussain, Caroline Roney: "Personalized Cardiac Modelling to Improve Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation". Supervisor: Dr Alexander Zolotarev.
  • Xiang Li, Jesús Vázquez-Chávez, Ana Sobrido: "Synthesis of polyaniline with urea-based carbon dots for pseudocapacitance energy storage". Supervisor: Mr Jesus Vazquez Chavez.
  • Enrico Maria Gigantino, Stefaan Verbruggen, Fiona Gibson: "Altered biomechanics analysis of prostate cancer patients by using phantom and phantom-less densitometric calibrations". Supervisor: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen.

Posters in Parliament (28th February 2024, UK Parliament)

  • Enrico Maria Gigantino, Stefaan Verbruggen, Fiona Gibson: "Altered biomechanics analysis of prostate cancer patients by using phantom and phantom-less densitometric calibrations". Supervisor: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen.
  • Ava Dahlia Belafonte, Rehan Shah: "Diversifying and decolonizing the curriculum". Supervisor: Dr Rehan Shah.

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